SXSW EDU 2021 Panel Picker

Last year, the SXSW EDU cancellation marked the beginning of quarantine for many. This year, the SXSW team has been working diligently to ensure an engaging and informative virtual program for 2021. With so many great panels to choose from on PanelPicker, the W/A team has selected a few favorites from our clients and friends. Be sure to vote before November 20! 

Community

• Higher Ed’s Moment For Reinvention 

• Therapy On Demand: Rethinking Campus Mental Health 

• Meeting The Moment With Multi-Funder Collaboration 

• What Today’s Kids Need For Tomorrow’s World 

• The STEM Future Is Female 2.0 Leading & Empowering 

Emerging Tech

• Can Libraries Bridge The COVID-19 Access Gap? 

• Can We Design Bias Out Of EdTech? 

• How Career Navigation Tech Scales Social Capital 

• Self-Assessing Your District’s EdTech Capabilities 

Equity & Justice 

• Hacking Tech’s Equity Gaps 

• Not Enough Latinos in STEM, Por Que? 

• Evolving The App: Equity in College Admissions 

• Unlocking Opportunity For Incarcerated Learners 

• It Gets Better W/ LGBTQ+ Youth Voices

• The Hidden Influence Of The Master Schedule

• The Black Talent Shortage Is A Myth. Here’s Proof. 

• Black Presence Matters In Higher Education 

• From HBCU To PhD: Social Capital & Student Success  

• Immigrants And The Inclusive Economic Recovery 

• Re-Imaging Education: CT, Equity & Engagement 

Global Impact

• Should Colleges Encourage Students To Take A Year 

• Should I Take A Gap Year? The Student Perspective 

• Connecting Youth Across Borders Virtually 

Media & Public Engagement

• COVID’s Disruption To Education Journalism 

• EdTech In 2020: How Media is Covering The Beat 

• How COVID Has Changed The College To Career Track 

• Rescuing Democracy: Civic Engagement Is Our Future

• 1 Year Later: Student Journalism In Historic Year  

Policy & Civil Discourse

• What 2021 Holds For Education Policy  

• Do Pods And Public Schools Have To Be At Odds? 

• Improving Teacher-Student Interactions At Scale 

• Future Of Work Starts With Caring For The Future 

• A Vision For An Equitable Economic Recovery 

• Unpacking The Pathway To Policy Careers 

Practice & Pedagogy

• What Is Essential During A Pandemic And Beyond? 

• Why Hasn’t Digital Learning Fulfilled Its Promise? 

• Mission: Impossible? Successes In Online Pre-K 

• What Educators Can Learn From Athletes 

• Is Voicetech The Solution For Continuous Learning? 

• Engaging Students In The Time Of COVID-19 

• Lessons From The Trenches Of Online Teaching 

• UVA Edge: Innovations in Higher Ed 

• Building Communities Of Empowered Digital Citizens 

• Is Tutoring Key To Combating COVID-19 Slide? 

• COVID As A Clarion Call: Inspo From The Classroom 

• AI Explorations And Their Practical Use In School

• Lessons From Scaling Completion Grants 

Work Reimagined 

• Financing The Future: New Ways To Pay For Training 

• Female Leaders Who Are Closing The Opportunity Gap 

• How Universities Can Power The Future of Work 

• The Rise Of Virtual Volunteerism 

• Will AI And Tech End Hiring Bias Or Reinforce It? 

• Reach For The STARS: Unlocking Economic Mobility 

• Financing The Future Of Skill Development 

• AcceptingThat A Degree Is Not A Panacea 

• Training Healthcare Workers During A Pandemic 

• Their Words: Finding Value In College During COVID 

• Unstuck In The Middle: Building A Skills Spectrum