What if professional development didn’t feel like a lecture—but like a legendary video game adventure?
Welcome to Teacher Quests, an epic, old-school RPG-inspired journey designed exclusively for educators who are ready to power-up their pedagogy. Brought to you by the minds behind EMC² Learning, this 3-Level, 9-Quest series drops teachers into a pixel-powered world of creative classroom strategy, where every challenge is a chance to grow—and every completed quest unlocks a treasure trove of resources, tips, and tools for student-centered success.
What Are Teacher Quests?
Think: Oregon Trail meets Legend of Zelda… but for lesson planning! Each Teacher Quest is a bite-sized challenge that walks educators through high-impact instructional strategies, modeled in the same way students experience them in a gamified classroom. In just about ten minutes apiece, you’ll become the hero of your very own RPG-like adventure through the vast library of resources available to members of the EMC² Learning community. And as a reward for your efforts, each quest concludes with the power to save a fully editable “treasure” of an activity that you can add to your teacher inventory of ideas or put into play for your next lesson plan!
These quests aren’t just theory—they’re interactive, classroom-ready missions that help teachers build confidence and skills by doing.
Each quest is:
Easy to follow
Built around a powerful EMC² strategy
Embedded with ready-to-use resources
Rooted in student-centered design
Delivered in a playful, RPG-inspired format
Your Adventure Awaits
Teacher Quests are organized into three worlds (just like your favorite video games) and each world features three sequential challenges that build in complexity and creativity.
WORLD 1: Penny Pedagogies
Welcome to the beginning. You’ll master quick, low-prep activities like “The Candy Bar Conundrum” and “The One Window Protocol” that take 15 minutes or less to transform your classroom engagement. It’s like pressing start on a whole new way to teach through play!
WORLD 2: Creative Classroom Collabs
In level two, things really start to heat up. From the Emoji Kitchen at the Smiley Spoon Tavern to Fantastic Foldables and dice-based storytelling, these quests spotlight tactile learning, creativity, and collaboration. At this stage of the game, you’ll stop delivering content and start designing unforgettable experiences.
WORLD 3: Review & Assessment Reinvented
You’ve made it to the boss level! These quests help you reimagine test prep and summative assessments with hands-on reviews, real-world replica projects, and collaborative board game-style challenges. No more boring bubble sheets! These playful pedagogy shifts help teachers turn their students into serious content creators.
Take heart, brave teacher heroes: at every stage of your journey, you won’t go it alone. Every Teacher Quest is guided by a colorful NPC (non-player character) who acts as your coach, cheerleader, and comic relief. It’s PD… with a playful plot twist.
The door is open. The torch is lit. And your adventure is about to begin!
Whether you’re just starting out or you’re already a student engagement wizard, Teacher Quests offer a structured, joyful, and practical path to classroom transformation. Want to explore the full Teacher Quests experience? Join EMC² Learning today and begin your quest!
Pro Tip:
Many schools are bundling this with an EMC² Group License so the entire staff can quest together. Ask your admin about how to bring Teacher Quests to your team!
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.
