Schedule

The Sun Never Sets on Learning June 22-25, 2016
The Sun Never Sets on Learning
The Hotel Alyeska
Girdwood, AK

Subject to change

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
11:00 am – 3:00 pm Regional Board Meeting Harding Room
3:00 – 5:00 pm Regional Strategic Planning Meeting Harding Room
5:00 – 7:00 pm Appetizers – Early Arrival Mixer Columbia Patio & Tent
7:00 pm Dinner on your own Shuttle to Girdwood Restaurants, 7-Glaciers, or Aurora
Thursday, June 23, 2016
7:30 – 10:00 am Registration Foyer
7:30 – 10:30 am Tradeshow Setup Columbia A, Columbia B&C, Foyer
8:00 – 9:00 am Informal Breakfast Foyer, Columbia B&C
9:00 – 10:30 am Conference Kickoff
Columbia B&C
10:45 – 11:45 am Break-out Session 1A A Case Study of Kodiak High School – Craig Mason Columbia B&C
10:45 – 11:45 am Break-out Session 1B The Many Ways to Apply Lean to Learning – Ryan Bultena & Allie Grande Harding Room
10:30 – 5 pm Tradeshow Open  
12:00 – 1:30 pm Luncheon – Tradeshow Highlights Columbia B&C
2:00 – 3:00 pm Break-out Session 2A Steven Collis – Critical Conversation Columbia C
2:00 – 3:00 pm Break-out Session 2B Inclusive Learning Environments – Julie Walleisa Columbia B
3:00 – 4:00 pm Please Visit the Sponsors & Vendors – Afternoon Snack in Trade Show Area  
4:00 – 5:00 pm Break-out Session 3A Steven Collis – Critical Conversation Columbia C
4:00 – 5:00 pm Break-out Session 3B Does it Work? – Benjamin Gardner Columbia B
4:00 – 5:00 pm Break-out Session 3C Building Envelope Panel Discussion Harding Room
6:00 – 10:00 pm Dinner Reception Columbia Patio & Tent
Friday, June 24, 2016
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast Columbia B&C
8:00 – 4:00 pm Tradeshow Open  
8:00 – 9:30 am Breakfast & Keynote Speaker: Bob Pearlman Columbia B&C
9:45 – 10:45 am Break-out Session 4A Design for Northern Climates – Greg Hasiuk Columbia B&C
9:45 – 10:45 am Break-out Session 4B Blended Learning / Think Better – Dave Bublitz Bering Room
9:45 – 10:45 am Break-out Session 4C School Community Renewal Initiatives – Boris Radyo Harding Room
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Break-out Session 5A A Lens for Learning – Steve Murakami Columbia B&C
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Break-out Session 5B Redlist Panel Discussion Bering Room
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Break-out Session 5C Play for All – Leah Boltz Harding Room
12:00 – 1:30 pm Luncheon Buffet
Schools Next, Awards ceremony, International update and People’s Choice Award Luncheon
Columbia B&C
2:00 – 3:00 pm Break-out Session 6A Designing Learning Environments for Emotional Need Students – Christopher Daikos Columbia B
2:00 – 3:00 pm Break-out Session 6B Understanding CPTED Principles and School Safety – Adrienne Lewis Columbia C
2:00 – 5:00 pm Workshop (Bob Pearlman) – 25 max. Harding
4:00 – 5:00 pm Break-out Session 7A EBD Panel Discussion
  • Christopher Diakos
  • Cindy Anderson (Director of Anchorage School District Special Education)
Columbia B
4:00 – 5:00 pm Break-out Session 7B Designing Better Learning Experiences – Gwen Morgan / Jessica Cederberg Columbia C
5:00 – 7:00 pm Free Time – Ride the Alyeska Tram  
7:00 – 12:00 pm Dinner – Music / Traditional Dancing

Bird Treatment and Learning Center Presentation
Columbia A, B&C
Saturday, June 25, 2016
7:30 – 9:00 am Checkout  
9:00 – 4:00 pm Tour Track 1 – Matanuska-Susitna Valley
9:00 – 10:30 Leave Alyeska and travel to Matanuska-Susitna Valley
10:30 – 11:30 Tour School #1 – MSB Day School, 2360 Tait Dr, Wasilla, AK 99654, www.matsuk12.us/mds
11:30 – 2:00 Social event, lunch and travel time between schools – Iditarod Museum, 2100 S Knik-Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla, AK 99687
(if the weather turns, we may need to head to MSB Career & Tech early to eat lunch)
2:00 – 3:00 Tour School #2 – MSB Career & Tech, 2472 N Seward Meridian Pkwy, Wasilla, AK 99654, www.matsuk12.us/domain/2709
3:00 – 4:00 Arrive at Anchorage Downtown
4:30 Airport
5:00 Alyeska (if needed)
Drop off at Downtown @ 3:30 pm / Airport @ 4:00 pm / Alyeska @ 5:00 pm
 
9:00 – 2:00 pm Tour & Workshop Track 2 – Play for All: Inclusive play tour and simulation
The Municipality of Anchorage is changing its playscape to make sure people of all ages and all abilities have places to play, grow, learn, and thrive. As a result, more people have access to play, and neighborhoods are being activated in a positive way. What started as one project to build Alaska's first fully inclusive Boundless Playground has grown into a strategic plan to go beyond ADA requirements and make all playgrounds in the city inclusive. The founder of the Parks for All inclusive play initiative, her 9-year-old daughter (and inspiration for the movement), the Municipality of Anchorage Parks & Recreation Superintendent, and a local landscape architect and inclusive play designer will take you on a tour of some of Anchorage's new inclusive playgrounds, soon-to-be inclusive playgrounds, and school play environments. Using a disability simulation toolkit, this team will help you see the play environment from the perspective of a child who experiences a disability, and the group will explore design solutions that make our outdoor learning environments barrier-free and inclusive, with intentional outcomes for all students.
 
7:00 pm Informal Dinner for anyone remaining at Alyeska for a Sunday Flight  
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