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The Better Learning Podcast is about improving education at all levels - Schools (public, charter, private, independent), Higher Education, & Corporate/Adult Learning. The major theme is to break down the silos and learn from others doing innovative things in education. We highlight innovative programs & initiatives, lessons learned, improvements to educational space, and real-world tactics while getting a deeper understanding of the people behind the innovation. Our guests include Heads of Schools, Superintendents, Principals, Entrepreneurs, Non-profit leaders and other innovators. Kevin Stoller, CEO of Kay-Twelve.com & author of Creating Better Learning Environments, is the host.

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Portland Perspectives: Radically Student Centered™ at LearningSCAPES

Nov 6, 2024

At this year’s LearningSCAPES conference in Portland, our team at the Better Learning Podcast had the incredible opportunity to sit down with a diverse group of educators, architects, designers, and thought leaders from across the nation. We wanted to get to the heart of what "Radically Student Centered™" means from different perspectives, so we asked all our guests two key questions:

 

  1. What does Radically Student Centered mean to you?
  2. How does that phrase apply to the work you do every day?

 

The answers we received in this compilation episode were as varied and insightful as the guests themselves, each highlighting unique ways the concept of centering students drives innovation in education.

 

Our guests included:

 

Chuck Saylors

Vice President, JM Cope Construction

 

Rosemary Park

Educational Planner, SMMA

 

Abby Dacey

Architectural Principal, Mahlum Architects

 

Andy Cottrill

Associate Principal, Hutteball + Oremus Architecture

 

Séamus Kelly

Associate Principal, Mithun

 

Laura Durgerian

Senior Associate, Mithun

 

Jeffrey Mann

Facilities Planner, Bethel School District

 

Brian Parker

Vice President / K12 Director, MHTN Architects

 

Tina McKone

Project Manager, DLR Group

 

Meredith Watassek

Senior Educational Planner, Stantec Architect

 

Irene Nigaglioni

President, IN2 Architecture, Inc.

 

Andy L'Esperance

Director of School Projects, Goode Van Slyke Architecture

 

Sean O'Donnell

Principal + K12 Practice Area Leader, Perkins Eastman

 

Wayne Reynaud

Principal / Texas K-12 Practice Leader, HKS, Inc.

 

Sarah Knize

Associate Principal, Ratcliff

 

Leonardo Gonzalez Sangri

Global Practice Director for Education, HKS, Inc.

 

Ken Crawford

Executive Director of Support Services and Athletics, Ogden City School District

 

Sandi Massey

Chief of Leadership and Professional Development, Houston Independent School District

 

 

 

Learn more about creating better learning environments at www.Kay-Twelve.com.

Kevin Stoller is the host of the Better Learning Podcast and Co-Founder of Kay-Twelve, a national leader for educational furniture. Find out more about Kevin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstoller/.

For more episodes of the Better Learning Podcast, visit https://www.betterlearningpodcast.com/

 

 

 

Episode 203 of the Better Learning Podcast

Kevin Stoller is the host of the Better Learning Podcast and Co-Founder of Kay-Twelve, a national leader for educational furniture. Learn more about creating better learning environments at www.Kay-Twelve.com.

 

For more information on our partners:

Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) - https://www.a4le.org/

Education Leaders' Organization - https://www.ed-leaders.org/

Second Class Foundation - https://secondclassfoundation.org/

EDmarket - https://www.edmarket.org/

Catapult @ Penn GSE - https://catapult.gse.upenn.edu/

 

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