Kentucky Educators for Role Playing Games

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Gaming Across Boundaries, Day One schedule.

Gaming Across Boundaries, Day Two schedule. I present at 9:30 am EST on Saturday, 2/28.

The University of Kentucky's "Gaming Across Boundaries" FREE 2 day conference is setting up! I'll be presenting tomorrow AM (Saturday). Attend virtually!

Day One: uky.zoom.us/j/6200657797...
Day Two: uky.zoom.us/j/6200657797...

#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #TTRPGsky #Edusky

Analog Games in Learning online webinar, February 21, 2026, 11 am to 1 pm EST.

A FREE online webinar is happening tomorrow, thanks to
@digitalpromise.bsky.social! I'll be presenting along with @ttrpgkids.com. Registration link:
digitalpromise-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #EduSky #TTRPGsky

Educators of all types, please join me, @ttrpgkids.com and @kyedrpg.bsky.social (Adam Watson) for a fun, interactive symposium on #TTRPGs in the #classroom on 21 February. Big thanks to @digitalpromise.bsky.social for sponsoring us.

More info and registration here: tinyurl.com/AnalogTTPRG

Game-based Education and Therapy Conference Presentation Application - The Origins Game Fair Professional Conference for Applied Gaming 2026 Some important details: Origins will take place in Columbus Ohio from June 17-21, 2026. Our conference will be on Friday and Saturday of the bigger conference. All presenters will get a complimentar...

Hello applied analog game friends. Are you doing good work with TTRPGs or tabletop games to help people? We're looking for educators, therapists and more to present at Origins Game Fair in June. Apply here!
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Friday, February 27 schedule for "Gaming Across Boundaries."

Saturday, February 28 schedule for "Gaming Across Boundaries."

Join me at a FREE Kentucky conference "Gaming Across Boundaries" on Friday, February 27 and Saturday the 28th hosted by @universityofky.bsky.social!

Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #kygoplay

Book signing on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 9:30 am CST at the IDEAcon conference.

If you're coming to #ideacon 2026, please stop by Tuesday morning for my book signing! Let's talk about tabletop role-playing games in education! @ideaillinois.bsky.social

#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning

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We've been finding lots of great opportunities to virtually explore the world of game-based learning, such as Analog Games in Learning: A Community Symposium featuring Steph Campbell from @ttrpgkids.com and Adam Watson from @kyedrpg.bsky.social on February 21st at 11AM. Register at link in our bio!

InkED Education Podcast.

Actionable Strategies for Teachers (inkED Education Podcast).

Thrilled to be a guest, alongside Kallie Colley, for Dr Rob Collins! Check out inkED Educational Podcast on YouTube and Spotify!

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#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #kygoplay #kyiln

So proud of Michelle Gross, the 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year who was featured in my book (alongside Sarah Parnell and @collinsclasssc.bsky.social) for her work on "The Academy" classes! #PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg

In 1969, a Minnesotan named Dave Arneson came down to Wisconsin and first met Gary Gygax. Five years later, what they designed together would not just be a new game, but a new form of gaming. It's worth noting that Arneson and Gygax did this during some of the most tumultuous years of our country's existence. Sometimes, it takes millions of people to change the world. Sometimes, it just takes two. Let us remember that what we let happen in Dave's state could then happen in Gary's state. And then, yours. And then, mine. In this moment, let us find courage in the stubborn kindness of strangers, and embrace love, joy, and hope over division, hatred, and hopelessness. We need every member in all the states of our adventuring party to unite, so we can meet and rise above the obstacles of injustices ahead.

Minnesota flag, but with a twenty sided die icon on the right side of flag showing a "natural 20" result. The words "Never Split the Party" are below the flag.

Never split the party.

I share the "stage" w/ @bigpuffingames.bsky.social & Steph of @ttrpgkids.com! Join us in February for this professional learning opportunity.Thanks to @digitalpromise.bsky.social for hosting & helping w/logistics.

#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #ttrpgs #LevelUpEDU #EduSky #TTRPGsky

Running a Dungeons and Dragons Club Through a weekly game, teachers can help students feel connected to one another and foster their creative problem-solving.

A Dungeons and Dragons club gives students the opportunity to be creative, be social, and build connections.

Learn how to run a club with your students—no prior game experience needed! 🎲

#EduSky

YouTube video by Tabletop EDU Adam Watson: Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom: Infusing Gameplay into K-12 Instruction

I was a guest on Tabletop EDU's vodcast! It was recorded right before "Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom" was published at the end of November. Thanks to both for having me, and for leading a great conversation. #PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #EduSky #TTRPGsky

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Flier for March 17 PD "Dungeons & Desks" in Bowling Green, KY.

Testimonials from prior participants of "Dungeons & Desks."

Join us for a FREE PD on March 17 in Bowling Green, Kentucky on #ttrpgs in education! Special thanks to GRREC for hosting us. Registration link below:
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#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #kygoplay #TTRPGcommunity #EduSky #TTRPGsky #dnd #dungeonsanddragons

Adam Watson: How to Use Role-Play to Increase Rigor (Not Just En… In this episode, I speak with Adam Watson about role-playing and gamification as serious instructional tools , not motivational add-ons. We explore how well-designe…

Special thanks to John Schembari, Ed.D. for having me on his "Have a Life Teaching" podcast, available on all of your favorite listening platforms!

#polyhedralpedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning
#ttrpgs #EduSky #TTRPGsky

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It’s Time to Roll with Polyhedral Pedagogy Evidence suggests that tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) can transform learning. One teacher is demonstrating the advantages of instructing with TTRPGs.

I'm excited to share my NGLC article on #ttrpgs in education! Thanks to Kristen Vogt at NGLC, Sterling Harris, Melanie Santiago-Weaver, and the students of Western High School (JCPS). #PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/pol...

Call of Cthulu TTRPG starter set and Investigator rulebook.

Happy New Year! Just got these @chaosium.bsky.social games today. Yes, I'm about four decades late to FINALLY getting Call of Cthulu TTRPG. Hope to play it in 2026!

The 10 Biggest D&D News Stories of 2025 We break out our picks for the 10 biggest new stories that impacted the official Dungeons & Dragons game, brand and fan community in 2025.

We break out our picks for the 10 biggest new stories that impacted the official @dndbeyond.com game, brand and community in 2025. dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/biggest-dnd-... #dnd #dnd5e #DnD2024 #dungeonsanddragons #wotc #ttrpg #rpg #dungeonmaster #dndbeyond

YouTube video by The Hills Have Nerds The 12 Days of Nerd-mas

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! If you ever wondered, "What does Adam sound like as he sings holding a giant blue foam d20?" -- and let's be honest, it's a pretty popular question -- then all will be answered in the video below. 😉 (Thanks to The Hills Have Nerds!)

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New on our bookshelf:

Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom: Infusing Gameplay into K–12 Instruction
By Adam Watson

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KyEdRPG - Books “[A] really fun read that offer[s] practical advice and examples for how to apply a TTRPG-based pedagogy in the classroom. The author is clearly rooted in the community of educators practicing this ap...

The ebook of "Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom" is now available! It's starting to populate on platforms such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Now you have your choice of print or electronic version. :)

For more info: sites.google.com/view/kyedrpg.... #PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #EduSky

YouTube video by The Hills Have Nerds Episode 34 - Educating Through TTRPGs w/ Adam Watson - "I want to Sample the Delights of the Hills"

Happy to be a guest on Episode 34 of "The Hills Have Nerds" podcast (also available on Apple and Spotify)! The real star is co-host (and HS English Teacher) Lee Fouts -- skip to 26 min 57 sec to hear about his TTRPG based on "The Haunting of Hill House."
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#PolyhedralPedagogy

Justin Gadd.

Article about Justin using TTRPGs in the classroom!

Speak friend, and enter!

I went to MCM K-8 in Shelby County today to visit social studies teacher Justin Gadd, a "Bulletin Board Bard" in my book "Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom." It's always fun catching the #TTRPG references in his room!
#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #dnd #starwars #lordoftherings

Eeeeee!! I have a short story in this book!! I never get tired of seeing my work in print.

H/T to @stickydoodler.bsky.social for the inspiration.

Thanks!! @edmondchang.bsky.social

S4E250: Interview with Author Adam Watson pt 2

I was interviewed by Dan & Tom on their Teachers in the Dungeon podcast, and Part 2 is now online at Spotify and Apple! Excited to be their historic 250th episode! Spotify link:
open.spotify.com/episode/2ilH...

#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #ttrpgs #gamebasedlearning #DnD #EduSky #TTRPGsky

YouTube video by Adam Watson An interview with Sterling Harris on TTRPGs in his classroom!

An audio interview with Sterling Harris, a teacher at Western STEM Magnet HS who launched a "Creative Writing with #DnD" class this year! More with Sterling in January -- stay tuned. :)

#PolyhedralPedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #LevelUpEDU #ttrpgs #EduSky #TTRPGsky

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In my "Educational Electrum" CAR-PGa column for this month, I discuss @9thlevelgames.bsky.social, its "Polymorph System," and the #ttrpg great for therapists and teachers of younger students, "Venture Society." #gamebasedlearning #kyedrpg #PolyhedralPedagogy

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S4E249: Interview with author Adam Watson, part I

I was interviewed by Dan & Tom on their "Teachers in the Dungeon" podcast, and Part 1 is now online! Please consider listening and subscribing. Link below is Spotify, but also on Apple!
open.spotify.com/episode/1S67...

#polyhedralpedagogy #kyedrpg #ttrpg #gamebasedlearning #DnD #EduSky #TTRPGsky

"Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom" is now in print! In August 2023 -- a year after launching Kentucky Educators for Role-Playing Games -- I began writing a book.  It was born from a pragmatic...

In the latest #edtechelixirs, I celebrate my book now being in print. Check out the "unboxing" video embedded in the blog entry, and my shoutout to Kalli Colley!

#polyhedralpedagogy #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #Edusky #TTRPGsky

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YouTube video by Adam Watson Unboxing of my author copies of "Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom"!

Unboxing my author copies for my new @mcfarland.bsky.social book "Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom: Infusing Gameplay into K-12 Instruction"!

Order links on the #kyedrpg website on the "Books" page!

#polyhedralpedagogy #EduSky #TTRPGsky #gamebasedlearning

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