SXSW EDU

113 SXSWedu 2016 Conference Overview About Special Programs Socials Wednesday Wednesday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SEL Can Media Teach Character Strengths & Life Skills? ACC | Room 12AB | Panel CPE Media can affect children's social and emotional learning (SEL), which has implications for moral development and achievement. So, in partnership with the John Templeton Foundation and Bezos Family Foundation, Common Sense has developed tools, SEL-sen- sitive ratings & write-ups of visual and interactive media, to enrich children's character virtues and life skills. This session will distin- guish virtues from skills and articulate how both are vital for healthy functioning. Next, it will review how stories (e.g., campfire tales, video game simulations) influence SEL. Last, it will demonstrate how parents, teachers and kids can use Common Sense's tools to find inspirational, educational media. Darla Anderson, Pixar, Yalda T Uhls, Common Sense, Jeff Kleeman, A Very Good Production, Ed Bowers, Clemson University 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Educational Equality The Future of Socioeconomic School Integration Hilton | Salon H | Policy Forum This panel will address future efforts to encourage socioeconomic equality in schools by addressing how to move toward a world in which no child will attend a school of high poverty—schools in which more than 50% of the students are poor. The panel will dis- cuss recent efforts to encourage school integration nationwide by creating magnet schools, adopting inter-district transfer programs and other district-wide strategies for achieving socioeconomic diversity. The panel will address possible policy solutions for the future that could be implemented at either the federal or state level to improve the economic and racial diversity of schools. Christopher Suarez, Williams & Connolly LLP, Nikole Hannah Jones, The New York Times, Richard Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, Amy McIntosh, US Department of Education 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Cognitive Process Students as Global Entrepreneurs Thru 3 Big Pivots Hilton | Salon A | Core Conversation As follow-up to best-selling World Class Learners, a team of diverse educators collaborated to take this idea to implementation, explor- ing a radical approach: students as global entrepreneurs. Instead of imposing a just-in-case, preparing-for-employment mindset, our research confirms we should cultivate creative, entrepreneurial thinkers and learners that are ALERT to possibilities. This calls for three key elements: student-driven learning that nurtures curiosity, strengths and passions, product-driven learning that solves real challenges for authentic audiences and school as a global class- room where learning is expansive, responsive and collaborative. Join us to explore how to create these shifts. Homa Tavangar, Growing Up Global 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Implementation Modern Social Studies: New Standards, New Tools Hilton | Room 400-402 | Panel CPE Social studies education provides a framework in which to develop a student's role in society. It is woven into literacy, civics, geogra- phy, history and current events and provides a foundation for how students understand the world. But, are today's students making these connections? Eric Contreras, developer of NYC's new social studies curriculum, hosts a discussion with educators and nonprofit content creators who are re-imagining the social studies land- scape to make this powerful subject more relevant and accessible to students through modern resources. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with the panelists and will receive supple- mental materials and a list of resources. Eric Contreras, New York City Dept of Education, Christine Sciascia, Mark Twain IS 239, DC Vito, The LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project), Kelly Whitney, iCivics Inc 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Educational Equality Giving Hope: Overcoming Odds with Blended Learning Hilton | Salon D | Panel CPE We have a moral imperative to raise the bar for all kids to help them become college and career ready, but it is important we do so by making instruction reachable through solid and robust personalized resources that focus on the area(s) each student needs to improve on. An expert panel will share their perspectives on effective tools and strategies aimed at personalizing learning regardless of grade level, while increasing equity for English language learners and other disadvantaged students. Robert Rayburn, Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Gayle White Wallace, Mount Vernon City School District, Kimberly Moritz, Randolph Central School, Crystal Hill, Mooresville Graded School District 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Early Learning Invent Your Own Internet of Things: STEAM and IoT ACC | Ballroom EFG | Playground Hands On Join SAM Labs and you'll be creating your own wireless Internet of Things inventions while learning science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics skills. No coding, no wires. You'll be shown how to use SAM Labs' kits to instantly create wireless systems and connect them to the Internet without any coding skills needed. You'll be learning how to use our wireless blocks and simple app to understand the basics of programming, logics, the Internet of Things and engineering. You'll be inventing in no time, whether expert of beginner. David Weiss, SAM Labs, Joachim Horn, SAM Labs 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Instructional Strategies Two Perspectives on Personalized Learning Hilton | Salon C | Debate | #Imagineif Hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Personalized learning at scale has potential to transform higher education, yet the postsecondary community is divided on what personalized learning means and how best to meet the needs of all students. Two consulting and advisory firms have been engaged by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to investigate personalized learning and institutional implementation strategies. This session will feature an introduction to the personalized learning research of the Brunswick Group and Tyton Partners, followed by a facilitated discussion high- lighting what personalized learning means to different postsecond- ary populations and sharing strategies for maximizing its impact in higher education. Gates Bryant, Tyton Partners, Emily Lammers, Tyton Partners, Sparky Zivin, Brunswick Group 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Entrepreneurialism Rarefied Air: Diversity in Education Innovation ACC | Room 16AB | Panel Hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Join a panel of dy- namic innovators of color as they discuss the challenges and incred- ible opportunities facing education organizations and companies who seek to leverage diversity of leadership as a core strategy.

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