Are you an Esports rookie? Developing competitive school teams? Expanding your academic curriculum?
No matter where you are on the Esports journey, join this virtual Esports conference series to gain valuable insights to level up your game.
Who should attend?
Anyone in K-20 responsible for the success of your school’s Esports program. This series will provide differentiated programming to help you:
Build capacity related to K-20 Esports, whether you’re just getting started or want to go deeper into Esports operations
Create a rough plan on how to launch or grow Esports at your institution
Build your network of Esports in education leaders throughout North America
What’s covered in this virtual conference series?
Each session in this 3-part series will include a keynote from an Esports expert, breakout working sessions to help you build your plan and network, and panel discussions to share insights from students, school leaders and Esports industry experts.
Session 1 - Game On! Why Esports for your school?
June 23, 2020 - 1:00 - 4:00 pm EDT
Esports provides many student benefits beyond having fun. It offers new ways for students to engage in school activities, to develop new skills and to explore new career paths in the fast growing gaming industry. This session will help you clarify: “Why Esports for our school?”
This is the first session of a 3 session series. Although the content in each session will build upon itself for your esports plan, it is not required to attend all 3 sessions to benefit from the knowledge and networking opportunities gained in each session.
Session 2 - Game On! What Esports in Education Looks Like
July 14, 2020 - 1:00 - 4:00 pm EDT
Looks Like Running an effective Esports program requires coordinating many elements in this newly emerging school sport. This session will help you plan your program, including how to run a team, operations & budgeting, space planning, technology selection and more.
This is the second session of a 3 session series. Although the content in each session will build upon itself for your esports plan, it is not required to attend all 3 sessions to benefit from the knowledge and networking opportunities gained in each session.
Session 3 - Game On! Making Esports Real
July 28, 2020 - 1:00 - 4:00 pm EDT
You’ve defined why Esports is right for your school, you know what a program looks like, and now you need a launch plan to meet your organization’s goals. This session will cover strategies to help you gain support from your organization leaders and community as well as the ins and outs of event planning and league play.
This is the final session of a 3 session series. Although the content in each session will build upon itself for your Esports plan, it is not required to attend all 3 sessions to benefit from the knowledge and networking opportunities gained in each session.