Program

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina March 19-21, 2017
Catch the Wave – Transforming Spaces to Empower all Learners
Holiday Inn Resort
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Sunday, March 19, 2017
3:00 pm Registration Open
4:00 pm A4LE Board Meeting Boardroom
5:30 – 9:30 pm Surf's up! Reception Turtlewatch / Oceanwatch
Monday, March 20, 2017
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast

Sponsored by MB Kahn Construction Co., Inc.
MB Kahn

Lumina Ballroom
8:45 – 9:15 am Presentation of the Colors, Welcome and Introductions Lumina Ballroom
9:15 – 10:15 am Keynote Speaker: Creating an Unquenchable Thirst for Education in Young People
Manuel Scott – Freedom Writer
Lumina Ballroom
10:15 – 10:45 am Refreshment Break

Sponsored by Adams, an Oldcastle Company

10:45 – 11:45 am Workshop 1: It Takes a Village
Hal Bowen, RATIO Architects
Tim Carr, YMCA of the Triangle
Dexter Herbert, YMCA of the Triangle
Marcella Rorie, Wake County Public Schools
Oceanwatch / Turtlewatch
10:45 – 11:45 am Workshop 1: Responsive Classrooms: Improving Architectural Indoor-Outdoor Spatial Relations to Enhance Teaching and Learning Motivations in Pre-school Classrooms
Muntazar Monsur,PhD, North Carolina State University
Nilda Cosco, PhD, North Carolina State University
Robin Moore, North Carolina State University
Soundwatch
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch

Sponsored by Optima Engineering

Lumina Ballroom
12:10 – 12:20 pm ASHRAE Energy Update
Kim Humiston, PE
12:20 – 12:30 pm State of the State
Ken M. Phelps, PhD, NC Department of Public Instruction
12:30 – 1:00 pm SchoolsNEXT 2017 Presentation
Neal Middle School, Durham Public Schools
1:45 – 2:45 pm Workshop 2: Team Work Makes the Dream Work
Ed Gordon, ALEP, Smith Sinnett Architecture
Steve Myers, Onslow County Schools
Students
Oceanwatch / Turtlewatch
1:45 – 2:45 pm Workshop 2: Implementing Brain-Power-Learning: Empowering Learning for the Innovation Economy
Thomas Eliaeson, Little
Tom Balke, Little
Soundwatch
2:45 – 3:15 pm Sponsor Break

Sponsored by Morris-Berg Architects

Please be sure to visit and thank our sponsors!

Lumina Ballroom
3:15 – 4:15 pm Workshop 3: North Carolina School Site Selection and Transportation Impacts
Matthew Palmer, NCSU Institute for Transportation Research and Education
Oceanwatch / Turtlewatch
3:15 – 4:15 pm Workshop 3: Results Matter: New Schools, New Results
Robert Steele, Perkins Eastman
Brad Crotts, Perkins Eastman
Soundwatch
5:00 – 7:00 pm Sponsor Reception & Silent Auction Prefunction / Sunset Terrace
7:00 – 9:00 pm Dinner and Awards

Sponsored by Moseley Architects

Lumina Ballroom
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
7:30 – 8:45 am Breakfast

Sponsored by CLH Design, PA

Lumina Ballroom
8:45 – 9:00 am A4LE North Carolina Chapter Business Meeting
Our annual business meeting is open to all attending chapter members and guests. Election of board members for 2017-2018, as well as other necessary business of the chapter will be conducted.
Lumina Ballroom
9:00 – 10:00 am Group Session
Marine Quest Program
Oceanwatch / Turtle Watch
10:00 – 10:45 am Hotel Check Out
10:45 – 11:00 am Cars Leave for Marine Quest School Tour
Snacks and water provided

Sponsored by SfL+a Architects P.A.

11:15 – 12:45 pm Tour of Marine Quest School
Lunch on your own
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