January 2023

FETC 23 is in the books! So what were the biggest takeaways from this annual gathering of innovators, educators, and ed tech gurus? Check out this crash course through all the best parts of what the conference had to offer as FETC made its New Orleans debut.

Brrrr-ing on the student engagement! Because EMC² Learning is bursting at the seams with all new ways to keep your students digging into your course content no matter how chilly the winter weather might be outside your classroom. Can you say “better than a snow day?”

Conference season is back in full swing! And as the education world makes its gradual return to a pre-pandemic normal, we thought it might be helpful to share a handful of our favorite tips to help teachers get the most out of their next conference experience.

In the NFL, great coaches are always dreaming up creative game plans and gadget plays to help their team secure their spot in the next round of play. Here at EMC² Learning, we’ve drafted up a playbook to help busy teachers cook up a few surprises of their own!

Exciting news from The City of Brotherly Love this week — as the EMC² Learning team was honored to learn that our session proposal, Level Up: Designing Games That Go Light Years Beyond Jeopardy and Kahoot, has been accepted and we will be headed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to take part in the 2023 #ISTELive Conference. Is ISTE

Teaching is hard work! And a lot of folks will often tell you to keep in mind that “the school year is a marathon, not a sprint.” But just how many of us have actually run a full marathon (or more) anyhow? Here’s a few things I learned from doing exactly that.

We hope you’ll forgive us for a quick trip down memory lane, but… As kids, we loved playing with trading cards! From pro sports to Pokémon, we would spend hours organizing and rearranging our collections, studying the artwork and stats on each card. If your childhood was anything like ours, then we’re sure you remember

New year, new you, right? There’s no time like the present to make this year your best one yet. But before we go too crazy with the usual parade of well-meaning but quickly forgotten resolutions… let’s take closer look at the power and promise of SMART goals.