Get Involved with the Most Unique Educational Festival in the World!
South by Southwest® (SXSW) is the largest festival of its kind for creative professionals around the world. For those not familiar, the event is actually a series of conferences and festivals that encompass music, film and emerging technologies. While SXSW includes a number of events, the SXSWedu Conference and Festival looks specifically at learning and innovation in education.
The festival is just a few years old, and still defining itself. My first experience at SXSWEdu opened my eyes to so many new ideas, creative educators, authors, and a lot of fun along the way. You might say I am biased since I am from Texas, and spent most of my adult life in Austin, but this conference is unlike any I have ever attended. SXSWEdu takes a new approach, and brings that unique vibe that only Austin can provide. (Keep Austin Weird, ya'll!)
This year SXSWedu takes place March 7th - 10th, and includes engaging sessions, interactive workshops, hands on learning experiences, film screenings, early stage startups and a host of networking opportunities. If you haven’t checked out the event before you should definitely visit their site to learn more.
Panel Picker
Not sure where to start after signing in? Here are a couple of sessions that we would love your help towards being accepted (don’t worry, you can vote for as many sessions as you want).
- Big Data in Education: Online tools like Google Apps for Education provide tons of useful analytics that can help educators, researchers and software developers learn more about which technologies and features are helping students the most. The goal of this session is to explain how and what that means for the future of education.
- Can you hear me now? The Power of Student Voice (Kasey Bell, Kristen Swanson and Chris Avile ): (Yep! Shameless plug right here!) Have you ever asked a student about their learning experiences? The results can be eye-opening! Research shows that only 44 percent of students believe they have a voice in decision making, and this dips to as low as 34 percent in the 12th grade (www.stuvoice.org). Join a celebrated panel of students and educators as we discuss ways to incorporate student voice into the school culture, classroom, professional learning and beyond.
- Social Media
See what’s trending today on your favorite social channel: #SXSWedu #PanelPicker #edchat
- Twitter: twitter.com/sxswedu
- Facebook: facebook.com/sxswedu
- Instagram: instagram.com/SXSWedu
- Google+: plus.google.com/+Sxswedu/posts
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCzTpVpOAXUXmU5qlY8wDWxQ
- SXsocial / eduSocial: a tool that allows SXSW registrants to find and connect with other conference attendees. You can also book your accommodations for the conference and link your conference badge to gain all the features available through the conference apps/services.
Attend the Event
SXSWedu Conference & Festival Badge: The option that gives you all-access to the content available throughout the 4-day conference. Registration includes keynotes, all sessions & workshops, eduFILM screenings, Playground displays, and more!
- Register today for $245 (the lowest rate!) Price begins to increase on October 23rd.
Can’t make the trip to Austin this year? Follow the latest news about SXSWedu on social and via the official SXSW newsletter. You can start by taking a look at some past sessions posted on Google+ and YouTube. We recommend checking out SXSWedu 2015 Featured Session, “If I Knew then What I Know Now” by Guy Kawaski, Canva Chief Evangelist.