SXSWedu - 2015

74 SXSWedu 2014 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GAMING & VIRTUAL LEARNING Students as Producers: Game Design & Coding For Kids ACC Ballroom EF | Playground Hands On Kids love to create, and they can make some incredible things using digital content creation tools. In this hands-on session, we'll explore two game-based tools designed specifically for classroom use that help students learn the principles of digital design, engineering, programming and critical thinking while making amazing stuff. Partici- pants can try their hand at game design with Gamestar Mechanic or learn the funda- mentals of coding with Tynker. No prior experience required. BYOD! Brian Alspach, E-Line Media, Kevin Elgan, Tynker #kidscreate 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM SOCIAL & MOBILE LEARNING CTRL/ALT: The Future of the Connected Classroom Hilton Salon C | Future15: The Classroom The connected classroom is more than a place that fosters "digital literacy." In this talk, we will discuss how the civic and experiential engagement models overlap, and how that impacts the ground-up approach to the digital transformation in education. Livia Veneziano, Big Spaceship #CTRLALT 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM BEST PRACTICES & IMPLEMENTATION Disrupting the "Classroom": Re-Engaging Learners Hilton Room 408 | Workshop Tired of your same old? Want to "fix" the "broken?" Disrupting the Classroom is the art of re-engaging distracted, potentially uninspired learners. Teachers, designers, administrators and learners will walk away with new tools and inspired approaches to teaching from one of the most innovative new schools in Canada dedicated to nur- turing collaborative and adaptive intelligence in a digital world. Join Patrick and his award-winning antics for a second year. Come prototype the next disruption. Patrick Pennefather, Simon Fraser University/MDM Program #disruptedu 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM BEST PRACTICES & IMPLEMENTATION How Teacher Motivations Shape Digital Learning Hilton Room 412 | Workshop Ever wondered why professional development programs in digital learning may in- spire some teachers and leave others in the cold? Learn the secrets of creating an effective professional development program for educators that activates reflection and promotes best practices in digital learning. You'll learn to use the Powerful Voices for Kids DIGITAL LEARNING HOROSCOPE with video excerpts to help teachers reflect on the variety of instructional approaches used to advance digital and media literacy. Renee Hobbs, University of Rhode Island #PVK 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM BIG DATA & LEARNING ANALYTICS LRMI: Using Education Metadata to Support Learning Hilton Room 410 | Workshop Learn about the metadata standard that will change how educators and students find instructional materials. This hands-on workshop on the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative is aimed at content creators/curators, tagging service providers, and states and districts interested in content that is optimized for personalized learning. At- tendees who publish educational content are encouraged to bring samples of their resources for the hands-on tagging portion of the workshop. Michael Jay, Educational Systemics, Sue Buesing, McHugh & Associates, Trilby Berger, MetaMetrics #LRMI 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ACHIEVEMENT GAPS & EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY STEM Experts Mentoring Youth Hilton Salon E | Workshop The New York Academy of Sciences prepares graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to volunteer as mentors for youth during afterschool time in underserved communities. In this session, we will discuss our four-step training and support model that readies young scientists to mentor middle grades youth by teaching them about hands-on STEM lessons, youth development, and diverse learners. Come workshop with us to discover strategies to apply the model in your community! Kristian Breton, The New York Academy of Sciences, Stephanie Wortel, The New York Academy of Sciences 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ENTREPRENEURIALISM IN EDUCATION An Ecosystem Model to Scale Education Innovation Hilton Salon J | Panel Discussion In education, the idea of "going it alone" is a thing of the past—partnerships are all the rage. This panel will explore (and debate!) whether and how partnerships can be formed to create educational innovations through innovation ecosystems. How can educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, technologists, corporations, and investors le- verage the strengths of their individual backgrounds and resources to create innova- tions for the benefit of learners everywhere? Bobbi Kurshan, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Chris Lehmann, Science Leadership Academy, Martin Ihrig, University of Pennsylvania, Priscilla Sands, SCH Academy #innoecosys 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BEST PRACTICES & IMPLEMENTATION Bricks, Blends and MOOCS: Flipping an Ed School Hilton Salon K | Panel Discussion This panel chronicles Relay GSE's move from traditional instruction to hybrid and on- line learning. We'll provide insight on the following: 1) How does traditional learning inform online design? 2) How can students demonstrate what they are learning in an online environment? 3) Given the flood of available data, what is helpful to know from the perspective of a learner? Instructor? 4) When moving online, how might institu- tions prepare faculty and students to adapt to the flipped classroom model? Billie Gastic, Relay Graduate School of Education, Brent Maddin, Relay Graduate School of Education, Daniel Konecky, Relay Graduate School of Education #RelaySXSW 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDUCATION POLICY & FUNDING Building a Better Teacher Hilton Salon B | Policy Forum How to develop and measure effective teachers has become one of the most debated topics in education. Research shows that teachers are the number one in-school fac- tor that impacts student achievement. This session will focus on where it all begins: the teacher preparation program. How do both traditional and alternative teacher preparation programs develop quality teachers, how do we measure the success of programs and should a program be assessed by the success of its graduates? Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report, Jessica Guthrie, Teach For America, Jon Engelhardt, Baylor University, Kate Walsh, National Council On Teacher Quality #tprepchat WEDNESDAY SESSIONS

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