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Using TTRPGs to teach resilience in life and in school

Resilience is a critical skill that affects how we handle life’s twists and turns, and, while it is important for adults to learn too, it is imperative that kids have the opportunity to pick up resilience skills to help them later in life, in handling their current school load, and more… And TTRPGs are an excellent way to practice handling failure and dealing with life’s nat 1’s.

Review: ArithMagine, a numeracy practice TTRPG system

ArithMagine is a TTRPG system, made to pair with Stories RPG, for practicing numeracy skills! It’s a fun ruleset for playing with math in a dynamic and creative way that connects with the story that you make together. It’s also easy to fit into a class or school program with its rules-lite set up and flexibility to fit with any adventure.

Supporting resources for TTRPGkids webinar with Indiana State Library: Using TTRPGs to teach, from pre-K to adult learning

This post is to provide quick references to the resources mentioned during the IN State Library webinar on July 19, including additional EDU resources and links to the games shown throughout the presentation.

Review: Teacher-Gamer Handbook, a guide for TTRPG educators

Teacher-Gamer Handbook is a guide for educators to learn the ins and outs of effectively running a tabletop RPG class! This book covers class outlines and activities, detailed explanations of the skills kids learn through TTRPGs, tips for addressing common concern points, and SO much more! As a teacher-gamer who uses TTRPG elements in the class that I teach, I loved getting to check this out, and I hope you do too!

A list of scholarly resources for utilizing educational tabletop RPGs

This list contains scholarly resources (journal publications, books, conference proceedings, etc) that discuss using tabletop RPGs for education.

Practicing the engineering problem solving process using tabletop RPGs

As an engineer and engineering professor, I know how critical problem solving skills are for work, students, and just life in general…. and tabletop RPGs are a great way to hone and practice those skills in a very fun way that fosters a positive outlook when faced with a challenge! Read on for a discussion on problem solving skills, a fun example about a dragon lair heist, and how TTRPGs apply can help develop these skills through practice!

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!

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!