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Eleanor Green (Lavender Courage) Shares Her Big Ideas Fest Experience
Alright, let’s talk about America! Long post inbound!My trip to California was short but amazing. Alright, let’s talk about America! Long post inbound!My trip to California was short but amazing.

Big Ideas Fest Explores “Educating to Be Human”
Eighth Annual Big Ideas Fest Draws Provocative Thinkers to Explore Innovation in Education in San Jose, CA, Dec. 4-7, 2016 San Jose, CA—December 3, 2016—As the nation faces a growing backlash against tolerance and equal rights for all, educators nationwide are at the...
Educating to Be Human
Our vision for Big Ideas Fest has always been to break through the comfort zone of typical education conferences—with the goal of creating a space to empower educators, catalyze collaboration, and spur innovation. Earlier this year we had not imagined that in...

Taking Off the Mask at Big Ideas Fest
We are thrilled to announce ISKME's partnership with the Ever Forward Club to kick off Big Ideas Fest 2016. Young men from The Ever Forward Club along with Founder Ashanti Branch, will conduct a "Taking Off the Mask" workshop as our opening activity. This...

Hack Harassment at Big Ideas Fest 2016
As we put the final plans into place for ISKME’s 8th annual Big Ideas Fest, we are pleased to announce our partnership with the Born This Way Foundation and Intel’s Hack Harassment Initiative. Hack Harassment is a cooperative initiative among those who...