Help Us Shape the Future of Education: Vote for Our SXSW 2025 Sessions!

Key Points

  • Getting Smart’s proposed SXSW 2025 sessions focus on integrating arts and humanistic values into education, and exploring innovative micro-school models to inspire future learning environments.

  • By voting for our sessions, you help advance innovative education strategies and bring essential discussions to the forefront at SXSW 2025.

At Getting Smart, we are passionate about driving innovation in education. This year, we’ve submitted three exciting session proposals for SXSW 2025, and we need your support to bring these important conversations to the forefront. By voting for our sessions, you are actively contributing to advancing innovative education strategies that can significantly impact the future of learning. Your support helps bring essential discussions and practical solutions to educators and leaders, enabling them to implement transformative practices in classrooms and schools worldwide.

Artful Pathways: Boosting Creativity in Core Classes

Join us for an interactive workshop where you’ll discover how integrating the arts into high school pathways can boost engagement in core classes and build durable skills. Participate in hands-on activities, collaborative discussions, and immersive experiences that highlight the role of arts education in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. You’ll leave with practical strategies and ideas to create engaging, arts-integrated learning environments that prepare students for diverse futures.

Humanizing Pathways: Leadership Soul in Action

Inspired by Carlos Moreno’s Leadership Soul and the innovative work of Getting Smart, this session explores integrating love, care, vulnerability, and joy into high school pathways. In an ever-evolving world, preparing students for future careers requires more than just technical skills. Love, care, and vulnerability are transforming the workplace. This live recording will feature education experts and industry leaders discussing the importance of emotional intelligence, empathy, and vulnerability in shaping future professionals. By fostering these qualities in students, we help them succeed.

Future Schools Forum: Microschool Q&A

As Steve Jobs famously said, ‘The best way to predict the future is to invent it.’ Join us at the Future Schools Forum: Microschool Meet-Up to explore the vast microschool ecosystem and discover innovative models shaping the future of education. Engage in an open Q&A with experienced microschool leaders, delve into sustainable and scalable practices, and experience our new Microschool AI bot for real-time answers to all of your questions about microschools. This learning and networking meet-up provides valuable insights on how these small, agile learning environments are making a big impact!

How to Vote

Voting is simple and takes just a few minutes. Follow the links provided above for each session you want to support. Your vote will help us bring these important discussions to SXSW 2025, where they can inspire educators and leaders to implement innovative practices that make a real difference in education.

Why Your Vote Matters

By voting for our sessions, you are not just supporting Getting Smart, but you are also championing the future of education. Each vote helps bring essential ideas and practical strategies to a global stage, where they can inspire change and improve educational outcomes for students everywhere. Together, we can drive meaningful change and make a lasting impact on the future of learning.

Aarika Guerrero

Aarika Guerrero is the Communication Manager for Getting Smart, where she leads strategic, data-driven storytelling to enhance visibility and engagement in the education sector.

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