SXSW EDU

Mentors Monday, March 7 12:30pm - 1:30pm Melissa Parenti St. John's University Assistant Professor Amy Looper OneSeventeen Media Chief Operations Officer Hansol Hong Robolink CEO Cindy Elsberry Digital Promise, Achieve3000, Akribos Consultant Dan Ryder Mt. Blue Campus English Teacher 2:00pm - 3:00pm Hal Roberts Hal Roberts Consulting Retired Superintendent Jaime Casap Google Chief Education Evangelist Shannon Philip Shinebright Co-Founder Kimberly Smith Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Senior Vice President Cathleen Ash Oak Meadows Elementary School Librarian Tyron Young USC Rossier School of Education Dean's Fellow of Urban Education Policy Aurora Martinez Curriculum Associates Executive Director 3:30pm - 4:30pm Scott McQuiggan SAS Institute Inc Director, SAS Curriculum Pathways Kristin Scheel Scheel Legal Attorney, Business & 501c3 Adviser Elizabeth Mack Freestyle Language Center Founder Naomi Shelton UNCF Director Josh Thompson Texas A&M University-Commerce Associate Professor Early Childhood Education Eric Sheninger International Center for Leadership in Education Senior Fellow Roshni Lakhi Highlander Institute Blended Learning Specialist 5:00pm - 6:00pm Emily Land Arlington Community Schools Spanish Teacher, PLC Lead Teacher & Coach Jay Eitner Waterford Township School District Superintendent Melissa Jawaharlal STEM Center USA CEO & Co-Founder Christy Fennewald St. Stephen's Episcopal School Technology Integration Coordinator Matt Genovese Integritas Director of Product Josh Dickinson Teach for America Vice President, Regional Engagement Ivo Lukas 24Notion CEO Tuesday, March 8 11:00am - 12:00pm Matt Howeth Civitas Learning Manager, Strategic Partnerships Erin Wilkey Oh Common Sense Education Executive Editor, Education Content Michael Kryszak Dripping Springs ISD Social Studies Teacher Gina Umpstead Central Michigan University Associate Professor Bruce Umpstead ScaleUp Education Partners Managing Partner 12:30pm - 1:30pm Natalie Ferrell NYC Department of Education Director of School Design Mandela Schumacher-Hodge The Startup Couch Founder Lisa Holton Classroom, Inc. President Christopher Laubenthal Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Program Officer & Creator of EdWise David Dockterman Harvard Graduate School of Education Adjunct Lecturer & Chief Architect, Learning Sciences Hedrick Ellis Facing History and Ourselves Director of Online Learning 2:00pm - 3:00pm Asha Aravindakshan Ashoka Operations Director, Global Talent The mentor program facilitates one-on-one meetings between experienced professionals and curious attendees. Sign up in advance to meet with a mentor at sxswedu.com/mentors-signup or in room 11AB thirty minutes prior to the mentor's session. March 7-10 Austin Convention Center Room 11AB 36 SXSWedu 2016

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