Program

Connect the Dots April 3-6, 2023
Connect the Dots
Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown
100 East Second Street, Tulsa, OK 74103

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Monday, April 3, 2023
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Oklahoma Tours
  • Tour #1: Capps Middle School
  • Tour #2: Positive Tomorrows
12:00 – 4:00 PM GolfSuites
4:00 – 6:00 PM Board Meeting
6:30 PM Welcome Reception
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
8:00 AM Registration Opens Tulsa Ballroom Foyer
8:30 AM Breakfast Tulsa South Foyer
1st Floor
9:45 AM SESSION: Entrepreneurs, Experimenters, and Creatives: Agile Mindsets for Future Success
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Promenade A
2nd Floor
9:45 AM SESSION: "The Building is Cool, but the People are Cooler" – Why teacher relationships are key to a successful building Promenade B
2nd Floor
9:45 AM SESSION: Adaptive Learning: Connected Innovations for Next-Gen Education
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Promenade C
2nd Floor
9:45 AM SESSION: 1 + 1 = Win for Austin's Special Needs Community Promenade D
2nd Floor
11:00 AM SESSION: Beyond the Cells and Bells Promenade A
2nd Floor
11:00 AM SESSION: “I Want My School to Help the Community” Promenade B
2nd Floor
11:00 AM SESSION: Do You See What I See?: Same Space, Different Views Promenade C
2nd Floor
11:00 AM SESSION: Making the Connection: How to Evolve Your CTE Program through Private Partnerships Promenade D
2nd Floor
12:15 PM Keynote Lunch: Dr. Jenny McGown Tulsa South Foyer
1st Floor
1:15 PM International Update / SchoolsNEXT Team Presents Tulsa South Foyer
1st Floor
2:00 PM SESSION: Learn, Make, Explore... Designing Discovery Lab Promenade A
2nd Floor
2:00 PM SESSION: Connecting 100 Years of Education, Architecture and Community at Lakeview Elementary in Sugar Land Texas Promenade B
2nd Floor
2:00 PM SESSION: Exploring the Connectivity Between Sense of Place and Outdoors, How the New Roark Early Education Center Transforms the Learner's Experience Promenade C
2nd Floor
2:00 PM SESSION: The Power of Experiential Graphic Design to Amplify Students’ Self Worth and Sense of Belonging Promenade D
2nd Floor
3:00 PM Refreshment Break Promenade Foyer
2nd Floor
3:30 PM Exhibitor Move-in Tulsa Central / North, 1st Floor
3:30 PM SESSION: UNTANGLING HISTORY FOR A BETTER FUTURE: Reimagining a 1967 High School Campus through Community Engagement and Modern Integration Promenade A
2nd Floor
3:30 PM SESSION: Thrive Together – Conscious Design Considering 6 Stages of Development from Childhood to Adulthood Promenade B
2nd Floor
3:30 PM SESSION: No "One-size-fits-all" Solution: Ten pre-K campus additions & playgrounds, three jurisdictions, and a fast-growing district Promenade C
2nd Floor
3:30 PM SESSION: Leveraging Research-Based Strategies for Powerful Inclusion, Community Impact and Design Responses in Early Childhood Promenade D
2nd Floor
5:45 – 6:15 PM Planner of Year Reception Tulsa South Foyer
1st Floor
6:30 PM Gala Dinner / Entertainment – Casino night, game night Tulsa South Foyer
1st Floor
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
9:00 AM Registration Opens Tulsa Ballroom Foyer
9:00 AM Brunch in Trade Show Tulsa Central / North, 1st Floor
9:30 AM Superintendents Panel Tulsa South
1st Floor
10:30 AM Southern Award: Summit, Chapter Awards
11:00 AM Safety and Security Summit: Chip Sikes – Through the Eyes of the 1st Responder Tulsa South
1st Floor
12:30 PM Lunch in Trade Show – with games of chance and skill!
1:30 PM SESSION: School Safety – The Voice of Students Promenade A
2nd Floor
1:30 PM SESSION: Activating “Place” for Place-Based Learning and Holistic Wellbeing
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Promenade B
2nd Floor
1:30 PM SESSION: Nine to Nine: Transformation at SMU's Cox School of Business
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Promenade C
2nd Floor
1:30 PM SESSION: Disaster Recovery, Not If, When!
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Promenade D
2nd Floor
2:45 – 5:30 PM Trade Show Reception – Dedicated / Games and Prizes Tulsa Central / North, 1st Floor
6:00 PM Trade Show Breakdown / Midwest Moveout Tulsa Central / North, 1st Floor
6:00 PM Dinner on your own / Dine Around
Thursday, April 6, 2023
7:30 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM SESSION: Design with Security in Mind
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Promenade A
2nd Floor
8:00 AM SESSION: Right This Way: Harnessing School Spirit and Security Promenade B
2nd Floor
8:00 AM SESSION: Mentorship and Outreach at the intersection of Education and Design Promenade C
2nd Floor
8:00 AM SESSION: Closing the Loop: Shouldn't Post-occupancy Professional Learning be the New Normal for Teachers' Adoption of Newly Designed Learning Spaces? Promenade D
2nd Floor
9:15 AM SESSION: The Learning Tree – The Possibilities of Mass Timber Construction in the Southern Region Promenade A
2nd Floor
9:15 AM SESSION: Pushing the Boundaries of Traditional Thought with an Innovative Process of Planning and Design Promenade B
2nd Floor
9:15 AM SESSION: Embracing the “Nature” of Learning
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Promenade C
2nd Floor
9:15 AM SESSION: A Universal Framework for Design that Connects Brain Research, Emergency Management and Trauma-Informed Care Promenade D
2nd Floor
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Conference Tours
  • Tour #1: Union High School Stadium and Band Building
  • Tour #2: Discovery Lab and Vanguard STEM Innovation Center
12:30 – 1:30 PM Closing Party at Mother Road Market 1124 S Lewis Ave
Tulsa, OK 74104
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