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ARTS Arts Education: Nothing Elective About It Create to Change: Artistic Practice as Pedagogy Creativity and the Arts as a Catalyst for Change Getting Youth Actively Involved Not Acting Out The Street Arcade: Socially Engaged Videogames The Tide is Turning for Music Education ASSESSMENT Breaking the Standardized Test Addiction Open Maker Portfolios: Capture, Share and Assess The Future of Educational Assessment The Rankers on College Rankings: Why We Do It Throwing Out Grades for Better Student Learning Underprepared Students on the Pathway to Success COGNITIVE PROCESS Designing Environments to Increase Creativity It's More Than Just Fun: The Power of Play So Many SXSWedu Ideas: See How They Connect Students as Global Entrepreneurs Thru 3 Big Pivots Teaching Code is Not About Creating Programmers The Myth of the Learning Style Holds Students Back CONTINUING EDUCATION Are They Learning? Competency-Based Student Voices Collaborative Empathy: Teaching for Learning Cultivating Teacher Readiness in Next Gen Learning Diplomas Optional: Jobs of the New Century Graduating to Digital-First Branding in Higher Ed Students Unfiltered: Digital in the Classroom DATA ANALYTICS A Data-Driven Culture: Who's Behind the Wheel? From Analytics to Action Privacy Flash Forward: Today's Students Tomorrow The Accidental Consequences of Data Privacy Laws What Do We Mean When We Ask if EdTech "Works"? What the Public Wants from Our Schools EARLY LEARNING Creating the World's First Early Childhood Fab Lab From Research to Recess: Early Learning in Practice Invisible Assessment: What K-12 Can Learn from ECE Pay for Success: Next Big Bet in Early Learning? See2Achieve: Virtual Reality, Vision and Learning Tots and TVs: Children's Learning from Screens EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY EdTech's Blind Spot: Closing the ELL Equity Gap Is My Subconscious the Problem? Racial Bias in Ed Linking Dropout Rates to Economic Recovery Making OER Work: Peer Learning in Public Libraries Opportunity Divide: Math as a Social Justice Lever Redefining Pathways to Success: Lessons from SE67 We Need to Talk: Building Inclusive Communities ENTREPRENEURIALISM Connecting Edupreneurs to Creative Pros Education and Entrepreneurship: What, Why and How Initial Sessions Accepted for 2016! Community involvement in PanelPicker drives the selection of programming for SXSWedu. Given the record number of proposals submitted, this year's process was the most competitive yet, fueling the most dynamic and innovative program to date. Based on the collective input from the community, Advisory Board and sta voting totals, the following list reflects a selection of the sessions accepted to present in March. See the full list of sessions selected in the first round for SXSWedu 2016 at sxswedu. com/sessions. Community Favorites VOTING BREAKDOWN

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