Educational Sessions

Saturday, October 24, 2015, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Creating Future Focused Schools

Bill Daggett, Ed.D., International Center for Leadership in Education, Inc.

Grande Ballroom

Today's students need to be prepared for their future. Living in a rapidly evolving global economy, students need to be able to think at higher levels, employ strong literacy and analytical skills, and solve problems in unpredictable situations. There is currently a gap between what students need and what our schools provide. To be prepared for success in today's increasingly technology-focused and information-based society, ALL students need a rigorous learning experience. Dr. Daggett will describe how the nation's most rapidly improving schools have created a culture to support, define, and implement a rigorous learning experience for ALL students.

Learning Objectives:

Examine the emerging trends that will impact the future of education
Examine the type of learning space needed to support strong literacy and analytical skills
Examine the role of technology in the new learning environment
Examine spaces that support a rigorous learning experience for all students

1 LU

1 CE

Code Word Clearance. An Inside Look at DoDEA’s Approach to School Security Design

Michael Hall, AIA, REFP, LEED AP, Fanning Howey Associates, Inc.
Howard Collins, Waller, Todd & Sadler Architects
Zachary Sprunger, Fanning Howey Associates, Inc.

Nautilus 1

Presentation

The Depart of Defense is synonymous with the concept of safety and security. So how do the people who keep us safe approach the safety of their own children? Find out during this inside look at safety and security planning and design practices from two recent Department of Defense Education Activity Schools. You will explore DoDEA’s approach to intrusion control, perimeter control, and passive security measures. You will also learn how DoDEA prioritizes security measures in their schools, including a potentially surprising insight to the use of surveillance systems. Join us as we examine how the Department of Defense is influencing best practices in school planning and design, and how your community can take advantage of these concepts to provide enhanced safety and security for your students.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the cutting-edge security practices currently being implemented at the Department of Defense Education Activity
Be able to explain how DoDEA’s strategies influence school security design on a national level
Understand the cost impacts of various security strategies discussed
Identify potential security implementation strategies for school districts of any size and makeup

1 HSW

1 CE

Game of Lifecycle

Kapil Upadhyaya, Kirksey
Nicola Springer, AIA, Kirksey
Jody Henry, Kirksey

Marina 6

A collaborative approach to design & decision-making is vital to integrating indoors with outdoors in schools. However, this is easier said than done. Most project teams find it easy to bypass certain aspects of collaboration by relying on traditional solutions and ‘rules of thumb’. The Game of Lifecycle is one of many collaborative tools that Kirksey uses to question traditional solutions and ‘rules of thumb’. It brings forth a holistic dialogue between project-teams, clients & stakeholders. In this session, participants would collaborate in a role-play exercise. Four alternative school-campuses would be assessed as part of this role-play. The four campuses combine unconditioned-corridors, courtyards and outdoor play-areas in different ways, while holding the area of classrooms constant. The exercise would allow participants to evaluate construction cost, operational cost, maintenance aspects and aesthetics of these alternative campuses. The participants would be divided into groups of 6 people. Each person would be given one of the following roles: Facility Manager, Teacher, Architect, Contractor, HVAC Consultant & Sustainability Consultant. Together they must evaluate 25-year lifecycle cost information for these campuses provided by consultants. The Facility Manager & Teacher must make a final selection based on these evaluations. The exercise is conducted in a ‘game’ like fashion on a game-board, with role-cards helping participants conduct their roles. At the end of the session, each group would present and summarize their discussion for all participants.

Learning Objectives:

Identify that certain key decisions impact lifecycle cost of building projects.
Evaluate first-cost and operational-cost of building projects when outdoor areas are combined in different ways.
Learn how combining unconditioned-corridors, courtyards and outdoor play-areas in different ways, result in different-looking campuses.
Experience the difference between relying on individual decisions based on assumption versus making decisions collaboratively based on shared knowledge.

1 HSW

1 CE

How Buildings Teach – Consilience: Creating Unity among Architecture, Environment and Pedagogy in the K-12 School Building

Robin Randall, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Legat Architects
Mike Maloney, Davenport Community Schools
Andy Howard, Hitchcock Design Group

Nautilus 5

This program will present examples of using K12 building and grounds as tools integrated into the curriculum and supporting routine instruction in extraordinary ways. The school building and surrounding environment can be readily adapted to inform the curriculum and support instruction in all fields of study. We invest billions of dollars in our schools across the nation as a place to merely house teaching and learning when we could readily leverage that investment in ways that directly inform and contribute to instruction. We hope to provoke and inspire designers, facility managers, curriculum specialists and teachers into thinking of ways to take best advantage of the built and natural environments on their campuses to unify the work we each do and purposefully create consilience drawn from our individual work. The opportunities to leverage the building, its systems and grounds in ways to support teaching and learning should be capitalized upon by unifying the work of the architect, the facilities manager, the curriculum designer and the teacher.

Learning Objectives:

Provoke expanded programming for K12 Schools to include environmental interventions in both interior and exterior planning.
Captivate the attention and inspire diverse learners using successful buildings and grounds precedents within a variety of climatic regions.
Model exemplary strategies for community engagement and cohesive teaming of architect, facilities manager, curriculum designer and teacher.
Instill principles of design and implementation as take home tools for each attendee.

1 LU

1 CE

STEAM-ing Down-River: A Fresh K-8 Model

Gaylaird Christopher, AIA, Architecture for Education
Dr. Joel Kirschenstein, Sage Institute
Dr. Jolhn Puglisi, Rio School District

Nautilus 4

Based on the neighboring river’s meander, a new K-8 STEAM campus will bring unique learning options to a formerly underserved student population. Learn how your community can create indigenous learning environments in a neighborhood setting, reflective of contemporary student interests – and high student achievement. Gaylaird Christopher, Architect, Dr. Joel Kirschenstein, Public Policy expert, and Dr. John Puglisi, Rio SD Superintendent will share their enthusiasm and insight for the process, and the product – a bustling campus that engages students in long and short-term “hands-dirty” learning activities in every space.

Learning Objectives:

Identify unique K-8 possibilities in your community
What cultural/traditional themes will fuel your STEAM program
Funding/regulatory/collaborative effort strategies
Educational manifestations you can imagine & institute

1 LU

1 CE

The Role of Furniture in Personalizing Learning Environments: How Can Furniture Meet the Needs of Students in these Rapidly Changing Times?

Tom Parent, AIA, LEED AP, Saint Paul Public Schools

Nautilus 3

Presentation

This interactive session will explore the role and impact of furniture/facilities has in a large urban school district. The session will include a discussion on key considerations when planning for large-scale furniture/facilities/learning environment shift to align the work of facilities management with teaching and learning. Data collection and feedback processes and initial results will be shared followed by a discussion/sharing out on considerations moving forwards. Opportunities for group discussion and multiple perspectives will be a central theme of the workshop in order to best inform and improve attendees’ and presenters’ understanding of the impact of furnishings in contemporary learning environments.

Learning Objectives:

How to have furniture standards in a continually evolving arena
Understand the role that furniture plays in supporting student-defined environments
Explore the role of feedback and analysis in refining furniture standards
Explore how FFE can help create contemporary learning learning environments in older buildings.

1 HSW

1 CE

Two Little Elementary Schools, Two Big Strides: Back Your Energy Efficiency Efforts with EPA’s Battle of the Buildings

Kudret Utebay, The Cadmus Group, Inc.

Nautilus 2

If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? ... Likewise, if you save energy but don’t tell anyone about it, the impact is limited. Education sector buildings that reported improvements through EPA’s 2013 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings, saw an average energy use intensity (usage per square foot) reduction of 8.5%, and eight of the Top 15 buildings in the 2013 competition were school buildings. The Battle of the Buildings is a “Biggest Loser” style competition, where buildings of all types compete to achieve the biggest reductions in their energy and water usage intensity over one year. Two elementary schools promoted their efforts by reducing their energy use by more than 45% in a year. Join us to learn more about their achievements and what this competition is about.

Learning Objectives:

Learn what the National Building Competition is, how to join, and how to achieve recognition
Learn why your organization should participate
Learn about tools and resources that can help you achieve success
Learn from your peers’ experiences: see how Claiborne and Demarest Elementary Schools identified ways to apply successful efficiency measures to reduce energy use significantly in just one year