SXSW EDU

Community involvement plays a tremendous role in the development and selection of programming for SXSWedu. Given the record number of proposals submitted, the process was extremely competitive fueling the most dynamic and innovative program to date. Based on the collective input from the community, Advisory Board and staff voting totals, the following list reflects a selection of the sessions accepted to present in March. See the full list of all sessions selected for SXSWedu 2015 at sxswedu.com/sessions. Achievement Gaps & Educational Equality Butterfly Effect-Inspiring Quality Student Work Equal Opportunity for Deeper Learning From Research to the Field: Closing High End Gaps Making It Matter: Real-World Learning Afterschool Teachers As Designers: The Great STEM Equalizers Transforming Schools Using Brain Science Assessment, Accountability & Standards Creating Common Standards for Ed Data Privacy Degrees vs. Micro-Credentials: Two VCs Slug It Out Economic Mobility Through Education Reading, Writing, Retweeting: Literacies Redefined Valuating Non-Traditional Merits on the Job Market Visualizing Critique Big Data & Learning Analytics How to Create a Data Privacy Policy Mind the Gap: Faculty and Student Tech Experiences Reframing the Student Data Privacy Debate Student Data: When Innovation Meets Privacy Law Using In-Game Data to Enhance Learning Who Gets to See and Use the Big Data? Cognitive Process & Design Thinking Code Like a Girl! Coding By Design Design Thinking the Humanities K-12 Designing Better Online Learning Experiences Learning to Fail with Style and Grace Not in Kansas Anymore: Holistic School Design Teachers as Designers: Experience Open Innovation Continuing Education & Workforce Development Can Tech Stop the Teacher Brain Drain? Closing the Job Gap: Where Educators and EdTech Meet Education Innovation: Closing the Tech Talent Gap Improv(e) Your Teaching Socializing Credential Innovation Start Instructional Rounds on Your Campus DIY, Maker & Hacker Exploring Environments for Maker-Centered Learning Hacking the Traditional School Model Makerspace Mash-up: New Literacy from AR to Z Makerspaces & STEAM Labs: Creation and Programming Simple Activities That Foster Innovative Thinking Entrepreneurialism in Education Building an EdTech Bill of Rights Innovation In Challenging Circumstances Instant Global Reach and Global Scale in Education Lost in Translation Privacy 201: From Compliance to Trust Reinventing Industry: Changing Edu's "Big Three" Accepted Sessions for 2015! Staff 30% Public Advisory Board 30% 40% ADVISORY BOARD favorite DIY, Maker & Hacker Game Changers: Tools for Constructivist Learning COMMUNITY favorite Achievement Gaps & Educational Equality Adaptive Learning Improving Brazilian Education

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