Learning Objectives

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Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of each presentation.

Learning ObjectivesThe Crossroad and the Silk Road: Designing School for the

Citizens of TomorrowAt the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Examine the design of 19th and 20th century schools and their social effects.

2. Compare the expectations of the previous century and those of the 21st

century to understand design solutions to accommodate them.

3. Examine the various settings where learning occurs and the spaces that

would best promote learning and social interaction.

4. Understand the cultural impact of globalization, especially in the learning

field.

Learning ObjectivesCreating 21st Century Learning Environments Rich in

Technology Integration Through a Collaborative ProcessAt the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Identify how to facilitate a shift from prior paradigms in educational delivery

and classroom design to recognizing that “today’s learning environment has

no boundaries.”

2. Know how to successfully collaborate with facility stakeholders to envision

21c learning facilities and develop broad community engagement and

support.

3. Understand how to enhance educational environments to accommodate

students with different learning abilities..

4. Understand the necessary support systems and infrastructure to assure full

implementation of technological resources

Learning ObjectivesStudent Engagement: Creating Relevant Learning Opportunities

During Design and Construction ProjectsAt the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Involve students, in a relevant and educational way, in a design and

construction project.

2. Gain valuable lessons learned from a case study example of an integrated

design and construction curriculum.

3. Understand how students were included in the design and construction

process and what feedback they received in post-project review.

4. Leave with creative ideas that can be utilized in their own upcoming projects.

Learning ObjectivesBe Empowerful

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Have familiarity with 21st Century Learning and the Cultural Shift required by

administrators, educators and students.

2. Know techniques to build community among school stakeholders and design

spaces to embody that community identity.

3. Understand techniques to engage students of all ages and educators in

design of their facilities in a critical way.

4. Understand techniques to remain connected to stakeholders and get

continued feedback.

Learning ObjectivesCase Studies in Collaborative Design for 21st Century Learning


1. Understand how a well-informed and articulated vision is critical to creating

new models of teaching and learning.

2. Understand how to create spaces that foster a sense of pride, ownership and

strong school culture.

3. Understand how a bold vision for learning inspires and secures support

beyond the local community.

4. Understand how learning space design might change in response to

preferred learning experiences for students.

Learning ObjectivesStudent-Inspired Planning and Design


1. Learn how one community's educational leaders and volunteers led the

charge for change.

2. Learn how engaging students provides better facility design, and in some

cases, reduces project costs.

3. Learn how comprehensive team discussions with a community led to

innovative planning solutions.

4. Learn how one might prepare a school facility for the unknown changes in

pedagogy and learning.

Learning ObjectivesThe School Assessment for Environmental Typography


1. Have familiarity with theories and research linking the school environment

with perceptions of school climate and student behaviors.

2. Describe the development of an observational measure of the school

environment, the School Assessment for Environmental Typography

(SAfETy).

3. Evaluate evidence associating the SAfETy with perceptions of school climate

and student behaviors.

4. Explore the possible use this tool to improve school climate and safety.

Learning ObjectivesBuilding from the Ground Up: Maryland’s First Statewide Public

Boarding SchoolAt the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Have familiarity with SEED's social mission and get to know the challenges

faced by SEED students and how the boarding school model addresses their

needs.

2. Learn about SEED’s approach to campus planning and architecture, and the

manner in which the built environment supports the educational program.

3. Understand the strategies and challenges of building a new campus in

concert with the growth of the school to its full student capacity.

4. Learn about plans for future SEED Schools and the feasibility process used

to learn about community needs.

Learning ObjectivesThe Process of Re-Envisioning the Schools of Levittown


1. Develop a clear, district-wide vision through a grassroots campaign.

2. Know how to do the homework necessary in the community to develop a

comprehensive plan such as this.

3. Understand the development of a high level communication strategy to allow

a process like this to occur.

4. Understand the historical context for Levittown and for the process that is

occurring.

Learning ObjectivesTransforming Baltimore City Schools from the Inside Out


1. Evaluate the positive impact and extensive program of community

engagement can have on a transformational process.

2. Understand in detail the decision making process that led to the creation of a

comprehensive Educational Specification Standard.

3. Understand from a in the trenches view point the struggles and success

along the road to profound transformation of a school district.

4. Understand how the exploration process taken in Baltimore City Schools

efforts to create comprehensive reform could be applied on many levels to

transform schools where they exist.

Learning ObjectivesThe Effects of the Physical Environment on Learning and

Behavior of Students in Schools PK-12At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Have familiarity with research on the effects of the physical environment on

learning and behavior on students P/K‐20. (Body, Mind & Spirit).

2. Know new design determinants as criteria for design of educational facilities.

3. Become familiar with suggestions for architectural design and the use of

these designs as learning tools for educators to use as a taxonomy of

learning skills for students.

4. Experience schools as centers of community and alternative uses of building

design for diverse purposes.

Learning ObjectivesDundalk/Sollers Point High School


1. Have familiarity with the challenges and successes of creating a shared

school building, while maintaining unique identities for both.

2. Know the effects of a shared facility on the students’ educational experience.

3. Engage with the communities’ perception of a school facility that connects to

the community and its history.

4. Understand what specific aspects of the new building have influenced the

schools’ principals’ endeavors.

Learning ObjectivesBaltimore Design School


1. Understand the challenges of adaptive reuse when transforming an

abandoned factory into a state-of-the arts school.

2. Examine how the original structure was refitted with modern materials to

keep using daylight while improving interior comfort.

3. Examine issues of accessibility and safety in a school for design that has to

handle large amounts of supplies and flammable materials.

4. Understand how the community was involved in the planning process to

achieve a successful outcome.

Learning ObjectivesConcrete Ideas: Re-inventing Unloved Public Schools from the

1960’s and 1970’sAt the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Have familiarity with Layering 21st Century skills over core academics

requires different learning environments from those original to the older

existing buildings, requiring reinvention and transformation.

2. Know planning alternatives – using an approach that seeks multiple options

for a client, from code-only solutions to tear-down and rebuild scenarios, we

must be comprehensive and accurate, very early in the feasibility study

process.

3. Understand energy conservation and sustainable design; and engineering

systems on reuse analysis.

4. Explore the design process and expose and facilitate students through the

various career disciplines.

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