Page 80 - LearningSCAPES 2021

SESSIONABSTRACTS continued...
Linda Stevenin, M.Ed., Strategic Initiatives, Artik Art & Architecture
Linda is an architect, educator, and dreamer. In her Strategic Initiatives role at Artik, she brings her wisdom from 30+ years working with K-12 schools and Silicon Valley companies to special projects. Linda coached the team that put together Artik’s 2018 A4LE Presentation. Prior to Artik, Linda was with Summit Public Schools; as Director of Facilities, she designed learning spaces for innovative schools and earlier served as Director of Summit’s unique experiential Intersession Program.
Carol Passmore, LPC, Holistic, Trauma Informed Psychotherapist and Parent Coach
Carol is a psychotherapist, parent/family coach and advocate, children’s behavior specialist, and community learning visionary. She focuses on guiding children and families to access learning through a holistic trauma-informed approach. Carol has worked more than 25 years in schools, nonprofits and private practice which has led her to formulate a new inclusive vision of healthy communities that foster positive growth in mental, emotional and physical wellbeing through community building, healthy connected relationships with family, community and nature and a belief in continuous lifelong learning.
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on the Future of Learning
1 LU
This session will share the thoughts, ideas and findings that resulted as a steering committee of architects and educators nationwide joined together in 2020 to determine how schools must change. Convened by the Center for College & Career Readiness, this group brainstormed what the essential experiences and activities that needed to happen in schools given the climax of events in 2020. Starting with the overarching educational vision of “Teachers and students form a community of learners,” the committee developed five visions for school transformation. These five visions were further developed to identify desired behaviors and activities, culminating in concepts for the design and planning of learning environments. The five visions for school transformation are:
• All learners can bring all of themselves into the space and there is no judgment because we embrace and allow people to be who they really are.
• Decenter the adults and center the students by creating experiences where learners can be collective in their exploration of pathways that are engaging to them.
• Create a safe space (physically, socially, and emotionally) for learners to identify problems, engage in meaningful dialogue that honors different perspectives and backgrounds, and provides opportunities to share what might be, perhaps even the patent for the solution.
• Flexibility in learning, instead of answers and a step-by-step guide, learners experience choice in a journey to constantly seek new knowledge to add to what they know today.
• Bring into the space the power of vulnerability, which often elicits creativity in a way that is not prescribed to promote learner voice and ownership.
• This session will be a moderated panel that will include educators and architects that participated in this effort, as well as students that will help further refine these concepts and ideas for schools today.
Learning Objectives:
• Gain knowledge about the collaborative brainstorming process that was used as part of this effort and that yielded a successful outcome.
• Learn what the essential skills and activities that need to happen in schools in order for teachers and students to thrive.