Northeast Region 2019 Conference Schedule

Schedule

March 27-30, 2019
Revolutionizing Education
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Boston, Massachusetts

Subject to change

WEDNESDAY \| MARCH 27, 2019
9:30 AM	Doors Open to the Furniture Fair Furniture Exhibition Parking and Entry Instructions »	Entrance 17, Suite 500, the LOFT, Boston, MA 02210
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM	Furniture Exhibition Open House at the Boston Innovation Design Center Registration Fees: Free to all School District Personnel and all those registered for the entire conference, $50 Day Rate for members of the Design Community not attending the conference.
10:00 – 11:00 AM	Effective Learning Spaces Guest Speaker: Dr. Daniel Gray Wilson, Director of Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
1:00 – 2:00 PM	Guest Speaker: Dr. RJ Webber, Assistant Superintendent of Novi Community School District
THURSDAY \| MARCH 28, 2019
7:00 AM	Conference Opens	Hyatt Regency Cambridge
7:00 – 8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 AM	General Session: Panel Discussion – Next Generation Education / Next Generation Schools	Charles View Ballroom
9:30 – 10:30 AM	Learning Sessions Make It Real: Utilizing Building Information Modeling and 3-D Virtual Reality Visualization to Improve and Enhance the School Design Experience Cambridge Room Design for Safe and Healthy Children \| A study of best practices for school safety, mental health, and wellness Crispus Attucks Room What Do I Do with My Stuff? The Shift from Professional Neighbors to Professional Roommates Thomas Paine AB Room Fabricated Silences Aquarium Room
10:45 – 11:45 AM	Learning Sessions Values Matter: Changing the Culture of Education Cambridge Room Design Strategies to Create Community-Based Learning Environments for Changing Student Needs Crispus Attucks Room When We Come to the Place Where the School and the Makerspace Collide Thomas Paine AB Room Re-Imagining the Studio Art Classroom: From Tired to Inspired Aquarium Room
12:00 – 6:00 PM	School Tours Three tours to choose from: Tour 1 Lester J. Gates Middle School Holbrook K-12 School Tour 2 Dearborn STEM Academy Center for Engineering, Innovation, and Sciences – Wentworth Institute of Technology Tour 3 North Middlesex Regional High School Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, Northeastern University
6:00 – 8:00 PM	Design Awards Reception	Charles View Ballroom
FRIDAY \| MARCH 29, 2019
7:00 – 8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 AM	International and Regional Update	Charles View Ballroom
9:30 – 10:30 AM	Learning Sessions Neighborhood Watch: Designing for Community and Security in the Modern World Cambridge Room Found Opportunities: Discovering a Sustainable Vision through Collaboration for the Learning Environment Crispus Attucks Room Beyond the Classroom: Preparing Students for the Future through Vocational Education Thomas Paine AB Room What, No Library!?! Aquarium Room
10:45 – 11:45 AM	Learning Sessions Project-based Learning in a Sustainable School: A Key to Supporting Young Adult Success Cambridge Room A Space That is Worthy of its Students Crispus Attucks Room How Brand Brings A Community Together Thomas Paine AB Room All Students are Not Alike: Accommodating Diverse Student Needs through Varieties of Meaningful Learning Environments Aquarium Room
12:00 – 6:00 PM	School Tours Three tours to choose from: Tour 1 Bancroft Elementary School Lunder Arts Center, Lesley University Tour 2 Winthrop Middle / High School Lubin-O’Donnell Center, Winsor School Tour 3 Boston Conservatory at Berklee Martin Luther King Jr. School
6:00 – 8:00 PM	Offsite Networking Event – Kings Dining & Entertainment, Boston Back Bay	50 Dalton Street Boston, MA 02115
SATURDAY \| MARCH 30, 2019
8:00 – 9:00 AM	Continental Breakfast	Empress Room
9:00 – 11:00 AM	Safety & Security Keynote Presentation Michael Dorn, Executive Director, Safe Havens International	Charles View Ballroom

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