Sessions of 2025 Summer Conference: Robert LaPlante

Mr. LaPlante, Robert
CTE Teacher
Gilbert Public Schools
Robby Laplante is an innovative, passionate, and engaging secondary school teacher at Desert Ridge High School in the Gilbert Unified School District. Robby has taught 3 sections of Academic Esports the past two years and has taught CTE courses for 14 years. Mr. LaPlante started coaching Esports in 2019 and is an expert in the benefits of academic esports.
Sessions:
The Future of Academic Esports-Educators Perspectives and CTSOs
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Westin La Paloma
- Administration
- Engineering, Manufacturing
- Information Technologies
Global competition for in-demand tech related careers is at an all-time high and will continue to increase as the world ideologies, environmental factors, and high-tech globalization flourishes. Students deserve choices in careers and emerging technologies, marketing and future businesses related to academic esports offer diverse and equitable workforce skills. Professional skills gleaned from these experiences include problem solving, teamwork, collaboration, communication and a plethora of skills mastery which leads to certification in a variety of wide-ranging careers.