The 2016 SXSWedu Expo on March 8 gave attendees the opportunity to meet representatives of school districts, universities and education organizations.[/caption]
The last day of the 2016 SXSWedu Conference & Festival begins March 10. For the past three days, local school districts including Austin ISD and Round Rock ISD participated in multiple sessions about topics from social and emotional learning to robotics.
Sessions scheduled for March 10 include:
- Austin Mayor Steve Adler will join San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor and two other mayors to discuss the challenges of supporting school districts in their communities. 10 a.m., Hilton Austin Salon H
- Innovation in Libraries panelists will discuss working to advance libraries in the digital age. 11 a.m., Hilton Austin Salon C
- Austin ISD teacher Theresa Wood and MindPOP's Sloan McLain will discuss strategies in Creative Learning: Constructive Self-Expression. 11:15 a.m., Austin Convention Center Ballroom EFG
- The Closing Program features opening remarks by Paul Reville, Harvard Graduate School of Education professor of Practice of Policy & Administration, as well as author Todd Rose, Russlynn Ali, former assistant secretary of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education, and Collective Shift CEO Connie Yowell. 12:30 p.m, Austin Convention Center Ballroom D
The conference and festival began March 7 with the opening keynote by Temple Grandin, professor of livestock behavior and welfare at Colorado State University. Grandin talked about how
different ways people think about information and what she thinks is happening to children and young adults.
On March 8, RRISD teachers shared how
education tools such as Google Classroom allow students and parents to connect digitally to curriculum. The SXSWedu Expo opened on March 8, letting students and parents learn more about school districts, universities, nonprofits and other education organizations.
In a March 9 session, AISD Superintendent Paul Cruz talked about how the district has implemented
My Brother's Keeper, an initiative by President Barack Obama to keep male students of color from absenteeism at school.
Educators from around the world come to Austin annually for the event, which is now in its sixth year.
The 2016 SXSWedu Expo on March 8 gave attendees the opportunity to meet representatives of school districts, universities and education organizations.[/caption]
The last day of the 2016 SXSWedu Conference & Festival begins March 10. For the past three days, local school districts including Austin ISD and Round Rock ISD participated in multiple sessions about topics from social and emotional learning to robotics.
Sessions scheduled for March 10 include:
