2025 Schedule Deep Dive: The Power of Civil Discourse in Education
No matter your role in the education landscape, the power of civil discourse can profoundly impact how we teach, learn, and connect. Now more than ever, political dynamics influence our actions, words, and relationships, and fostering meaningful dialogue has never been more vital or impactful.
SXSW EDU recognizes the incredible opportunity we have to nurture these important conversations. Classrooms, where diverse backgrounds and ideologies intersect, offer a unique and safe space for students to engage in thoughtful and sometimes challenging discussions. This environment empowers the next generation to see the value of differing perspectives and build bridges of understanding.
Our program is dedicated to sparking conversations that bring communities together to address shared challenges. While our Policy & Advocacy track features conversations on policies and advocacy more broadly, we suggest checking out the following sessions that focus on collaboration while providing actionable ways to inspire unity and meaningful conversations.
Save These Sessions to Your Schedule
Join in with students from the Institute for Youth in Policy in Civics By Students, For Students: Depolarizing via Discourse and workshop practices for teaching political issues and differences.
Attend Community Power: How Local Initiatives Transcend Politics to learn how neighborhood-based organizations are providing stability to students and families during tumultuous times.
Be a part of a Workshop, Teaching Civil Discourse in the Classroom, which offers higher education faculty approaches to create classroom environments where students can discuss social, cultural, and political issues.
Tune in to the Podcast Tomorrow's Principal: Leading Through Political Turmoil as we hear from leaders who have made opportunities from adversity while gaining concrete strategies for navigating systemic obstacles and political friction.
Participate in the Workshop Crossing the Partisan Divide in Education Policy and explore innovative strategies for building cross-partisan support for education.
Browse the schedule and start building out your favorites. Stay tuned for more sessions to be announced leading up to March.
Find Your Community at SXSW EDU 2025
Join us for SXSW EDU 2025 from March 3-6 in Austin, Texas. Register and book your hotel to ensure your seat in the groundbreaking sessions, networking opportunities, in-depth workshops, mentorship, film screenings, competitions, an expo, and more.
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By Nick Butler
11/20/2024
