Author: John Meehan

One new dad. Many sleepless nights. And a few classic Zelda adventures = surprise classroom inspiration! Join us as we unpack 10 timeless lessons from old-school gaming—from self-guided learning to rewarding curiosity—and what they can teach us about great classroom design.

Ready for a review activity with serious a-peel? In this hilarious debate game, student teams use creativity + content mastery to argue whether a concept from class could survive a showdown with a raging gorilla. Perfect for critical thinking, teamwork, and big laughs!

Times have changed! And Twitter — once the best PD tool in the game — feels a lot less friendly these days. Join us to see if it’s still worth it, or it’s time to cut bait and fish in other waters. Can this platform still deliver connection, creativity, and community?

WrestleMania, AI, and the future of education? You bet. Join John for a wild full-circle story that starts 20 years ago at Madison Square Garden and ends with EMC² Learning standing at the forefront of a national movement to bring AI into classrooms—no steel chair required.

What if lesson planning felt less like a chore and more like rocking out to the perfect mixtape? Imagine a classroom where every activity hits the right note—where engagement isn’t just encouraged, it’s inevitable. That’s the heart of Pedagogy Playlists from EMC² Learning!

Ready to level up your teaching? EMC² Learning’s epic Teacher Quests turn professional development into a pixel-powered adventure! Unlock 9 bite-sized challenges, packed with hands-on strategies and classroom-ready tools—all modeled like a retro RPG. Press start to play!

What do pottery, prompt engineering, and plastic action figures have in common? A LOT, it turns out. This blog post explores how one viral trend led to a deep lesson in process over product—and how teachers can help students play with purpose in their own creative work.

Turn content into collectibles! In this creative AI-powered activity, students design custom action figures based on characters or concepts from your curriculum. It’s perfect for any subject, packed with student choice, metacognition, and cross-curricular possibilities.

At EMC² Learning, we believe that the best classroom activities are fast, fun, and fully loaded with opportunities for meaningful student engagement. And today, we’re thrilled to share a passion project that’s been years in the making – our brand new Power Packed Playbooks!

A new social media trend has AI tools posing as CIA agents and using folks’ own search histories against them. We loved the idea. And being the curious classroom creatives that we are, we decided to put our own spin on the challenge — by turning the lens on ourselves.

Take a trip back in time to the heyday of the shopping mall! In this all new activity, EMC² Learning throws open the doors with a radically retro review resource. But beneath the electric buzz of those neon lights, the times they are a changing — and everything must go.

As the days grow longer and the flowers start to bloom, there’s no better time to refresh your classroom routines with new, high-energy teaching strategies! To help you spring into April and beyond, EMC² Learning is packed with veritable baskets of student engagement fun!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, teachers of all ages—step right up and feast your eyes on the newest addition to the EMC² Learning catalogue: Carnival Corner! This action-packed collection of classic midway games has been given a classroom-friendly twist for any lesson.