SXSWedu 2014 67
Analytical Writing:
A Skill to Change
the World
9:00am –10:00am
Robert Caro
Author
David Coleman
President & CEO, The College Board
Geneviève DeBose
Dir. of Educator Engagement,
National Board
James Bernard
Partners in Learning,
Microsoft
Jeff Johnson
BET
Mauro Diaz
Teacher Ambassador,
U.S. Dept. of Ed.
Inspire, Lead, Innovate,
Make More, TEACH
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Exceptional people gravitate toward big challenges and there are few
challenges greater than reinventing American education. Join Teach.org
in a panel discussion on the current state of education and recruiting
the next generation of teachers. Learn how to help prospective teachers
transition into the teaching profession and ways to help spread the im-
portance of teaching. Teaching demands exceptional talent. Are you up
for the challenge? Make more.
ACC Room 18 • Wednesday Featured Sessions
What makes great analytical writing — the ability to
explain, argue, provoke—so powerful? And can a genera-
tion of American students become experts in this mighty art
that most predicts success in college and careers? Come
join College Board President David Coleman and Pulitzer
Prize winner Robert Caro for a discussion of how writing
can transform outcomes for students, schools and citizens
across the country.