Room to Learn: PreK-12 Education < > Social Change
On October 15, AIA Settle presents Room to Learn: PreK-12 Education <> Social Change. This full day continuing education forum will address head-on some of the most pressing disruptors and design opportunities facing schools today. How are PreK-12 environments changing to meet the needs of students, families, educators, and communities? What do these changes in education and society mean for the design of learning environments?
Featuring a dynamic keynote, an informative panel discussion, and interactive ‘design conversations,’ we will explore key relationships between design, learning, and social change.
Registration Closes Thursday, October 11, 2018
Early Bird Deadline: October 4, 2018. After this time, the price increases 15%
SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration and Light Breakfast
9:00 Welcome + Introductions
9:30 Presentation: Carla Silver, Executive Director and Co-founder, Leadership + Design
10:30 Panel Discussion: Drivers of Change in the Landscape of Education
12:00 PM Lunch
12:45 – 3:45 Facilitated Design Discussions + Activities (Includes Breaks)
3:45 Concluding Remarks + Program Ends
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Networking Happy Hour
All sessions and speakers subject to change.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify and discuss social changes informing PreK-12 education initiatives and disrupting learning environments.
- Analyze attributes of innovative, resilient solutions that address pressing concerns such as: climate change, socio-economic disparities, school safety, and student wellness.
- Explore the role of design in creating and supporting safe, sustainable, and equitable learning environments for all.
- Integrate a deep knowledge of education and social disruptors with design thinking, and imagine the future of learning environments.
COST
Includes 6 LU (HSW) + breakfast, lunch and light refreshments
$246.00 AIA Member
$246.00 Government, Educators + WASLA
$148.00 Associate AIA
$50.00 Student
$438.00 Non-Member
Early Bird Deadline: October 4, 2018. After this time, the prices above increase 15%
Reduced rate options are available, please submit the Continuing Education Scholarship / Reduced Rate Request form via email by Thursday, October 11.
SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE/FACILITATOR: Carla Silver Executive Director and Co-founder, Leadership + Design
PANELISTS: Les Foltos, Ph.D. Founder, Peer-Ed | Erin Jones Independent Education and Systems Consultant | Laura LaForte Director for Patient Relations & Patient Experience, UW Medicine | Steve Moddemeyer Principal, CollinsWoerman | Anshu Wahi Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, The Northwest School
All speakers subject to change.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DESIGN FOR LEARNING FORUM SPONSORS
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DESIGN FOR LEARNING FORUM TASKFORCE
JoAnn Wilcox | Mahlum
Todd Ferking | DLR
Craig Skipton | AHBL
Cheryl Jacobs | NAC
Brendan Connolly | Mithun
Ruth Baleiko | Miller Hull
Lorne McConachie | Bassetti
Registration or Credit Questions?
Contact Brigette Ruhland, Program and Project Coordinator at AIA Seattle
Program Questions?
Contact Cassie Blair, Professional Programs Manager at AIA Seattle
Sponsorship Questions?
Contact AIA Seattle Managing Director Kimber Leblicq
