GSL 158: The Spiel Foundation

On Episode 158 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Kathleen are joined by Stephen Conway to talk about what the Spiel Foundation is doing for schools and libraries.

The Spiel Foundation

Stephen Conway serves as Director of the Spiel Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2007.

The foundation is dedicated to making the world a more playful place, and to do so they deliver bundles of games to a wide variety of organizations serving players of all ages (children’s hospitals, senior centers, shelters, halfway houses, boys and girls clubs, schools, libraries, and even prisons).

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Donald Dennis and filed under Resources and tagged Kathleen Mercury Stephen Conway Donald Dennis The Spiel Foundation.

The Therapeutic Applications of RPGs

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 153 Kathleen is joined by Adam Davis, one of Game To Grow’s founders, about overcoming isolation, expanding their ability to serve, and the opportunity to train more professionals on the therapeutic applications of RPGs. With geographic restrictions eased because of the prevalence of remote engagement Game To Grow is now reaching people worldwide.

Adam Davis and Adam Johns were previously on GSL 140.

At the time of this release they are in currently in registration for trainers and participants. https://gametogrow.org/training/

Game to Grow is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2017 on the belief that games of all kinds have the power to improve people’s lives. Game to Grow’s weekly therapeutic social skills groups help young people become more confident, creative, and socially capable using tabletop games, most notably Dungeons and Dragons.

Game to Grow's weekly therapeutic social skills groups help young people become more confident, creative, and socially capable using tabletop games, most notably Dungeons and Dragons.

Game to Grow

Adam Davis

adamd@gametogrow.org

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Donald Dennis and filed under Resources, RPGs, Teaching with Games and tagged Game to Grow therapy.

GSL 147: Social Nonsense with Doug Shaw

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 147 Doug Shaw joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about applied improvisation, his book Social Nonsense. They also touch on the improv concepts of listening, reacting, and making the bolder choice.

Doug Shaw

Doug is an award-winning mathematics professon. His research is in tertiary math education, combinatorics, and graph theory.

http://dougshaw.com/social-nonsense/
https://twitter.com/socialnonsense1

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Donald Dennis and filed under Resources, Teaching with Games and tagged improve kathleen mercury Doug Shaw.

GSL 146: ConDemic - Where only the fun is contagious.

Map from Stephanie’s FATE game on Roll 20

In Games in Schools and Libraries 146, Stephanie Frey returns to talk with Donald about running a virtual convention using tools like Discord, Tabletop Simulator, Google Docs, and Roll20.

Stephanie Frey

Artist, Streamer, Escape Room Designer

https://www.nephalope.com/

Twitter
@nephalope

Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/thenephalope

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Donald Dennis and filed under Resources, RPGs, Conventions and tagged Donald Dennis Stephanie Frey Roll20 Tabletop Simulator conventions Discord ConDemic.

GSL 145: Bunker Edition

The view from Kathleen’s Hillbilly Hideout.

In this special Games in Schools and Libraries episode Kathleen shares her thoughts and resources for distance learning and staying engaged with her students during an era of social (and professional) distancing. Donald also shares a Scott Nicholson Top Tip for communicating what resources are really important to your online classes.