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Austin Convention Center

Mar 2, 2025
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Mar 2, 2025
4:00pm – 8:00pm CT
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Downtown Austin Walking Tour
Mar 3, 2025
Registration
Mar 3, 2025
8:00am – 8:00pm CT
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East Side Art Walking Tour
Coffee Break
Mar 3, 2025
9:00am – 10:00am CT
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Expo
Mar 3, 2025
9:00am – 4:00pm CT
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Food Hall
Mar 3, 2025
9:00am – 4:00pm CT
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SXSW EDU Bookstore
Mar 3, 2025
10:00am – 6:00pm CT
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“ULTIMATE CITIZENS” Screening & Q&A
Beneath the Mask: Autism in Education
Mentor Session: Barbara Bray
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Danna Thomas
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: DeWana Hadder
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Elena Madrid
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Jane Singleton
Mentor Session: Libby Pier
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Mari Tamez Myers
Mentor Session: Mary Castanuela
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Michael Campbell
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: SoVonna Day-Goins
Data-Driven Equity: R&D Platforms for Math Learning
Alternative Trade School for People Facing Systemic Barriers
What Makes Us Human? Preparing Young People for the AI Age
Learning from Productive Failure
Free Speech in a Polarized World: Giving Everyone a Voice
Screens to Solutions: A Youth-Led Tech Revolution
AI-Powered Theatremaking
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:00pm CT
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Learning from Learners’ Perspectives on Postsecondary Value
Mar 3, 2025
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
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Navigation & Guidance in the Age of AI
Digital Counterspaces for Black Women & Girls Post-DEI
Mental Health + Money + AI
Mental Health + Money + AI
Presented by:
Groove | Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship
Mar 3, 2025
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Ed Reformers Playbook: The Power of Movements
You Belong in Libraries
A Windy City Breakthrough: Data to Drive Youth Progress
The Power of Film in Classrooms & Teacher Training
Shifting Political Winds: A Post-Election Policy Outlook
Roundtable: Scaling Early-Stage Startups
“Counted Out” Screening & Q&A
Mentor Session: Ariana Cantu
Mar 3, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Coretta Martin
Mentor Session: Jeff Bolster
Mentor Session: Josie McSpadden
Mar 3, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Kathryn Kearney
Mar 3, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Madeline Doering
Mentor Session: Michael Muldoon
Mentor Session: Noelle Thiering
Mar 3, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Shannon Terry
Mar 3, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Prepare Students for Tomorrow, Teach the Future Today
Journalism Training in Prison Teaches More Than Headlines
Empowering Media Literacy Through Games
Homework that Fights Anxiety in Students AND Parents
Homework that Fights Anxiety in Students AND Parents
Presented by:
Stand Together Trust
Mar 3, 2025
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Elevating the Teaching Profession with Latinx Educators
EdTech for Good: Advancing Accessibility
Integrating Healthcare & Early Childhood Education
Youth-Led STEM: A Seismic Shift in Education
University Innovation, Against the Odds
Sex Ed in Schools: Just as Important as ABCs & 123s
Snack Break
Mar 3, 2025
3:00pm – 4:00pm CT
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Mentor Session: Chloe Koo
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Chris Broussard
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Cindy Stansbury
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Elena Sanina
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: JoLisa Hoover
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Kimberly Zajac
Mentor Session: Laura Roye
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Mandy Davis
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Petra Kotuliaková
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Sydney Conroy
Mar 3, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Shot Glasses of Happiness: Nurturing Student Wellbeing
Building The Next Generation of Black Ballerinas
“North Putnam” Screening & Q&A
AI Tools to Support Literacy & Computational Thinking
Building & Broadening the Education R&D Enterprise
Equity-Centered AI in Holistic Student Support Functions
Mar 3, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
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Austin Music Walking Tour
Arts for All: Community Colleges as Cultural Anchors
Revolutionizing the Future of Media & Education
Mar 4, 2025
Registration
Mar 4, 2025
8:00am – 6:00pm CT
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Downtown Austin Walking Tour
Coffee Break
Mar 4, 2025
9:00am – 10:00am CT
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Expo
Mar 4, 2025
9:00am – 4:00pm CT
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Food Hall
Mar 4, 2025
9:00am – 4:00pm CT
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SXSW EDU Bookstore
Mar 4, 2025
10:00am – 6:00pm CT
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Launch Startup Competition
Launch Startup Competition
Presented by:
Walton Family Foundation
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 1:00pm CT
Strengthening Family-School Connections with EdTech
Mentor Session: Cara Zelas
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Claudia Alejandra Ordaz González
Mentor Session: Darrell Currington
Mentor Session: Hyesun Ahn
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Liam Rahman
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Lisa Kingsley
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Patricia Dodds
Mentor Session: Polly Lagana
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Rachel Schechter
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Ugochi Emenaha
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Developing Curriculum? Ask the Students First
Utilizing Data to Drive Real Results in Academic Recovery
Utilizing Data to Drive Real Results in Academic Recovery
Presented by:
Education Writers Association
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
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Learning How to Work with Your Enemies
Belonging: A Neurological Imperative for Ed Equity
Weaving an Inclusive Social Fabric for America
It's Not Magic, It's Science!
Building Education for a Radically Different Future
Building Education for a Radically Different Future
Presented by:
Stand Together Trust
Mar 4, 2025
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
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Building a Pro-Indigenous & Pro-Black Preschool
Student Perspectives: Equitable Solutions in Rural Education
Roundtable: Supporting Multilingual Learning & Learners
Unpacking the Emotional Power of Six-Word Memoir Posters
How Much is Too Much? Navigating AI Usage in the Classroom
Mar 4, 2025
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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Learning While Earning: Rethinking Student Employment
Sustaining the Black Principal Pipeline
Philanthropy Can Reimagine Success for First-Gen Students
Philanthropy Can Reimagine Success for First-Gen Students
Presented by:
The Hector and Gloria López Foundation
Mar 4, 2025
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Detroit's Blueprint: Scaling Educational Impact
Using Technology to Shine a Light on College Transfer Data
Mar 4, 2025
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Teaching Climate Change Across Disciplines in 2025
$mart Moves: Investing in Teacher Pay & Retention
“Make a Circle” Screening & Q&A
Family Creative Learning - Scratch Home Project
Mentor Session: Chris McNutt
Mar 4, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Elliott Hedman
Mar 4, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Franklin Strong
Mar 4, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Ida “Rosie” Battiste
Mentor Session: Lora Cover
Mar 4, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Maria McEachern
Mar 4, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Punam Saxena
Mar 4, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Rebecca Bernard
Mar 4, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Sugeni Perez-Sadler
Expanding on the EDU Experience: What Happens at SXSW
How Abbott Elementary Would Write a Startup Pitch
Future Ready Impact: Redefining How We Measure Success
Redefining Success: Dismantling College Readiness Standards
Mar 4, 2025
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Global Life Skills Learnings: An Elemental Approach
A Path Forward: Strengthening Pre-K Across the Nation
Trans Teachers Talk Back
Mar 4, 2025
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Responsible AI & Tech Justice for K-12 Education
Roundtable: Promoting DEI Practices & Policies
Snack Break
Mar 4, 2025
3:00pm – 4:00pm CT
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Mentor Session: Akil Parker
Mar 4, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Baionne Coleman
Mar 4, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Danielle Kristine Toussaint
Mentor Session: Heather Ashley Hayes
Mentor Session: Juliana Stroniolo
Mentor Session: Kayla Jimenez
Mar 4, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Lauren Carris
Mar 4, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Stephen McClain
Mentor Session: Veronica Gomez
Mar 4, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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“Home Court” Screening & Q&A
The Major Doesn’t Matter. What Does?
The Major Doesn’t Matter. What Does?
Presented by:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Mar 4, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
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Innovate & Educate: Diverse Funding Models for Ed R&D
How AI Makes Assessment More Actionable in Instruction
Austin Music Walking Tour
Mar 5, 2025
Registration
Mar 5, 2025
8:00am – 6:00pm CT
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East Side Art Walking Tour
Coffee Break
Mar 5, 2025
9:00am – 10:00am CT
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Expo
Mar 5, 2025
9:00am – 4:00pm CT
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Food Hall
Mar 5, 2025
9:00am – 4:00pm CT
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SXSW EDU Bookstore
Mar 5, 2025
10:00am – 6:00pm CT
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Student Impact Challenge
Student Impact Challenge
Presented by:
The Allstate Foundation
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 1:00pm CT
AI, Education & Real Classrooms
AI, Education & Real Classrooms
Presented by:
The Gates Foundation
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
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Mentor Session: Cassiopia Blausey
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Chaundria Smith
Mentor Session: Christine Norton
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Michela Laverty
Mentor Session: Saro Mohammed
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Sofia Gomez
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Tanisha Jones
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Whitney Mendoza
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Zachary Arenz
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
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Putting Students on the Path to Good Jobs
Putting Students on the Path to Good Jobs
Presented by:
Education Writers Association
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
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Teaching the Headlines When World News Strikes
How to Fund Your EdTech Evidence Effort
Bridging Borders: Global Potential via English Exchanges
Mitigating Anxiety in the College Application Process
School is a Badly Designed Game: RPGs for the Classroom
Leading with Inclusion: EdTech for Every Learner
Leading with Inclusion: EdTech for Every Learner
Presented by:
Walton Family Foundation
Mar 5, 2025
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
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Innovation & Change in Higher Education
Strengthening Culture-Based Education in Standing Rock
Segregation Can Be Found in Libraries, So We Mapped It!
Student Impact Challenge Ice Cream Social
Student Impact Challenge Ice Cream Social
Presented by:
The Allstate Foundation
Mar 5, 2025
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Scaling Apprenticeship Statewide: Lessons from Indiana
Making Standards Worth Teaching To
Ghana & the Diaspora in Educational Dialogue
Industry-Aligned K-12 Pathways & the STEM Jobs of Tomorrow
Industry-Aligned K-12 Pathways & the STEM Jobs of Tomorrow
Presented by:
Walton Family Foundation
Mar 5, 2025
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Humanities 2.0: Data Storytelling Across Curricula
Roundtable: Integrating AI into Your Classroom
“I Am disABLEd” Screening & Q&A
Mentor Session: Autumn Ottenad
Mar 5, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Candace Fletcher
Mentor Session: Ellen Cassidy
Mentor Session: Griffin Gervais
Mar 5, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Jacqueline Gardy
Mentor Session: Jennifer Geoffroy
Mentor Session: Patrick Cerria
Mentor Session: Robert Bajor
Mar 5, 2025
1:30pm – 2:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Selamawit Misgano
Mentor Session: Sofia Malik
Teaching the Holocaust Using AR & the Sobibor Uprising
Economic Mobility & Belonging for Undocumented Students
Exploring Teacher Morale State by State
Exploring Teacher Morale State by State
Presented by:
Education Week
Mar 5, 2025
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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AI in Education: Preparing Gen A as the Creators of Tomorrow
Breaking Silos/Building Bridges
The Ethical Use of AI in the Education of Black Children
Rock n' Roll Will Save Our Schools
Snack Break
Mar 5, 2025
3:00pm – 4:00pm CT
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Mentor Session: Erica Crowley
Mentor Session: Jamie Nunez
Mar 5, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Jane Lindholm
Mar 5, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Jeremy Goldstein
Mar 5, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Jess Cleeves
Mar 5, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Jessica Falkenthal
Mentor Session: Lindsay Kincaid
Mar 5, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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Mentor Session: Lorita Williams
Mentor Sessions: Kirstin Milks
Mar 5, 2025
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
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How Youth Use GenAI: Time to Rethink Plagiarism
We Love You Here: Decreasing Chronic Absenteeism
Raising Up the Voice of Postsecondary Parent Learners
Climate Change, AI, & Future of the Planet
Cleveland’s Collective Impact Approach to Career Pathways
AI & the Future of Work: Essential Competencies
AI in Action: Innovative Approaches in Schools & Districts
Austin Music Walking Tour
Roundtable: Improving Student Experiences with SEL
Game On for Inclusivity!
Mar 6, 2025
Registration
Mar 6, 2025
8:00am – 3:00pm CT
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East Side Art Walking Tour
Perspectives on Working at Scale in K-12 STEAM Education
SXSW EDU Bookstore
Mar 6, 2025
10:00am – 1:00pm CT
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Leveling Up: Game Design Pathways to College & Career
Stay Spicy: Elevating the Power of Neurodiversity
Reimagining Everyday Places as Early Learning Hubs
AI & the Future of Education
Mar 6, 2025
10:00am – 11:00am CT
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Advancing Educational Justice Through School Boards
Sharing Space: From the ISS to the Next Generation
Scaling Fast: Using Networks for Rapid Product Growth
Nature-Based Learning in a Classroom Setting
Centering Equity amid Declining Enrollment
From Service to Success: Empowering Veterans to Enter Tech
Secret Sauce for Frontline Worker Retention? Free Education.
Making the Economic Case for Workforce Access for Immigrants
The Catalytic Power of Veterans on Campus
Responsible AI: Balancing Innovation, Impact, & Ethics
The Dutch Deal: Doing Education Differently
The Power of HBCUs & Their Legacy in American Politics
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