| WEDNESDAY | APRIL 26, 2023 |
| 5:00 – 8:00 pm |
Region Board Member’s Strategic Plan Review |
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| THURSDAY | APRIL 27, 2023 |
| 7:00 – 9:00 am |
Ed Kirkbride Awards Set Up |
Ballroom Pre Function
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| 7:00 – 10:00 am |
Registration |
Ballroom Pre Function |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am |
Breakfast Buffet |
Salons 1 – 2 |
| 8:15 – 9:00 am |
SchoolsNEXT Presentation(s) |
Salons 1 – 2 |
| 9:00 – 9:30 am |
Welcome from Dr. Watlington, Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia |
Salons 1 – 2 |
| 9:45 am |
Meet Tour Buses |
Front of Hotel
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| 10:00 am |
Tours Depart |
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| 10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
Exhibitor Move-in |
Salons 1 – 2 / Pre Function
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| 10:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Learning Tours
- Tour #1: Sandy Run Middle School, Enfield Elementary, Black Rock Middle School
Please note Tour 1 leaves at 10:45 am and returns by 5:30 pm
- Tour #2: Upper Merion Area High School, Phoenixville Area Early Learning Center, Arrowhead Elementary School
- Tour #3: WCU – Sciences & Engineering Center and the Commons (SECC), Springfield High School
- Tour #4: Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School, Charles Library at Temple University, MaST Community Charter School II
- Tour #5: Lincoln High School, S. Solis-Cohen Elementary School, Northeast Community Propel Academy
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| 5:30 – 7:00 pm |
Welcome Reception or Trade Show Happy Hour |
Salons 1 – 2 / Pre Function |
| 7:00 pm |
Dinner on your own |
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| FRIDAY | APRIL 28, 2023 |
| 7:30 am |
Registration |
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| 7:30 – 8:30 am |
Breakfast Buffet |
Salons 1 – 2
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| 8:30 – 9:30 am |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marie Hubley Alcock – Designing a Modern School Ecosystem
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Salons 1 – 2
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| 9:45 – 10:45 am |
Breakout Session: Beyond the Classroom – Design Strategies for the Whole Student
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Independence 1
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| 9:45 – 10:45 am |
Breakout Session: Success = Luck + Preparation – Discovering a modern high school design that fits and equates to a flexible, collaborative environment exceeding academic technology objectives |
Directors
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| 9:45 – 10:45 am |
Breakout Session: The ProSocial Learning Environment™ and its Impact on Student Learning
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Franklin
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| 9:45 – 10:45 am |
Breakout Session: Reimagining PK-12 Schools for the 4th Industrial Revolution: A New Design DNA for Schools |
Whitman
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| 10:00 am – 3:00 pm |
Trade Show |
Salons 1 – 2
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| 10:45 – 11:30 am |
Trade Show Refreshment Break |
Salons 1 – 2
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| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Breakout Session: Creating Future Ready Career and Tech Ed Educational Spaces
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Independence 1
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| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Breakout Session: Achieving Learning Between (Class)(Rooms) – Setting the bar high for hybrid learning environments |
Directors
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| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Breakout Session: ”This is so meant for us!” Student-Focused Design to Inspire Personal Achievement – the Next Generation High School |
Franklin
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| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Breakout Session: Teacher First Design: Decentering learning environments to promote healthy workplaces
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Whitman
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| 12:30 – 2:00 pm |
Lunch Panel Discussion
International Update / Northeast Business Meeting / Awards |
Salons 1 – 2
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| 2:00 – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Beliefs, Pedagogy, and Equitable Classroom Design
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Independence 1
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| 2:00 – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Hobbs Career Technical Education Center: A Vision for a Community Realized
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Directors
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| 2:00 – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Removing the Restraints to Healthy Learning Environments |
Franklin
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| 2:00 – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session: TechEd as Cornerstone of an Innovative High School Program: Not Your Parents’ Woodshop |
Whitman
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| 3:00 – 4:00 pm |
Breakout Session: The Socially & Emotionally Responsive Environment: Aligning Space and Practice Where Learners Thrive
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Independence 1
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| 3:00 – 4:30 pm |
Breakout Session: Career and Tech ED Space Designs – Creating Innovative Spaces for the Future |
Directors
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| 3:00 – 4:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Breaking Down the Walls to the 21st Century: A Holistic Approach to Progressive Facilities |
Franklin
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| 3:00 – 4:15 pm |
Breakout Session: The Counterintuitive Middle School: Doing the “Right Thing” by Doing “Everything Wrong”
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Whitman
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| 3:00 pm |
Trade Show Breakdown |
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| 5:00 – 6:00 pm |
New York Chapter Meet & Greet at Lea Restaurant & Bar
Hosted by 
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| 5:00 – 7:00 pm |
Chesapeake Bay / Delaware Valley Chapter Happy Hour at Harper's Garden
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| 5:30 – 7:00 pm |
New England Chapter Happy Hour at Victory Brewing Company
Sponsored by 
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| SATURDAY | APRIL 29, 2023 |
| 8:00 – 10:00 am |
Registration |
Salons 1 – 2
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| 8:00 – 9:00 am |
Breakfast |
Salons 1 – 2
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| 9:00 – 10:00 am |
Breakout Session: Rejuvenating the Historic Westtown School Auditorium to Enhance the Learning Experience |
Independence 1
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| 9:00 – 10:00 am |
Breakout Session: Re-Imagined Comprehensive High Schools as Engines of Inclusion
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Independence 2
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| 9:00 – 10:15 am |
Breakout Session: Artificial Intelligence: Hero or Villain in Education?
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Directors
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| 10:15 – 11:15 am |
Breakout Session: Agency and Aegis: The Importance of Community Engagement in School Design |
Independence 1
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| 10:15 – 11:15 am |
Breakout Session: Liberating Learners: A Journey Towards Excellence and Equity |
Independence 2
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| 10:15 – 11:15 am |
Breakout Session: Learning from the BIPOC Experience in Designing Educational Spaces
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Directors
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| 11:15 – 11:45 am |
Refreshment / Snack Break |
Salons 1 – 2
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| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm |
Safety and Security Summit |
Salons 1 – 2 |