SXSWedu - 2015

TUESDAY 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Employers Need More Than Just a Test Score ASSESSMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY & STANDARDS ACC | Room 18ABCD | Featured Session What if job performance was measured by a year-end test aiming to boil all of our work down to a single score? As meaningless as that would be, that's how our edu- cation system works; with the majority of instruction and student evaluation driven toward a single, year-end test. To foster classrooms that develop innovative, resource- ful adults who can hold the jobs of the future—jobs which don't even exist today—we need to implement rigorous accountability systems that foster meaningful learning. Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, Stephan Turnipseed, LEGO Education 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Gaming the System: Teachers Hacking the Classroom GAMING & VIRTUAL LEARNING ACC | Room 16AB | Panel Discussion A growing number of teachers are creating games of all shapes and sizes for their own classrooms. They're defying conventions in creative ways that inspire and engage students (and teachers!) to learn through game play. Let's talk about what that's like, and lead the way for other innovative teachers. We'll share remarkable work, discuss the creation process and inspire one another to think like game designers. Learn how to create, adapt, remix, mash up and integrate games in classrooms. Courtney Francis, Working Examples, Michelle King, Environmental Charter School, Paul Darvasi, Royal St George's College, Tim Saunders, East Grand Rapids Public Schools 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Guiding Pathways to Higher Ed Completion GETTING TO COLLEGE GRADUATION SUMMIT HOSTED BY THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION JW Marriott | Salon C | Summit Students have too many choices and too little guidance. Years of focusing on access without also focusing on completion have resulted in systemic inefficiencies that are preventing learners from achieving credentials and optimizing their economic opportuni- ty. This interactive session will launch the "Guided Pathways" track and will dive deeper into possible solutions and collective brainstorming on creating pathways to success. Davis Jenkins, Community College Research Center Columbia University, Rob Johnstone, National Center for Inquiry & Improvement 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM If You Build It They Will Learn INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & BEST PRACTICES JW Marriott | Salon A | Summit The PBL Done Well summit focuses on the two most important factors in effective implementation of Project Based Learning: The teacher and the organizational con- text in which they operate. This second module - Project Design: If You Build It They Will Learn – engages educators in a highly interactive project design workshop led by Buck Institute for Education staff. Jennifer Cruz, Buck Institute for Education, Rody Boonchouy, Buck Institute for Education 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Innovative Tools & Strategies to Access Higher Ed POLICY & FUNDING Hilton | Salon C | Policy Forum In his first State of the Union Address, President Obama set the goal of returning the United States to first in the world in college attainment. In response, the First Lady launched Reach Higher to inspire students to pursue higher education. The adminis- tration has introduced other policies and programs to increase postsecondary access and affordability, including America's College Promise. We will explore these efforts by the administration and other innovative higher education initiatives. Eric Waldo, Office of the First Lady, Laura Owen, San Diego State University, Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report, Ted Mitchell, U.S. Department of Education 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM It's Elementary, My Dear: Primary is BOSS INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & BEST PRACTICES Hilton | Salon D | Panel Discussion | #elemboss Today's technology-infused classroom seeks to redefine thinking and learning. What does this look like for our YOUNGEST learners? Explore how consumption and creation tools can be leveraged to maximize student achievement, differentiate instruction and personalize learning in an analytics-led classroom. Self-paced lessons that focus on academic competencies coupled with student choice and voice transform thinking in the classroom and beyond. Empower students to be the #Boss of their learning. Cheryl Boes, Utica Community Schools, Kristin Ziemke, Big Shoulders Fund, Sue Gorman, University Of Wisconsin Parkside 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM LAUNCHedu Competition Lightning Round ENTREPRENEURIALISM IN EDUCATION Hilton | Salon H | LAUNCHedu | #LAUNCHedu The fourth annual LAUNCHedu education startup competition will take place at SX- SWedu. This exciting event provides an outlet for entrepreneurs seeking feedback, investment, new strategic partnerships and exposure, to present their early stage business concepts before a panel of industry experts, early adopters and educators. Ten promising education startups have been selected to compete in the 2015 event. Attend the Lightning Round to hear each company present their startup. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Media Arts Education: Insights to Excite! INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & BEST PRACTICES Hilton | Salon E | Panel Discussion | #NEAArtsEd Media arts education standards now exist as a part of the voluntary national core arts standards. These new standards provide an exciting opportunity to study a newly initi- ated art form, support the evolving education landscape and foster a creative learning culture for youth. In this moderated panel, come prepared to make meaningful con- nections to Media Arts-- a unique discipline that seamlessly enhances and incorpo- rates artistic expression, media literacy and technology in the curriculum. Cory Wilkerson, State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education , Lakita Edwards, National Endowment for the Arts, Tania Romero, Austin ISD 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Motivation and Virtual Learning GAMING & VIRTUAL LEARNING Hilton | Salon G | Panel Discussion Recent research findings reveal the promise of motivational strategies as a mecha- nism for improving completion and other key virtual learning outcomes. These inter- ventions, intended to boost mindsets and other noncognitive factors, can be rapidly prototyped, studied and refined for placement in virtual learning environments. Par- ticipants will be introduced to the science, architecture and data associated with mo- tivational interventions, as well as ongoing design and prototyping considerations. Benjamin Haley, Khan Academy, Carissa Romero, Stanford PERTS, Craig Wacker, Raikes Foundation, Philipp Schmidt, MIT Media Lab (continued) SXSWedu 2015 71

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