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STEP
Mar 5, 2018
7:00pm – 9:00pm CT
PBS Teachers’ Lounge (and Happy Hour at 3PM)
Mar 5, 2018
9:30am – 6:00pm CT
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Stories of Schooling & Getting Schooled
Mar 5, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
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José Luis Vilson Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
10:30am – 11:00am CT
Tell Them We Are Rising
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
Catherine McCarthy and Micaela Blei Book Signing
Brian Jernigan (University of Colorado, Boulder): Mentor
Misty Maxwell (Sycamore Springs Middle School): Mentor
Leading Across Boundaries
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 2:00pm CT
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Engaging the Eye: Build Knowledge via Visual Art
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 11:20am CT
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Starting Fresh: Designing an Innovative School
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Innovating at Scale: Nationwide E-Learning Leaders
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Technology-Friendly Grants for K-12 Classrooms
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
Create a Generation of Super-Students with Fitness
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Students Can Build the VR/AR Worlds of the Future
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Answering Questions & Concerns About Immigration
Design Protocol for Teacher Competency Development
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
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From DC to Memphis: Solving the #StudentDebtCrisis
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Foster Engagement in the Classroom Using Technology
SXSW edYOU! Kick Off Your Most Impactful SXSW Yet
Kasandrea Sereno (University of South Florida): Mentor
Vameker Banks (Ask Ms. Meka Consulting): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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Joanna Smith (AllHere Education): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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Interlochen Arts Academy on Taking the Inside Out
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
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Future-focused Success Opportunities for All
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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What If? Unleashing Possibility Thinking in K-12
Learning Expo
Mar 5, 2018
12:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Vameker Banks Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
Ronald Beghetto Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
Immersive Learning: Teaching History through GBL
Educating Across the Aisle
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Driving Engagement Amongst Youth of Color in Tech
Teacher Externships Improve Student Employability
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Teach Access: Teaching About Accessible Tech
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Immersion Education: A Clear Route to Success
No, I Won't "See You at McDonalds" & Other Stories
"I Need A, I Want A" - Meet Ups the New York Way!
The Need for Students to “Dream Differently"
Melinda Schermerhorn (Round Rock ISD): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:45pm CT
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Sheree Santos (George Lucas Educational Foundation): Mentor
Laura Roye (Dripping Springs ISD): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:45pm CT
Virginia Rhodes (Renegade Learning): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:45pm CT
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Angeline UyHam (Cambridge Educators Design Lab): Mentor
Disrupting Medical Education in the Age of AI
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Chris Delehanty (Del Mar Union School District): Mentor
Kasandrea Sereno Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
1:00pm – 1:30pm CT
A Crazy Idea
Mar 5, 2018
1:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Vince Bertram Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
1:30pm – 2:00pm CT
Rethinking History (to Redesign Our Present)
Mar 5, 2018
1:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Get Ready for Maker-Based Instruction
Mar 5, 2018
1:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Rigorous Whimsy: Understanding through Creativity
Don’t Let Data Hold You Back
Mar 5, 2018
1:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Black Teacher Sustainability
Mar 5, 2018
1:30pm – 1:50pm CT
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Virginia Rhodes Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
Makerspaces: Making Space for Diversity
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Bringing Entrepreneurship to K-12 Academia
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Equity Innovations for Low-Skill Adults
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Building a High School with Meaning for the Youth
Design Thinking Has a Pedagogy Problem
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 2:20pm CT
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How Will Big Data Evolve Career & Job Search?
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Edtech & the Radical Disruption of Assessments
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Growing the School Diversity Movement Meet Up
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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How Educators Lead with Equity in Mind
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Casey Agena (Haumana Ventures): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
Shannon Terry (Arlington ISD): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
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Elizabeth Kleinrock (Citizens of the World Charter School): Mentor
Courtney Teague (C7 Enterprises): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
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Russell Long (Authentica Solutions): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
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Mary Poffenroth (San Jose State University): Mentor
Henry Keculah Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
2:30pm – 3:00pm CT
Restorative Mediation to Boost Understanding
Mar 5, 2018
2:30pm – 2:50pm CT
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Lisa Hinkelman, Ph. D. Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
Design 4 Impact: Design Thinking in K-12 Education
Getting Uncomfortable with Urban School Reform
Ondine Gross Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:00pm CT
How to Prepare Kids for Jobs that Don’t Exist Yet
Baller Teachers & Companies Who Work with Them
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Teach for Equity: Building Communities of Practice
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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AT Innovations That Change the Education Landscape
Digital Inclusion in Schools: Partnership & Policy
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Genes in Space STEM Challenge
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:00pm CT
Black Education in America
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Delivering on the Digital Promise
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Amira Pollock (The University of Texas at Austin): Mentor
Andrew Frishman (Big Picture Learning): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Dhairya Pujara (Ycenter Learning): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Steve Shapiro (FineTune): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Rachel Merrill-Schwaller (Grand View University): Mentor
Jason Martin (STE(A)M Truck): Mentor
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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High School for Recording Arts 'Hip-Hop Pedagogy'
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 5:30pm CT
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Sami Blood
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Dan Ryder Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 4:30pm CT
Nerissa Street Book Signing
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 4:30pm CT
"Look at Me!" Artistically Addressing Behaviors
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Racial Equity & Restorative Practices in Schools
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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The Hip Hop Architecture Design Cypher
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Passion & Purpose for Learning: What Is Your Why
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 4:20pm CT
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Go Big: Digital Educational Experience Design
Domo Arigato: Robotics in Public Education
Happy Hour in the Learning Expo
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Impact of School Design on Student Engagement
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Live from the Quad: Higher Ed & Live-Streaming
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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How Our Unconscious Bias Affects Our Students
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Breaking Down the International Edtech Market
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Diversity in Edtech: It's Not a Pipeline Problem
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Five Elements of Effective Thinking
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 5:20pm CT
Personalizing Education Using Deep Learning
Mar 5, 2018
5:30pm – 5:50pm CT
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McGraw-Hill Learning Lab
Mar 5, 2018
9:30am – 6:00pm CT
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Unity Interactive Tech Lounge
Mar 5, 2018
9:30am – 6:00pm CT
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Innovative Learning Environments & Teacher Change
Five Questions Empower Everyone with Design Thinking
Let's Teach About Race
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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The Evolution of MOOCs: Six Years Later
Educating Maker Kids in India
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 11:20am CT
Becoming a 21st Century District
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 2:00pm CT
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Seamless Learning: Where the Classroom Never Ends
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Achieving Equity with Open Educational Resources
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Disability or Special Needs - Which Is Correct?
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Kickoff of Global Edtech Startup Awards 2018
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
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The Big Picture Learning Student Business Showcase
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 2:00pm CT
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First Time to SXSW EDU Meet Up
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Do You Know Where Your Graduates Are Going?
Mar 5, 2018
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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World's First Makerspace in a Children's Hospital
ESSA Takes Hold: What K-12 Companies Need to Know
Localizing Global Ed to Strengthen Communities
Mar 5, 2018
12:00pm – 12:20pm CT
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What Do the Polls Say about Education & Politics?
Mar 5, 2018
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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Modernizing Learning Using Experiential Education
Letters to a Young AI: Be an Ethical Educator
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 12:50pm CT
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Are We Coming into the Golden Age of OER?
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Can Evidence Even Keep Up with Edtech?
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Helping Student Athletes Diversify Their Portfolio
The Spiderman Principle: Teaching Ethical Hacking
Mar 5, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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The Future of Learning: Convergence of VR, AR, & AI
DISRUPTION 1.0 – Change is an Opportunity
Enhance Student Creativity with PBL
Mar 5, 2018
1:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Butterfly Effect: Build Diverse Learning Networks
Want to Connect with LGBTQ Students? Try YouTube
Mar 5, 2018
1:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Zero to Eight: The Media Habits of Young Children
Learning Science in the Wild
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Learning Science in the Wild
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
The Invisible 34%: First-Gen College Students
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Art as a Pathway to Health & Wellness
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Opportunity vs. Achievement: Framing the Gap
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Selfies, Sexts, & Self-Esteem: Girls & Social Media
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 2:20pm CT
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Engaging Long-Term Stopouts
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
0 to 60 - NYC Lessons in Scaling Community Schools
Mar 5, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Let's Chat: Technology Creation vs Adaptation
Not "Random Acts of STEM:" Planned Career Success
How Do We Get (and Keep) More Girls in STEM?
Mar 5, 2018
2:30pm – 2:50pm CT
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The Perfect Blend: Practices for Blended Learning
Who Wants to Outsource Relationships? VR/Chatbot/AI
Mar 5, 2018
3:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Wrong is Right: Using Conflict to Empower Students
Show Me the Money: Institutions & Affordability
Mar 5, 2018
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
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Creative Youth Development: A Movement & Mindset
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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OverDisciplined UnderEducated
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Personalizing the Online Experience
Early Learning Spaces… Bringing a Dream to Reality
(Un)Affordability in Higher Education
Mar 5, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Play It Forward: Sports & Higher Education
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 4:30pm CT
Credential Value Beyond the Degree
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
A Flipped Future? Lightning Talks on Teaching
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 5:30pm CT
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CBE: The End of the Sage on The Stage
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Co-designing Better Outcomes for Young Children
Tackling the Education to Employment Gap
Mar 5, 2018
4:00pm – 4:30pm CT
How to Build the Future of Higher Education
Lead Like Max
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Exploring Global Citizenship
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
The 1% CAN Do It! Academic Instruction for SwD
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Inclusion in the Making: Maker Experience for ALL
Mar 5, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Bringing a Custom Coding Platform to Your School
Teacher Math Battle & Raffle
Mar 5, 2018
6:00pm – 7:00pm CT
Opening Party
Mar 5, 2018
7:30pm – 11:00pm CT