Portland Perspectives: Radically Student Centered™ at LearningSCAPES
November 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:
- What does Radically Student Centered mean to you?
- 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