Dan Ryder is Directing Design & Innovation at CRCS

My latest post on Substack including free access to the latest iteration of my simplified rules for DnD in the classroom #ttrpgs #gamedesign #gamebasedthinking #criticalcreativity #k12education open.substack.com/pub/danryder...

Ready-made PD with this @edutopia.org article: reflect on the way you typically give instructions in the classroom, and then find one strength and one growth area in the research-based list this article offers. Share with others. (Why can't more PD be like that?) www.edutopia.org/article/9-ev...

Best book on making comics ever. I said what I said.

Any of the Bluesky #ISTE #ASCD folks! Join us from 6pm to 11pm at the Hyatt Regency for the 4th annual Board Game Meet Up! A library of 300+ games from Haven Games in Orlando! Good humans! #tabletopgaming #stem #edtech #boardgames

It’s no big surprise that Trump’s DOJ is deleting all of the January 6th press releases from its website. Here’s the thing: I downloaded all of them in Feb. 2025 (that’s right, more than a year ago) suspecting that they’d do just that. And we’re working to post them all online, as are others.

I’m excited to be at #KINLCon this June! Join me for: 🔹 Designing Beyond the Hype: Learning Science (9:30–10:15) 🔹 EduProtocols in Action: Learning for Every Classroom (8:30–9:15) 📍 Plainfield High School 🗓 June 9–10 👉 Register: KeepIndianaLearning.org 🚀

In Amberspire, you'll build a city on top of an enormous, abandoned mausoleum. So, naturally, we needed a historian's eye for the game's writing and worldbuilding. Here's how Holly used micro- and macro-history in Amberspire's narrative design: https://lunardivision.net/micro-and-macro-history/

Well well well looks like those art degrees aren't so useless after all

New on Substack: How might we use design thinking to revitalize the canon in our high school English classes? open.substack.com/pub/danryder...

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My latest on Substack: The Color, the Comics, and the Sound of Deeper Understanding: Three Strategies for Amplifying #CriticalCreativity with Technology #edusky #education #teaching #literacy #creativity #edtech #TESOL #ESL danryder207.substack.com/p/the-color-...

[New Podcast] This episode features @themathguru.bsky.social previewing their Dec 10th @oamecounts.bsky.social members only webinar "Math Therapy: How to help students overcome their fear of math!". More info: talks.oame.on.ca/season-8 #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath

I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at #FETC2026 in Orlando! Let’s get after it together! #edtech #criticalcreativity #designthinking invt.io/1bxb9jdjpmw

Picked up a 1985 copy of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons player's handbook, it bruised, battered and beautiful #DnD

Tune in Monday and listen to Valiant and I talk about TTRPGs and stuff! It'll be a good time!

I love running the TTRPG bluesky feeds, but it's not the cheapest thing in the world. If you wanna support them, consider joining the IC Patreon or back Mörk Sol on Kickstarter. Both of those help me keep making things, which helps me fund the feeds! www.patreon.com/InfiniteCita... morksol.com

@franxurio.bsky.social OMFG I was just about to post this guy and ten seconds prior you liked my reply, what 😂 Finished this cute duo quite a while ago. Wanted to paint them but never did so I give up 😂 #3dprint #figurine #arttoy #3d #commissionme #openforwork

Do I know anybody that’s tried the Multiverse TTRPG? The core book & expansions are over 50% off ATM. Don’t know if this game was a flop or just a good deal right now? Core book amzn.to/48rd8qe Kang amzn.to/4pwPlMu X-men amzn.to/4iwnolF Spider-Man amzn.to/3KxojFR Avengers amzn.to/4pJB1Ap #ad

Today is Creator Day on @itch.io! For 24 hours, Itch doesn't take a cut from sales, meaning creators keep 100% of the money you spend. As is tradition, I want to spend the day boosting as many indie #ttrpg people as possible, so if you have games on Itch, drop them here!

One of the uber good humans in gaming and learning! #ttrpg #tabletopgames

If you've had your eye on something on itch, now's the day to click the "buy" button.

It's ITCH'S CREATOR DAY! Time to support your favourite creators and, if you are one such creator, plug your projects! Comment below with either: (a) ONE game/supplement/hack on itch OF YOURS that you'd love to see more people playing! AND/OR (b) ONE of the above, but someone else's work! 💛

For anyone browsing holiday deals today, remember to also check out sellers like @ipr.bsky.social and @tabletopbookshelf.com. Your purchases there go towards the creators and businesses that support the indie TTRPG space.

And a really really good guy #gamedesign #tabletopgames #ttrpg #udl

Everyone knows about Sir Terry Pratchett, but I didn't think we give Tolkien enough credit for knowing what's up and being pissed about it.

lineup of my clue designs 🔍 who do you think did it?

I'm not doing a Black Friday sale for my games this year. But you should buy them anyway because they're good games! It's also itchio creator day so 100% of the money you spend on any games goes straight to me which helps me create more games! margaretcatterdevelopment.itch.io

This conversation went many places and throughout I was more than anything soaking up Lisa's passion + love for this work—exactly what I needed, too, and hopefully something others can take something away from: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

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Don't let this go unnoticed with the Charlie Kirk news dominating everything. More kids were shot today.

Help us bring our panel to @sxswedu.com this spring! These three incredible educators have let me sidle up a chair to their table so do me a solid open the door to me basking in their edu-radness. #SXSWedu #Panelpicker

Still time to propose sessions for Tabletop Teaching and Learning at #ISTE 25! April 1st due date! Details here! Bit.ly/iste25tttlpform #edtech #tcg #edusky #teaching #gamedesign #tabletopgaming #boardgames

DEADLINE EXTENDED to Apr 1st! Tabletop Teaching & Learning Playground at #ISTE 2025! Looking for educators integrating game-thinking of ALL SORTS into practice! Deadline tight? Holler! CC @jacquiegardy.bsky.social bit.ly/iste25tttlpform #edusky #ttrpg #tabletopgames #edtech #k12edu

Please support this amazing kiddo — and her gorgeous artwork — by commissioning a piece and getting her to MECAD’s summer arts program www.facebook.com/share/1Y9TCw... #artseducation #k12arts #artcommission

I'm open for commissions! Here's a sampling of my work. I charge $20/hr.

Not only is a great illustrator, he's also one of my dearest friends in the RPG scene, his art is unique and will look perfect on your next project! Hire him! #ttrpg #osr #lodelrol

#CSEdWeek Dr. Amy Patterson of UA & Ellen Flaherty, Unity amplify the transformative impact of #ComputerScience (#CS) through #GameDevelopment. Game design is changing the trajectory for K-12 students nationwide from high school to college to career. #ReadAllAboutIt here bit.ly/CSEdWeekwith...

Shout out to Community Day! When we're not creating upnext #techtalent we're gaming IRL without screens, mano a mano. Steven G won the Uno Competition & a gift card—perfect because apparently today is #nationaluseyourgiftcardday Soraya M was the runner-up! #CreateCommunity #playagame #uno #monopoly

We are *amped* 💥 to announce that @reallouiscato 🏆 will real(ly) be celebrating with us at the 2025 Color Ball ✨ Join Urban Arts & Louis for an evening of XL vibes April 10, 2025. Midtown gets lit 🔥! Tix Tickets: lnkd.in/ed5fzBfZ

PINCH ME! I can finally share that I am going to be delivering a master class and keynote at @learningandthebrain in New York City! You can attend both virtually and in person--and I'd love to see you there! #MyKidsCantWrite #MakeTeachingSustainable Head to buff.ly/zqwfwUn to register!

Today at 1:30 PM in Hilton Salon K at #SXSWEDU! From Ideas to Impact! Dive into the awesomeness of visual and physical brainstorming and ideating! With yours truly and the raditude that is @mistykluesner.bsky.social! #designthinking #projectbasedlearning #edusky #criticalcreativity

“Scientists understand that failure is an inherent part of learning” - Anne-Laure Le Cunff at #SXSWEDU 2025

"What would happen if instead we replaced self blame with systematic curiosity? ...asking without any self judgement, where is this problem coming from? Is it coming from the head, the hand, the heart?" - Anne-Laure Le Cunff at #SXSWEDU 2025