Esports Lightning Talk

Heidi Baynes is a Google Certified Trainer and Innovator and Raspberry Pi Certified Educator. She works as a Coordinator of Educational Technology for the Riverside County Office of Education. She specializes in the integration of technology into classroom instruction and is a strong advocate of computer science education and the #CSforALL movement. Her experience in K-12 education includes online, blended, and traditional classroom models where she has taught multiple subjects and grade levels. She is invested in the importance of the Maker Movement and ways to merge the maker mentality with lesson design to enhance the student learning experience.

Kevin Brown is a licensed CTE instructor, mentor teacher and wears the mantle of “esports Program Specialist” in a joint position with the Orange County (CA) Department of Education and the North America Scholastic esports Federation (NASEF). As a life-long gamer, he sees his job as the perfect linkage between parents, educators and administrators, helping them cross the seemingly impossible divide between video game play and all of its inherent scholastic, health and social-emotional merits. Polyglot, inventor, monastic and beast-master round out his eclectic skill set.

HS Math Teacher, Tech TOSA & Esports Advisor, CUE Conference Volunteer Coordinator, CMC Liaison, TVEA IPD chair