SXSW EDU

104 SXSWedu 2016 Tuesday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Continuing Education Education & Employment: Exploring New Solutions Hilton | Salon K | Workshop Hosted by the WISE Initiative: One of the biggest issues of our time is addressing the challenges of a disruptive world of work. In this view, how to build education ecosystems that efficiently prepare us for the job market while also empowering us to shape the 21st cen- tury economy? A practical continuation of the Panel on "Education and Employment," this workshop will explore hands-on solutions to the main challenges of this changing world. In the format of a World Café, a dynamic and structured method, the session will host con- comitant discussions led and supported by specialists. The aim is to generate and inspire new ideas from the collective understanding and insights of participants. Mary Abdo, Parthenon-EY, Mike Feerick, Alison 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Learning Spaces Think, Create, Share & Grow in School Library Spaces ACC | Room 15 | Future15 Henrico County school libraries are national award-winning spaces where students think, create, share, and grow. In this session partic- ipants will explore how Henrico school libraries evolved into com- munity hubs where students learn to collaborate, communicate, research and make. From hands-on participation in the designing of library spaces to promoting job-embedded staff development by co-teaching with content teachers, Henrico's school librarians are transforming learning. Participants will get an up-close look at Hen- rico's innovative school library program model and leave with ideas on how to implement positive changes in their own school library. Suzanna L Panter, Henrico County Public Schools 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Educational Equality Personalized Learning Town Hall Meeting JW | Salon 8 | Summit | #Imagineif Student success, access, and equity are common concerns that im- pact every campus. At their intersection lies personalized learning, a transformative solution. In this highly interactive session, attend- ees will have the opportunity to engage around core ideas and assumptions surrounding personalized learning, student success strategies, increasing access and promoting equity. Come lend your voice to this discussion of these important issues, and help shape the language of the discourse. This meeting presents a valuable opportunity to share ideas, gain new perspectives and influence the field. Sparky Zivin, Brunswick Group 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Data Analytics EdMarketer 2016 Hilton | Salon B | Show & Tell | #EM16 Hosted by Education Week: Education Week marketing will be shar- ing survey results of nearly 2,800 school district leaders and educa- tion company marketing executives, including the top challenges of district leaders and what keeps education marketers up at night. Sean Herdman, Education Week 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Implementation New Models in Instructional Content Sharing JW | Room 402-403 | Workshop CPE You have a technology-ready teacher (finally!). You have a tech- nology-ready classroom, wired and filled with devices. You have students eager to collaborate and apply their learning online. And you have a . . . printed textbook? An LMS with limited libraries? Classroom content needs the reinvention and reimagination that the blackboard and rows of desks have had. In this workshop, you'll learn about how LEA and SEA practitioners are leveraging new models to allow teachers and students to use content in new, local- ized and interoperable ways. Kerry Ballast, Texas Education Agency, Hugh Norwood, Trinity Education Group, Juan Cabrera, El Paso Independent School District 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Learning Spaces Get Out! Sincerely, Your Motor and Creative Skills ACC | Ballroom EFG | Playground Hands On | #getoutside How do we provide fantastic learning opportunities for children in their schools' outdoor environments? How do we enable them to open their eyes, senses and minds to movement, play, exploration and creativity in a self-guided way? At The Preschool Museum, Falkensee, Germany, I mixed Italian vibes from the Reggio Emilia Approach and poetical levity of the German 'Experimental Outdoor Education'. With the help of local children and no money, we built a landscape where kids aged 1 to 8, using simple natural elements (wood, rocks, soil & wind), are able to foster their curiosity, percep- tual and motor skills, knowledge and empathy. This zero budget approach can be implemented in every school! Tommaso Lana, Tommaso Lana Coaching Education Consulting 4:20 PM - 4:35 PM Implementation 10 Lessons Teachers Can Learn From Marketers ACC | Room 15 | Future15 What do great teachers and great marketers have in common? The ability to capture attention, cultivate a great experience and measure progress. Whether you are "selling" a topic to students or a product to consumers, you must think about how to engage your audience. Join sofatutor founder & CEO Stephan Bayer as he presents the best tips for teachers to learn from expert marketers. Started in 2007, sofatutor's success in Europe is a result of teachers and marketers working together to produce valuable content and appeal to user needs. Overtime these teachers began applying the marketing lessons. The results: student involvement increased, churn rates went down and grades improved! Stephan Bayer, sofatutor 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Educational Equality EdTech–Exacerbating Inequity or Driving Solutions? ACC | Room 19AB | Industry Talk Survey's up, and the answer's just not clear. Despite the tremen- dous surge of optimism hailing technology as the great equalizer of educational opportunity, a growing body of evidence indicates that in many cases, technology is having the opposite effect. It is increasing the knowledge gap between affluent and low-income students, between white students and students of color, and between the school and life-ready and the less-prepared. Where are we falling short? What blind spots have we missed? Leaders in EdTech share their experience at the intersection of technology and educational equity and identify opportunities and common pitfalls for entrepreneurs and school leaders. Sabina Bharwani, Teach For America, Tonika Cheek Clayton, NewSchools Venture Fund, Brian Dixon, Kapor Capital, Henry Hipps III, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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