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Level Up Learning: Integrating Esports Internships in Class
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Session description
Students are drawn to esports. Esports teaches career-ready skills. Schools that have adopted esports courses have waiting lists for students to attend. We'll explore combining your existing CTE curriculum with esports curriculum to create innovative classes that engage students and show how to obtain internships collaborating with industry partners.
Outline
Presentation Overview: 5 mins
- Benefits of Esports
- Career & Class Connections in Esports
Esports District Data: 5 mins
- Student Engagement
- Retention, grades, behavior improvements
Esports Content & Course Alignment: 20 mins
- Esports in Class
- Integration of Content
Brainstorming Local & National Partners: 10 mins
- Where to find and connect to content partners
- Career & Partner Exploration Discussion
Overview of Esports Internships during Class: 10 mins
- Sharing success stories from district implementation
Closing & Q&A: 10 mins
Total = 60 mins
Supporting research
https://www.smartbrief.com/original/capitalize-on-esports-as-a-cte-pathway
Presenters
Session specifications
Topic:
CTE, College and Career Readiness
Grade level:
PK-12
Audience:
District Level Leadership, School Level Leadership, Teacher
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Subject area:
Interdisciplinary (STEM/STEAM), Teacher Education
ISTE Standards:
For Education Leaders:
Empowering Leader
Knowledge Constructor
Empowering Leader
- Support educators in using technology to advance learning that meets the diverse learning, cultural, and social-emotional needs of individual students.
Knowledge Constructor
- Use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests and creative pursuits.
- Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
TLPs:
Cultivate Belonging, Develop Expertise
Disclosure:
The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session
Influencer Disclosure:
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