{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Imagine This - Ideas & Stories for Creative, Meaningful Teaching","title":"Turning Dungeons & Dragons Into a Classroom Storytelling Adventure with Patricia Berlanga","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f1ac5ab8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3399,"description":"What happens when a teacher turns storytelling into a live, collaborative classroom experience?In this episode of Imagine This, Dylan sits down with Grade 7 teacher Patricia Berlanga to talk about a creative project that brought the spirit of Dungeons & Dragons into her classroom. What started as an idea inspired by tabletop role-playing became a full-day, Scooby-Doo-themed storytelling experience where students built characters, rolled dice, solved a mystery, and discovered that every decision has consequences.Patricia shares how she adapted the mechanics of D&D into something manageable for a classroom setting, why she chose to focus on character creation and choice rather than full game rules, and what surprised her most as students began thinking more deeply about collaboration, perspective, and story structure.This conversation is full of practical ideas for teachers who want to make learning more immersive, playful, and memorable (without needing to be a hardcore D&D expert!)About Patricia BerlangaPatricia Berlanga is a dedicated educator with experience teaching Gr.6-8 and a passion for helping students grow both academically and personally. She has been teaching for 6 years and has taught in Prince Rupert and New West. She is focusing on building strong foundational skills while encouraging curiosity, creativity, and confidence in learners. In this episode, you’ll hear:[00:00:37] Dylan and Jen introduce the episode and Patricia’s classroom project[00:03:10] Patricia shares her teaching background and relationship-first teaching style[00:05:22] How a Dungeons & Dragons session inspired a classroom storytelling project[00:10:16] Why Patricia decided to adapt D&D for a short story unit[00:12:36] Simplifying the game: focusing on character creation and choice instead of full D&D rules[00:16:12] Why Scooby-Doo became the perfect framework for the project[00:18:03] How students created character archetypes, strengths, and weaknesses[00:23:29] Building the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TPvf0RaL7cU2BkGfXxV7sfEevEpXsS5-4276iv0U_BU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYjll/YzBhZjczMjcyMjFh/ZGI5NjI4YzIxOTNj/Y2I3NS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}