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Michael Matera and John Meehan are two working classroom teachers with a shared love of playful pedagogy and a combined 30+ years of teaching experience. The duo has published three best-selling books between them on how to engage today’s students using gamification and game-inspired course design.
In addition to their regular duties as teachers and instructional coaches, Michael and John continue to speak and present regularly at events around the country as two of the most preeminent experts in the fields of classroom gamification.
In 2021, the pair co-founded EMC2Learning.com -- an online members community that now provides hundreds of gamified classroom resources to thousands of educators, schools, and districts all around the world.
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Brainy Bridge Builders: Candy Bridge Build Off STEM Challenge
The holidays are on their way and the winter workshop is a flurry of activity! But the bridge connecting Candy Cane Lane back to the North Pole is out, and the busy elves need your help to build a sweet new structure to help them get back to work before it’s too late. About Brainy Bridge Builders:Whether you’re building for strength, size, or stamina… you’ll need to collect all sorts of construction supplies if you want to make a bridge that can stand the test of time. EMC² Learning's Brainy Bri
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Dublin Details: Lengthen & Strengthen Student Writing
Double down on details with this clever game of cooperation and content recap. In Dublin Details, your students will need to be nimble, clever, and quick as they work together to make a break through your curriculum in hopes to capture the elusive leprechaun. About Dublin Details:Imagine a story told in simple, repetitive phrases. While it might get the point across, it wouldn't be very engaging, would it? The same goes for writing. Teaching students how to combine sentences is like equipping th
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Speedy String Slingers: Leapin' Leprechauns STEM Challenge
Ready to learn the secrets of the Emerald Isle? The Leprechauns have devised an enchanted delivery system to help them transform ordinary marshmallows into magical lucky charms, and they’ll need YOUR STUDENTS to help get their magically delicious delivery system up and running! The challenge is simple: students must work as a team to build a conveyor belt with the power to send as many marshmallows sailing directly into the magical pot o’ gold drop zone. Whichever team brings the most marshmall
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Speedy String Slingers: Candy Heart Conveyor Belt Chaos STEM Challenge
Love is in the air and the Cupid Corps is looking to share some sweet surprises with lovebirds all around the world. To get the job done, they’ve dreamed up an elaborate skybound system of Candy Heart Conveyor Belts, and they’ll need YOU to help get them up and running! Your challenge is simple: work as a team to build a conveyor belt with the power to send as many candy sweets sailing right into the heart of the delivery drop zone. Whichever team can deliver the most hearts into the drop zone
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St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Bridge Build Off STEM Challenge
The Emerald Isle’s magical morning mist has lifted to reveal the location of the leprechauns’ legendary pots of gold, and now is your students' chance to construct a rainbow bridge that can help you claim these treasures as their own! About Brainy Bridge Builders:Whether you’re building for strength, size, or stamina… you’ll need to collect all sorts of construction supplies if you want to make a bridge that can stand the test of time. EMC² Learning's Brainy Bridge Builders put a gamified twist
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Close Reading Traps & Treasures: Yankee Swap
Looking to add some life and excitement to your next class period that would otherwise have been little more than a long winter's nap of sustained silent reading? In this seasonal close reading activity, your students are invited to a good old fashioned Yankee Swap party! And it’s up to them to work with their fellow partygoers to unwrap (and exchange) a colorful array of gifts that range from epic to downright awful. Get your ugly holiday sweaters ready and let the games begin! About Traps & Tr
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Dragon's Dojo STEM Mini Marshmallow Launch Lab
The legendary Dragon’s Dojo is home to some of the world’s most revered martial arts masters. And today, you’ve been invited to join their ranks to see if you can fly with the best of the best! Do you have what it takes to take to the skies as a master of speed, skill, and strategy?! To win, you’ll need to construct a catapult that’s capable of flinging your brave ninja warriors directly into the sky. And whichever team can land the most ninjas in the Dragon’s Dojo to score the most points will
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Dragon Defense STEM Mini Marshmallow Launch Lab
The kingdom has been overrun by a monstrous fire-breathing dragon! And we need your students’ help to send it flying as far away as possible! For this quest, your classes will be divided into rival Defender Guilds. Can these brave bands of students work together to dream up just the right creative solution to send this fire-breathing baddie back where it came from?! To win, student teams will need need to construct a catapult that’s capable of hurling mini cannonballs directly into the dragon’s
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Super Hero Super Squad STEM Mini Marshmallow Launch Lab
A fleet of otherworldly invaders has descended upon our fair city! We call upon your heroic students’ skills to send these intergalactic troublemakers packing back to their distant galaxies. In this challenge, your classes will be divided into opposing Heroic Super Squads. Can they join forces with their teammates and harness their super-creative abilities to devise the ultimate solution for returning these unruly aliens to their cosmic abodes? To emerge victorious, student teams will need to en
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Speedy String Slingers: Zing Bat Attack STEM Challenge
By the power of the full moon, a hungry horde of Zing Bats has taken over the village! And today, your students will compete in rival broods of these zany Zing Bats in hopes to gather as much food as they can and send it soaring back to their dark lairs before sunrise. To win, students will need to construct their very own working ziplines and send supplies flying through the skies. Sink your teeth into this spooky STEM challenge! About Speedy String Slingers:Take your STEM-infused review to new
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Speedy String Slingers: Dropkick Dojo STEM Challenge
The legendary Dropkick Dojo is home to some of the world’s most revered martial arts masters. And today you’ve been invited to join their ranks to see if you can fly with the best of the best! Do you have what it takes to balance skill, speed, and strategy to win it all? To win, you'll need to construct your very own working zipline and send your ninja warriors flying through the skies in the direction of this legendary training facility. Brush up on your content knowledge and get the drop on yo
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Speedy String Slingers: Ski Lift Skirmish STEM Challenge
A blizzard has covered the mountain with a record amount of snow! And in this wintry variant of EMC² Learning's Speedy String Slingers, students compete as rival Ski Resorts with the goal of building their very own working ziplines to haul as many happy guests up and down the mountain as they can. Bundle up and get down to business! About Speedy String Slingers:Take your STEM-infused review to new heights with EMC² Learning's Speedy String Slingers collection! In each of the activities in this c
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Speedy String Slingers: Holiday Skyjinks STEM Challenge
A freak snowstorm has covered the entire world with a wintery fog… but the holidays are almost here! In Holiday Skyjinks, your students will compete as rival teams of flying reindeer with the goal of delivering as many presents. And to do so, they'll need to create their very own working ziplines. Hurry up and dash away all! About Speedy String Slingers:Take your STEM-infused review to new heights with EMC² Learning's Speedy String Slingers collection! In each of the activities in this collectio
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Yeti Attack STEM Mini Marshmallow Launch Lab
Giant sized snowmen and miniature marshmallows collide in this wintry twist on a timeless STEM challenge. Work as a team to outwit your opponents and earn the chance to send marshmallow snowballs flying at a rampaging Yeti! And when your challenge reaches peak engagement, let your students take aim at the oversized Yeti poster for even more fun! About Mini Marshmallow Launch Labs:Watch your students’ imaginations take flight with EMC² Learning's sweet collection of Mini Marshmallow activities. E
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Wintry Sweet Treat STEM Stack Attack
Dive into a whirlwind of sweetness and excitement with the ultimate gumdrop stacking game! Teams of players race against the clock to gather supplies and stack the tallest and most impressive gumdrop towers. Can you handle the sugary magic of this snack-stacking showdown? About Strategic Stack Attacks:Tower past the competition with this STEM inspired stacking challenge collection. Whether you’re building massive towers out of nothing but dried spaghetti and string or trying to create the bigges
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Snowman STEM Stack Attack
Look at Frosty GROW! It’s a blizzard of fun and frenzied excitement in the Snowman Stack Attack, where competing teams of students work at a whirlwind pace to collect supplies with the goal of building the biggest and baddest snow person on the block. Can you say magic?! About Strategic Stack Attacks:Tower past the competition with this STEM inspired stacking challenge collection. Whether you’re building massive towers out of nothing but dried spaghetti and string or trying to create the biggest
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Thanksgiving STEM Stack Attack
Celebrate the fall and the start of the winter holiday season with a stacking competition full of mini pumpkins and mega fun! No side dishes or after-dinner mints required: simply bust open a bag of sugary snacks and start stacking. Your entire class will be thankful! About Strategic Stack Attacks:Tower past the competition with this STEM inspired stacking challenge collection. Whether you’re building massive towers out of nothing but dried spaghetti and string or trying to create the biggest pi
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About the store
Experience
Michael Matera and John Meehan are two working classroom teachers with a shared love of playful pedagogy and a combined 30+ years of teaching experience. The duo has published three best-selling books between them on how to engage today’s students using gamification and game-inspired course design.
In addition to their regular duties as teachers and instructional coaches, Michael and John continue to speak and present regularly at events around the country as two of the most preeminent experts in the fields of classroom gamification.
In 2021, the pair co-founded EMC2Learning.com -- an online members community that now provides hundreds of gamified classroom resources to thousands of educators, schools, and districts all around the world.
Teaching style
Student-centered, feedback-focused engagement strategies. Hands-on, project-based, and always fusing content knowledge with creativity to unlock the highest levels of student learning.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2023 Future of Education Technology Conference - Winner, Best Online Courses
2023 District Administration Edtech Product of the Year (Finalist)
Authors, "Fully Engaged: Playful Pedagogy for Real Results" (2021), EDrenaline Rush: Game-Changing Student Engagement Inspired by Theme Parks, Mud Runs, and Escape Rooms (2019), Explore Like a Pirate: Gamification and Game-Inspired Course Design to Engage, Enrich and Elevate Your Learners (2015)
ASCD Emerging Leaders (2015, 2017)
Additional biographical information
Michael Matera (@MrMatera) is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based sixth grade teacher and the author of eXPlore Like a Pirate: Gamification and Game-Inspired Course Design to Engage, Enrich and Elevate Your Learners. Michael is a 2015 ASCD Emerging Leader with over a decade of teaching experience using interactive play, passion and purpose-driven learning to transform the classroom in international, public and private schools. A nationally recognized speaker, consultant and presenter, Michael is the host of the long-running WellPlayED education podcast and the founder of the annual Hive Summit, a free virtual conference that welcomed thousands of teachers to a rich and dynamic lineup of presentations by teacher leaders in schools around the world.
John Meehan (@MeehanEDU) is the author of EDrenaline Rush: Game-Changing Student Engagement Inspired by Theme Parks, Mud Runs, and Escape Rooms. In July of 2020, Book Authority ranked EDrenaline Rush among the top 10 titles on their list of the “100 Best Teaching Books of All Time.” He has over a decade of classroom experience working as a high school English teacher and an instructional coach in both the public and private schools in the greater Washington, D.C. area. A 2017 ASCD Emerging Leader, an alumnus of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2016-2018 Teacher Advisory Council, and a 40 Under 40 award recipient from the Leadership Center for Excellence, John’s passion for education is matched only by his boundless creativity.
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