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The 2019 South By Southwest Education Conference and Festival kicks off March 4 in Austin, Texas, and the headliners for its ninth year promise an expansive mix of policy, practice, and personality. Beyond the keynote sessions that run the gamut from to , some of the more prominent workshops, performances, and policy sessions feature an eclectic lineup of thought leaders, including former governor Jeb Bush (), actor LeVar Burton (), and author and performer Aija Mayrock ().

As the festival has expanded (more than 1,100 speakers appeared across 449 sessions in 2018, for an audience of more than 15,000 attendees), so too has the range of topic areas and SXSW 鈥渢racks,鈥� which allow a visitor to go deep in a specific subject area. This year, there are 17 separate tracks, including 鈥淪cience of Learning,鈥� 鈥淪tudent Agency,鈥� 鈥淟earning Spaces,鈥� 鈥淪EL,鈥� and 鈥淓merging Tech.鈥�

We鈥檝e combed through the hundreds of events listed in the 2019 catalog, looking to assemble a mix of high-profile, under-the-radar, and eye-opening sessions that could make for a richer visit to Austin. So between all the tacos and barbecue, here are 19 speakers and events you might want to check out (arranged chronologically):

 

Monday, March 4

9:30 a.m. 鈥� 鈥楤uilding Community: Weaving America’s Social Fabric鈥�: The festival鈥檚 opening keynote spotlights 鈥�,鈥� a new initiative of the Aspen Institute that will soon be entering its second year. Focused on the issue of social fragmentation and the ways in which today鈥檚 society can fuel issues of isolation and alienation, 鈥淲eave鈥� aims to celebrate groups across the country that are looking to rebuild community and create social capital. The Aspen Institute鈥檚 Dan Porterfield and David Brooks will be joined by Darius Baxter, co-founder of GOODProjects, and Lisa Fitzpatrick, executive director of APEX Community Advancement Inc. (; will begin 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Austin Convention Center, Ballroom D)

11 a.m. 鈥� 鈥楤uilding Empathy Through Storytelling鈥�: What can creative writing teach kids about kindness and empathy? How can teachers harness the power of narrative in developing social-emotional learning competences in their classrooms? That鈥檚 the focus of this workshop featuring Anna Griffin, manager of 826 National鈥檚 educator platform 826 Digital, and Debra Serebrin, director of marketing at the Cartoon Network. (; will begin 11 a.m. Monday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F)

1 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楧emystifying AI: Machine Learning in the Classroom鈥�: As artificial intelligence expands across industries, few classrooms teach it. These panelists will share their story about teaming up to create an artificial intelligence curriculum to teach students about how this technology can be a force for good. Led by Joe Bungo of NVIDIA Corporation and Tara Chklovski of Iridescent. (; will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at the Austin Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 4 Next State)

1:30 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楤lended & Personalized Learning Toolbox鈥�: This interactive, learner-centered workshop promises to share practical and tangible strategies for bringing blended learning into the classroom, as well as resources to assist with personalized learning and guidance for district leaders surrounding critical decisions that leaders face, such as 鈥渟caling innovation across a district.鈥� Led by Saro Mohammed and Stephen Pham from The Learning Accelerator. (; will begin 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon K)

2:30 p.m. 鈥� 鈥榁ulnerability Is Power: A New Learning Movement鈥�: Using an online platform that includes 300,000 students, this organization created a learning community that emphasizes how students can learn from their errors. Led by Eduardo Valladares of Descomplica. (; will begin at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Austin Convention Center, Ballroom E)

 

Tuesday, March 5

11 a.m. 鈥� 鈥榃hat Do We Mean by Personalized Learning?鈥�: Two education technology leaders will discuss what personalized learning looks like in schools and how it can support instruction. Led by Larry Berger of Amplify and Michael Horn of The Entangled Group. (; will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C)

11 a.m. 鈥� 鈥楾he Power of Collaborative Teacher Communities鈥�: Giving teachers the opportunities to lead starts with teacher communities. A group of educators from New York City will share how collaborative teacher groups can result in better respect for the profession and support for students. Led by Jude Julien of Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts, Megan Roberts of Math for America, Lynn Shon of Middle School 88, and Andrew Wille of Brooklyn Technical High School. (; will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon E)

12:30 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楤an the SAT: College Admissions Redesigned鈥�: This is the story behind how one college banned the SAT. After Hampshire College conducted a research project to see whether their student admissions process determined student success, they made changes and learned a lot about access, innovation, and ed reform. Led by Kristina Moss Gunnarsdottir of Hampshire College and Meredith Twombly of Clark University. (; will begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon E)

2 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楽ex Ed in the #MeToo Era鈥�: Comprehensive sex education could be the antidote to a pervasive culture of sexual assault. This panel will argue that a sex ed curriculum that encompasses healthy relationships and consent should be just as important to students鈥� education as math or history. Led by Caitlyn Caruso of Advocates for Youth, Lincoln Mondy of AMAZE.org, and Rebecca Ruiz of Mashable. (; will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Austin Convention Center, Room 10C)

3:30 p.m. 鈥� 鈥�Social Emotional Learning Should Be Like Fluoride鈥�: Think social-emotional learning has to be another program to add to the school day? Actually, it can be what fluoride is to drinking water: blended into what already exists. This panel will discuss how subjects like math and reading can incorporate social-emotional skills like communication, collaboration, and citizenship. Led by Pam Betten of Sunnyside Unified School District, Brian Kingsley of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Christina Riley of EL Education, and Jessica Reid Sliwerski of Open Up Resources. (; will begin at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Austin Convention Center, Room 11AB)

5 p.m. 鈥� 鈥業s School Choice the Black Choice?鈥�: 蜜桃影视鈥檚 Mimi Woldeyohannes leads this frank conversation about the critical role that school choice 鈥� or the lack thereof 鈥� can play for communities of color. Joined onstage by Derrell Bradford, the executive vice president of 50CAN (and a frequent contributor to 蜜桃影视); Naomi Shelton, the director of K-12 advocacy UNCF; Gerard Robinson, the executive director of the Center for Advancing Opportunity; and Jacquie Hood Martin, co-founder of J Hood and Associates, the education and civic leaders will spotlight how choice policies and initiatives improve the educational environment for students of color 鈥� as well as their families. (; will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H)

 

Wednesday, March 6

11 a.m. 鈥� 鈥楶athways to Personalization鈥�: For leaders who want to create personalized learning initiatives, this panel will walk through the process and best practices of creating and launching these pilots and eventually scaling across a school or district. Led by Roshni Lakhi and Shawn Rubin of Highlander Institute. (; will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 412)

11 a.m. 鈥� 鈥楪oing Digital: The Future of the K-12 Library鈥�: Libraries are no longer just responsible for curating and sharing literature. As education technology becomes more widespread in classrooms, libraries also need to start vetting and sharing these products, and this panel will look at one district鈥檚 process to do this. Led by Stacy Fox-Myers of Epic!, Melanie Rosier of Gowanda Elementary School, Ellen Ullman of eSchool Media, and April Woolsey of Liberty Elementary School. (; will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Austin Convention Center, Room 10C)

12:30 p.m. 鈥� 鈥業ntegrating SEL Into Data Systems for Improvement鈥�: To make sure students in California鈥檚 largest districts are prepared for college and careers, leaders are turning to measures of social-emotional learning. The data team behind this effort will share how they launched and analyzed data systems to help improve schools. Led by Noah Bookman of the CORE Districts and Libby Pier and Andrew Rice of Education Analytics. (; will begin at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 408)

2 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楳illennials Matter: Ed Reformers Need to Hear Us鈥�: As a generation that鈥檚 grown up with the concept of choice embedded in their lives, millennials are naturally supportive of school choice. However, this group is not represented in communities debating these topics. This panel covers how to amplify their perspectives. Led by Mendell Grinter of the Campaign for School Equity, Lalla Morris of Families Empowered, Evy Valencia Jackson of EVJ Consulting, and Emmeline Zhao of 蜜桃影视. (; will being at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G)

3:30 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楽upporting the Teachers of Tomorrow鈥�: Following a wave of teacher strikes across the country that have called fresh attention to teacher salaries, education funding, and classroom conditions, Margaret Hoover helps guide this conversation about recruiting, supporting, and retaining educators. The panel spotlights a trio of current school and district leaders, including Matt Kramer, CEO of Wildflower Schools; Sharif El-Mekki, principal of Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker Campus; and Pedro Martinez, superintendent of San Antonio ISD. (; will begin at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Austin Convention Center, Room 12AB)

5 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楾he Art of Discipline in the Age of Screens鈥�: How is technology impacting children鈥檚 brains? Panelists will talk about attention, self regulation, and strategies for helping children manage themselves, especially with a lens toward trauma and the excessive punishment of children of color or children with disabilities. Led by Anya Kamenetz of NPR, Jelani Memory of Circle Media Labs, and Katherine Lewis, author and journalist. (; will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G).

 

Thursday, March 7

2 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楳ayors, Youth, and the Fate of Cities鈥�: These city leaders have recognized that youth are the future of economic, social, and civic success in their towns, and they have invested in their welfare and social mobility. Led by Shane Bemis of the City of Gresham, Jorge Elorza of the City of Providence, Elizabeth Gaines of Children鈥檚 Funding Project, Lisa Piscopo of the City and County of Denver, and Levar Stoney of the City of Richmond, Virginia. (; will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon J)

2 p.m. 鈥� 鈥楾ranslating Research into Practice鈥�: Sometimes learning science myths drives classroom instruction, and sometimes research-backed practices don鈥檛 translate well into the real world. This panel will discuss how applying science behind learning and human development can help students succeed. Led by Betsy Corcoran of EdSurge and Priscilla Chan, Bror Saxberg, and K. Brooke Stafford-Brizard of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. (; will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Austin Convention Center, Room 18ABCD)

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