• Participants will be able to identify key individuals to partner with on student/teacher interaction.
• Participants will be able to discuss the value of an integrated approach to buildings and education with facilities, administration, and educators.
• Participants will discover ways to integrate K-12 education in their own projects.
• Participants will explore examples of successful integration of K-12 education into the building and facilities field.

• Participants will learn the importance of innovation in education
• Participants will learn how student driven learning is student centered and hands on.
• Participants will learn how the Pathways Innovation Center provides spaces for advanced technology to “prepare children for success in a world we cannot yet imagine”.
• Participants will understand the development of a process in creating an innovative school. How flexibility is important both in the process of design and in the design of the school itself.

• Summary discussion on climate variables impacting permafrost
• Discussion on the University of Alaska Scenarios for Alaska & Arctic Planning (SNAP) group public data site
• Summary of climate impact to permafrost foundations
• Current engineering mitigation measures for foundation in permafrost

Presentation #4: School Construction from the Principal’s and Administration’s Perspective
Superintendent Dr. Karen Gaborik
Principal Mike Webb
Principal Cindy Hemry
Principal Carissa Cote

During this learning session Principals will share their experience of having and open and working school while renovation happens around them.

• Participants will learn how phasing was determined during the planning process and how it really worked during construction.
• Learn about the challenges that the school operation faced during construction and way to mitigate disruption
• How safety and security was managed during construction.
• What will the educators do different if they have to go through the construction process again, do's and don'ts.

• Participants will be introduced to current and future trends in school design, including discussion of the importance of thinking beyond what we know. Topics participants will learn about include community and business partnerships, special needs students, health and wellness and mind/body connection in education, among others.
• Participants will learn how the design of small learning communities within middle schools and high schools are affecting educational outcomes and how educators are utilizing these facilities.
• Participants will learn about trends in learning that have environmental implications and how learning and environments are linked.
• Participants will understand what others in educational design are doing through examples

• Participants will learn how internal reconfigurations were achieved to meet the school program and current Educational Specifications.
• Participants will learn of the improvements to the building, including seismic upgrades, thermal envelope upgrades and acoustic control improvements due to eliminating the “open classroom” concept original to the 1970's era construction.
• Participants will learn of the phasing and CMGC process to keep the school open while under construction.
• Participants will learn of the school branding / learning signature cultivated by the design team and BDC (building design committee) used to help inform design and planning decisions.

• Participants will learn of several updates to the Lighting and Building Envelope sections of the 2013 Standard.
• Participants will identify the HVAC portion of some of the more than 100 updated requirements from previous versions of the standard.
• Participants will be introduced to techniques for achieving 30% or more energy savings from Std 90.1-2004 requirements.
• Participants will explore ways to improve system energy performance in buildings.

• Participants will learn that today’s educational furniture is flexible, modular and movable. Participants will learn how furniture is being used in the classroom to promote small group and project focused learning along with traditional lecture arrangements.
• Participants will learn how interior environments, furniture and equipment are currently being used to improve educational settings for students with special needs.
• Participants will be introduced to how lighting, colors, textures, materials within the classroom affect students ability to learn and focus
• Participants will learn how a space and it’s furnishings support varied learning styles and perspectives

• Participants will develop a plan of action for integrating educators and students into future projects.
• Participants will identify barriers and solutions to barriers to integrating educators and students into future projects.
• Participants will explore how to talk to K-12 students and experience grade level appropriate lessons to share with educators.
• Participants will discuss how educators can incorporate building lessons into their classrooms while meeting their curriculum expectations.

• Participants will learn how to engage youth in a unique learning environment through a hydroponic greenhouse.
• Participants will learn how to teach both “soft skills” and more specific skills (data collection and analysis, process improvement, etc.) through this setting.
• Participants will learn how this hydroponic system can be scaled to different environments including rural Alaska.
• Participants will learn about the environmental/sustainability benefits of local hydroponic production.

• Learn about a new public charter school option in Anchorage, serving grades 6-8. Also, understand the process by which charters are founded in the Anchorage School District and the challenges and opportunities they face.
• Learn about Stream Academy’s unique approach to curriculum that incorporates outdoor experiential learning into a STEM model.
• Consider and discuss the unique facility needs of charters and the options available to house them including development methods for building new or renovating existing facilities.
• Learn how A4LE’s Schools Next design competition can supplement and enhance learning for middle school students.