Education – Page 5

How to propose classroom tabletop RPGs to your school

Almost as often as I see people talk about the benefits of using tabletop RPGs to teach, I see people talking about how difficult it is to get it approved for classroom use. This article goes over how I was able to get some TTRPG elements approved for my class and gives ideas to help you submit a successful proposal to your administration.

How I use TTRPGs and RPG elements in the classroom

I wrote a TTRPG series to be used with a whole class of pre-K kids AND use RPG elements in the college engineering class that I teach – this article covers my methods for both (they are actually really similar) so you have some easy first steps to try when considering using TTRPGs in your classrooms.

Interview with Garrett from Two25Games about TTRPGs in the classroom!

I got to sit down with Garrett to talk about how he uses TTRPGs in the classroom to teach Gilgamesh and about the awesome Two25Games tools that are helping students (and everyone else) to build amazing worlds and stories!

TTRPGkids SXSW EDU 2023 recap

Check out the recap of my time at SXSW EDU 2023! There’s event pics, a link to the SXSW page with our panel audio, EDU TTRPG resources, and some next steps for TTRPGs based on what I’ve learned from the convention!

Featured Project: Luna Uni – a TTRPG, a toolkit, and a teacher guide all in one!

Luna Uni is a combo game, educational tool kit, and teachers guide that meshes tabletop RPGs and education in a way that helps students engage and enjoy learning!

Educational tabletop RPGs for kids and teens

Check out this list of tabletop RPGs that have education as their core focus! From math and writing to science and SEL, these games cover a variety of skills that you can use in your classes or at home!

Educational TTRPG resources for SXSW EDU 2023 attendees!

Whether you want to see what’s up with TTRPGs in education or you’re here from the convention and are looking for more info and resources, check out this page for your EDU TTRPG one stop shop!

Adventure Workbooks: The Word Wizard

TTRPGkids is coming out with Adventure Workbooks! These are playable stories that teach different milestone curriculum skills, like reading sight words, writing, and math, in a fun and engaging way!

Interview with Culliope, tabletop RPG teacher and educational researcher!

I interviewed Maryanne Cullinan, also known as Culliope, about her experiences using tabletop RPGs with middle schoolers and the research she’s doing on applied educational tabletop RPGs!

Tips and Tricks: How to teach with games – kids 7-13 by Michael Low from Luck of Legends!

I had the awesome opportunity to partner with Michael Low from Luck of Legends on a dual article release! We are releasing our articles on each other’s sites to help share our experiences, provide some tips and tricks for playing with different age ranges, and help you bring TTRPG’s to your kids.