Minecraft Esports Teacher Academy

Overview

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Module 1: Utilize Minecraft Education esports content to host competitions and tournaments for students.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe what esports is
- Explain the role and value of esports in an academic setting
- Recognize how Minecraft Education provides a platform for academically enriching esports experiences
Module 2: Esports in Minecraft Education using Build Challenges supports classroom goals.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe the components of a Build Challenge
- Explain the format of a Build Challenge, including steps
- Identify the difference between team and individual Build Challenges
- Differentiate asynchronous and head-to-head Build Challenges
- Identify resources to get started
- List considerations before implementing a Build Challenge
Module 3: Encourage quick thinking, adaptability, and problem-solving in your classroom with head-to-head challenges in Minecraft esports.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain the purpose and value of head-to-head build challenges
- Describe what Build Battle worlds are and where to locate them
- Explain how to open, host, and manage a Build Battle world in order to host a head-to-head build challenge
Module 4: Grow your Minecraft Education esports program by setting expectations and creating competitive tournaments.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain the importance of setting expectations for esports programs
- Describe the various ways esports can be utilized from day-to-day instruction to region-wide events
- Understand how tournaments can be formatted for smaller and larger scale competition
- Understand how school districts created their own large-scale events

Syllabus

Module 1: Module 1: Minecraft in esports
- Introduction
- An overview of Minecraft Education
- What is esports?
- Benefits of academic esports
- Academic esports in Minecraft Education
- The value of Minecraft esports
- Role of the educator
- Role of the students
- There's no right approach
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 2: Module 2: Build challenges in Minecraft esports
- Introduction
- Components of a Build Challenge
- Prompt creation
- Student planning and building
- Student presentations
- Assessment and scoring
- Build Challenges with teams or individuals
- Asynchronous and head-to-head Build Challenges
- Resources to get started
- Planning considerations
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 3: Module 3: Host a head-to-head challenge
- Introduction
- The purpose of head-to-head Build Challenges
- What Build Battle worlds are
- Prompt considerations
- Use Build Battle worlds
- Host a world
- Select teams
- Set the timer
- Run the match
- After the match
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 4: Module 4: Grow your Minecraft esports program
- Introduction
- Set expectations
- Esports in daily instruction
- Extracurricular esports
- Schoolwide esports
- Regional esports events
- Tournament formatting
- Other Minecraft esports worlds
- Knowledge check
- Summary