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8:00AM
The Evolving MBA: A Breakfast Talk over Tacos
The Evolving MBA: A Breakfast Talk over Tacos
Presented by:
The Financial Times
Mar 6, 2019
8:00am – 10:00am CT
9:00AM
The Google Lab
The Google Lab
Presented by:
Google
Mar 6, 2019
9:30am – 6:00pm CT
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IDEA Public Schools Lounge
IDEA Public Schools Lounge
Presented by:
IDEA Public Schools
Mar 6, 2019
9:30am – 6:00pm CT
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PBS KIDS Play Space
PBS KIDS Play Space
Presented by:
PBS Kids
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SXSW Art Program Presents Weaving by Cocolab
10:00AM
Expo
Expo
Presented by:
Chevron, AT&T
Mar 6, 2019
10:00am – 5:00pm CT
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Playground
Playground
Presented by:
Chevron
Mar 6, 2019
10:00am – 5:00pm CT
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Wellness Studio
Mar 6, 2019
10:00am – 5:00pm CT
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Student Reporting Labs Media Literacy Takeover
11:00AM
Breaking Barriers with MLB & Scholastic
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Collaborate vs Compete: Sustaining via Networks
Compasses & Canvases: Human-Centered Makerspaces
Diversity & Quality in the TX Teacher Pipeline
E=MCᒾ: The EdLab Remix
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
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Empowering English Learners in Challenging Times
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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Fact or Fake: Using Games to Teach Ethics
From Page to Stage: Bringing Students’ Stories to Life
The Future of Writing
The Future of Writing
Presented by:
Chegg
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Going Digital: The Future of the K-12 Library
Great High Schools... That’s a School Board Thing
Hands on Approach to PBL in the Classroom
How Whole Child Learning Looks Today
How Whole Child Learning Looks Today
Presented by:
the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Imagination & Ingenuity: Prison as Learning Space
iNACOL & CompetencyWorks Meet Up
iNACOL & CompetencyWorks Meet Up
Presented by:
iNACOL
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Jeff Kuhn (Ohio University): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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Kristen Corliss (DCPS): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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Liberatory Design Thinking: Design for Justice
Lindsay Lamb (Austin Independent School District): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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Michael Cardona (San Marcos CISD): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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Mike Kleba (DegreeCast): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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The Paradox of Personalized Learning
Pathways to Personalization
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
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Patrick Benfield (Magellan International School): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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Poor Kid at the Rich School: The Cost of Diversity
Project Good: A Toolkit for World Changing
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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Roll Red Roll
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
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Sheryl Hosler (The Roving Naturalist): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
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Students' Safety or Privacy? Why Not Both?
Teaching Literacy Through “Hamilton”
Using Movement & SEL to Teach Math
Mar 6, 2019
11:00am – 1:00pm CT
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Veterans Serve Us. Higher Ed Must Serve Them.
World of School Is Preparing for the World of Work
Young People Win: Rethinking Advocacy in a New Era
This is Learning Too!
Mar 6, 2019
11:30am – 11:50am CT
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Wellness & SEL Workshop
Mar 6, 2019
11:30am – 12:15pm CT
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12:00PM
Leslie Blair Book Signing
Online Journalism: All Ages, All Schools, All Free
Out-Thinking Old School with Play, AI & Blockchain
Mar 6, 2019
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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Spark Creative Access Through Personal Identity
AI: Enabling Personalized Learning at Scale
Amy Parry (Kindergo): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
12:30pm – 1:45pm CT
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Can Hip Hop Shape How We See the LGBT Community?
Mar 6, 2019
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Education Community Builders Meet Up
Embracing the Language of Disability in Education
The Future of the K-12 Education Industry
Girls & the Maker Movement
Mar 6, 2019
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Globalizing STEM Classrooms Using Virtual Exchange
Higher Ed Tech Meet Up
Mar 6, 2019
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Integrating SEL into Data Systems for Improvement
Investing in EdTech Research to Enhance Impact
It Only Took a Decade: Speeding College Pathways
It's Never Too Early: Mental Health in Early Ed
Jeffrey Abramowitz (Looking Forward Community Engagement Partnership): Mentor
Jim Galis (Advanced Imagination): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
12:30pm – 1:45pm CT
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Kristina Moss Gunnarsdottir (Hampshire College): Mentor
Marjee Chmiel (Howard Hughes Medical Institute): Mentor
Michael Ralph Book Signing
Ready to Learn: Easing Transition to Kindergarten
Shark Tank: EDU Edition
Shark Tank: EDU Edition
Presented by:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Mar 6, 2019
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Students Speak Up Re: Safety & Comfort in School
Mar 6, 2019
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Using Technology & AI to Make Schools Safer
Workspace Education & Community Microschools
1:00PM
The Augmented Learner: Automating Human Inquiry
Caitlin Krause Book Signing
Community Through Art: A Teen-Led Discussion
Leveling the Playing Field Through Spoken Word
Reinvention: Designing Future Ready Libraries
Turn Your Google Slides into Two-Way Conversation
Mar 6, 2019
1:00pm – 1:30pm CT
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U Good? Empower Students to Manage Chronic Stress
Mar 6, 2019
1:00pm – 1:30pm CT
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Comedy & Poetry: Tools for Unpacking Mental Health
Design Your Own Next-Generation LMS from Scratch
Fight Fake News: Teaching Digital Literacy
Leveraging Technology to Make Expert Teachers
Making Math Add Up for All Learners
Robert Dillon Book Signing
Seats at the Table
Mar 6, 2019
1:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Shawn Rubin Book Signing
Teaching Social Justice Through Art
Mar 6, 2019
1:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Unmasking Successful Student-Teacher Relationships
2:00PM
Allison Valchuis (92nd Street Y): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
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All of Us: A Networked Approach to Systemic Change
Amelia Bachleda (Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences): Mentor
Analyze Act Reflect: A Refreshed Approach to Data
Are You Brave Enough to Let Your Students Fail?
Bonnie Sanborn (DLR Group): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
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Bridging School Organization, Learning, & Design
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
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Can AAA Games Be Used to Improve Education?
Celia Alicata (BrighterGood): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
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ENCORE: A Vision for Learning in 2035
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
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ENCORE: Graham Forman (Edovate Capital): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
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Face to Face: Connecting Community to Classroom
Fostering Youth Entrepreneurship
FUSION: Revolutionizing the EdReform Movement
A Gift of Literacy: A Conversation with LeVar Burton
Governors & Education: 2019 & Beyond
IDEA Public Schools: College For All
IDEA Public Schools: College For All
Presented by:
IDEA Public Schools
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Jacqueline Gardy (U.S. Department of State): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
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James Butler Book Signing
Lessons Learned in Scaling Competency-Based PD
Libraries Transform Texas Meet Up
Libraries Transform Texas Meet Up
Presented by:
the Texas Library Association
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Making Public Education Thrive in Vulnerable Areas
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
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Maria Konnikova Book Signing
Meet the SXSW EDU Organizers
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Millennials Matter: Ed Reformers Need to Hear Us
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Personalizing Learning Toward Equity
Personalizing Learning Toward Equity
Presented by:
the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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The Potential Impact of Wearables: AR & VR
School Board Members Meet Up
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Supporting College Transfer Students Meet Up
Supporting College Transfer Students Meet Up
Presented by:
the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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A Tale of Two Learners
Mar 6, 2019
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
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Understanding Students as Consumers of Higher Ed
We Can Read Too! Literacy Success for Black Boys
Mohamed Abdel-Kader Book Signing
Race Based Obstacles to Higher Ed Attainment
3:00PM
Bettina Love Book Signing
Education Leads Home: A Conversation with Youth
Mar 6, 2019
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
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ENCORE: Using Tattoos to Teach the Essay Writing Process
A Partnership Approach to Transforming Learning
A Partnership Approach to Transforming Learning
Presented by:
The Education Partners
Mar 6, 2019
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
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Preparing Students for a New Learning Economy
AJ Crabill (Texas Education Agency): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Belonging, Culture, & School: Student Perspectives
CEO State of Play in Personalized Learning
Charles Reynolds (Real Rap with Reynolds): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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From What Kids Know to Who Kids Know
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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James Campbell (Inspire 2 Impact): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Jill Bronfman (Common Sense Media): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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John Vitti (Boston Globe/Watertown Massachusetts Public Schools): Mentor
Katherine Lewis Book Signing
Making Culture: A National Study of Ed Makerspaces
Michelle Blanchet (The Educators Lab): Mentor
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Navigating Public School with My Transgender Child
Parent Learners: Triumphs & Struggles
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Podcasting in the Classroom Meet Up
Reimagining School as the Heartbeat of a Community
Student Data: A Divider or a Unifier in Education?
Student Meet Up
Supporting the Teachers of Tomorrow
Taking Back Kindergarten
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Think Big: We Don't Know What We Don't Know
Transforming Refugee Education Through EdTech
Transforming Sports Coaches into Life Coaches
Unified Generation: Youth & Social Inclusion
Vince Bertram Book Signing
Wonka, Unicorns, & the Interoperability Imperative Meet Up
Wonka, Unicorns, & the Interoperability Imperative Meet Up
Presented by:
the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Mar 6, 2019
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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4:00PM
Alexa, Let's Learn! Talking Devices & Education
The American Dream: Can It Belong to All of Us?
AR: Driving Equity & Opportunity in Education
Challenging Your Students to Struggle
Developing Creativity in Every Classroom
Mar 6, 2019
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Fair Play: A Video Game Intervention into Bias
How Art Can Help Children Grasp Difficult Subjects
How to Get an Amazing Job in Tech!
How to Get an Amazing Job in Tech!
Presented by:
Salesforce
Mar 6, 2019
4:00pm – 4:30pm CT
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Ideation CrashUp
Mar 6, 2019
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Improving Equity Through Unbiased Data
Mar 6, 2019
4:00pm – 4:20pm CT
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José Antonio Bowen Book Signing
Michael Moe Book Signing
Moving Stories
Mar 6, 2019
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Social & Emotional Skills for the Future
Mar 6, 2019
4:00pm – 4:30pm CT
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Spoken Word and Speaking Out: A Young Writer/Activist's Take
Student Startup Competition
Students w/ Special Needs: When Equity Met Outcomes
Supporting SEL with Dynamic Mindfulness
Mar 6, 2019
4:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Touchable Paintings: Bridging Access & Images
Wellness & SEL Workshop
5:00PM
The Art of Discipline in the Age of Screens
Beyond ABCs & 123s: Going Deeper with SEL
Mar 6, 2019
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Closing Diversity Gaps Through Career Learning
Mar 6, 2019
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Exploring Multi-Support Approach of Learning
How Data Scientists Are Changing Sports
Humanities & EdTech: The Case of Shakespeare
Mar 6, 2019
5:00pm – 5:30pm CT
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I See Me: Teaching LGBTQ+ Visibility & Using Film
Julia Freeland Fisher Book Signing
Lessons Learned Meet Up — Networking
MBK Forum: Equality v Equity: What’s the Difference?
Race, Social Media, & the Role of Schools
The Real Obstacles to Innovation
Mar 6, 2019
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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STEMinist
Mar 6, 2019
5:00pm – 5:30pm CT
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Teaching the Unified Generation Meet Up
Teaching the Unified Generation Meet Up
Presented by:
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools
Mar 6, 2019
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Today's Project? Design Your New Schools
Unstuck in the Middle: Closing the Skills Gap
Who Gets to Teach? #communityrepresention
Yes! Comprehensive Sex Education for Every Student
EdTech Innovation Happy Hour
EdTech Innovation Happy Hour
Presented by:
AVADO
Mar 6, 2019
5:30pm – 8:30pm CT
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Neuromyths: Five Myths About How People Learn
Reviving the Lost Art of Apprenticeship
Mar 6, 2019
5:30pm – 5:50pm CT
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Student Startup Ice Cream Social
Student Startup Ice Cream Social
Presented by:
Intuit
Mar 6, 2019
5:40pm – 7:00pm CT
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6:00PM
Hechinger Happy Hour: AKA the Jargon Free Zone
Hechinger Happy Hour: AKA the Jargon Free Zone
Presented by:
The Hechinger Report
Mar 6, 2019
6:00pm – 8:00pm CT
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Safe Harbor
Mar 6, 2019
6:15pm – 7:15pm CT
Higher Ed Happy Hour
Higher Ed Happy Hour
Presented by:
Course Hero
Mar 6, 2019
6:30pm – 8:30pm CT
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Pop-Up Dinner at Cannon & Belle
Pop-Up Dinner at Osteria Pronto
Mar 6, 2019
6:30pm – 8:30pm CT
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7:00PM
Eighth Grade
Mar 6, 2019
7:00pm – 8:30pm CT
8:00PM
Pahokee
Mar 6, 2019
8:30pm – 10:30pm CT