Workshops (Choice of 7)
Diversity in Design Workshop: Five Key Topics in Inclusive School Design
AI + Learning + Space: NOT a Hybrid… the Rise of a New Species for Learning Experiences
Change Leadership When Implementing New Learning Environments
Designing Outdoor Play and Learning Spaces with Children: Processes and Lessons from a Comprehensive Schoolyard Co-design Program
The New Imperative: Communities Designing for Transformation
Destigmatizing CTE Through Design: Designing for Career & Technical Education
Deep Dive into Garden City School: Unlocking Lessons for Innovative School Design
Workshops (Choice of 8)
From Research to Reality: How ASU Designs Effective Learning Spaces
Yesterday’s Wisdom, Tomorrow’s Vision: A Decade CTE Lookback
From Roots to New Horizons: Designing Outdoor Learning Across Generations
Unlocking Innovation: Get Your Permission Slip to Design Boldly
Rethinking the Locker Room: An Interactive Panel Discussion on a Collaborative Vision for Future-Focused, Inclusive PE and Athletic Facilities
It Takes a Village: The Village Model of Community Engagement©
Landscape Takes the Lead in Developing Learning Environments: Storytelling in the Schoolyard
Spatial Affordances and Pedagogical Evolution: Design Principles for Post-Digital Learning Environments
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
Esports in Education: Design Dynamic Learning Spaces for the Next Generation
A Second Life for the Country’s First Junior High School
Beyond Adaptation— Designing for Acceleration and Reconnecting with Today’s Students
Designing Together: Leveraging Collaborative Design Thinking in Planning Education Spaces
Indigenous Perspectives on Learning and Engagement – What We Can All Learn
Not Your Typical Classroom: Empowering Student Voice to Reinvigorate and Renovate Your Campus
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
Tight Site, Tight Partnership: A Story of One Site, Two Buildings and Twenty Years of Collaboration
Portland Public Schools, Security Camera Upgrades: A Case Study in Optimized Layout Design Using Parametric Tools
Jumpstart to Success: Alternative Pathways in Education Through a PK-16 Approach
Through Their Eyes: Designing Classrooms for Every Learner
Floors That Pay You Back—or Cost You Forever: The Power of TCO in K-12 Schools
Live, Learn, and Play in Your Communities
Tours
Tour A: Sunland STEAM Academy, C.O. Greenfield Academy of Design and Innovation and John F. Kennedy Academy of Inquiry
Tour B: Sky Crossing and The Creighton Academy
Tour C: Agua Fria High School and West-MEC Career Academy at Agua Fria
Tour D: Galveston Elementary School, Crismon Junior High and High School, EVIT Power Campus and Mesa High School
Tour E: John S. McCain III Elementary School, West-MEC Southwest Campus, Goodyear High School and Desert Horizon Elementary School
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
Healing Through Design: Expanding Possibilities for Equitable Learning Environments
Outdoor Learning – Bring the Inside Classroom Outdoors
Building for Change: Architects as Catalysts for the Future of Education
Beyond What Meets the Eye: Uncovering Hidden Potential through Innovative Modular Educational Design
Flushing it Out – Best Practices in Barrier-Free Design
From AI Disruption to Student Success: Measuring Skills That Matter
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
Joy is What We Do: Designing Schools That Spark Creativity
Saving Our Schools: A Candid Conversation on the Facilities Crisis
Don’t Just Furnish a Room. Fuel It.
Creating Belonging: Integrating Culture in Transformative Architecture
From Vision to Reality: Trauma-Informed Design in Action at Rise Early Learning
The Show MUST Go On – Leveraging the Arts to Elevate and Sustain Learning Across ALL Subjects
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 4)
Designing for Success: How K-12 Learning Environments Foster Soft Skills for the Workplace
Empower Schools to Explore New Horizons in Learning Environments through the ROAM Method
THE RECORD IS SKIPPING! Flipping to the B-side of Antiquated Educational Soundtracks to Enhance the Health and Safety of our Schools
James Baldwin Elementary Story: Reimagining Process, Program and Outcomes
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 5)
Unlocking Space Potential: Aligning the Power of People, Practice, and Place in Middle School Learning Settings
Women in Industry – Reconnect 2025
The Sound of Learning
USA vs Canada – Comparing Sustainability Metrics for Schools
I Notice, I Wonder, I Think: Analyzing Interior Spaces to Support Neurodiversity
Workshops (Choice of 5)
Adopting the Community-Informed Design for Innovative Environments (CIDIE) Standard: Case Studies of Two Schools
Charting New Horizons: A Multi-Year Voyage to Transform Learning Environments Through Sustainable Change
Dancing with the Yeti Part 2 – Regenerative Design at Rock Ridge Public Schools
New Horizons at 18°20′N 64°44′W
The Sensory Diet in Design: Creating Supportive Learning Environments
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 5)
Designing the Future of Early Learning: A Cross-State Collaboration for Experiential Classrooms
Navigating Legal Frameworks for Students with Disabilities: Rehabilitation Act, ADA, Transition Plans, and IDEA
Expanding Horizons: A Roadmap to Student Safety, Health and Well-Being in Schools
Thrive By Design: School Design as a Pathway to Community Resilience
Designing for Multi-Level Governance and New Educational Partnerships
Keynote
Speakers
Mercedes Ramirez Johnson presented her proprietary Second Chance Living concept, an innovative mindset and approach with a proven track record.
Dr. Joe Sanfelippo is an educational leader and author. He has authored multiple books, including best-sellers “Hacking Leadership“ and “Lead From Where You Are.“
