SXSW EDU

94 SXSWedu 2016 Tuesday 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Leadership Sustainability Gap: Teachers, Data and the Future ACC | Room 15 | Future15 This session is based on the idea that achieved results are not sus- tainable if teachers do not stay in their positions for longer periods; it is problematic to base their results on personal narratives of mov- ing out of the classroom to school leadership. In my talk I reflect on the shift toward standards, data-driven instruction and use the lens of a recent move to leadership to think deeper and start a conversa- tion about real, scalable solutions in the face of rising expectations. Sustainability is the backdrop as I talk about technology, social issues, teacher development and always starting with the question, "What is best for students?" Joe Ten Brook, Austin Achieve Public Schools 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Implementation What EdTech Companies Need to Know About ESSA ACC | Room 19AB | Industry Talk | #EdTechBridge The new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), recently signed into law by President Obama, carries major implications for schools— and for ed-tech companies. The law has the potential to bring new funding sources and flexibility for districts to pay for digital programs. The sweeping measure also is likely to affect vendors working in school tutoring, school turnarounds and assessment. At the same time, it will pose big challenges for companies, by setting new research standards for vendors. In this session, Education Week Associate Editor Sean Cavanagh and Whiteboard Advisors Co-director David DeSchryver break down what ESSA means for ed-tech providers. Sean Cavanagh, Education Week, David DeSchryver, Whiteboard Advisors 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Gaming The Art & Science of Kahoot! with the Founders Hilton | Salon B | Show & Tell | #AskKahoot Hosted by Kahoot!: Meet Kahoot!'s founders for a behind-the- scenes look at the art and science behind the world's fastest grow- ing learning platform. We'll be uncovering the best ways to create, play, discover and share awesome learning games. Peer into the future with an exclusive preview of powerful new features, game modes and even more ways to play Kahoot! Meet up with fellow Kahoot!'ers, and if you're new to Kahoot!, dive into our awesome community with this interactive Show & Tell session. Pick up some free swag too! Jamie Brooker, Kahoot!, Johan Brand, Kahoot! AS 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Learning Spaces Out of This World Spaces Create Next Gen Learners ACC | Ballroom EFG | Playground Talk Hosted by Office Depot: Do you remember when students sat for hours in uncomfortable hard table-chair combos? Isolated, and immobile, transcribing notes from chalkboard to notebook—line by line practicing conformity and discipline—dreaming of one day graduating and driving a foot-powered car, having a pet saber tooth tiger and hopefully finding a job where they could slide down a dinosaur tail? Well, the Stone Age is over! Welcome to the tech- nology revolution! In this session you will take a journey through time: visiting classrooms of the past, present and future and explore what learning environment evolution and pedagogical innovation means to post-secondary skill sets. Haydee Fuselier, Office Depot 12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Learning Spaces Reclaim the Teachers' Lounge ACC | Room 15 | Future15 | #reclaimthelounge Those of us interested in changing education used to warn fellow innovators to stay away from the teacher's lounge. It is far too often a place where doubt and fear reign. Now, however, I'm issuing a challenge: we must reclaim this space. We can no longer afford to cede this important ground, where so much potential for collabo- ration exists, to the naysayers. Let's build a place that it is additive, embracing the improvisational precept of "Yes, and…" where educa- tors can be creative, inspire each other and collaborate. Mike Lawrence, CUE 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Instructional Strategies The Promise and Peril of Technology Disruption Hilton | Salon A | Core Conversation Children entering school today have life expectancies decades longer than our own. They face unprecedented social, environmen- tal, economic and technological challenges. They will be performing jobs whose titles have not yet been invented and pursue careers in fields that do not now exist. The skills they will need we do not possess and yet we will prepare them for all this anyway. Join distinguished engineer and futurist James Whittaker as he dives deep into the future that our children are facing. From the leading edge of the IoT, holograms and 3D printing to the future of quantum computing and hyper-intelligent machines, predictions will be made and possibilities will be discussed. James Whittaker, Microsoft 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Entrepreneurialism How Teacherpreneurs are Shaking Up Classrooms Hilton | Salon J | Panel | #teacherbiz CPE When teachers identify the issues they encounter on the front lines and are encouraged to develop their own solutions as "teacherpre- neurs," Ed Tech innovation has the potential to become much more rich, precise and effective. In this panel, we'll gather a diverse mix of educators to discuss their experiences with entrepreneurialism in the classroom. We will look both at the unique insight and drive teachers bring to the development and implementation of Ed Tech solutions as teacherpreneurs, as well as at the framework needed both at the district level and within the wider Ed Tech community to support teacherpreneurs in their journey from idea to product. John Ruff, ScribeSense, Jen Medbery, Kickboard, Dan Carroll, Clever, Michael Cardona, Houston ISD 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Leadership Beyond Buzz: Credentialing & Competency Revolution ACC | Room 12AB | Panel | #BeyondBuzz Policymakers have longed called for a system of higher educa- tion that is better aligned to fit the goals of the student and meet employer's workforce needs. After years of talk, change is upon us. National efforts are underway to rethink credentials, while acceler- ated learning and competency-based education are beginning to achieve measurable and significant outcomes. Several large ques- tions remain. Is it truly scalable? Will this be the "revolution" where higher education is forced to meet the demands? Is this what higher education and our society really need? Goldie Blumenstyk, Chronicle of Higher Education, Jake Schwartz, General Assembly, Holly Zanville, Lumina Foundation, Mike Buttry, Capella Education Company

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