Verizon Innovative Learning brings esports to classrooms for back to school
Verizon Innovative Learning is expanding its education resources for the 2024/2025 school year, introducing new immersive learning content and an esports league. The initiative has already provided digital skills training to nearly 8 million students nationwide. Key highlights include:
- Welcoming 34 new Title I schools and opening 18 new Labs
- Launching a free scholastic high school esports league
- Expanding curriculum with gaming content and esports resources
- Adding new AR apps, Spanish-language activities, and museum partnerships
- Offering teachers discounted myPlan rates starting at $25 per line
Verizon has committed over $1 billion to support digital equity in education, aiming to provide 10 million youths with digital skills training by 2030.
Verizon Innovative Learning sta espandendo le sue risorse educative per l'anno scolastico 2024/2025, introducendo nuovi contenuti di apprendimento immersivi e una lega di esports. L'iniziativa ha già fornito formazione sulle competenze digitali a quasi 8 milioni di studenti in tutto il paese. I punti salienti includono:
- Accoglienza di 34 nuove scuole Title I e apertura di 18 nuovi Laboratori
- Lancio di una lega di esports scolastica gratuita per le scuole superiori
- Espansione del curriculum con contenuti di gioco e risorse per esports
- Aggiunta di nuove app AR, attività in lingua spagnola e collaborazioni con musei
- Offerta per gli insegnanti di tariffe myPlan scontate a partire da $25 per linea
Verizon ha impegnato oltre 1 miliardo di dollari a supporto dell'equità digitale nell'istruzione, con l'obiettivo di fornire 10 milioni di giovani con formazione sulle competenze digitali entro il 2030.
Verizon Innovative Learning está ampliando sus recursos educativos para el año escolar 2024/2025, introduciendo nuevo contenido de aprendizaje inmersivo y una liga de esports. La iniciativa ya ha proporcionado capacitación en habilidades digitales a casi 8 millones de estudiantes en todo el país. Los aspectos destacados incluyen:
- Recibir 34 nuevas escuelas Title I y abrir 18 nuevos Laboratorios
- Lanzamiento de una liga de esports gratuita para escuelas secundarias
- Expansión del currículo con contenido de juegos y recursos de esports
- Adición de nuevas aplicaciones de AR, actividades en español y asociaciones con museos
- Oferta para maestros de tarifas myPlan con descuento comenzando en $25 por línea
Verizon ha comprometido más de 1 mil millones de dólares para apoyar la equidad digital en la educación, con el objetivo de proporcionar 10 millones de jóvenes formación en habilidades digitales para 2030.
Verizon Innovative Learning은 2024/2025 학년도에 맞춰 새로운 몰입형 학습 콘텐츠와 e스포츠 리그를 도입하며 교육 자원을 확장하고 있습니다. 이 이니셔티브는 이미 전국적으로 거의 800만 명의 학생에게 디지털 기술 교육을 제공했습니다. 주요 하이라이트는 다음과 같습니다:
- 34개의 새로운 Title I 학교를 환영하고 18개의 새로운 실험실을 개설
- 무료 고등학교 e스포츠 리그 출범
- 게임 콘텐츠와 e스포츠 리소스를 포함한 교육 과정 확대
- 새로운 AR 앱, 스페인어 활동 및 박물관 파트너십 추가
- 교사에게는 선불 라인당 $25부터 시작하는 할인 myPlan 요금 제공
Verizon은 디지털 교육 형평성을 지원하기 위해 10억 달러 이상를 약속했으며, 2030년까지 1천만 명의 청소년에게 디지털 기술 교육을 제공하는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다.
Verizon Innovative Learning élargit ses ressources éducatives pour l'année scolaire 2024/2025, en introduisant de nouveaux contenus d'apprentissage immersifs et une ligue d'eSports. L'initiative a déjà fourni une formation aux compétences numériques à près de 8 millions d'étudiants à l'échelle nationale. Les points clés incluent :
- Accueil de 34 nouvelles écoles Title I et ouverture de 18 nouveaux Labs
- Lancement d'une ligue d'eSports gratuite pour les lycées
- Expansion du programme avec des contenus de jeux et des ressources d'eSports
- Ajout de nouvelles applications AR, d'activités en espagnol et de partenariats avec des musées
- Offre aux enseignants de tarifs myPlan réduits commençant à 25 $ par ligne
Verizon a engagé plus de 1 milliard de dollars pour soutenir l'équité numérique dans l'éducation, visant à fournir à 10 millions de jeunes une formation aux compétences numériques d'ici 2030.
Verizon Innovative Learning erweitert seine Bildungsressourcen für das Schuljahr 2024/2025 und führt neue immersive Lerninhalte sowie eine eSports-Liga ein. Die Initiative hat bereits fast 8 Millionen Schülern im ganzen Land digitale Fähigkeiten vermittelt. Zu den wichtigsten Punkten gehören:
- Aufnahme von 34 neuen Title-I-Schulen und Eröffnung von 18 neuen Laboren
- Start einer kostenlosen eSports-Liga für weiterführende Schulen
- Erweiterung des Lehrplans mit Gaming-Inhalten und eSports-Ressourcen
- Hinzufügung neuer AR-Apps, Aktivitäten in spanischer Sprache und Partnerschaften mit Museen
- Angebot an Lehrer mit vergünstigten myPlan-Tarifen ab $25 pro Linie
Verizon hat über 1 Milliarde Dollar bereitgestellt, um digitale Chancengleichheit in der Bildung zu unterstützen, mit dem Ziel, bis 2030 10 Millionen Jugendlichen digitale Fähigkeiten zu vermitteln.
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From the launch of its first-ever e-sports league to new gaming-focused content, Verizon Innovative Learning is expanding its education resources, adding new schools and learning labs across the country this 2024/2025 school year
What you need to know:
- Verizon goes back to school with new immersive learning content across its award-winning education initiative, Verizon Innovative Learning, which has now provided nearly 8 million students nationwide with digital skills training.
- This fall, Verizon Innovative Learning will welcome 34 new Title I middle and high schools and open 18 new Labs over the 2024/2025 school year.
- In addition, K-12 educators nationwide will be able to access tech-driven content from new and existing partners through Verizon Innovative Learning HQ, a free education portal that makes innovative learning tools available to all. The platform will also expand its curriculum to include gaming content and a new esports league.
- Teachers can get the best out of myPlan for starting as low as
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BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As teachers and students prepare to return to classrooms this Fall, Verizon is furthering its commitment to powering tomorrow’s leaders and ensuring as have an opportunity to succeed through its award-winning initiative, Verizon Innovative Learning. And this year, the program is unveiling brand-new learning resources that will connect students closer than ever to one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. - esports and gaming - and give teachers the tools to incorporate it in their classrooms.
Today, through Verizon Innovative Learning HQ, Verizon is announcing its first-ever, FREE, scholastic high school esports league. The esports league opens for registration today (August 8) and the league runs from September 23 to December 13. In partnership with nonprofit Games for Change, participating schools will receive free coaching guidance from esports professionals to help prepare teams across areas ranging from technical skills to health and wellness for gamers.
In addition to our new esports league, Verizon Innovative Learning HQ users have access to esports and gaming professional development, lesson plans, and other resources to bring this exciting content into K-12 classrooms:
- Professional development collections for teachers, school leaders, and district leaders focused on how to integrate esports, gaming, and game design into K-12 classrooms.
- Ready to use toolkits and lessons to bring hackathons, game design challenges, and gaming clubs to schools.
- Immersive content and video resources showcasing esports careers including Voices from the Field, a collection of video interviews with esports and gaming professionals. Also, from our partners at Arizona State University, CareerXRcade, a gamified, XR learning experience that brings to life for students various careers in esports and cybersecurity, as well as Professional Pathways: Esports, a complementary curriculum providing project-based learning for students to explore the esports industry.
Beyond esports and gaming, we continue to expand our Verizon Innovative Learning HQ offerings for back to school, thanks to our partners:
- Discovery Education: The latest episode of the TimePod Adventures augmented reality (AR) app as well as 4 new lesson plans are now available on Verizon Innovative Learning HQ. App users can go back in time to return a dinosaur egg to its home before it hatches.
- McGraw Hill: The global education leader is rolling out Spanish-language versions of all 30 McGraw Hill AR activities on Verizon Innovative Learning HQ. All 30 activities across math, science and social studies subject areas are now available via app and web.
- PhET Interactive Simulations at the University of Colorado Boulder: The PhET project at the University of Colorado Boulder is unveiling four new courses on Verizon Innovative Learning HQ that will empower math and science educators to leverage free PhET simulations in their classrooms to support students to engage in the exploration of mathematical and natural principles.
- Museum Initiative: Verizon Innovative Learning, in partnership with NYU Tandon School of Engineering, will continue to develop professional development modules and ready-to-teach lesson plans from various museum and cultural institution partners, including The Franklin Institute, Liberty Science Center, Children’s Creativity Museum, Providence Children’s Museum, and Belle Isle Conservancy.
“For over a decade, Verizon's steadfast commitment to educators and students has made a lasting impact on nearly eight million students nationwide. We are continuing to augment and advance our technology-centric curriculum – adding new programs, partners and content – to ensure more and more students can unlock new opportunities,” said Donna Epps, Chief Responsible Business Officer at Verizon. “As technology and innovation advances, so does our support. Our new, free offerings continue to meet demands and interests across today’s students, from gaming to e-sports to immersive learning, and ensure teachers have the tools to integrate technology in the classroom.”
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Verizon Innovative Learning has committed over
In partnership with the nonprofit Digital Promise, Verizon is expanding the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program by welcoming 34 new Title I schools. This brings the program’s total reach to 626 schools nationwide. Students and teachers of this new cohort will be equipped with devices including tablets and laptops as well as up to four years of data—empowering 24/7 learning in and out of the classroom.
In addition, Verizon is opening 18 new Verizon Innovative Learning Labs in Title I schools this school year, bringing the total to 161 labs across the country. In collaboration with nonprofit partner Heart of America and the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute at Arizona State University, the Verizon Innovative Learning Lab program provides students with access to robust, hands-on learning tools such as VR equipment, 3D printing stations, AR apps and more in a custom-designed, state-of-the-art experiential learning environment.
These efforts are part of the company’s responsible business plan for economic, environmental and social advancement with the goal to provide 10 million youths with digital skills training by 2030.
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