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New MiEN K-12 Esports White Paper Available: Creating an Esports Space That Supports Academic Success and SEL
20 Jun

New MiEN K-12 Esports White Paper Available: Creating an Esports Space That Supports Academic Success and SEL

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="New MiEN K-12 Esports White Paper Available: Creating an Esports Space That Supports Academic Success and SEL" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1706978088975{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]K-12 esports, or competitive online video gaming is a rapidly growing and trending industry projected to surpass $1.8…

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6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space
09 Jun

6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Academic esports, or a competitive school video-gaming team, is the next big extracurricular opportunity for today’s students. Esports offers the same social and emotional learning benefits as traditional athletics and can also provide a…

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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program
08 Jun

MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] New paper covers curriculums, career pathways, funding, planning and effective space design for competitive gaming  [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1674749198066{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – June 9, 2022 – An increasing number…

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Power Up and Press Play with Esports Spaces
26 May

Power Up and Press Play with Esports Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Power Up and Press Play with Esports Spaces" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]The rise of esports is paving the way for schools to embrace structured esports programs spaces as an extracurricular sport alongside traditional competitive sports programs. School leaders understand that esports offers…

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How to Build and Fund Gaming and eSports Facilities at K-12 Schools, Community Colleges and Universities
11 Apr

How to Build and Fund Gaming and eSports Facilities at K-12 Schools, Community Colleges and Universities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="How to Build and Fund Gaming and eSports Facilities at K-12 Schools, Community Colleges and Universities" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Martin Fritzen[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]The idea to build gaming and esports programs and facilities at educational institutions can come from different sources. Any stakeholder can ask for it:…

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4 Reasons to Create an Esports Space in the Media Center
31 Mar

4 Reasons to Create an Esports Space in the Media Center

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="4 Reasons to Create an Esports Space in the Media Center" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Academic esports continues to grow in K-12 schools as an extracurricular activity that attracts students of all backgrounds. The benefits of esports in schools are clear: evidence shows that academic esports…

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5 Tips for Building an Esports Program in Your District
19 Jan

5 Tips for Building an Esports Program in Your District

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Tips for Building an Esports Program in Your District" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]A unique opportunity to capitalize on after-school activities and get students involved with extracurricular activities, esports’ competitive, organized video gaming has been gaining in popularity in the K-12 sector. Not only is…

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5 Benefits of Esports in Schools
02 Sep

5 Benefits of Esports in Schools

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Benefits of Esports in Schools" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]As the esports industry has grown, academic esports teams have also become more common as an extracurricular activity. Students of all backgrounds are attracted to esports for a variety of reasons, but many are drawn in…

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What Does a Modern Computer Lab Look Like?
27 Oct

What Does a Modern Computer Lab Look Like?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="What Does a Modern Computer Lab Look Like?" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The prevalence of personal devices in the classroom has resulted in the computer labs of the past losing much of their value as spaces for digital and online learning. Laptops…

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5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space
04 Aug

5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1669826448440{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Academic esports, or competitive video gaming, is a unique extracurricular that has recently taken hold in the K-12 education space. While video games have had a history of bad reputations for distracting…

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