SXSW EDU

101 SXSWedu 2016 Conference Overview About Special Programs Socials Tuesday Tuesday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Instructional Strategies Designing a Student-Centric University JW | Salon 2 | Summit Panels and talks at conferences are innately passive. No matter how you structure the "Q&A" the experience still involves only one or a few people, talking at a lot of other people. They do not tap into the expertise of the audience— "the wisdom in the room." Our stu- dents, faculty and staff will create seminar-style classes (inspired by design sprints) for SXSWedu panelists to actively engage with inspired attendees (who attended their panels) around key con- cepts and ideas in higher ed. Anne Kauth, Minerva Schools, Mike Wang, Minerva Schools, Shane Dabor, Minerva Schools, Sultanna Krispil, Minerva Schools at KGI 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Entrepreneurialism Insights for EdTech Innovators & Investors ACC | Room 19AB | Industry Talk Co-Founders of EdTechXGlobal will share perspective into the international EdTech ecosystem by highlighting trends, landmark investment opportunities and innovative startups from around the world. Join the organisers of the leading EdTech summit series in Europe and Asia to hear more about what's next for the global education technology industry. Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet, EdTechXGlobal, Charles McIntyre, EdTechXGlobal 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Leadership Transforming Education with Learners at the Center JW | Salon 3 | Summit CPE How do we realize a new future of learning in which every child fulfills their boundless potential? Join us to explore the learn- er-centered universe. Play with and expand your notions of where, how, when and with whom learning happens. Engage with leading pioneers and hear about their transformational journeys to reimag- ine and create learning environments that work for all learners. Whether you are just beginning to explore or have been on the learner-centered path for decades, walk away inspired with new ideas to redesign learning in your own community. Kelly Young, Convergence, Trace Pickering, IOWA Big, Margaret Black, Big Thought, Michael Hinojosa, Dallas ISD 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Instructional Strategies Watch, Chat and Learn the OVEE Way Hilton | Salon B | Show & Tell Hosted by ITVS: What if you could plug free high quality media and live chats with world-class experts into your lesson plan? We all know real life experiences and moving images are powerful ways to bring classroom subjects to life. With OVEE you can create inter- active learning events, pivoting around live-streaming, moderated chat and compelling PBS shows like NOVA and Frontline to spark discussion, build engagement and increase participation. Take your students on a virtual class trip to chat live with Astronaut Shan- non Lucid or watch a nature series and dialog with scientists from around the country. Learn how educators are harnessing the power of public media to engage, educate and inspire students. Sharan Sklar, ITVS, Katrina Kehoe, KLRN 3:10 PM - 3:25 PM Educational Equality How Social Media Can Unlock Students' Potential ACC | Room 15 | Future15 The application of behavioral economics has taken the world by storm—but how can we leverage these lessons to improve educa- tion and create not simply educated, but capable students? Ted will explore how Moneythink, a nonprofit providing digital tools to increase financial literacy and capability in American youth, has created a social media app that leverages social networks to nudge students to make healthier financial decisions that in turn become lifelong habits. Join Ted as he shares examples from nonprofits and technology companies alike to learn how to leverage the behavioral economics of social media to not simply build knowledge, but build skills and healthy habits among students. Daniel Rogers, Moneythink 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Entrepreneurialism Silicon Valley + Education = Real Change? ACC | Room 18ABC | Featured Why does Silicon Valley think it can impact education? With over $1.6 billion invested in EdTech companies in the first half of 2015 alone, leading technologists and venture capitalists are placing a big bet on education. Max Ventilla, Founder/CEO of AltSchool, will discuss applying a startup mindset to schools, empowering educators to become 21st century knowledge workers, bringing entrepreneurism into the classroom and using technology that's not screen time. Max Ventilla, AltSchool 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Early Learning From Research to Recess — Early Learning in Practice Hilton | Room 400-402 | Panel | #hmhearlyed CPE A surge of multi-disciplinary research, from neuroscience to psy- chology to cognitive science, has demonstrated the increasingly vital importance of early education for healthy development and long-term success. But how do we translate research into practice across the myriad settings in which young children learn—from the classroom to daycare to the home? How can evidence-based research help bridge the gap between formal and informal learning environments? What role should technology play? How do we en- sure that all children have access to quality educational experienc- es? In this panel, experts in the science of early learning, practice and advocacy come together to discuss. Kathleen Plocinik, Head Start, St. Jerome's, Kelly Fisher, Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Susan Magsamen, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Educational Equality From South LA to the Ivy League Hilton | Salon D | Panel | #LAtoIvy CPE Our panel will consist of two college freshmen and their high school advisor. These two students, from South Los Angeles, are both first-generation college students—one at Harvard and one at Yale. Their stories are similar and different, completely unique yet indicative and telling of the broader challenges at hand. These students, along with a teacher or advisor who helped them reach these schools, will reflect on the challenges throughout the process of applying to college, transitioning to college and finding support in their first year of college, as they approach the end of the first year in the Ivy League. Alvaro Quintero, Harvard University, Joel Snyder, Green Dot Public Schools, Jose Rodriguez, Yale University, Ellie Herman, Pen In The Community

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