10:00 am – 11:30 am
Global Board Meeting
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Rehearsal for Keynote and Awards
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Registration Open
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Opening General Session and Keynote Speaker: George Couros
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
A4LE Awards Ceremony (Fellow, ALEP, LTA, Industry Partner, SchoolsNEXT, Project Awards, MacConnell)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Opening Reception
Passed appetizers, drink tickets
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Regional Meet and Greet
6:30 pm
Dinner on your own
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration Open
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast Buffet & Coffee in Experience Center at the Convention Center
Hall 4E
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Chair Yoga in Experience Center | Sign-up for Chair Yoga Class »
Hall 4E
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hospital Art in Experience Center
Hall 4E
9:00 am – 10:30 am
90-minute Workshops (Choice of 6)
Teachers as Designers: Reimagining Classrooms with AI
Go Outside! Educational Specifications for the Outdoors
Going With the Flow – Designing Alternative Learning Environments for Tomorrow’s Students
From Passive to Active: The Design Decisions That Change How Students Learn
Learning from Student Designers: Bridging Adolescent Cognitive Development and Learning Environment Design
The Intersection of Curriculum and Space. Five Cornerstones for Creating Teaching and Learning Spaces that Align with STEM/CTE/PBL Excellence
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Massage Corner
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Dedicated Experience Center Time
Hall 4E
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Interactive Mini-Sessions in Experience Center (Choice of 2)
Hall 4E
Change, Chance and Challenge: Designing Creative Open-Ended Play Environments
WA Mass Timber
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 7)
Future-Ready CTE: Bridging Design, Instruction, and Industry
Learning Without Limits for Students with Special Needs: How Biophilic Design Supports Learning, Regulation, Well-Being, and Agency
Amtab Session
Designing Limitless Futures: How Student Voice Shapes Career-Ready Learning Environments
Can Classrooms Be Designed for Everyone to Thrive? | Inspired by a Sensory Room
SmartLab | Learning Without Limits
Reimagining the Academic Ecosystem: CTE as Campus Infrastructure
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch in Experience Center (A4LE Activity)
Hall 4E
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 7)
Designing for Neurodiversity in Education: Four Areas of Regulation
Measurable Impact: 3rd Party Rating Systems in Schools
The Lindbergh Farmer’s Club: A Hands-in-the-Dirt, Place-based Learning Environment
Spaces of Connection
Esports in Education: Design Dynamic Learning Spaces for the Next Generation
Creating Learning Spaces to Support the Diverse Modalities of Human Creativity & Connection to Flourish in an AI-Infused World
Building Safety Inside and Out: Design Strategies for Physical and Emotional Security in Schools
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Mini-Sessions in Experience Center (Choice of 2)
Hall 4E
Stick Figures Save the Day – Rescuing Architecture One Drawing at a Time
Through Their Eyes LIVE – Designing Environments That Communicate Value
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
Learning in the Landscape: A Collaborative Path to a School Shaped by Nature
LEADERSHIP BY DESIGN: Learning-Inspired Design for Modern Leadership Workplaces
Play Doesn’t End at Twelve: Designing Schoolyards for Tweens and Teens
There is No Good Brain: A Toolbox for Sensory Responsive Design
Grounds for Change: Designing Better Schoolyards for Teenagers
The Past, Present, and Future of Alternative Learning Environments
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Personal Time / Experience Center
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 7)
Stewardship in Action: Reimagining School Environments for Student and Community Resilience
The Future Is Hands-On: Environments that Empower Creativity and Real-World Learning
From Furniture Packages to Learning Infrastructure: The Facilities Director’s Role in Spatial Proficiency
Designing With Students in Mind: A Partnership that Built a Flexible Learning Hub
Breaking the Box: Net-Zero Learning Ecosystems for Early Learners
Play Without Limits: Designing School Environments that Restore Free Play
Designing Was the Easy Part: Activating Vision in Innovative Learning Environments
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Experience Center Reception
Light appetizers and hosted bar
Hall 4E
6:00 pm
Dinner on your own
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Board / Sponsor Activity / Dinner (by invitation only)
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration Open
7:00 am – 7:30 am
TOURS ONLY Continental / Grab and Go Breakfast
Bus Depot at Convention Center
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental / Grab and Go Breakfast
Hall 4E
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Dedicated Experience Center Time
Hall 4E
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Morning Facility Tours (Choice of 6)
Buses load at 7:30 am at the Convention Center
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hospital Art in Experience Center
Hall 4E
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Mini-Sessions in Experience Center (Choice of 2)
Hall 4E
Evaluating Learning Environments for Trauma-Informed Design: Incorporating the Trauma-Informed Design Evaluation Tool for K-12 Schools (TiDEvalK12) In PK-12 Post-Occupancy Evaluations
Learning by Design
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
From Empty Seats to Extraordinary Spaces
A Practical Framework for Designing Adaptive K-12 Learning Ecosystems for the AI Era
Keep the Spark: A Hands-on Workshop for Translating Culture into Space
How Culturally Responsive Design Centers Students to Improve Learning Outcomes
Total Cost of Ownership
Shaping Pathways: A Panel Discussion on Career Readiness for an Uncertain Future
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Refreshment Break at the Convention Center
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Massage Corner
10:15 am – 11:15 am
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
Vertical Learning Schools: Designing Tall Schools in Compressed Spaces
Guidelines as the Canvas: Designing Frameworks for Adaptable Learning Environments
Podium Schools: Innovating Upwards Beyond the Traditional Single-Use School Site
SEND as a Catalyst for Innovation: Lessons from the UK for North America’s Next Generation Learning Environments
Contract Furniture in America, The Circular Economy and an Elephant
Diversity in Design
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch in Experience Center (Dedicated Experience Center Time)
Hall 4E
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Chair Yoga in Experience Center | Sign-up for Chair Yoga Class »
Hall 4E
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Afternoon Facility Tours (Choice of 6)
Buses load between 11:30 am – 12:00 pm at the Convention Center
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 5)
Learning Through Place: Students in a Community-Supported HUB
Designing for Results: How Alternative Learning Environments Drive Measurable Academic Growth
Redefining the Career Tech Ecosystem: How West-MEC's Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering programs innovate through the Convergence of Partnerships and Place
Small Spaces, Big Impact: How to Plan Responsive Environments that Support Student Wellness
Relinquishing the Schedule
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
What Northern Europe Knows: Leveraging a Legacy of ECE Design to Inspire a Typology at Home
Rethinking the PK–8 Experience: Systemic Innovation for Limitless Learning
From Buildings to Belonging: When Students Author Space
Learning Without Limits: Designing “Mode-Based” Learning Environments—Powered by Relution MDM (and Eduneon as the Planning Backbone)
Dancing with the Yeti: Part 3
ALEP Session
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
ALEP Celebration at VS America Showroom
5:00 pm
Dinner on your own
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 5)
Enabling Tomorrow’s Students: By Working Alternatively to Align Pedagogy and Space
Reimagining Historic Schools for Future Learners
Playful Learning: Transforming Community Spaces for Children and Families
Designing for Truth: Student Voice and the Legacy of Ida B. Wells
Design Strategies to Restore Calm, Connection, and Improve Student Success
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Registration
10:15 am – 11:45 am
90-minute Workshops (Choice of 5)
Inspiring the Leaders of Tomorrow: A Community Legacy on Display
Equipping Students for a World With AI: Looking to the EPOCH Framework to Empower Our Students for Success
Schools in 2076: A Futurecasting Game Workshop
Rebuilding With Hope: Resilient Learning Environments after the Palisades Fires
Beyond Permission: How Adult Decision-Making Shapes Students’ Possibilities
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Lunch in General Session
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Closing Keynote Speaker: Eric Sheninger
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 4)
Access in Education: K-12 Schools that are Welcoming to All
Clean Energy Grant Funding Assistance for K12 Microgrid Project Development
Responding to a Wellness Crisis— How Three School Districts Empower Student Success through Physical, Social, and Emotional Wellbeing
The ROI of School Facilities: What Research Reveals About Learning Environments
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 3)
Learning Without Limits: Bridging the Gap Between Craft and Concept through STEM + CTE “Collisions”
Beyond The Trauma – Design for Behavioral Health in Learning Environments
The Sound of Timber Schools: Field Lessons in Acoustics and Inclusive Classroom Design
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Seattle Convention Center
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Seattle, WA 98101
November 4-7, 2026
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