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EPISODE · Feb 2, 2026 · 31 MIN

Student Engagement: eSports in Schools

from CA Today · host CA Today

This episode takes listeners inside a regional eSports tournament held on Friday, December 12 at Jamestown Community College, where students from various districts came together to compete, collaborate, and connect. Through interviews with students and coaches, the episode explores how eSports supports key Portrait of a Graduate competencies such as communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, adaptability, and citizenship. It also highlights how eSports creates a powerful sense of belonging for students who may not traditionally participate in athletics or other extracurricular activities and how experiences like this extend learning beyond the classroom to help students build confidence and interpersonal skills. This conversation emphasizes that eSports is not just about competition, but about preparing students to thrive in school, careers, and life. For more information about regional eSports opportunities or other similar student program events, contact Karen Insley, Student Programs Program Manager at CA BOCES, at [email protected] you to today's hosts!  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rick Weinberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- Technology Coordinator/Professional Development   ⁠Brooke Neamon⁠- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional DevelopmentJoin us!    View our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠registration page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to view upcoming CABOCES regional workshop opportunities and have your district representative, responsible for registration, sign you up!   Don't Forget To Connect! Subscribe and review wherever you like to listen! Connectwith today's hosts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to offer future show ideas or share something you're excited about, such as what's happening in your school or classroom!

This episode takes listeners inside a regional eSports tournament held on Friday, December 12 at Jamestown Community College, where students from various districts came together to compete, collaborate, and connect. Through interviews with students and coaches, the episode explores how eSports supports key Portrait of a Graduate competencies such as communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, adaptability, and citizenship. It also highlights how eSports creates a powerful sense of belonging for students who may not traditionally participate in athletics or other extracurricular activities and how experiences like this extend learning beyond the classroom to help students build confidence and interpersonal skills. This conversation emphasizes that eSports is not just about competition, but about preparing students to thrive in school, careers, and life. For more information about regional eSports opportunities or other similar student program events, contact Karen Insley, Student Programs Program Manager at CA BOCES, at [email protected] you to today's hosts!  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rick Weinberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- Technology Coordinator/Professional Development   ⁠Brooke Neamon⁠- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional DevelopmentJoin us!    View our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠registration page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to view upcoming CABOCES regional workshop opportunities and have your district representative, responsible for registration, sign you up!   Don't Forget To Connect! Subscribe and review wherever you like to listen! Connectwith today's hosts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to offer future show ideas or share something you're excited about, such as what's happening in your school or classroom!

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