Games in Schools and Libraries
Welcome to Games in Schools and Libraries, a podcast about board, card and digital games, and the ways in which they can find a place in schools or at the local library. Hosts for the show are Giles Pritchard and Donald Dennis.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 99
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2021
GSL 134: Luke Laurie
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 134 Kathleen Mercury is joined by Luke Laurie, Designer of Manhattan Project: Energy Empire and Dwellings of Eldervale to talk about using gamification techn…
Wed 04 Sep 2019
GSL 21: Game Etiquette (REBROADCAST)
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 21 Giles and Don discuss Game Etiquette, from problems faced to some of the solutions that have worked, as well as the niceties of play. Topics include rules…
Wed 21 Aug 2019
GSL 133: Green Ronin and Games Workshop
Games in Schools and Libraries episode 133 takes us back to ALA 2019 Summer Annual. Donald talks with Hal Mangold from Green Ronin Games, and then Stephanie joins him to talk about the Warhammer Alli…
Tue 13 Aug 2019
GSL 132: HABA USA at ALA 2019
In this ALA 2019 edition of Games in Schools and Libraries Tiffany Caires of HABA USA joins us to talk about HABA in schools and libraries! Tiffany Caires@TheOneTAR@HABA_usahttps://www.habausa.com/ G…
Tue 06 Aug 2019
GSL 131: What Games Can Do for Teens
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 131 Donald and Kathleen are joined by Sen-Foong Lim to talk about the impact of games on teens. Sen-Foong Lim@SenFoongLimhttps://www.rolltoplaynetwork.com/ht…
Thu 01 Aug 2019
GSL 130: ALA 2019 with Donald and Stephanie
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 130 Donald and Stephanie talk about their experience at the ALA 2019 Summer annual. Things they talked about Think FunCat CrimesBalance BeansInvasion of the …
Tue 16 Jul 2019
GSL 20: Math Games (REBROADCAST)
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 20 Giles and Don discuss games and math. How games can be used to support learning in math classes, whether as quick tasks to build fluency or as a vehicle t…
Fri 12 Jul 2019
GSL 129: ALA Summer 2019 Preview
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 129 Brian Mayer, Genesee Valley BOCES Library Technology Specialist, shares a bit about all of the interesting Games and Gaming activities you can experience…
Tue 11 Jun 2019
GSL 128: ShushCon19 Game Reviews
In Games in Schools and Libraries 128 Donald and Chris review games that were donated for ShushCon 2019. Donald will be at ALA Summer Annual in DC. Let us know via email or social media if you’ll be …
Tue 04 Jun 2019
GSL 127: An Amazing Story of How Kids Went from Playing RPGs to Designing One
Cameron Hays taught his students what RPGs are, and they loved them so much, they began to make their own in a completely self-driven way. From creating their own Google Classroom to assign each othe…
Wed 29 May 2019
GSL 126: A Universe of Story
Space Games! In Games in Schools and Libraries 126 Donald and Chris get extra spacey as they talk about games they have brought into the library to support 2019 Summer Reading and the Moonrise Grant.…
Wed 22 May 2019
GSL 18: Geography (REBROADCAST)
In Games in Schools and Libraries #18 Giles and Don discuss games and geography, from maps and keys to geopolitics and topography. This episode was originally hosted by the Games for Educators Websit…
Tue 14 May 2019
GSL 125: Teaching Science Through Games
In Games in Schools and Libraries #125 Catherine Croft joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about designing games to help teach science concepts, and how other teachers can design games for their own class…
Tue 30 Apr 2019
GSL 17: Care of Games (REBROADCAST)
In Games in Schools and Libraries Giles and Don discuss the care of games. From looking after video games and electronic devices, to bags, tape and elastic bands for board games, as well as the routi…
Tue 23 Apr 2019
GSL 124: Endangered
Marc Specter of the Grand Gamers Guild joins Donald Dennis to talk about Endangered, a project now on Kickstarter. Endangered is a game of survival by Joe Hopkins where players work together to save …
Tue 16 Apr 2019
GSL 123: From Gamer Scientist to Scientist Game Designer
John Coveyou of Genius Games joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about his games, how he designs them, and how teachers and libraries can use them in the classroom. This episode is posted a few days early…
Mon 08 Apr 2019
GSL 122: ShushCon 2019 Debrief
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 122, Donald and Chris talk about their ShushCon experience; what when right and what they hope to improve on next year. Story Games Workshop Check out the Sl…
Thu 04 Apr 2019
GSL 121: Designing Analog Games as part of a Video Game Curriculum
Kathleen talks to Jay Cormier, a prolific game designer who teaches analog game design as part of a video game design program, and how to teach a lot of big ideas in a short amount of time. Jay Cormi…
Fri 15 Mar 2019
GSL 16: Games And Art (REBROADCAST
In this rebroadcast of Games in Schools and Libraries episode 16 Giles and Don discuss games and art. Games that can be used to stimulate discussion on art, games that use art to evoke a theme, and g…
Wed 27 Feb 2019
GSL 120: Wargames as Instructional Tools at the US Air Force Academy
In episode 120 of Games in Schools and Libraries Kathleen talks to Lt. Colonel James "Pigeon" Fielder about his design and use of wargames at the US Air Force from classroom exercises to massive mili…
Wed 20 Feb 2019
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