11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Global Board Meeting
11:30 – 2:30 pm
Registration Open
PCC South Hall Lobby
12:30 – 1:45 pm
Super Session – Film Festival
“Teaching in Teams” produced by What School Could Be and Arizona State University
“The Life of a Future-Ready School” by Fielding International and Cranston Public Schools
2:00 – 3:15 pm
Welcome & Opening Keynote Speaker: Mercedes Ramirez Johnson
PCC South Ballroom
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Awards Ceremony
MacConnell and Project Awards, Industry Partner Awards, Lifetime Achievement, Fellow Recognition, SchoolsNEXT Students
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Opening Dance Party – Cold Shott and the Hurricane Horns – Buffet Dinner / Drinks / Dancing
Phoenix Ballroom at the Sheraton, 3rd Floor
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast Buffet
Phoenix Ballroom at the Sheraton, 3rd Floor
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Registration Open
PCC South Hall Lobby
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Workshops (Choice of 7)
Diversity Workshop
151-152
AI + Learning + Space: NOT a Hybrid… the Rise of a New Species for Learning Experiences
153-154
Change Leadership When Implementing New Learning Environments
155-156
Designing Outdoor Play and Learning Spaces with Children: Processes and Lessons from a Comprehensive Schoolyard Co-design Program
157-158
The New Imperative: Communities Designing for Transformation
160-161
Destigmatizing CTE Through Design: Designing for Career & Technical Education
162-163
Deep Dive into Garden City School: Unlocking Lessons for Innovative School Design
164-165
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Trade Show Hours
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Better Learning Podcast
PCC South Hall Lobby
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Back Rub Company Massage Booth
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Workshops (Choice of 8)
From Research to Reality: How ASU Designs Effective Learning Spaces
151-152
Yesterday’s Wisdom, Tomorrow’s Vision: A Decade CTE Lookback
153-154
From Roots to New Horizons: Designing Outdoor Learning Across Generations
155-156
Unlocking Innovation: Get Your Permission Slip to Design Boldly
157-158
Rethinking the Locker Room: An Interactive Panel Discussion on a Collaborative Vision for Future-Focused, Inclusive PE and Athletic Facilities
160-161
It Takes a Village: The Village Model of Community Engagement©
162-163
Landscape Takes the Lead in Developing Learning Environments: Storytelling in the Schoolyard
164-165
Spatial Affordances and Pedagogical Evolution: Design Principles for Post-Digital Learning Environments
166-167
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch in Trade Show
PCC Hall F
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Special Screening of “Most Likely to Succeed“
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 8)
Extron Session
151-152
A Second Life for the Country’s First Junior High School
153-154
AmTab Session
155-156
Not Your Typical Classroom: Empowering Student Voice to Reinvigorate and Renovate Your Campus
157-158
Designing Together: Leveraging Collaborative Design Thinking in Planning Education Spaces
160-161
Indigenous Perspectives on Learning and Engagement – What We Can All Learn
162-163
Space & Behavioral Communication: Why Communication Criteria Should be Considered Throughout the Learning Design Process
164-165
Beyond Adaptation— Designing for Acceleration and Reconnecting with Today’s Students
166-167
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 7)
Tight Site, Tight Partnership: A Story of One Site, Two Buildings and Twenty Years of Collaboration
153-154
Portland Public Schools, Security Camera Upgrades: A Case Study in Optimized Layout Design Using Parametric Tools
155-156
Jumpstart to Success: Alternative Pathways in Education Through a PK-16 Approach
157-158
Artcobell Session
160-161
Tarkett Session
162-163
Live, Learn, and Play in Your Communities
164-165
New Horizons in Fine Arts: From Drama Classroom to Black Box
166-167
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Trade Show Reception (Hosted Bar, Light Appetizers)
PCC Hall F
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Board / Sponsor Activity / Dinner – by invitation only
6:00 pm
Dinner on your own
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast Buffet
Phoenix Ballroom at the Sheraton, 3rd Floor
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Registration Open
PCC South Hall Lobby
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Dedicated Trade Show Time
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Trade Show Hours
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tours (6 Options)
Bus loads at 8:00 am from the Sheraton Hotel. Limited to 53 seats for each tour.
Tour A: School 1&2
Tour B: School 3&4
Tour C: School 5&6
Tour D: School 7&8
Tour E: School 9&10
Tour F: School 11&12
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 6)
Healing Through Design: Expanding Possibilities for Equitable Learning Environments
151-152
Smith System Session
153-154
Building for Change: Architects as Catalysts for the Future of Education
160-161
Beyond What Meets the Eye: Uncovering Hidden Potential through Innovative Modular Educational Design
162-163
Flushing it Out – Best Practices in Barrier-Free Design
164-165
From AI Disruption to Student Success: Measuring Skills That Matter
Meteor Session
166-167
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 5)
MooreCo Session
151-152
Joy is What We Do: Designing Schools That Spark Creativity
153-154
Creating Belonging: Integrating Culture in Transformative Architecture
160-161
From Vision to Reality: Trauma-Informed Design in Action at Rise Early Learning
162-163
The Show MUST Go On – Leveraging the Arts to Elevate and Sustain Learning Across ALL Subjects
164-165
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Back Rub Company Massage
Trade Show Hall
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch in Trade Show
PCC Hall F
11:45 am – 4:00 pm
Tours (6 Options)
Bus loads at 11:45 am from the PCC South Building. Limited to 53 seats for each tour.
Tour A: School 1&2
Tour B: School 3&4
Tour C: School 5&6
Tour D: School 7&8
Tour E: School 9&10
Tour F: School 11&12
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 5)
ALEP Session
151-152
Designing for Success: How K-12 Learning Environments Foster Soft Skills for the Workplace
153-154
Empower Schools to Explore New Horizons in Learning Environments through the ROAM Method
160-161
VS America Session
162-163
James Baldwin Elementary Story: Reimagining Process, Program and Outcomes
164-165
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 5)
Unlocking Space Potential: Aligning the Power of People, Practice, and Place in Middle School Learning Settings
153-154
Women in Industry Session
160-161
The Sound of Learning
162-163
USA vs Canada – Comparing Sustainability Metrics for Schools
164-165
I Notice, I Wonder, I Think: Analyzing Interior Spaces to support Neurodiversity
166-167
3:15 – 4:30 pm
Cocktails in the Trade Show
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Regional Meet and Greet
4:45 pm
Optional Exhibitor Breakdown
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
ALEP Celebration
5:00 pm
Dinner on your own
Family Halloween Celebrations around Phoenix
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Registration Open
PCC South Hall Lobby
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Exhibitor Move-Out (Option #2)
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Workshops (Choice of 5)
Adopting the Community-Informed Design for Innovative Environments (CIDIE) Standard: Case Studies of Two Schools
151-152
New Horizons at 18°20′N 64°44′W
157-158
Dancing with the Yeti Part 2 – Regenerative Design at Rock Ridge Public Schools
160-161
Charting New Horizons: A Multi-Year Voyage to Transform Learning Environments Through Sustainable Change
164-165
The Sensory Diet in Design: Creating Supportive Learning Environments
166-167
10:45 – 11:45 am
Breakout Sessions (Choice of 5)
Designing the Future of Early Learning: A Cross-State Collaboration for Experiential Classrooms
151-152
Navigating Legal Frameworks for Students with Disabilities: Rehabilitation Act, ADA, Transition Plans, and IDEA
155-156
Thrive By Design: School Design as a Pathway to Community Resilience
157-158
Designing for Multi-Level Governance and New Educational Partnerships
160-161
Expanding Horizons: A Roadmap to Student Safety, Health and Well-Being in Schools
162-163
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Plated Lunch in General Session / Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joe Sanfelippo
Tim McClure 2026 Vision / 2026 Seattle LearningSCAPES
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Phoenix Convention Center
South Building
100 North Third Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
October 29-November 1, 2025
Email: donna@a4le.org
+1 480.391.0840