GSL 160: Escape Games for the Classroom

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 160 Donald and Professor Scott Nicholson talk about publisher dummy contracts and maintaining the right to share your own work, how to get your published works cited appropriately, and the new book Unlocking the Potential of Puzzle-based Learning by Scott Nicholson and Liz Cable.

They also chat about puzzle hunts as learning and weekly puzzle challenges for the classroom.

After the break Scott looks back at his experience teaching Escape Room Design, and the added difficulty of moving online.

Scott also gives us a scoop about his upcoming project with The mEducation Alliance.

Find out more about Scott Nicholson at https://scottnicholson.com/

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

GSL 157: Social for Social's Sake

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 157 Donald is joined by Dustin Staats of Board Gaming with Education to talk about the value of games in a pandemic and post pandemic education setting.

Dustin Staats

• Board Gaming with Education

• @bge_games

• GSL 138: Board Gaming with Education

Also mentioned

• Google Jamboard

• Flip Grid

• Trapwords

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

GSL 156: Teaching Political Science Through Games

In Games in Schools and libraries episode 156 Kathleen is joined by James “Pigeon” Fielder, Mark Harvey, Ryan Gibb, the authors of the upcoming book Games without Frontiers: Simulations and Games in the Political Science Classroom to discuss their experiences using games to teach political science.

James “Pigeon” Fielder

www.jdfielder.com

https://twitter.com/j_d_fielder

Mark Harvey

 https://www.stmary.edu/staff/174

https://twitter.com/DrMAHarvey

Hidden Agenda game he mentioned

https://classicreload.com/hidden-agenda.html

Suggested games:
Risk, Diplomacy, Supremacy

 Ryan Gibb

https://www.bakeru.edu/area-of-study/international-studies/

https://twitter.com/scipio_africa

Simulation he uses in his classroom is free and online. It is Model Diplomacy and is administered by the Council on Foreign Relations https://modeldiplomacy.cfr.org/case-library 

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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

• https://gametogrow.org/

• https://gametogrow.org/training/

• @GametoGrow

Adam Davis

• adamd@gametogrow.org

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
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Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

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

GSL 150: With Lydia-Rae Wehmeyer

In episode 150 of Games in Schools and Libraries Lydia-Rae Wehmeyer joins Kathleen Mercury to discuss her experiences in using games in the classroom.

Lydia-Rae Wehmeyer

Drama and Public Speaking Teacher at Brittany Woods Middle School

Contributor @fivebygames

https://www.instagram.com/alltheworldsastage07/

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
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Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

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

GSL 149: Making the World Better Through Games

Scout Blum, historian, game designer, and publisher, joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about her evolution with games and design in her classes and community with the goal to make the world better.

Scout Blum

Elizabeth “Scout” Blum

Environmental historian studying activism; game designer and author of Love Canal Revisited.

Professor at Troy University

Mockingbird Games

@ScoutBlum

Face to Face

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GSL 148: With Juan David Garcia

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 148 Kathleen Mercury talks with Juan David Garcia about using games to engage students in higher education.

Juan David García

National University of Columnbia
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Medicine

https://twitter.com/garciaart3

http://cimalab.intec.co/jdg/

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
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Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

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

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.
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Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

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

GSL 25: Dexterity Part 2 (Rebroadcast)

This is a rebroadcast of part 2 of the Games in Schools and Libraries 3 part series on Dexterity games originally published in 2013. In GSL episode 25 Giles and Don talk about games that involve pitching, throwing, and flicking.

Games discussed in this episode:

• Horse Shoes

• Corn Hole

• Toss a Cross

• Disc Golf

• Klop or Mollky

• Kubb

• Boules or Bocche

• Darts

• Air Hockey

• Foosball

• Carrom

• Crokinole

• Sorry Sliders

• Flicochet

• Pitchcar

• Bisikle or Roadzters

• Catacombs

• Dungeon Fighter

• Hula Hippos

• Tumblin Dice

• Knights of Crylail

• Ascending Empires

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

GSL 24: Dexterity Part 1 (Rebroadcast)

This is part 1 of the Games in Schools and Libraries 3 part series on Dexterity games originally published in 2013. In episode 24 we focus on stacking games, what are they, how to organize them and what are they good for.

Games discussed in this episode:

• Ingress

• Tier Auf Tier

• Toc Toc Woodman

• Gulo Gulo

• Jenga

• Pick up Sticks

• Operation

• Blockhead

• Villa Paletti

• Make N Break

• Zitternix

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
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Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

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

GSL 143: Living the Dream Making Class More Fun

In Games in Schools and Libraries Eric Slauson joins Kathleen to talk about so many things.

Eric Slauson

• https://twitter.com/stmgames

• Meeple Syrup Shoptalk

• Deepwater Games - Monstrosity pre order

• Tattoo Stories

• Nerd Words Science

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.