Dr. Kristy Custer is the Vice President of Educational Innovation at High School Esports League where she is helping guide the worldwide esports phenomena with an educator’s lens. Over the past 24 years, she has been a public school educator and champion for at-risk youth leading her team at Complete High School Maize to a Crystal Star Award for Dropout Prevention, Civic Advocacy Award, Promising Practice Award, and twice being named a National School of Character. Dr. Custer is a leader in character education and civic advocacy. The Kansas Health Foundation named her a Civic Health Hero, and the Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals named her the 2018 Principal of the Year.

Show Highlights

• Student Privacy & Data
• Alternative High School Education
• Failing Forward
• ESports Gaming
• Gaming Concepts Curriculum
• Engagement & Connection to School
• Social-Emotional Learning
• Mental Health
• #showupforkids

Kristy Custer's Contact Info:

• Twitter 1:  @kgcuster
• Website:  https://www.highschoolesportsleague.com/gaming-concepts
• Book:  Gaming Concepts 1.1
• LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristy-custer-94a4b290/

Additional Resources:

Houghton Lake Resorter

https://www.houghtonlakeresorter.com/articles/cha-students-take-part-in-tech-course-that-focuses-on-video-games/

School Library Journal

https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=middle-school-esports-teams-offer-sel-communication-computer-and-career-skills-more

Esports Insider

https://esportsinsider.com/2018/09/high-school-esports-league-partners-with-kansas-school-district/

National School Board Association

https://www.nsba.org/ASBJ/2020/February/esports

The Journal

https://thejournal.com/articles/2019/09/13/free-esports-curriculum-contains-full-lesson-plans.aspx

Tech Raptor

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/new-games-based-curriculum-offered-by-high-school-esports-league-and-microsoft

Efuse

https://efuse.gg/news/other/esports-is-inclusive