Overview of scholastic Esports and how NASEF can assist any school or district to create a community of practice that benefits any/all students.

Esports in education has created incredible opportunities for students in many areas. Our talk will guide participants through getting started in esports, engaging stakeholders, and most importantly providing opportunities for inclusive gaming, CTE, SEL, and other areas related to the esports ecosystem.

This session will discuss the role of social, emotional, and behavioral health in esports. SEL is immensely important in the growing field of esports and is a huge selling point to stakeholders when starting a team or league. Esports presents a unique opportunity to have students involved with a team that may not be able to participate on other traditional sports teams for a variety of reasons. With that in mind we will discuss how to optimize esports teams to support these students. This workshop will also address strengths and challenges specific to esports from the SEL perspective.

Esports offers opportunity for *all* children to play. Consider the importance to put diversity, inclusion and accessibility front and center when planning your scholastic esports program.

The CCEL was founded on student, parent, and educator voice. We offer a slightly different approach to high school esports, in that we closely mimic traditional high school sports regular season play- more competitive playtime. We will dive into how we started, what we have learned, where we are now, and where we hope to go in the future.

Learn from experience on building esports from the ground up, not the top down. Empower students to take the lead and build an esports ecosystem that fits their needs and guide growth as needed.

Esports is more than just the competitors. This session will focus on how to create a fanbase within your school. Many students that are excited by gaming culture can also fill integral roles that lead to a successful esports program.

Find out how Chaparral High School started a Super Smash Bros club with no money and only an HDMI cord and went on to win the RCOE County tournament... a true "rags to riches" story that was built on the love of the game. Get tips and tricks on how to utilize available resources and how to connect your club to your local community and schools.

This session will focus on the “Why” and the “How” relevant to getting started with esports programs in secondary schools and districts. Participants will be provided with digital resources and examples to guide them in getting started with esports programs at their school sites or districts and will learn more about the Riverside County Esports League.