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SESSIONABSTRACTS continued...
• Outline the latest neuroscience and social-emotional research that informs student academic development and wellbeing.
• Consider the intentional design of a classroom learning environment that places learning at the center to enhance peer
relationships.
• Explain how to humanize space and create the conditions for social interaction and feelings of belonging.
Page Dettmann, PhD, ALEP, Meteor Education
Page is the Chief Education Evangelist at MeTEOR Education. She is a national voice in educational research and best practice conversations about leading cultural change, the science of how we learn, and connecting learning and space. A former teacher and administrator, she serves on the ALEP faculty and the Board for the Global Center for College and Career Readiness. Page received her PhD from the University of Oregon in Educational Policy and Management.
Boris Srdar, FAIA, LEED AP, Design Principal, NAC Architecture
The relationship between educational facilities and their physical context is of particular interest to Boris, resulting in a philosophical basis for his work. His design approach focuses on the connection between learning outcomes and students’ perception of the built environment to provide inclusive and invigorating experiences. Boris holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Zagreb in Croatia, and a Master of Design Studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Friday, October 15, 2021 - 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Shooting for the Moon: An optimistic process for the exploration of new possibilities for public education and the role of schools in our communities
1 LU
That is the “moonshot” question that brought representatives of Re-imagine America’s Schools and Citizen Schools together in a series of six two-hour virtual discussions in September and October 2020. The discussions were eye-opening and inspiring
for the panelists, and this interactive concrete two-hour session will share a summary of insights and ideas that emerged from these workshops. Participants will be engaged in a variety of facilitated discussions and activities based on the Citizen Schools and Reimagine America’s Schools work. The systems and structures of American Public education were designed for a different generation, different culture and different economy. There was a time that this institution served our nation well. But our nation has evolved in significant ways - and demands a re-examination of the role schools play in the education of our young people.
If we were to examine what we hire public education to do for our students and the settings in which that promise is realized, schools would look wildly different than they do today. A bold new model for public education is needed. We envision an educational system unconstrained from the evolution of biased policies and antiquated instructional practices that hold firm in the face of disapproving results. What would an education system look like that is the foundation for equitable futures for all students and communities? In re-designing schools, we need to ask ourselves a series of hard questions about the role of public education and school buildings in our communities. It is our hope and intention that participants will leave this session with a renewed spirit of optimism for the near-term future of public education, with an understanding of how to effectively engage a wider audience in the important and sometimes difficult questions.
Learning Objectives:
• Learn about the important work that Reimagine America’s Schools and Citizens Schools are doing for positive transformational change in education and in school design.
• Learn a design thinking process of exploring difficult conversations about change which redirects fear into curiosity.
• Explore what aspects of context and culture must be included into the school setting in order to create inclusive and safe