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The Work Continues at EMC² Learning

  • by John
  • Posted on February 28, 2022August 29, 2022

Hi folks. John here! I just wanted to provide a quick update. First and foremost,…

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  • Distance Learning

We Made a Thing

  • by John
  • Posted on March 1, 2021March 8, 2021

PS: Dig this comic book-like presentation? It’s a fully editable Google Slides template, and just…

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  • Awards

Big News from BookAuthority!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

File this one under “WHOA!” Well done @MeehanEDU! Your book “EDrenaline Rush” made it to…

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  • Coronavirus

From Crisis to Transformation

  • by John
  • Posted on March 23, 2020March 24, 2020

Earlier this afternoon at the suggestion of my friends Nathan Strenge and Ben Owens —…

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Hump Day Book Look

  • by John
  • Posted on July 24, 2019

Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out. During the school year, I teach American…

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Greetings from Nowhere!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 18, 2019

“Don’t dream it. Be it.” – The Rocky Horror Picture Show Happy summer! And greetings…

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Arr You Ready for Open Source Template Tuesday?

  • by John
  • Posted on July 16, 2019July 13, 2019

Yo ho ho! It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Arrr you ready? Hi! If you’re new…

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  • Gamification

#EggDashChallenge

  • by John
  • Posted on March 22, 2019March 23, 2019

Ready to join a learning revolution? You’ll have to break a few eggs… We’ve got…

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  • ASCD

From Break Out to Break IN

  • by John
  • Posted on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

Turn any ho-hum centers activity into a game-changing REVERSE escape room! Busy day! Thank you…

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Rambo Teaches Social Studies (Part II)

  • by John
  • Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019

Part II: The HOW (Today’s entry is part two in a three part series of…

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  • Curriculum

Rambo Teaches Social Studies (Part I)

  • by John
  • Posted on January 15, 2019January 16, 2019

Inspiration comes from the craziest places… Part I: The WHY (Today’s entry is part one…

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  • Conferences

NCEA Presentation Updates

  • by John
  • Posted on December 20, 2018January 6, 2019

Double dose of presentation session info coming in hot from NCEA 2019 this afternoon. And…

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  • Conferences

And the Winner Is…

  • by John
  • Posted on December 18, 2018January 6, 2019

Results from the #NCEA19 #CathEdSocial contest are in! And after 10 weeks of tweeting up…

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Changing The Game at Marymount

  • by John
  • Posted on December 2, 2018January 6, 2019

At the gracious invitation of our diocese’s Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, I had the chance…

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  • ASCD

Hi From Williamsburg!

  • by John
  • Posted on November 30, 2018January 6, 2019

Lock screen story swap at @VASCD #vascd18 #vascd2018. One of my FAVORITE ice breakers for…

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Maybe the Cumberland Gap Swallows You Whole

  • by John
  • Posted on October 15, 2018January 6, 2019

Four teachers. 140 miles. One van. Teach. Run. Repeat. Yesterday, we survived the Great Allegheny…

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  • ASCD

Survey Says?

  • by John
  • Posted on October 8, 2018January 6, 2019

Just received the feedback from last week’s full-day training at Shenandoah University through VASCD. Super…

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#CathEdSocial, Here I Come

  • by John
  • Posted on September 17, 2018

Exciting news to share with everyone on the Catholic Education front this week, as the…

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Back to Basics with Power-Up Items

  • by John
  • Posted on September 11, 2018September 4, 2018

One of my biggest “so close, but not quite” takeaways from last year’s attempt at…

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Thank You, Fauquier County Public Schools!

  • by John
  • Posted on September 9, 2018January 6, 2019

Wanted to extend an enthusiastic THANK YOU to all of the fine teachers from the…

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Ditch That Textbook with #QRBreakIN

  • by John
  • Posted on September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Big news today from the world of guest blogging! The amazing Matt Miller — author…

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Last Pen Standing

  • by John
  • Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018

Got a set of blank labels kicking around an old desk drawer? With thirty seconds…

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A Second Trip to the Second City

  • by John
  • Posted on August 29, 2018September 2, 2018

Good news if you’re a Catholic school educator planning on making the trip to Chi…

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Avengers Assemble

  • by John
  • Posted on August 24, 2018September 2, 2018

Sometimes, the job is just too big for any one teacher to handle. And so…

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Welcome To Dream Rush

  • by John
  • Posted on August 20, 2018September 4, 2018

This weekend I shared my gamified approach to a course syllabus with Twitter. Some folks…

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Spider Graphs, Spider Graphs

  • by John
  • Posted on August 7, 2018September 2, 2018

This summer I had the chance to attend the Serious Play Conference at George Mason…

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Yes, Virginia

  • by John
  • Posted on August 4, 2018September 2, 2018

Exciting news out of the Virginia ASCD front today. Opened my email to find this…

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Do You Want to Continue? 10…9…8…

  • by John
  • Posted on July 25, 2018September 4, 2018

Fresh off of a few weeks enjoying the sun and fun of summer, I the…

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Shenandoah University: Wanna’ Play?

  • by John
  • Posted on July 18, 2018September 2, 2018

Time to let the cat out of the bag! On Thursday, October 4, thanks to…

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NCEA Social Media Influencer? Game On.

  • by John
  • Posted on July 11, 2018September 2, 2018

Stumbled across this little gem on my travels across the almighty interwebs this week. Using…

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Geeking Out with Professor Game

  • by John
  • Posted on July 3, 2018September 2, 2018

This week I had the awesome opportunity to connect with Rob Alvarez all the way…

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Double Dose of Chicago

  • by John
  • Posted on June 27, 2018September 2, 2018

Big news on the presentation front! After years of applying with no luck, I received…

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Feedback and Radical Transparency

  • by John
  • Posted on June 19, 2018September 2, 2018

This March I had the opportunity to present a pair of sessions on game-inspired course…

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A Link to Student Engagement

  • by John
  • Posted on April 25, 2018September 4, 2018

Michael Matera, author of the outstanding classroom gamification book eXPlore Like a Pirate, invited me back…

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Living Your Mission at #NCEA18

  • by John
  • Posted on April 3, 2018September 2, 2018

Wanted to provide an electronic copy of our presentation from this week’s NCEA conference in…

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Arlington Represent! Diocesan PD Day

  • by John
  • Posted on March 12, 2018January 6, 2019

I’m presenting a pair of sessions today at Paul VI High School for any teachers…

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The Secret Power of the Starman

  • by John
  • Posted on February 28, 2018January 6, 2019

Last October, I was wrapping up my tenure with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s…

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Survey Says? First Round of Student Feedback

  • by John
  • Posted on February 21, 2018September 2, 2018

Since any good blog is in constant need of regular content, I thought it would…

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Player Damage Report: Feedback Surveys

  • by John
  • Posted on February 14, 2018January 6, 2019

Without a doubt, one of my favorite “old school” Nintendo games of all time is Galaxy…

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Boss Battles, Part II

  • by John
  • Posted on February 7, 2018September 2, 2018

Is it even humanly possible to make the process of collecting, reviewing, and grading THOUSANDS…

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Boss Battles, Part I

  • by John
  • Posted on January 31, 2018September 2, 2018

In December, my American Literature classes wrapped up our unit on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. And…

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  • Catholic Schools

Catholic Identity is Not By Accident

  • by John
  • Posted on September 2, 2017December 20, 2018

Made the pages of the Arlington Catholic Herald today and wanted to share. Members of Bishop O’Connell…

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  • ASCD

Living a VASCD Fantasy

  • by John
  • Posted on August 17, 2017December 20, 2018

Good news today on the conference front. If you’re heading to Williamsburg this November, I’ll…

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  • ASCD

Emerging Leader

  • by John
  • Posted on June 28, 2017January 6, 2019

Would you kindly allow me a bit of humble brag time? I hope so. That’s…

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  • Catholic Schools

Build a Campus Ministry Program That Works | #NCEA17

  • by John
  • Posted on April 18, 2017December 20, 2018

Hi from St. Louis! Here’s a copy of our presentation from this week’s session if…

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