Article POST FROM ISU – Meet the @EdGamer Zack Gilbert

The link below is from The Statewide Standard is a yearly publication though the College of Education at Illinois State University. Tommy Navikas, the columnist, spent many hours following me around as I was engaged in my classroom, my after school game club, and a local esports tournament. Tommy did a great job and I appreciate the time and effort he spent writing this article.

Meet the @EdGamer Zack Gilbert

twitter
Read the rest

Esports Discussion at PlayNormal Esports

The following is from my discussion at PlayNormal Esports on 6-25-19. I had an open discussion with a group of kids who were participating at a Fortnite camp.

This is a simple guide and does not go into full detail. There are many variables that are not discussed in the content below.

Goals for a successful esports player in middle and high school:

  • Practice
  • Compete
  • Collaborate and be a good team player
  • Exercise and physical training
  • Eat well
  • Get proper hours of sleep 

HIGH SCHOOL ESPORTS RESOURCES – ByteSpeed

THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE TRAINING FOR ESPORTS ATHLETES

How to start esports in your school:

Read the rest

#NTCONISU 2019

NEW TEACHER CONFERENCE AT ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

Presentations for the day by Andy Goveia and Zack Gilbert

We Learn Best Through Play (Zack)

Standards based grading: bringing it to your classroom (Andy and Zack)

Relax and have fun: integrating instructional technology for “new” teachers (Andy and Zack)

Andy Goveia – @Mr_Goveia

Zack Gilbert – @EdGamer

twitter
Read the rest