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  <itunes:subtitle>TR is joined by Travis Hammer to talk about how he uses the MCP model in his Dungeons and Dragons class to teach social and soft skills through gaming</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;TR is joined by Travis Hammer to talk about how he uses the MCP model in his Dungeons and Dragons class to teach social and soft skills through gaming&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://dnd.wizards.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Dungeons and Dragons (DnD)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://baldursgate3.game/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Balder’s Gate III&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://company.wizards.com/en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Wizards of the Coast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://schoolai.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;SchoolAI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;[Example DnD Assignments](&lt;a href="https://open.bu.edu/items/77c6154d-af7c-48fb-8c40-216b8072f41b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://open.bu.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://naddpod.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Not Another DnD Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/dimension20show" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Dimension20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://dimension20.fandom.com/wiki/Aguefort_Adventuring_Academy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;D20 Adventuring Academy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://oregontrail.ws/games/the-oregon-trail/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Oregon Trail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Want to start building your own Modern Classroom and work one-on-one with an expert educator? If you’re an educator in Chicago, St. Louis, Alabama, or any of the districts we’re partnered with, you can sign up now for the Virtual Mentorship Program! The next session runs from October 20 to January 19, and the whole program is virtual and self-paced. See if there’s an opportunity in your area by going to &lt;a href="http://modernclassrooms.org/apply-now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;modernclassrooms.org/apply-now&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Email us questions and feedback at: &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;podcast@modernclassrooms.org&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Listen to this podcast on Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Modern Classrooms: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/modernclassproj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@modernclassproj&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter and &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;facebook.com/modernclassproj&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kareem: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@kareemfarah23&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Toni Rose: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/classroomflex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@classroomflex&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Modern Classroom Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://learn.modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Modern Classrooms Online Course&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/zpdiamond" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@zpdiamond&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter and &lt;a href="https://www.learningtoteach.co/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Learning to Teach&lt;/a&gt; Special Guest: Travis Hammer.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>TR is joined by Travis Hammer to talk about how he uses the MCP model in his Dungeons and Dragons class to teach social and soft skills through gaming</p>

<p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://dnd.wizards.com" rel="nofollow">Dungeons and Dragons (DnD)</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://baldursgate3.game/" rel="nofollow">Balder’s Gate III</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://company.wizards.com/en" rel="nofollow">Wizards of the Coast</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://schoolai.com/" rel="nofollow">SchoolAI</a></p></li>
<li><p>[Example DnD Assignments](<a href="https://open.bu.edu/items/77c6154d-af7c-48fb-8c40-216b8072f41b" rel="nofollow">https://open.bu.edu</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://naddpod.com/" rel="nofollow">Not Another DnD Podcast</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/dimension20show" rel="nofollow">Dimension20</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://dimension20.fandom.com/wiki/Aguefort_Adventuring_Academy" rel="nofollow">D20 Adventuring Academy</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://oregontrail.ws/games/the-oregon-trail/" rel="nofollow">The Oregon Trail</a></p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Want to start building your own Modern Classroom and work one-on-one with an expert educator? If you’re an educator in Chicago, St. Louis, Alabama, or any of the districts we’re partnered with, you can sign up now for the Virtual Mentorship Program! The next session runs from October 20 to January 19, and the whole program is virtual and self-paced. See if there’s an opportunity in your area by going to <a href="http://modernclassrooms.org/apply-now" rel="nofollow">modernclassrooms.org/apply-now</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Email us questions and feedback at: <a href="mailto:podcast@modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">podcast@modernclassrooms.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV" rel="nofollow">Listen to this podcast on Youtube</a></li>
<li>Modern Classrooms: <a href="https://twitter.com/modernclassproj" rel="nofollow">@modernclassproj</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj" rel="nofollow">facebook.com/modernclassproj</a></li>
<li>Kareem: <a href="https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23" rel="nofollow">@kareemfarah23</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Toni Rose: <a href="https://twitter.com/classroomflex" rel="nofollow">@classroomflex</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">The Modern Classroom Project</a></li>
<li><a href="https://learn.modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">Modern Classrooms Online Course</a>

<ul>
<li>Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: <a href="https://twitter.com/zpdiamond" rel="nofollow">@zpdiamond</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.learningtoteach.co/" rel="nofollow">Learning to Teach</a></p><p>Special Guest: Travis Hammer.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>TR is joined by Travis Hammer to talk about how he uses the MCP model in his Dungeons and Dragons class to teach social and soft skills through gaming</p>

<p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://dnd.wizards.com" rel="nofollow">Dungeons and Dragons (DnD)</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://baldursgate3.game/" rel="nofollow">Balder’s Gate III</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://company.wizards.com/en" rel="nofollow">Wizards of the Coast</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://schoolai.com/" rel="nofollow">SchoolAI</a></p></li>
<li><p>[Example DnD Assignments](<a href="https://open.bu.edu/items/77c6154d-af7c-48fb-8c40-216b8072f41b" rel="nofollow">https://open.bu.edu</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://naddpod.com/" rel="nofollow">Not Another DnD Podcast</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/dimension20show" rel="nofollow">Dimension20</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://dimension20.fandom.com/wiki/Aguefort_Adventuring_Academy" rel="nofollow">D20 Adventuring Academy</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://oregontrail.ws/games/the-oregon-trail/" rel="nofollow">The Oregon Trail</a></p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Want to start building your own Modern Classroom and work one-on-one with an expert educator? If you’re an educator in Chicago, St. Louis, Alabama, or any of the districts we’re partnered with, you can sign up now for the Virtual Mentorship Program! The next session runs from October 20 to January 19, and the whole program is virtual and self-paced. See if there’s an opportunity in your area by going to <a href="http://modernclassrooms.org/apply-now" rel="nofollow">modernclassrooms.org/apply-now</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Email us questions and feedback at: <a href="mailto:podcast@modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">podcast@modernclassrooms.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV" rel="nofollow">Listen to this podcast on Youtube</a></li>
<li>Modern Classrooms: <a href="https://twitter.com/modernclassproj" rel="nofollow">@modernclassproj</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj" rel="nofollow">facebook.com/modernclassproj</a></li>
<li>Kareem: <a href="https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23" rel="nofollow">@kareemfarah23</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Toni Rose: <a href="https://twitter.com/classroomflex" rel="nofollow">@classroomflex</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">The Modern Classroom Project</a></li>
<li><a href="https://learn.modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">Modern Classrooms Online Course</a>

<ul>
<li>Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: <a href="https://twitter.com/zpdiamond" rel="nofollow">@zpdiamond</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.learningtoteach.co/" rel="nofollow">Learning to Teach</a></p><p>Special Guest: Travis Hammer.</p>]]>
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