What’s Happening Today: Monday, March 3

Happy first of SXSW EDU 2025! We are so excited to welcome you to a week filled with inspiration, innovation, and impactful learning experiences. Let’s make this an unforgettable celebration of education and ideas!

First things first, be sure to pick up your badge. Head to Registration in Exhibit Hall 1 of the Austin Convention Center from 8:00am-8:00pm and grab yours today. Remember, that you will need your badge to be granted access to any programming.

Here’s a helpful tip – download the SXSW EDU GO app, available on iOS and Android, to stay up to date throughout the week. Check out some cool new mobile app features!

This morning, Anne-Laure Le Cunff and Vanessa Van Edwards will be opening the event with their Keynote Rewiring How We Learn: The Power of an Experimental Mindset. Transform the way you teach and learn while gaining practical, actionable insights that make a real impact. The Keynote will begin promptly at 10:00am in Ballroom D of the Austin Convention Center, or you can tune in live. You won’t want to miss this!

Today's Highlights

Expo
9:00am – 4:00pm | ACC, Exhibit Hall 4

Keynote: Welcome to SXSW EDU with Greg Rosenbaum
9:45am–10:00am | ACC, Ballroom D

Keynote: Rewiring How We Learn: The Power of an Experimental Mindset
10:00am–11:00am | ACC, Ballroom D

LEGO® Education Curiosity Park: Science Adventures Await Presented by LEGO® Education
10:00am – 5:00pm | Hilton, Room 404

Film Screening & Q&A: ULTIMATE CITIZENS 11:00am – 12:10pm | ACC, Ballroom A

Podcast: Tomorrow's Principal Podcast: Leading Through Political Turmoil 11:30am – 12:30pm | Hilton, Salon A

Beyond Impossible: How to Thrive in the Superintendency 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Hilton, Salon H

Digital Divide & Conquer: Closing Equity Gaps in Education Presented by Forward Edge
1:30pm – 2:00pm | ACC, Exhibit Hall 4 Next Stage

Fund & Follow the Students: Student-Led Civic Leadership 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Hilton, Salon B

Breaking Barriers: How Sports Set Young Women Up For Success Presented by Section Z
2:30pm – 3:30pm | ACC, Room 5ABC

Featured Session: Glocal FTW: Cross-Sector Partnerships for Collective Impact 2:30pm – 3:30pm | ACC, Ballroom EF

Snack Break 3:00pm – 4:00pm | ACC, Exhibit Hall 4

Performance: Building the Next Generation of Black Ballerinas 3:30pm – 5:00pm | ACC, Room 16AB

Reinventing High School for the 21st Century & Beyond Presented by Walton Family Foundation
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Hilton, Salon C

Partnership = Community Empowerment: UK & US Trailblazers 4:00pm – 5:00pm | ACC, Room 12AB

Pop-Up Dinners 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Hilton, Cannon & Belle

SXSW EDU 2025 Opening Party Presented by Western Governors University
7:30pm–11:00pm | Clive Bar

Keep Up to Date with SXSW EDU 2025

Stay up to date throughout the event on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, and our newsletter.

Photo By Tico Mendoza