Minecraft Esports Teacher Academy

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

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

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Introduction
• Set expectations
• Esports in daily instruction
• Extracurricular esports
• Schoolwide esports
• Regional esports events
• Tournament formatting
• Other Minecraft esports worlds
• Knowledge check
• Summary