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Educators using RPGs

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  I gave a presentation today at an international online conference about heritage language education. A thought came to me at the end of the Q & A ... to create a facebook group with online meetups to discuss our own rpgs and how they are going. It will be a place to get advice from other educators and to even get ideas of what to try in your own classroom. Thus, I present to you  Dungeons & Desks: The RPG Teacher Network Come join us as we share and inspire each other on the topic of rpgs in education.

The Journey to TaeLandia begins

 This school year I am using a year-long role playing game as a structure for mother tongue language classes. Within this framework, I will be able to have assignments in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. All of these activities will have authentic receivers turning the language activities into authentic communication.  For anyone who wants to follow along on this journey, I will post the opening story here . And so the Journey to TaeLandia begins...