Our goal is to help educators teach critical thinking and empathy by way of richly authentic world models and thought experiments. We want learners to inhabit others' perspectives—some quite different from their own—so they can appreciate the world as a dynamic web of interrelated social forces.

"What can be done to reconfigure education for the challenges of modernity?" We must engage critical thinking and empathy via deconstruction of the planet’s most complex, urgent questions using collaboration, inquiry, and reflection—a process we call worldbuilding. www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com

Wherein @thergenrader.bsky.social and I discuss the ideas embedded in each chapter, why we're passionate about those ideas, and what we're hoping the book will accomplish (that is, being a force for good in a turbulent, frequently-difficult-to-navigate reality). ✨

The first two episodes of The Worldbuilding Workshop Companion Podcast are out now! It's basically like reading the book alongside the authors! 😅 Available on Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Amazon Music, YouTube, and Spotify: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast #podcast #EduSky #education

It's the big day! 🤩 There is a 20% discount for anyone who purchases a print copy through Penguin Random House. Enter code READMIT20 at checkout. The audiobook edition of The Worldbuilding Workshop is still being fine-tuned, but we plan to release it very soon... More details to follow! ✨🌎

WE HAVE LIFTOFF! After four years of brainstorming, writing, revision, peer review, and proofreading, THE WORLDBUILDING WORKSHOP launches TODAY! Thank you to @mitpress.bsky.social for making this happen! Visit: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com #education #highered #teaching #design #k12 #edtech

New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚👇

In "The Worldbuilding Workshop," Trent Hergenrader & @steveslota.bsky.social explore worldbuilding as an educational tool that cultivates critical thinking and empathy through simulation and play: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255333... @thergenrader.bsky.social @wrldbuildingwrkshp.bsky.social

OH HO, looks like there are some early arrivals...! 👀 We're so excited for the education community to dig in! Access more info (plus our companion podcast and other free video/PDF resources) at: theworldbuildingworkshop.com #education #teaching #K12 #highered #pedagogy #EduSky

Hi there, #EduSky! We're so grateful to have such a rich, talented community of educators with whom we share a passion for innovative, creative, and empathetic pedagogical design. Can't wait to trade worldbuilding-based teaching practices, assessment methods, activity ideas, and more! ✨🌎

HELLO WORLD! We're just 8 days away from @mitpress.bsky.social The Worldbuilding Workshop's official launch date, and we're delighted to reveal the site we've built to support your world modeling efforts! Learn more at: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com #highered #edtech #teaching #k12 #education