Get Inspired by the 2024 Advisory Board: Explore Schedules Focused on EdTech, AI, and More
Whether you’re an educator, technologist, or enthusiast, SXSW EDU has something for you. But with so much to choose from, it can be hard to pick your favorites.
Advisory Board members with backgrounds and interests in EdTech, AI, and more have shared their must-see sessions, their top tracks, what they are looking for in a session, and their goals for SXSW EDU 2024, offering a roadmap as you navigate the program and start to build your schedule.
Explore these schedules to guide you as you plan for your trip to Austin:
Charles Hopkins
Director, Teaching & Learning, Council on Foreign Relations
What tracks are you interested in?
Global Initiatives | Policy & Civic Engagement | Teaching & Learning | Leadership for Tomorrow | Equity & Justice
What are you looking for in sessions and why?
I'm looking for folks who have interesting research or successful projects to share, as well as folks from backgrounds different from my own who can share their experience.
Describe your goal(s) while attending SXSW EDU 2024.
Of course I'm looking for new ideas I can bring back to my work, and I want to stay up-to-date on my corner of the education industry, but I also want to be inspired—to find that burst of energy that comes from hearing an exciting new idea or encountering an interesting new person.
Emily Kotecki
Principal & Founder, High Beam Strategies
What tracks are you interested in?
Accessibility & Inclusion | Arts & Storytelling | Future of Tech | Leadership for Tomorrow | Teaching & Learning
What are you looking for in sessions and why?
I'm starring sessions that showcase innovation in the arts and culture sector, introduce new approaches to digital learning, and/or explore ways to co-create learning experiences with communities.
Describe your goal(s) while attending SXSW EDU 2024.
My goals are to meet new colleagues from across the edtech ecosystem, and identify pioneering ideas from the stellar lineup of keynotes, while at the same time, finding actionable ideas that I can incorporate into my own practice.
Eric Nentrup
Consultant, Stoked for Learning
What tracks are you interested in?
Arts & Storytelling | Future of Tech | Leadership for Tomorrow | Policy & Civic Engagement | Startups & Investment | Teaching & Learning
What are you looking for in sessions and why?
In my decade of attending SXSW EDU and serving on the advisory board, I eagerly await the proposals submitted by creative and divergent educators and thinkers in and out of the sector. No other event attracts such exhilarating pitches full of wisdom and passion to improve both the working and learning experiences for educators and learners alike.
Whether it's a new framework or edtech solution, what makes a session at SXSW EDU distinct are the personalities that see the value in sharing their insights from less-than-obvious pockets of research executed in mesmerizing ways that change how we think about the profession.
Describe your goal(s) while attending SXSW EDU 2024.
As SXSW EDU 2024 draws closer, my goals for the event come into focus. This year, I hope to listen and learn from practitioners, solution providers, learning scientists, and policymakers as they showcase their studies and efforts to make certain that emerging technologies of the GenAI era are safe, representative, and truly effective at contributing to the mission of local schools in all communities.
I also look forward to getting current with old friends from around the world, mentoring and making new friends who have a vision for a new contribution to the field and helping them meet others who can support their goals.
Peter Nilsson
Editor, The Educator's Notebook
What tracks are you interested in?
Arts & Storytelling | Future of Tech | Global Initiatives | Leadership for Tomorrow | Startups & Investment | Teaching & Learning
What are you looking for in sessions and why?
I'm always looking for dynamic presenters who share emerging research and understanding about education. Helpfully, SXSW EDU's schedule is always full of creative and committed professionals who are driving improvements through refining traditional practices and experimenting with innovative new approaches to learning. Over the years, I've found that what I learn at SXSW EDU I can bring back to schools in ways that put our work at the cutting edge of innovation in education.
Describe your goal(s) while attending SXSW EDU 2024.
My aim this year is to learn about what's emerging in AI and education and to build new relationships with people working on scalable professional development for teachers.
Save Sessions to Your Personal Schedule
Browse the full program and start adding your favorites to your personal schedule.
Don’t Miss Out On SXSW EDU 2024
Register and book your hotel today to break new ground in education through compelling sessions, in-depth workshops, mentorship, film screenings, trailblazing competitions, a dynamic expo, networking opportunities, and so much more at SXSW EDU from March 4-7, 2024.
Be the first to know of any information leading up to the event through Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, and our newsletter.
Photo by Tico Mendoza
By Auva Saghafi
02/13/2024
