SXSW EDU

95 SXSWedu 2016 Conference Overview About Special Programs Socials Tuesday Tuesday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Early Learning Creating the World's First Early Childhood Fab Lab Hilton | Salon E | Panel | #eceFabLab CPE Fab Labs are maker spaces that use digital design and fabrication (e.g. laser cutters and 3D printers) to build STEM skills and creativ- ity. In winter 2016, The Bay Area Discovery Museum, in partnership with TIES and FableVision, will launch the world's first Fab Lab for young learners (ages 3-10) to help them navigate the design process from concept to production, and turn their ideas into reality. This session addresses the design principles of these spaces, lessons learned from this first prototype and curricula suggestions aligned to NGSS and CCSS. Panelists will reflect on their experience in bringing such EdTech maker spaces to our youngest learners in developmentally appropriate ways. Elizabeth Rood, Bay Area Discovery Museum & Center for Childhood Creativity, Paul Reynolds, FableVision Studios, Janice Morrison, TIES Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Educational Equality Activating Student Voices Hilton | Room 400-402 | Panel CPE Schools and colleges talk a good game on civic engagement, but when students actually engage to make change on their cam- puses, they are often met with threats and reprisals. Teen girls disproportionately absorb the brunt of this abuse, because they are disproportionately likely to engage on sensitive social issues that make schools nervous. "Active Voice" is a newly created campaign to unlock the power of student input into school decisionmaking by building a virtual mentorship community to help young women develop their full leadership potential. This panel will review new research about the adversity girls face, and propose solutions to make the school experience more empowering. Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center, Nabiha Syed, BuzzFeed, Piotr Bobkowski, University of Kansas, Tara Subramaniam, Student Voice 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Instructional Strategies LX Design: Because Learning Design Requires UX ACC | Room 16AB | Panel Education technology has reigned in our classrooms, lecture halls and training rooms for the last 25 years. The online learning indus- try is estimated to be worth US $107 million by Forbes. Despite this, in 2015 what we offer our learners pales when compared with the personalized, flexible and usable user experiences they get in almost any other industry. We can learn from them by returning our focus to the learner experience. LX Design needs to become our rallying cry. Four learning designers from four different contexts and two different continents will discuss how adopting user experi- ence methods in learning design may lead education out of its rut. Myra Travin, UNIVentures, Jessica Knott, Michigan State University, Phil Denman, San Diego State University, Joyce Seitzinger, Academic Tribe 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Leadership Developing and Charting the California Way Hilton | Salon H | Policy Forum California has built broad support for educational changes that have sparked divisive battles in other states. The "California Way" involves stakeholder alignment that starts with the highest levels of state government and includes deep work with innova- tive labor-management partnerships. The panel will analyze the relationships between the "what" of CA's approach (new standards, new funding models, new accountability system) and the "how" of California's work (innovative team-based, collaborative models). Panelists will provide first-hand insight into the exciting potential and successes to date, as well as the sometimes difficult struggles encountered by California. David Rattray, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Todd Groves, West Contra Costa Unified School District, Tom Torlakson, California Department of Education, Sue Burr, California Board of Education 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Leadership How Universities are Crowdsourcing Innovation ACC | Room 18ABC | Featured There was some eye rolling when 11 major public research uni- versities (a sector normally competing in rankings and football) announced they were going to come together and share their successes and failures in order to scale innovation. Collaboration in education has not always delivered; but two years later, those 11 schools have developed a proven method to source and scale innovation. Come learn how 11 seeming "frenemies" are closing the innovation gap to serve their students. They'll talk about how they quickly test new technologies and approaches, share what's working and deploy successful ideas across some of the largest universities in the country. Bernadette Gray-Little, University of Kansas, Mark Becker, Georgia State University, Michael Crow, Arizona State University, Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Cognitive Process Teaching Code is Not About Creating Programmers Hilton | Salon G | Panel CPE Global movements like Hour of Code have brought computer science into the mainstream. But those who work in the field firmly believe that the goal should not be to create millions of program- mers. Rather, the entrepreneurs, teachers and academics behind the movement believe all students should learn how to leverage their own abilities through technology. Their research shows there are broad based benefits for all kids when they master concepts like sequencing and algorithmic thinking. This panel will look at how parents, teachers and professors can use the study of computer science to help students improve their problem solving abilities and gain confidence in themselves as digital creators. Grant Hosford, codeSpark, Dan Leyzberg, Princeton University, Colleen Lewis, Harvey Mudd College, Jonathan Schor, CodeMonkey Studios 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Leadership Personalized, Competency-Based Education Meet Up ACC | Room 18D | Meet Up | #inacol Hosted by iNACOL: iNACOL is a nonprofit, membership organiza- tion working with leaders and educators in next generation, person- alized learning models. Our mission: to catalyze the transformation of K-12 education policy and practice to advance powerful, person- alized, learner-centered experiences through competency-based, blended and online learning. Please join us to learn about our work and how you can join our effort to ensure high quality blended and online learning opportunities are available to students. Bruce Friend, iNACOL, Susan Patrick, iNACOL 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Leadership The Dog Ate My Charger: Overcoming EdTech Barriers Hilton | Salon C | Panel From real-time cloud-based assessments to augmented reality, we are surrounded by new educational technologies that are drasti- cally changing teaching and learning. But how ready are we to use these technologies to our advantage in order to improve student outcomes? Join this conversation to understand what barriers we need to overcome to successfully implement EdTech in K-12 and higher education. Through real-world examples and case studies, this session will transform how you approach EdTech in your class- room or workplace. Maia Sharpley, Kaplan Inc, Karl Rectanus, Lea(R)n Inc, Ted Brodheim, Samsung Electronics America Inc, Sherry Hage, Charter Schools USA

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