Early Childhood Education Design Conference

04/30/2018

THANK YOU to all who attended this year’s Early Childhood Design Conference! It was another amazing event, and we deeply appreciate all the support we received from our speakers, sponsors and attendees. Stay tuned for more post conference details!

04/26/2018

The Early Childhood Education Design Conference starts this afternoon! Remember there are separate locations for today and Friday. Here are some details about what to expect:

Thursday Night
Conference location for Thursday only is the History Colorado Center: 1200 N. Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
Registration begins at 3:30 pm.

Opening Keynote, Leonard Mlodinow, Physicist & New York Times Best-Selling Author, speaks at 4:45 pm.
ECE Leonard Mlodinow was born in Chicago, Illinois, received his PhD in theoretical physics from the University of California at Berkeley, and is the author of five best-sellers. His book The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives was a New York Times Bestseller, Editor's Choice, and Notable Book of the Year, and was short-listed for the Royal Society book award. His book Subliminal won the PEN/Wilson award for literary science writing. His other books include two co-authored with physicist Stephen Hawking – A Briefer History of Time, and The Grand Design. In addition to his books and research articles, he has taught at Caltech, written for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Forbes magazine, among other publications, and for television series such as McGyver and Star Trek: the Next Generation. www.leonardmlodinow.com

Reception to follow with hors d'oeuvres and drinks from 6-7:30p + Book signing with Leonard Mlodinow.

Friday
Conference location is the PPA Event Center: 2105 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80211

Free parking available. There is a light rail station nearby. The venue is within walking distance of the Hampton Inn – otherwise public transportation or automobile is required.

Registration begins at 7 am. Be sure to download your AIA CEU form or use it for CEU credit certificate.

Light breakfast options of bagels, pastries and coffee available.

Opening remarks begin at 8:00 am.

Keynote speaker, Dr. Laura Jana, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Author, Associate Professor at Penn State Prevention Research Center, speaks at 8:15 am.

Lunch catered and served onsite from noon – 1:00 pm.

Keynote will be signing her book immediately after her talk. Books will be sold throughout the day.

Conference ends with workshop from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm.

A raffle will occur right after the workshop for four $100 gift cards (for attendees who registered prior to March 31). Must be present to win.

Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor!
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor at the 2018 ECE Design Conference, please click here for more information http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com

Sincerely,

ECE Design Partners in collaboration with
the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE)
[email protected]
303.383.1111

Leonard Mlodinow is a physicist, best-selling author, & screenwriter. Mlodinow is recognized for groundbreaking discoveries in physics and best-selling books. His latest book is titled "Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change".

04/21/2018

We’re excited to announce that Robin
Randall, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal at Legat Architects will be joining us to speak at the Early Childhood Design Conference happening next week, April 26-27!

Architect, educator, and environmentalist Robin Randall leads Legat Architects’ K-12 Education practice. She has led over 100 K-12 and higher education projects during her 30 years in the industry. Randall founded EDlab, a research engine aimed at achieving better learning environments and understanding how sustainability impacts communities. She also teaches at Judson University and has spoken and written for national conferences and publications about topics such as regenerative design, living laboratories, and curriculum-responsive environments.

Visit http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com to register!

04/20/2018

Thank you to our 2018 sponsors and exhibitors. We appreciate you!

04/20/2018

The countdown is on! We continue to be excited about our unique line up of speakers for the 2018 Early Childhood Design Conference happening next week - April 26-27 in Denver, Colorado. Visit http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com for registration details!

We’re excited to introduce Melissa McFadgen as one of our speakers at this year’s conference:

Melissa McFadgen, AIA, LEED AP is a Principal with NAC Architecture and has dedicated her 20-year career to designing educational facilities. She has been involved in over 25 Pre-K through 12 school designs, including several early childhood facilities such as the new Central Valley Early Learning Center. She has lectured on early learning facility design throughout the U.S., including the 2017 Association for Learning Environments LearningSCAPES Conference in Atlanta.

With more than a dozen of her projects having received design awards, Melissa was recently honored as one of the Inland Northwest’s “20 Under 40.” Melissa holds a Bachelors of Environmental Design and a Masters of Architecture from Montana State University. She has been a licensed architect since 2002 and has focused her career on creating spaces that truly impact the communities in which they reside.

By engaging with communities, we create places that advance learning, enhance wellness and enrich lives.

04/12/2018

Only two weeks left to register! Sign up now to secure your seat for the 2018 Early Childhood Education Design Conference. Full conference registration is only $195!

Visit http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com to register.

Paula Burns McEvoy, Faia, Leed® Fellow, Leed Faculty, Associate Principal at Perkins + Will

Paula is Co-director of Perkins+Will's firmwide Sustainable Design Initiative. Paula is a LEED Fellow and LEED Faculty member. She is also a Fellow of The American Institute of Architects, was the 2016 Chair of the AIA National Committee on the Environment (COTE) and Co-chair of the AIA National Materials Knowledge Group.

Her presentation will give participants insights into the impacts buildings can have on occupants as well as constructors and manufacturers. Often, these health impacts are unnoticed since they can be caused or mitigated by everyday objects and situations. This is particularly important in environments designed for children, who are still developing their minds and bodies. Participants will learn how to use tools and research to make informed, more healthful design decisions.

Learning Objectives:

Understand how the built-environment impacts human health and well-being.

Explain the impact of school environments on health and development of children and adolescents.

Review how and where toxic substances may be found in building materials.

Explore strategies for researching the contents of typical building materials.

Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor!

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor at the 2018 ECE Design Conference, please click here for more information.

Sincerely,

ECE Design Partners in collaboration with
the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE)
[email protected]
303.383.1111

04/10/2018

Are you an architect? AIA credits available for the 2018 Early Childhood Design Conference!

Visit http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com for more information.

04/10/2018

Ready for a preview of the 2018 Early Childhood Design Conference? Take a peek below at our great line up of speakers!

For registration information and more conference details visit http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com

April 26-27, 2018, Denver, Colorado.

Conference Preview:

Thursday Evening, April 26 – History Colorado Center
4:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Opening Keynote and Reception: Dr. Leonard Mlodinow, Physicist & New York Times Best-Selling Author followed by reception and book signing

Friday, April 27 – PPA Event Center

7:00 am – 8:00 am - Registration

8:00 am - Opening Remarks

8:15 am – 9:30 am
Dr. Laura Jana, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Author, Associate Professor – Penn State Prevention Research Center
Sponsored by: RDG Planning & Design

9:45 am – 10:45 am
Paula Burns Mcevoy, FAIA, LEED Fellow, Lead Faculty, Perkins & Will, Associate Principal

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Melissa McFadgen, AIA, LEED AP, NAC Architecture, Principal

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm - Lunch (catered)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Marcus Adrian, AIA, LEED BD+C, Mackey Mitchell Architects, Principal and Matthew Roeder, Senior Associate, AIA, LEED BD+C

2:15 pm –3:15 pm
Robin Randall, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Legat Architects, Principal

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Workshop

Hotel Reservations
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn & Suites. Click here to make your reservation!

Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor!
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor at the 2018 ECE Design Conference, please click here for more information.

Seats are filling up! Visit http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com for registration and more information.

Sincerely,

ECE Design Partners in collaboration with
the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE)
[email protected]

303.383.1111

04/06/2018

You won’t want to miss our Friday morning Keynote Speaker at the 2018 Early Childhood Design Conference, April 26-27!

Click here for registration info: http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com

We are excited to introduce Dr. Laura Jana, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Author, Associate Professor – Penn State Prevention Research Center.

Dr. Laura Jana is a pediatrician, health communicator, and acclaimed parenting and children’s book author with a faculty appointment at Penn State’s Prevention Research Center. Having first collaborated with world-renowned pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock, she has 20+ years experience working with parents, educators, media, academia, government, non-profits and corporations alike.

Committed to insuring that all children grow up safe, healthy, and with the support and skills needed to succeed, Dr. Jana has not only served as Director of Innovation in public health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and as a longstanding spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, but spent 10 years as owner/operator of a 200-student educational child care center, served on the AAP’s national executive committee on Early Education & Child Care, and is actively involved as an internationally recognized speaker and consultant on the subject of early education and care. In addition to her award-winning Heading Home with Your Newborn and Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenting (both published by the American Academy of Pediatrics), her latest book, The Toddler Brain: Nurture the Skills Today That Will Shape Your Child’s Tomorrow, focuses on early brain and child development during the first 5 years.

Dr. Jana earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Cellular Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan, her MD from Case Western Reserve University, and completed her pediatric internship and residency at the University of California-San Francisco and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland.

Sign up now to hear Dr. Laura Jana and secure your seat for the 2018 Early Childhood Design Conference, April 26-27 in Denver, Colorado.

Full conference registration is only $195!

Click here for registration info: http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com

04/02/2018

2016 Early Childhood Design Conference

04/01/2018

Registration slots are filling up! Sign up now to secure your seat for the 2018 Early Childhood Design Conference, April 26-27. Full conference registration is only $195!

Click here for registration info: http://www.earlychildhooddesign.com

We're excited to announce Marcus Adrian, AIA, LEED BD+C & Matthew Roeder, AIA of Mackey Mitchell Architects will be speaking at the 2018 Early Childhood Design Conference.

You won't want to miss this talk!

Designing for Young Children as Sensory Beings
Session 5 on Friday, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, HSW
Marcus Adrian, AIA, LEED BD+C, Matthew Roeder, AIA

All learning is sensory. Regardless of age, the only way to get information into the brain is through the seven senses. As our understanding of human sensory ability grows, it is increasingly important to understand each school or center as a sensory environment. This presentation will explore sensory ability as one of five dimensions of human development and provide a designer's perspective on strategies to balance stimulation in every kind of space. In addition to overall design strategies, we will present simple and practical ideas to equip designers, caregivers, and center directors to make better use of space. We will share case studies to explore current trends and strategies for learning and play spaces.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will be able to discuss sensory ability in context with the other four dimensions of human ability, and how it changes as children grow and develop.
With a more detailed understanding of human sensory ability, attendees will see their own spaces through a more deliberate and creative lends, to identify problems and spark solutions
Attendees will be better attuned to sensory balance in learning and play spaces, able to create connections that improve transitioning and separations that prevent over-stimulation
Attendees will understand how to use color, texture, lighting and acoustics to improve attention in (and in-between) learning spaces

Marcus Adrian
ECE Marcus is an Architect and Managing Principal of Mackey Mitchell Architects in St. Louis, Missouri. He has dedicated 20 years of his career to mastering the design of learning spaces, from birth through higher education, and across all levels of human ability. Through his design work at Mackey Mitchell and his own volunteer and research work, Marcus has collaborated with over 20 different organizations that offer services for people with a wide range of developmental needs.

His research and design work have been published and presented widely. In 2009, the American Speech-Language Hearing Association brought Marcus to Capitol Hill to brief members of the 11th US Congress on the fundamentals of classroom acoustics. In 2017 he presented to an audience of 1,800 at TEDx Gateway Arch, and more recently described his life journey and design philosophy on John O'Leary's national podcast, Live Inspired. Marcus holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame.

Matthew Roeder
ECE Matthew is an Architect and Senior Associate with Mackey Mitchell Architects in St. Louis, Missouri. He has a passion for creating innovative learning environments for early childhood and higher education, including renovation and new construction. His work includes the design of several early child care centers on large corporate campuses, where technical skills and knowledge of early learning centers allowed him to discover the balance between children and their caregivers.

As a deacon at August Gate Church, Matthew has worked closely with church leaders to program and design the renovation of the children's wing, which will serve the church and the local community when complete. He is currently volunteering as the church's construction liaison for the transformation of a 90-year-old building.

Matthew was born and raised in St. Louis, where he resides with his wife Lynette and three daughters under the age of four.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2018 Early Childhood Design Conference!

Click here for more details about registration, where to stay or how to become an exhibitor or sponsor! http://www.earlychildhhooddesign.com

Sincerely,

ECE Design Partners in collaboration with
the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE)
[email protected]
303.383.1111

04/01/2018

Thank you to our 2018 Sponsors & Exhibitors!