SXSW EDU

108 SXSWedu 2016 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Gaming How to Think (and Learn) Like a Futurist ACC | Ballroom D | Keynote CPE Best known for her work as a pioneering game designer and author of the bestselling books Reality is Broken and SuperBetter, Jane McGonigal, PhD, has also spent the past decade working as a fu- turist. In this playful one-hour master class, you will learn the three most important techniques of future forecasting, while taking a tour of five of the most surprising potential futures for education in the next decade. The final 15 minutes of this session will be devoted to playing a collaborative future forecasting game that Jane has de- signed just for the SXSWedu community—you won't want to miss it! Jane McGonigal, Institute for the Future 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Entrepreneurialism Creating and Delivering What Teachers Really Want ACC | Room 19AB | Industry Talk You've got the best idea for an education product, ever. It's innova- tive! It's disruptive! It's Common Core-aligned! But is it solving the real-world problems of teachers and learners? AAP PreK-12 Learn- ing Group members have been developing successful, high-quality educational resources for decades. We've assembled a dream team, led by moderator Michael Jay, to help you think through product development, marketing and procurement. You'll leave with expert tips for building vibrant and effective learning tools, a firmer grasp on reaching your target audience(s) with just the right message and exclusive insights into the complicated—and evolving—world of buying cycles, adoption, RFPs, etc. Randy Wilhelm, Knovation Learning, Shanika Hope, McGraw-Hill Education, Michael Jay, Educational Systemics 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Instructional Strategies Go Bananas with Music Tinkering in the Classroom ACC | Ballroom EFG | Playground Talk Make computer science and engineering fun! Do away with tech- nology's long, boring talks about integers and arrays and give kids the hands-on electronics experience they deserve. By combining the inherent fun of making and tinkering with a popular topic most kids are fluent in, electronic dance music, coding comes easy and electronics become cool. Let Dub Academy show you the successes we have had with our hands on "Music Modding" STEAM curricu- lum, and how you can incorporate music and tinkering into your own classroom. Laurie Lyons, Dub Academy, Mitch Chaiet, ConcertCam 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM SEL Whole Child Education: Body, Mind and Spirit JW | Salon 2 | Summit | #WholeChild CPE How do we build healthy, active, creative and socially skilled students and adults? AISD is weaving Coordinated School Health, creative learning strategies and social and emotional learning in all classrooms.National and local research demonstrates that whole child education increases attendance, reinforces positive behav- ior and improves academic achievement. In this active session, participants will gain the knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to implement whole child education in their classrooms. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how every student succeeds with whole child education. Michele Rusnak, Austin Independent School District, Paul Cruz, Austin ISD, Sherrie Raven, Austin ISD, Yesenia Garcia - Herrington, Austin ISD 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Special Needs Optimizing Ed: UDL, Tech & Personalized Learning Hilton | Salon J | Panel | #edtechLD CPE Exciting personalized classrooms are the gold standard, advanc- ing learning for all students. Technology breakthroughs and cutting-edge advances have enabled classrooms to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and to reach kids with learning and attention issues, while improving the classroom experience for everyone. Join experts from CAST, Harvard and Intel Education as they discuss the benefits of and barriers to implementing person- alized learning in classrooms. Explore ways UDL can be used as a framework to optimize teaching for all students. Learn how technol- ogy breakthroughs are enabling teachers to engage and advance all students. Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann, CAST, David Dockterman, Harvard Graduate School of Education, John Galvin, Intel Corporation, Zoila Lara-Cea, Eye To Eye Wednesday Receive Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits at sessions marked with CPE .

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