What’s Happening Today: Wednesday, March 5

It is day three of SXSW EDU 2025, and the energy keeps on rising! We hope you are ready for more.

Kick off your morning at the Keynote What We Make Visible to Children: Art, Storytelling, & Picturebooks with Jasmin Rubero & Simran Jeet Singh, leaders in children’s publishing. Learn the decision making behind what visual elements are included in storybooks and how those decisions nurture empathy and encourage children to new ways of seeing the world.

Get inspired by the Student Impact Challenge, presented by The Allstate Foundation at 11:30am at the Next Stage in the Expo. Watch live as high school students pitch their entrepreneurial ideas, with the intention of solving the most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges.

Did you hear? Today is the final day of the Expo, and it will be free and open to the public! Take advantage of the buzzing energy and the potential connections you have the chance to make with the local community!

Today's Highlights

Keynote: What We Make Visible to Children: Art, Storytelling, & Picturebooks
10:00am–11:00am | ACC, Ballroom D

The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators: Youth at the Center
11:30am–12:30pm | Hilton, Salon A

The Future of Teaching in an Age of AI
11:30am–12:30pm | Hilton, Salon H

Student Impact Challenge
presented by The Allstate Foundation
11:30am–1:00pm | ACC, Exhibit Hall 4 Next Stage

Student Impact Ice Cream Social
presented by The Allstate Foundation
1:00pm-2:00pm | ACC, Exhibit Hall 4 Next Stage

The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators: Youth at the Center
11:30am–12:30pm | Hilton, Salon A

Featured Session: Three Innovators Discuss Books, Media, & Entrepreneurship
1:00pm–2:00pm | ACC, Ballroom EF

Closing the Outcomes Gap for Non-Degree Credentials
presented by Strada Education Network
1:00pm-2:00pm | Hilton, Salon C

West Texas Space Pioneer: Breaking Boundaries at NASA
2:30pm–3:00pm | ACC, Ballroom G

Film Screening & Q&A: “I Am disABLEd”
1:30pm-3:00pm | ACC, Ballroom A

Let's Kikabou! Puppets Are Tomorrow's Playful Educators
3:30pm – 5:00pm | ACC, Room 16AB

Cultivating Entrepreneurial Skills for Career Mobility
presented by Blackstone LaunchPad
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Hilton, Salon C

Last of the Terrestrials
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Hilton, Salon H

Ed Finance Outlook: Which Districts Will Be Buying?
4:00pm – 5:00pm | ACC, Room 18AB

Getting Smart Podcast: Humanizing Pathways: Leadership Soul in Action
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Hilton, Salon A

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