POWER
PACKED
PLAYBOOKS
Power Up Your Pedagogy
Teaching should be fun, engaging, and practical—but we know time is short! Power-Packed Playbooks are curated collections of ready-to-use classroom resources pulled straight from the pages of our books. These playbooks help you take the big ideas from our books and turn them into actionable classroom strategies—with less prep and more impact. And putting activities from each Power-Packed Playbook into practice in your classroom is as easy as 1-2-3:
1️⃣ Find Your Playbook – Each book has its own collection of free companion resources, organized by theme.
2️⃣ Download & Use Instantly – These activities, lesson templates, and classroom tools are ready to go.
3️⃣ Go Deeper! – Love what you see? Each playbook connects back to the book where you’ll find more insights, examples, and strategies.
eXPlore
LIKE A
PIRATE
CHANGE THE GAME IN YOUR CLASSROOM
Are you ready to transform your classroom into an experiential work that flourishes on collaboration and creativity? Then set sail with classroom game designer and educator Michael Matera as he reveals the possibilities and power of game-based learning. In Explore Like a PIRATE, Matera serves as your experienced guide to help you apply the most motivational techniques of gameplay to your classroom using strategies that work with and enhance (rather than replace) your current curriculum.
Part one debunks common myths and fears about gamification and explains why and how game-based learning effectively engages students in any subject or grade level. Part two focuses on how you can empower students to take control of their learning. You’ll also learn all about the different kinds of players in your classroom – and how to inspire them to set and achieve big goals. Part three is an all-in-one treasure chest, tool box, and field guide. Packed with ideas and examples that can be applied or adapted to any classroom – from badges and points, to mini-games and yearlong adventures – this is a resource you’ll return to again and again.
EDrenaline
RUSH
BRACE FOR NONSTOP ENGAGEMENT
What if going to school captured the thrills and excitement of a theme park? Just imagine what your classroom would be like if the activities inside elicited the same sense of fun and exhilaration as a roller coaster! How much more engaged would your students be if your curriculum were filled with the same mystery and mastery they found in an escape room full of puzzles and surprising twists?
School should be fun! In EDrenaline Rush, John Meehan pulls back the curtain on what it takes to create thrilling learning experiences in your classroom. Packed with lesson planning tips, instructional design ideas, and plug-and-play teaching resources, EDrenaline Rush will challenge you to think differently and equip you to push your pedagogy to incredible limits.
Create classrooms where students willingly step outside of their comfort zones and boldly dare to attempt the impossible.
FULLY
ENGAGED
LEVEL UP YOUR PLAYFUL PEDAGOGY
Join us on a teaching adventure of a lifetime!
In classrooms around the globe, teachers hunger for strategies that can inspire authentic engagement, while young minds yearn for a new world of learning where they can become the hero. We crave choice. Mastery. And a clear sense of purpose.
Fully Engaged is a fresh and fast-paced study of how teachers can inject curiosity, wonder, and excitement into any classroom. It’s packed with student-centered strategies precision engineered for young minds. Discover how your pedagogy can leverage the science of serious engagement to inspire students of any age to achieve the impossible, and learn how you can transform your teaching through intentional, student-centered course design to create classrooms that are truly the stuff of legend!
PLAYING
WITH
PURPOSE
MASTER TIMELESS STRATEGIES FOR CHANGING TIMES
The future of education isn’t about technology—it’s about teaching.
Education is changing faster than ever. And in a profession where the only constant is constant change, today’s educators need more than just another tool, trend, or tech-powered platform to keep up. They need a playbook for lasting impact—one that embraces innovation while staying true to what matters most: human connection, creativity, and engagement.
That’s where Playing with Purpose comes in.
This Power-Packed Playbook blends cutting-edge research and real-world classroom strategies to help teachers harness the power of playful pedagogy in the face of uncertainty. Whether navigating Universal Design for Learning, creativity, AI, or ethics, this book goes beyond surface-level engagement to deliver a timeless, adaptable framework that works across all grade levels, subjects, and technologies—past, present, or future.