Time flies when you’re having fun—EMC² Learning is officially FOUR years old!
Since opening our virtual doors in 2021, our platform has grown into a thriving community of 10,000+ teachers around the world, and we’ve packed our site with hundreds of innovative, classroom-tested resources designed to take engagement to the next level.
But we’re just getting started. And to celebrate this milestone, we’re rolling out an action-packed 5-4-3-2-1 Birthday Bash!
✅ FIVE all-new classroom activities (ready to go right now!)
✅ FOUR brand-new plug-and-play protocols (more on those below!)
✅ THREE full-length Power-Packed Playbooks (coming soon!)
✅ TWO brand-new top-level categories to supercharge your lesson plans!
✅ ONE incredible community celebration to welcome members to join the fun
FIVE All-New Classroom Resources!
Our ever expanding resource library is already home to more than 900 fully editable activities (and counting). But this mammoth goldmine of student engagement just got even bigger with the arrival of FIVE brand-new, plug-and-play classroom activities that bring energy, strategy, and excitement to any subject area.
Lava Rockers – Can your students hotfoot their way to success while avoiding the lava? This kinesthetic challenge blends teamwork and strategy for a molten classroom experience.
Avalanche Alley – Risk vs. reward meets classroom competition in this high-stakes race against time. Do your students have what it takes to survive the avalanche?
Trench Warfare – Introduce a bit of tactical maneuvers into your classroom with an activity that puts students into the role of strategic battlefield commanders, working together to deliver high quality intel without attracting the attention of their opponents.
Debate Bounce Off – A fast-paced debate game with a twist! Take aim at rhetorical strategy and lock your sites squarely on better arguments as students defend their cases while bouncing their way through this interactive speaking challenge.
Monarch of the Mountain – Think King of the Hill, but in the classroom! Students battle their way to the top by mastering content and fending off challengers to lay claim to the almighty Seat of Wisdom in this high-energy, knowledge-based competition.
FOUR All-New Plug-And-Play Protocols!
These simple yet powerful classroom protocols are built for engagement and designed to maximize participation with minimal prep. Every month of this school year, we’ve been adding four all new protocols to this ever-expanding collection. And March roars in like a lion, we’ve got more than two dozen ways for teachers to spark some serious engagement with these playful protocols in no time!
One Word Window – Sometimes, less is more—and this protocol proves it! One Word Window challenges students to capture a complex idea using just one word and one image on a single slide. The result? A visually striking snapshot of understanding that turns abstract concepts into memorable takeaways.
Expedition Reflections – The most important journeys aren’t just outward—they’re inward. Expedition Reflections guides students on a self-discovery mission, where they explore their learning, goals, and growth through thought-provoking prompts. A powerful, student-centered tool for meaningful reflection and metacognition.
Triad Convos – Looking for a way to spark thoughtful, structured discussions in your classroom? Triad Convos gets students talking, listening, and reflecting in small groups of three—rotating roles to ask, respond, and record key ideas. A simple yet powerful way to scaffold deeper conversations, critical thinking, and collaborative learning.
Silent Talk – What happens when students communicate entirely without speaking? Silent Talk turns your classroom into an interactive, idea-sharing hub, where students use writing, doodles, and visual connections to build a collaborative conversation—all without saying a word. Perfect for deep thinking, peer-to-peer connections, and creative engagement.
THREE Power-Packed Playbooks!
This is something we’ve been wanting to do for a long time, and we’re so excited to finally bring it to life: we’ve curated full-length resource collections to accompany ALL THREE of our DBC-published books!
📚 eXPlore Like a Pirate
📚 EDrenaline Rush
📚 Fully Engaged
Each Power Packed Playbook is organized by chapter and provides instant access to the best activities, slideshows, and setup guides inspired by our books. When we first wrote these books, EMC² Learning didn’t even exist yet—so we’ve worked behind the scenes to ensure that every resource from those pages is now easily discoverable inside of the platform.
This meant creating new resources, dusting off old favorites, and giving a fresh update to longtime classics that sometimes got lost in our ever-growing library.
COMING SOON! We’re putting the finishing touches on these Power Packed Playbooks, and they’ll be rolling out during the month of March. Stay tuned!
TWO Brand-New Resource Categories!
All of these behind-the-scenes efforts in preparation for our fourth birthday celebration have meant that EMC² Learning has grown in more ways than one! With hundreds of resources already on the site, we’re always looking for ways to make our platform even more dynamic, engaging, and easy to navigate. That’s why we’re rolling out TWO all-new top-level categories to help teachers quickly find the best-fit activities for their classrooms.
Kinesthetic Classroom – Get your students up and moving! This new category is packed with hands-on learning activities that blend physical movement, collaboration, and interactive challenges.
Mega Board Games – Go BIG with oversized, printable board games that can be adapted for any subject area. Perfect for whole-class gameplay or small-group strategy sessions!
ONE Incredible Community!
From day one, EMC² Learning has been dedicated to empowering educators with playful pedagogy that puts students at the center of learning. Thanks to YOU—our amazing community of Engagement Engineers—we’ve been able to build a game-changing platform filled with more than 900 dynamic resources (and counting).
We’re so grateful for your support and can’t wait to see these new activities, protocols, and playbooks in action. Give a click to any of the links above, or shoot us a line with ideas on how we can continue to support you in the incredible work that you do in your schools and classrooms around the world.
Game on!
The activities featured in this blog post are just a handful of the 900+ resources available and on their way to arrive shortly in the EMC² Learning library. This entire library is available to all members with an active Engagement Engineer or Engagement Engineer PLUS account, and is included with your annual site membership. We hope you’ll consider joining us as an Engagement Engineer to unlock a full year of site access. For complete details including our exclusive limited time offer for annual site membership, click here.
