8:30am

Opening session/welcome

9:00am-10:15am

Children’s Enactment of Civic Agency through Space

Katherina A. Payne, PhD

10:45am

BREAK

11:00am – 12:15pm

Through A Child’s Eyes: How Classroom Design Inspires Learning & Wonder
Sandra Duncan, EdD

12:15pm – 1:00pm

LUNCH

1:15pm – 2:30pm

PANEL DISCUSSION:
The Impact of Outdoor Learning Environments on Student Success

Amanda McMickle: Director of Will Smith Zoo School

2:45pm – 4:00pm

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Breaking the Aesthetic Code: Essential Understandings for Early Childhood Design

Sandra Duncan, EdD, Author of 6 Early Childhood Environmental Design Resources , International Consultant and Keynote Speaker
Lauren Magee, Registered Architect, Director of Architecture and Environmental Design, Guidecraft
Linda Watts, Early Childhood Specialist and National Consultant, Owner and Director of Early Connections, Linda Watts Consulting

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Travel to Magnolia Montessori For All

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Magnolia Montessori For All School tour and networking social (Sponsored by Page)

8:30am

Opening session/welcome

9:00am – 10:00am

Social Emotional and Physical Requirements of the Early Learner thru Observational Research

David A. Stubbs II CEO/President/Founder, Cultural-Shift Educational Consultants

10:15am

BREAK

10:45am – 12:00pm

Deep Dive Discussion on ECE Design

Kate Mraw, RID ALEP

12:15pm – 1:30pm

The Story of Menchaca Elementary School

Eliza Loyola, Principal & Mary Tijerina, Teacher – Austin ISD