The price is steep but I think well worth the investment. I will be attending.
https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8284879297
A full day of talks, panels, and networking dedicated to discussing the promotion and advancement of education. Featuring innovative thinkers in the education space, we'll hear how entrepreneurs, non-profits, and corporations are collaborating to find new ways to help students learn.
SPEAKERS
Aidan Feldman / Education Hacker, GitHub Ashley Gavin / Curriculum Designer, Hopscotch Brad McIlquham / Director, Academics, Knewton Dan Ginsberg / SVP of Product Management, K12 Technology, Pearson Darrell Silver / Co-founder & CEO, Thinkful Diana Stepner / Head of Future Technologies, Pearson Jeff Herbst / Chief Marketing Officer, Noodle Jeremy Johnson / Co-founder, 2U
AGENDA
9:30 AM | Doors Open |
10:00 AM | Kickoff Talk with Dan Ginsberg |
10:30 AM | Education Discovery Tools with Jeff Herbst |
11:00 AM | Online Learning with Jeremy Johnson |
11:30 AM | Break |
11:45 AM | Igniting Entrepreneurship in Schools with Kanya Balakrishna |
12:15 PM | Lunch |
1:15 PM | Why Are We So Bad At Teaching Computer Science? with Ashley Gavin |
1:45 PM | If Education Were Done the GitHub Way with Aidan Feldman |
2:15 PM | Break |
2:30 PM | The Impact of Technology and Big Data on Education with Brad McIlquham |
3:00 PM | Learning By Doing: Turning Startups and Small Businesses Into Classrooms with Kane Sarhan |
3:30 PM | Break |
3:45 PM | How Thinkful is Changing Lifelong Learning Through Online Flipped Classrooms with Darrell Silver |
4:15 PM | Wrap Up with Diana Stepner |
4:30 PM | Reception |
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Best regards,
Nasir
Nasir C. Qadree
Education Pioneer Fellow '13
Hampton University '08
Twitter: @NasirQadree
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"One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education."