Competitive gaming is making it to the mainstream! Competitions are selling out venues like Madison Square Garden and online streaming of Esports is as popular as viewing of professional athletic events. Colleges are starting to provide scholarships for competitive gaming. It is time to build the pipeline to prepare students for these opportunities while honoring their interests and valuing their skills. This chat is aimed at building a community around the growth of Esports in grades 6 though 12 which will naturally feed into the college programs. Join us for the weekly #EsportsEDU chat at 7:30 pm ET. It is a 30 minute chat that will have one question / topic each week to guide the discussion. Use the hashtag #Esportsedu or join us via participate.com at participate.com/chats/EsportsEDU
Welcome to tonight’s #esportsEDU chat. Please introduce yourself, name, location, roll & the game you’re playing. We value many viewpoints so even if your not a teacher feel free to chat with us tonight! Our topic will be how we can use esports to teach communication skills!
Steve from NJ. I teach game design and development to awesome middle schoolers. I also have an epic gameclub and am just getting our HS #esports program started. Exciting stuff. Played some @avariaVS today with game club @JunctureMedia#esportsEDU
Tonight’s #esportsEDU topic is: how can we use esports to teach communication skills. Let us know what your doing, what you’d like to work on, or how you think esports can sever as a platform to build good communication skills in our youth.
Carrie aka Choc, Ca, gamer/steamer teacher, director of Gaming for Education at Progressive Learning Academy. These days you’ll find me in Sea of Thieves mostly. #esportsEDU
Communication through team game play is critical. In addition communication in terms of sportsmanship and digital citizenship needs to be addressed and modeled / taught in context of #Esports#esportsedu
Tonight’s #esportsEDU topic is: how can we use esports to teach communication skills. Let us know what your doing, what you’d like to work on, or how you think esports can sever as a platform to build good communication skills in our youth.
Welcome to tonight’s #esportsEDU chat. Please introduce yourself, name, location, roll & the game you’re playing. We value many viewpoints so even if your not a teacher feel free to chat with us tonight! Our topic will be how we can use esports to teach communication skills!
Welcome to tonight’s #esportsEDU chat. Please introduce yourself, name, location, roll & the game you’re playing. We value many viewpoints so even if your not a teacher feel free to chat with us tonight! Our topic will be how we can use esports to teach communication skills!
the obvious treamwork, & collaboration. How to lead or follow with respect while also hearing your teammates. Using descriptive language and knowing what details are important for call outs or working as a unit. #esportsEDU
Thank you for joining us for tonight’s #esportsEDU chat. Take second to reintroduce yourself, follow Any one you think could help you on your esports journey and let us know what topics you’d like to see covered in future chats!
