Webinar: Powering up Esports Teams in your institution by Hyve

Powering up Esports Teams in your institution

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Come and join us on Thursday 17 November at 16:00 (GMT), for an exciting Bett Academy in partnership with Intel!

Esports is everywhere in education, rapidly growing in K-12, Further Ed and Higher Ed. An engaging, inclusive way to build STEAM and social-emotional skills, esports also helps develop students’ interest in future technology careers. In a 2020 survey of over 1,100 esports athletes conducted by GYO, over 60 per cent said that they planned to pursue a career in either a STEM or esports field.

Join our panel discussion on 17th November as we invite educators and esports experts to consider the emergence of esports in education, the steps involved in launching an esports team, and the impacts educators see after an esports program is established.

Intel has been a leader in PC gaming and an esports innovator for more than two decades. Drawing on extensive experience and research, Intel and its partners are ready to support educational institutions as they navigate this new and exciting opportunity.

What can you expect:

- Instant access to your personalised CPD certificate
- The opportunity to ask an Intel expert questions
- Live poll participation and exclusive handouts
- A platform to network with other educators around the world

Presenters

Snow White

Director of US Education Strategy

Snow White is Intel’s Director of Education Sales Strategy for North America. With over 25 years working in the educational technology field, Snow is considered an educational thought leader with expertise around digitally transformed learning environments and creating partnerships between education and industry. Snow’s educational experience has included teaching in the classroom, owning her own K12 edtech company, curriculum development, influencing legislation supporting digital inclusion initiatives, and providing professional development and educational leadership consulting to schools internationally, Snow has accelerated momentum toward student-led and personalized learning. In addition, with the recent rise in esports in education, Snow is collaborating with school districts, state-level sports governing bodies, and leading esports industry partners so that she can bring thought leadership and best practices of esports and related career pathways to K12 and Higher Education institutions.

Stuart Walker

Head of UK Education Intel

Stuart represents Intel working with the Education community in the UK spanning School, College and University communities. Aspects of his work include supporting impactful technology adoption and digital strategy development. BETT Ahead Advisory Board Member, Stuart also leads the Intel UK efforts in supporting skills development overseeing the progress of “Skills for Innovation” and “AI for Youth” Intel Digital Readiness programmes.

Tom Dore

Head of Global Esports Academy Senior Advisor, British Esports Federation

Tom Dore is the Head of the Global Esports Academy (GEA) which is part of the Global Esports Federation, the international convening body for esports that brings together athletes, players and industry leaders in one inclusive platform. Tom is leading the GEA’s work on coaching, education, professional development and membership.

Tom is also a Senior Advisor at the British Esports Federation and led the establishment of the British Esports Student Champs, a national esports competition for schools and colleges which currently sees 570 teams playing each week on a Wednesday afterschool. He also led the development of the BTEC in Esports qualification in partnership with Pearson, the global learning company. There are now 6000 students studying these level 2 and level 3 qualifications in the UK. He is recognised as one of the leading voices in the world on esports and education.

Kalam Neale

Head of Education - British Esports, Trainer (UK & International) - Pearson & Director of Education - Strategic Esports Group

As Head of Education at British Esports, Kalam focusses on delivering growth and development of esports in education across the UK and beyond.

Recipient of the prestigious Pearson National Teaching Award for his outstanding commitment to digital innovation, Kalam, an experienced teacher, educator and educational leader previously served as Esports Programme Lead at Barnsley College, where he co-wrote the Esports BTEC in association with Pearson and British Esports, as well as being one of the first to offer the qualification to students and participate in the British Esports Student Championships.

Kalam also serves as Director of Education at Strategic Esports Group, Trainer & Podcast Host at Pearson, Governor at Barnsley College and was a NASEF Fellow for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Ty Goddard

Co-Founder & Chair, The Education Foundation & Edtech UK

Ty is the Co-founder of The Education Foundation and Chair of Edtech UK – a new strategic body launching in the Autumn of 2015 to accelerate the EdTech sector in Britain and globally. He is recognised as one of the UK’s leading experts on education reform and is a regular commentator on the future of education in the media.

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