The College Esports International (CESI) presents a panel of business leaders to showcase the enormous connections between esports, entertainment industries, tech and innovation (globally). The panel will share success stories, opportunities, events and projects, and curriculum on esports.  

Is esports just for competition, or can it provide a gateway for students into a STEAM career, or a bright future for a career in esports & esports related fields?  See what it takes to run a successful k-12 esports program, and new k-12 esports curriculum to go with it aligned to CTE and other standards! 

This session will  teach you how to begin building the optimal Esports lab. From the selection of the room, to the furniture, equipment, power requirements, security and bandwidth needs. Jack Mele of Data Impressions will describe how these factors can affect the successful esports experience.  

esports × TUPE (Tobacco-Use Prevention Education) is a free curriculum that merges health and vaping prevention with esports content. These lessons incorporate videos, group discussions, and individual reflection to develop skills like building peer relationships, coping with stress, and analyzing how social influences affect decisions. Our goals are to increase protective factors against tobacco use, promote healthy gaming experiences, and bolster student engagement.

Learn about the grass roots development of a multi-county Esports league that is run by coaches and is supporting student equity, equality, a developing of 21st Century skills. The Central California Esports League is a grassroots, multi-county, Esports league run by coaches, supporting student equity, equality, and 21st Century skills. Find out about the challenges of developing a program that is sustainable and cost effective for all size schools. Discuss equipment, team building, administrative support, all while fostering an environment of inclusivity.  

Strengths-based, Talent Focused approaches have been proven to be effective for learners who are twice exceptional (Gifted with learning difficulties).Such learners, are frequently in non traditional settings such as homeschool or online/independent study schools. Learn how to integrate executive function and self efficacy strategies and collaborative learning into esports curriculum content within a hybrid community. Additionally, listen to a student’s reflection on learning  through the lens of esports. 

Join us to turn your dream of an esports program in your school into reality. During this session we will help you identify a path to bring your esports program to life. Whether it be a competitive varsity team, after school club or esports class. This session will help you build or expand you vision and set an actionable next step to implement your program. 

Students spend a lot of time online—who’s teaching them the ground rules? This session will demonstrate how foundational digital citizenship and SEL skills can be taught in the classroom and why a mentored space such as an esports program is the perfect place to practice them. The classroom lesson and esports application combine to reinforce the dispositions students need to face the challenges of the digital world. Additionally, attendees will receive resources to support parents with information on how to guide kids without freaking out about “what’s out there.” Common Sense Education, respected non-profit dedicated to the healthy development of kids in today’s tech environment, will share practical resources to teach digital citizenship, SEL, and enhance your school's positive online atmosphere. 

Imagine Scholarships provides NASEF students FREE access to up to $9 billion in scholarships, internships and a library of video resources. Join us to learn tips and tricks to applying for educational dollars! 

At the “Introduction to Esports: The Games and the ESRB”, participants will learn about the various game genres as well as specific video games that students are playing today. In addition they will also learn about the ESRB rating system and how to apply it when evaluating which games are appropriate, and which games are not appropriate for students.

This session will cover the basics of the partnership between NASEF and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and what NASEF is doing to grow the partnership beyond just competition. Many schools in California are CIF member schools, this session can help them get information for their involvement in the CIF Esports Initiative.