4 Motivational Talks with Educators [VIDEO]

Over the past decade, SXSW EDU has featured educator voices from all areas and aspects of teaching and learning. In the 4 videos below, teaching veterans share their journeys, wisdom, missions, and goals.

As we look forward to hearing from many more rockstars within education in 2020, we find motivation and inspiration in the talks with educators that have taken the stage at SXSW EDU over the past decade.

1. Mike Kleba

Mike Kleba explores a revolutionary paradigm in education: teachers as advisors and business executives.

2. Jennifer Gonzalez

Jennifer Gonzalez explores the Aerodynamics of Exceptional Schools. In any school, just as in air travel, different forces impact our progress: some of these forces push us forward and lift us up, while others pull us back and drag us down.

3. José Luis Vilson

New York educator, José Luis Vilson explores the shifting narrative of teachers as experts in the SXSW EDU featured session, How Educators Lead with Equity in Mind.

4. Jahana Hayes

Through service learning, 2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes expands her classroom walls into the community.

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