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Learning Opportunities
Learning Opportunities
Learning opportunities for students within the context of Esports are numerous. The most impactful include skills, mindsets and strategies for negotiating the digital world that schools often ignore.
Potential topics include:
Potential topics include:
Navigating Digital Culture
Digital sportsmanship, Hate Speech, Bias, Rage
Real “Digital Citizenship” training
Combat toxic gaming culture
Health and Wellness
Mindfulness, Diet, Sleep, Exercise, Screen Time
Social-Emotional Learning
School-Connection Opportunities
School-Connection Opportunities
Schools can attract the "hidden demographic" of students that may not otherwise participate in school activities.
Schools have the potential to provide students:
Sense of Belonging
Teamwork, Communication & Collaboration
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
A wide-range of roles - a “Competitor” is only one.
Shoutcaster, IT specialist, scout, statistician, graphic designer, video editor, event planner, journalist, accountant, marketer, etc.
Curriculum
SEL
NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards
“Esports, when supported and modeled in an appropriate manner, serves as a community builder that promotes both empathy for others and camaraderie. Esports is a powerful tool for promoting digital citizenship with students while providing a purpose and application for that skill beyond just checking off a lesson. Additionally, playing into the interests of students, whether through esports or another pathway, encourages active participation in schools and stronger overall student engagement”
“Esports, when supported and modeled in an appropriate manner, serves as a community builder that promotes both empathy for others and camaraderie. Esports is a powerful tool for promoting digital citizenship with students while providing a purpose and application for that skill beyond just checking off a lesson. Additionally, playing into the interests of students, whether through esports or another pathway, encourages active participation in schools and stronger overall student engagement”
The Esports Education Playbook: Empowering Every Learner through Inclusive Gaming (p. 56)
Lifelong Opportunities
Lifelong Opportunities
CTE skill building, STEM career-paths, college-level scholarships - opportunities from Esports abound.
CTE skill building, STEM career-paths, college-level scholarships - opportunities from Esports abound.
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