Dungeons & Dragons is a powerful learning tool that provides kids with numerous social, emotional, and creative benefits. We are thrilled to provide resources, news, and tips on how to engage and inspire students with Dungeons & Dragons!

D&D Classroom Curriculum:
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to empower your students to become more confident, tackle challenges head-on, and learn perseverance? Download the NEW Puzzles, Mazes, and Mysteries D&D-inspired teaching kits for grades 4-6 and 6-8!

D&D Afterschool Club Kit:
Afternoons of Adventure Await! The D&D Afterschool Kit contains everything you need to start a D&D club at your school or library:

- One (1) copy of the recently released D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- Instructions and guidelines for club organizers
- A quick demo and learn-to-play guide for Dungeon Masters
- Easy-to-read character cards
- A poster to help promote your club
- There is no cost for qualifying organizations. If you are a representative of the following organizations, you may request a kit sent to your organization’s address: libraries, schools, community centers, or other enrichment organizations (scouting, alternative learning centers, etc.).

NOTE: Our Fall ‘22/Winter ‘23 physical kits are sold out. The 2023 Afterschool Club Kit will be available in the summer. To reserve your Fall ‘23/Winter ’24 kit, please follow these instructions:

- Submit a request for the kit at our customer service request portal, located here.
- Click on "sign in" at the top navigation of the page. If you don't have a Wizards account, create one by clicking "register" on the Wizards account sign in page. (You will need a Wizards account to reserve a kit.)
- On the customer service request portal, under "What would you like to contact us about?" select "D&D Educator Kit" if it’s not already populated.
- Fill out the remainder of the form, including your organization's information. That's it!

*Afterschool Club Kits are available to organizations in the United States and Canada only.

Promote Your D&D Club!:
- Looking for additional assets to highlight your organization’s D&D club? We’ve got you covered! Visit the digital marketing hub to find customizable posters and player resources.

This is a Dungeons and Dragons module meant to introduce new dungeon masters and players to the game. The module runs about 2-2.5 hours and accommodates a group of 3-8 players. This module does require the Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook to play.The game is formatted like an escape room to introduce players and the DM to the basic mechanics in a condensed amount of time. In the attached folder there are the module pdf, printout maps, props and premade character sheets to make it easy as possible to sit down and start playing. The setting is also open ended regarding the world and lore, so it makes a good introductory game to larger campaign or to insert to an existing one.  

Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) – Dungeons & Dragons being the most popular example - can positively impact the multiple facets of students’ lives: academics, durable skills, social-emotional learning. In Part One of our two part series, let's quest together as we encounter how research supports using TTRPGs in education, explore stories of teachers using TTRPGs in their classrooms, and discover ideas and ways that librarians and the library can play a critical role in making such transformative game-based learning a success.

Before the webinar begins, please complete Slides 3-5 of the “Character Sheet Reflection Tool” (i.e. “Before the Quest”). We will complete the second half (“At the End of the Quest”) of the Reflection Tool at the end of the webinar.

Webinar Date & Time:
Wednesday May 8, 2024 at 3:30 PM EDT

Presenter:
Adam Watson
email: awatson@ovec.org
Kentucky Educators for Role Playing Games website: kyedrpg.com
social media: @watsonedtech and @kyedrpg (#kyedrpg)

Adam Watson has been a Kentucky educator since 2005, starting out as a high school English teacher and became National Board Certified in 2013. In 2014, he was hired at Shelby County Public Schools to be its district Digital Learning Coordinator, where he was a leader in several initiatives, including a 1:1 Chromebook implementation and the launch of Shelby's Profile of a Graduate. In his role at Shelby, Adam also was the lead liaison for the district’s librarians. In 2022, he joined the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC) as a Deeper Learning Design Specialist. Adam is a frequent presenter, PD facilitator, and published writer on innovative education, particularly on the topics of edtech and game-based learning. In 2019, KySTE (the state chapter of the International Society for Technology in Education) named him the Outstanding Leader of the Year. For more on Adam’s educational journey, please visit adamwatson.org.