EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

TRADE DAY KEYNOTE: PLAYFUL LEARNING: WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH EDUCATORS, LIBRARIANS, AND RETAILERS

presented by Jamie Mathy

Wednesday, 9 am

JW: White River Ballroom E

Jamie Mathy of Red Raccoon Games discusses how his store works with both public libraries and schools in promoting Playful Learning. Learn how expectations can be set and met for all involved and how you can incorporate this into your own unique situation. Playful Learning is the use of cognitive abilities, language(s), and fine motor skills to engage in social interaction in primary education.

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DEMO NIGHT & SOCIAL MIXER (TRD23ND222247)

Wednesday, 7-9:30 pm JW: Grand Ballroom 5

About Jamie Mathy

Jamie Mathy is a lifelong geek, unsure if he got the D&D Red Box or Pong first. Jamie currently runs Red Raccoon Games, a 17-year-old game store in Bloomington, IL. He has also been on the Bloomington City Council, CTO of a computer services company, and a cook in the Army. Jamie lives with wife Kelly in a 117 year old house, reads tons of books, and enjoys bad 90’s action flicks.

All Trade Day events are free; you must have a 2023 Trade Day badge to attend.

A chance to demo games from some of your favorite Trade Day presenters, publishers, and exhibitors and socialize with your fellow Trade Day attendees!

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