12 tracks.
4 days in March.
The wide range of topics and ideas that will be explored across the SXSW EDU program are organized by 12 overarching thematic tracks that focus on timely topics in education. Dive into the ideas shaping the future of learning through thematic tracks that pair deep subject-matter expertise with cross-cultural programming. It’s where focused conversations spark the unexpected discoveries that make innovation in education possible.
Accessibility Solutions
Exploring initiatives and programs that focus on special education, diverse learners and neurodiversity, and disabilities across the learning lifecycle including adaptive instructional strategies, assistive technology, universal design, and more
Arts & Culture
Exploring arts-based pedagogies and cultural and creative practices including the performing and visual arts, arts integration, media creation, gaming, and media and entertainment initiatives as well as approaches to storytelling, branding, and world-building for teaching and learning
Community Initiatives
Programs and projects focused on empowering and connecting communities in and out of the classroom by highlighting partnerships and work organized by community spaces and groups including libraries, museums, makerspaces, community centers, after-school and summer programs, informal learning programs, outdoor education initiatives, and more
Equity & Belonging
Addressing work championing equity, justice, belonging, diversity, and inclusion in education and beyond, including social and economic disparities, culturally responsive teaching, anti-racist practices, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, restorative justice, and more to ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes for all
Future of Tech
Exploring development and implementation of educational technology including virtual tools, generative artificial intelligence, and data interoperability, with a focus on issues surrounding equitable access to and ethical use of technology and future-forward solutions for tech integration
Health & Wellbeing
Furthering social emotional learning, whole-child education, and human flourishing including initiatives addressing mental and physical wellness, trauma-informed practices, digital wellbeing, sports and physical education, and health education with a focus on comprehensive wellbeing for educators, students, and families
International Exchange
Programs exploring cross-cultural or international initiatives in education, including instructional approaches informed by different national contexts, international students and studying abroad, global business ventures, language learning and ESL/ELL instruction, program implementation across borders, issues impacting immigrant learners, cultural exchange, and more.
Leadership for Tomorrow
Groundbreaking insights spotlighting work in leadership development and institutional transformation with topics including organizational management, issues impacting administration, executive leadership and strategy, systemic implementation, cultivation of youth leadership, pathway creation across the education sector, and educator development and support
Policy & Advocacy
Addressing education policy issues and legislative changes across local, regional, national, and international governance including funding, curriculum and assessment standards, student data use and privacy, school safety, and digital policies, as well as economic development, civic engagement and activism, and public-private partnerships
Startups & Investment
Content focused on the business and funding of education, with topics including entrepreneurship, philanthropic and social impact ventures, marketing and branding strategies, corporate initiatives and partnerships, market trends and flow of capital, and business scalability and adaptability
Teaching & Learning
Content focused on instruction and pedagogy across the entire learning lifecycle with a focus on solution-oriented strategies, innovative teaching, learner agency, and child development, with topics including instructional best practices for all educational levels and evolving curricula, teacher and faculty support, the science of learning, creative pedagogies, and communities of practice
Work Reimagined
Programs and new approaches to professional development, upskilling, microcredentialing, corporate learning, and talent development, including workforce revitalization, training, and career transitions, as well as initiatives for adult learners, traditional and non-degree pathways, and how the future of work will impact new generations of students
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