I've been fortunate to have my writing published over the years, starting of course with this blog, and continuing with other wonderful institutions. I've also been quoted in a few books over the years as well (such as here and here). Recently, however, I've been a contributing writer to a few titles:
- In Dr. Karin Hess's Applying Depth of Knowledge and Cognitive Rigor (Teachers College Press, March 2025), I provided one of its "Stories From the Field" where I discuss my collaboration with Lexie Bewley-Gilley of Bullitt Central High School (Bullitt County Public Schools). We took Lexie's tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) social studies activity and found ways to deepen its DOK.
- In a collection edited by Dr. Barbara J. Smith, I wrote a guest chapter about my journey with Kentucky Educators for Role-Playing Games. I am humbled to join contributions from such educational luminaries like Rick Wormeli and Doug Reeves! Look for Urgent Care for Educators: Situating Responsibility as a Way for Educators to Transform School Cultures (Brill) when it releases in July.
I didn't plan on the release schedule above to be a ramp-up of sorts -- or a thematic refrain on the topic of TTRPGs in schools -- but serendipitously, that's what it now appears to be. I'm excited to announce that my first education book will be published by McFarland, with a tentative release date of late 2025!
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Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom: Infusing Gameplay into K-12 Instruction will be part of McFarland's "Studies in Gaming" series. For more details about the book's content, you can visit here. To keep up to date on release information, including when the pre-order link goes live, please sign up here.
I will have plenty of thanks for many people that helped me get to this point of my educational journey where a published book was possible -- my Acknowledgements section will be lengthy! -- but for now, I'll just say that I'm humbled to have this opportunity to share my passion on how TTRPGs can positively impact student learning.
