EPISODE · Jan 19, 2023 · 1H 12M
Dragon Talk: #376 - Stefan McNinch from UnboxEd
from Dragon Talk - An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast · host Dungeons & Dragons
Stefan began his educational career as an elementary teacher, during which he ran an increasingly popular Dungeons & Dragons tutoring and mentoring club. He later returned to school himself to advance his knowledge of game design and development, combining his passions to found UnboxEd in 2021. UnboxEd is a nonprofit afterschool program that uses board games and RPGs to engage low-income students in the subjects of Social Emotional Learning, History, STEM and Entrepreneurship. Stefan has previously partnered with Wizards of the Coast to promote Social-Emotional Learning using D&D as well as with PhDs to advance the research on game-based learning in elementary classrooms. For general inquiries or show messages, please email [email protected] Dragon Talk is executively produced by Greg Tito, Shelly Mazzanoble & Wizards of The Coast. Show production by Lisa Carr & Ryan Marth of Siren Sound. Podcast recording, editing, mixing and mastering by Ryan Marth & Siren Sound.Here's your guide to when each segment begins:Show open with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00Interview - 5:01Outro - 58:47Greg Tito Twitter - twitter.com/gregtitoShelly Mazzanoble Twitter - twitter.com/shellymooUnboxEd Website - www.unboxedclassroom.comWelcome To Dragon Talk - https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/welcome-dragon-talkSpelljams - https://pocp.co/spelljamsDragon Talk Show Page - https://dnd.wizards.com/dragon-talk/podcast-hubSiren Sound - www.sirensound.coRyan Marth - bio.site/ryanmarthLisa Carr - twitter.com/yelizavetacarrLatest D&D Products - https://gtly.to/SVs8W_2f8D&D Official Discord - https://discord.com/invite/dnd
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Stefan began his educational career as an elementary teacher, during which he ran an increasingly popular Dungeons & Dragons tutoring and mentoring club. He later returned to school himself to advance his knowledge of game design and development, combining his passions to found UnboxEd in 2021. UnboxEd is a nonprofit afterschool program that uses board games and RPGs to engage low-income students in the subjects of Social Emotional Learning, History, STEM and Entrepreneurship. Stefan has previously partnered with Wizards of the Coast to promote Social-Emotional Learning using D&D as well as with PhDs to advance the research on game-based learning in elementary classrooms.
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