SXSW EDU

130 SXSWedu 2016 Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Data Analytics What Do We Mean When We Ask if EdTech "Works"? Hilton | Salon D | Panel Everyone agrees: Let's use tools that "work" in our K-12 school. But then the complexity of the task sinks in: What do we mean by "work"? What measures should we—or even could we—use? This is hardly a theoretical exercise. The people on this panel are involved in constructing "pilot programs" and measuring "results" for edtech implementations in schools throughout the US. This conversation will thoughtfully consider some tough questions. Among them: What do we really know about how to measure the effectiveness of edtech tools? What are the "results" that we're trying to measure? How are the current pilots proceeding? What seems to be making a difference for a spectrum of learners? Betsy Corcoran, EdSurge, Chris Liang-Vergara, Leap Innovations, Kristen Swanson, BrightBytes, Steven Hodas, Digital Promise 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Educational Equality Storytelling: The Key to Diversity in Education ACC | Room 15 | Future15 | #HUXEDUSXSW Leslie Miley, the engineering manager who left Twitter over the way senior executives at the company were talking about diversity, is now the director of engineering at a recruiting software startup called Entelo. Entelo, which has over 350 customers, including tech companies like Box, Facebook, Uber, Tesla, Zenefits, Pinterest and Yelp, is a software platform that helps businesses recruit employ- ees. A couple of years ago, the company introduced a diversity tool that enables companies to specifically search for women, racial minorities and veterans. Virginia Cumberbatch, HUX STORYHOUSE LLC 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Instructional Strategies Creative Learning: Constructive Self-Expression ACC | Ballroom EFG | Playground Hands On Teachers, administrators and non-academic professionals are using creative teaching strategies from the Creative Learning Initiative (CLI) to build community and impact learning. These CLI strategies based in the arts and digital media are drastically transforming teaching and learning in Austin ISD. This school year alone, over 2,500 administrators and teachers have participated in CLI train- ings to learn these techniques, realizing their potential to engage students, deepen understanding and make learning more personal and fun! This hands-on session will actively explore versatile, easy- to-learn creative teaching strategies that can be used in a variety of places and spaces. Sloan McLain, MINDPOP, Theresa Wood, Austin ISD 11:20 AM - 11:35 AM Entrepreneurialism Apply Lean Startup To Your Program Idea ACC | Room 15 | Future15 | #leanprograms The Lean Startup process was designed primarily for tech com- panies and is tough to apply to programmatic models: e.g. after school programs or even a new school model. Program founders often first struggle to define their programs component by compo- nent and subsequently struggle to 1) ID key assumptions embedded in their program design and 2) prioritize and track which ones to test and validate. We created a Lean Program Canvas to help the dozens of program edupreneurs that we work with, and we'd like to share it with the education community to help you apply it to your own programs. Lloyd Nimetz, 4.0 Schools 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM Educational Equality Closing Tech Talent Gap with Adult Growth Mindsets ACC | Room 15 | Future15 | #MindGap Consider the future of education age equality. We encourage children to adopt growth mindsets. Yet as adults we tend toward fixed mindsets, hindering our potential to adapt. This age bias widens the gap between limited tech talent and global job growth. People from all walks of life can gain new skills, but all too often would-be students wrongly assume that their chances for technical careers expired after college. This session will share the stories of three working professionals across three continents who overcame stereotypes and completely transformed their careers to become successful developers. Hear surprising new data on what works— and what doesn't—in technical online education. Kathleen Mullaney, Udacity 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Opening Remarks ACC | Ballroom D | Closing Program Paul Reville, Harvard Graduate School of Education 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Cognitive Process The End of Average ACC | Ballroom D | Closing Program | #theendofaverage Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Every day we are measured against averages, and we're judged on how far from them we fall. Indeed, measuring ourselves against the average is so ingrained in our consciousness that we don't even question it. But what if that's not the best way to judge success and failure? In Todd Rose's new book "The End of Average," he demonstrates that no one is average. And that, he argues, has enormous practical conse- quences. While we know people learn in distinctive ways, schools and businesses have been designed around the so-called "average person." This model ignores our differences and fails at recognizing talent. It's time to change it. Todd Rose, The Center for Individual Opportunity/Harvard Graduate School of Education 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Educational Equality Rethinking High School—Activating Innovation ACC | Ballroom D | Closing Program | #rethinkhighschool The American public high school was invented more than a century ago, and it has remained frozen in time. As the modern world has moved on, our students are falling further and further behind. The answer? Reimagine high school itself. Russlynn Ali, former Assistant Secretary Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education, will share lessons from a movement doing exactly that. What happens when the inventors of the next American high school include the actual stakeholders: students, teachers, community leaders and beyond? Russlynn Ali, XQ Institute 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM Educational Equality Learning as a Lifestyle: Passion, People, Purpose ACC | Ballroom D | Closing Program LRNG is tackling the nation's opportunity gap by starting where youth are, enabling young people to pursue their passions, connect with peers and mentors and find fulfilling 21st century opportuni- ties and jobs. CEO Connie Yowell will discuss how LRNG is building an ecosystem of learning that combines in-school, out-of-school, employer-based and online learning experiences into a seamless network that is open and inviting to all youth. Through the LRNG platform and digital badges, LRNG is opening paths to higher ed- ucation and employment. Learn how cities, businesses, nonprofits and schools can join the movement to ensure all young people can develop their full potential in the connected age. Connie Yowell, Collective Shift / LRNG

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