| Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |
| 3:00 pm |
Arrive at Hotel – Crowne Plaza Hotel |
1450 Glenarm Place, Denver, CO |
| 4:00 – 5:30 pm |
Southwest Region Board Meeting |
Red Cloud Room |
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm |
Registration Open |
Hotel Lobby |
| 6:00 – 7:30 pm |
Opening Reception at MOA Architecture
(included in registration) |
414 14th Street, Denver, CO |
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Dinner on your own |
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2018 |
| 7:00 – 9:00 am |
Registration Open |
Hotel Lobby |
| 7:30 am |
Breakfast |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 am |
Breakfast Welcome & Keynote Speaker
Helen Thorpe
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The Range Ballrooom |
| 9:00 am |
Break |
Pre-Function Space |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am |
Morning Program and Breakout Sessions I – choice of one |
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The Innovation Campus: Student-Driven Learning for the NEXT Century |
Ellingwood Room |
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Responding to Current Trends in Education and Sustainability: Goals and Unintended Consequences |
Red Cloud Room |
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How Two Schools Overcame Rural Obstacles to Achieve Their Vision: A Brand-New High School in New Mexico and State-of-the-Art Technology in California |
Humbolt Room |
| 10:15 am |
Break |
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| 10:30 – 11:30 am |
Morning Program and Breakout Sessions II – choice of one |
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Integrated Makerspaces for Better Learning Environments |
Ellingwood Room |
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OPEN BUILDING: Creating Resilient Educational Environments |
Red Cloud Room |
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Can a Building "Hug" the Students? Response to the Dynamic New Learning Environments of a Middle School
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Humbolt Room |
| 11:30 am |
Break |
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| 11:45 am |
Box Lunches distributed as you board the bus
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| Noon |
Buses Depart for Tours around Boulder, CO
Box lunches on buses |
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| 1:00 – 2:00 pm |
"Building for Student Success – BVSD' Innovation Journey" presentation |
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| 2:00 pm |
Tour of Boulder High School Renovations |
1604 Araphahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302 |
| 2:45 pm |
Travel to Tour
Afternoon Snacks and Water |
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| 3:00 – 3:45 pm |
Tour of Creekside Elementary School |
3740 Martin Drive, Boulder, CO 80305 |
| 3:45 pm |
Travel to Tour |
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| 4:15 – 5:45 pm |
Tour of Meadowlark School (PreK-8) |
2300 Meadow Sweet Lane, Erie, CO 80516 |
| 5:45 – 6:15 pm |
Travel to Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, CO |
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| 6:30 pm |
Dine Around in Boulder
Select a restaurant from list and dine with a group |
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| 8:30 pm |
Buses Return to Denver and Crowne Plaza Hotel |
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| Thursday, April 26, 2018 |
| 7:00 – 9:00 am |
Registration Open |
Hotel Lobby |
| 7:30 am |
Breakfast |
|
| 8:00 am |
Welcome & Southwest Region Progam |
The Range Ballrooom |
| 9:00 am |
Break |
Pre-Function Space |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am |
Morning Program and Breakout Sessions III – choice of one |
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A Spectrum of STEAM Spaces for K-12 |
Ellingwood Room |
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A Place in History: Approaches to Renovation and New Construction on Historic Campuses |
Red Cloud Room |
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Case Study: Unschool |
Humbolt Room |
| 10:15 am |
Break |
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| 10:30 – 11:30 am |
Morning Program and Breakout Sessions IV – choice of one |
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Preparing Students for the Modern Workplace // Center for Innovation at the Leroy Green Academy |
Ellingwood Room |
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Space Matters. And Research that Begins to Prove It: Piloting Student Engagement in Grades 9-12 |
Red Cloud Room |
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People, Pinterest and Programming: Planning a School for Homeless Children
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Humbolt Room |
| 11:30 am |
Break |
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| 11:45 am |
Box Lunches distributed as you board the bus |
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| Noon |
Buses Depart for Tours around Denver, CO
Choice of three concurrent tour options |
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| 12:15 pm |
Tour of Graland Country Day School
OR |
55 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220 |
| 12:30 pm |
Tour of Rocky Mountain Deaf School
OR |
10300 W. Nassau Avenue, Denver, CO 80235 |
| 12:45 pm |
Tour of Three Creeks K-8 School |
19486 West 94th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80007 |
| 2:15 pm |
Buses Depart for Final Tour |
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| 3:00 pm |
Tour of Emily Griffith Technical College |
1860 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80203 |
| 4:15 pm |
Travel to History Colorado Center
(bus or 7 block walk) |
1200 Broadway, Denver, CO |
| 4:30 pm |
Closing Bridge Session – Keynote Speaker
Leonard Mlodinow, Author & Physicist, Brain Science in partnership with Early Childhood Education Design Conference
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History Colorado Center |
| 6:00 – 7:30 pm |
Closing Reception for A4LE | Opening for ECE |
History Colorado Center – Atrium |
| 7:30 pm |
Return to Hotel or Restaurants
Denver Shopping | Visit Union Station | Dinner on their own |
3 blocks to free Mall Shuttle return
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| Friday, April 27, 2018 |
| 7:00 am – 4:30 pm |
Early Childhood Education Conference earlychildhooddesign.com
Discount rate to ECE Conference for A4LE SW Region Conference attendees |
PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, CO |