Intro to TTRPGs for Teaching and Learning: A Course For Educators and Designers

🏷️ Intro to TTRPGs for Teaching and Learning: A Course For Educators & Designers

Bring the Power of Role-Playing Games to Your Classroom or Learning Space

Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons aren’t just games - they are powerful engines for storytelling, collaboration, critical thinking, and authentic learning.

This course gives educators, librarians, instructional designers, and youth leaders the tools to confidently use TTRPGs to support learning, community-building, and student agency.

Whether you are brand-new to RPGs or already a game enthusiast, you’ll gain practical strategies, classroom-ready activities, design skills, and a deeper understanding of how role-play can transform learning.

🎯 What You’ll Learn

• Foundations of TTRPGs for teaching & learning
• Core mechanics, safety tools, and session structure
• How to choose and adapt TTRPG systems for education
• Strategies for facilitating collaborative, student-centered storytelling
• Classroom management & accessibility in play-based environments
• Linking RPG experiences to curriculum, SEL, and youth leadership
• Designing meaningful reflection & assessment activities
• Creating safe, inclusive, imaginative spaces for all learners

You’ll leave with practical tools, templates, and lesson ideas you can use immediately.

📦 What’s Included

✅ Video lessons & guided modules
✅ Downloadable teaching templates & tools
✅ Resource library & curated game recommendations
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Optional CEU documentation (district-dependent)
✅ Access to our educator community hub
✅ Recorded example play sessions & classroom demos
✅ Option to upgrade into our live guided cohort program

👥 Who This Course Is For

Perfect for:

• Educators of all stripes, including:
• K–12 teachers
• Higher-ed faculty & instructional designers
• Librarians & media specialists
• After-school & camp program leaders
• Counselors, SEL facilitators, & youth mentors
• Museum / informal learning educators
• Game designers exploring education spaces

No prior RPG experience required.
Come as a gamer, a curious educator, or both.

🕓 Course Format

Choose how you adventure:

Self-Paced

📼 Learn anytime • Work at your own pace • Lifetime access

Cohort Upgrade (Optional)

🎲 Includes weekly live TTRPG practice & coaching
👥 Learn + play with a small educator group
🎓 Facilitated by Dr. Maryanne Cullinan or Garrett Munro

❗**Important!  The Cohort course has a limited availability due to a max of 6 participants per group.  This next course cohort will start April 8th and run for 5 weeks. The course meets Wed. evenings from 8-10pm ET.   The cohort is led by the amazing Maryanne Cullinan PhD who will serve as your guide and mentor!

🎓 Professional Recognition

This course includes:

• Certificate of Completion
• CEU-eligibility documentation for many districts
• Alignment with Ohio PD Standards and widely accepted professional learning criteria

❤️ Built by Educators for Educators

Created by TabletopEDU, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering learning through role-playing games.
Developed by Garrett Munro, MA and Dr. Maryanne Cullinan, leading researchers & practitioners in game-based learning.

✨ Start your adventure in learner-driven, story-rich education.

Equip yourself to bring curiosity, creativity, and meaningful play to every learning space.