EDspaces Conference & Expo is geared toward professionals who design, equip and manage creative learning environments. The international event, co-located with the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education’s Fall Conference, showcases the newest and most innovative products for educational facilities and includes a CEU-accredited education conference focused on forward-thinking, sustainable design and the changing impact of environments on learning.

The program aims to assist school and university facility planners, administrators and business/purchasing officials in making more effective decisions for their ongoing and future facility construction or renovation projects. Meanwhile, the program also encourages these attendees to take part in discussions about how facilities and learning interact. Last year’s program awarded more than 100 grants to school districts and colleges and brought nearly $9 billion in current construction projects to the exhibit floor.

The grant award package includes hotel accommodations for up to three nights at an EDspaces host hotel and full conference registration, which includes educational sessions, exhibits and networking events. Applicants must complete a brief , providing information regarding planned renovation or construction projects. As the Educational Facility Grant Program is a competitive application process, applications will be evaluated based on the projected number and value of potential building projects.

Completed applications are due by May 27, 2016. Grantees will be notified by June 30 and must accept by August 19, 2016. Registration for the event will open the first week of May.
 

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Hosted by the Education Market Association (EDmarket), which provides events, opportunities, resources and leadership to improve student outcomes by advancing the educational products marketplace, EDexpo primarily aims to connect buyers and sellers. It also provides education and training to help dealers increase sales through exposure to best practices and thought leaders.

EDexpo will include more than 150 companies exhibiting the newest educational products, including Boss Office Products, Classroom Innovations LLC and Jonti-Craft Inc. An additional 750 companies will exhibit in the adjacent Campus Market Expo (CAMEX) area, such as Wesco North America Inc. and Flash Furniture. More than 50 top education bloggers will be on hand throughout EDexpo reviewing these new products and learning tools, while also live tweeting and blogging the event.

A variety of sessions such as Hot Trends, Top Picks and New Product Showcase will help expose attendees to emerging products and learning advancements. Additional networking events will include a dealer roundtable and “speed dining,” as well as a welcome reception and daily breakfast gatherings. The Education Market Association annual meeting will also take place during the conference.

With a nod to the growing maker trend, the EDexpo exhibit floor will include a designated Makerspace area stocked with a 3D printer, laser cutter, woodworking equipment and more, allowing attendees to explore this hands-on approach to learning. Sylvia Martinez M.A. will also lead a session titled “Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom” to help both producers and school administrators work maker-inspired tools into school curriculum.

Additional sessions will highlight diverse educational topics. Management, retail and consumer specialist Michael Sansolo will speak on using social media to predict future buying trends, while Russell Fair, lead developer for the University of Missouri, will speak about how STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education is changing the focus of the elementary classroom. Other sessions are aimed specifically at producers and include improving marketing plans and common core learning material sales.

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FETC 2015 will feature speakers, exhibitors and events designed to provide PK-12 educators and administrators access to emergent technologies and cutting-edge programs. Attendees will have access to more than 400 sessions, 475 interactive vendor exhibits, and STEM-, maker- and game-based learning events. Exhibitors represent a number of areas from furnishings to communication and include Classroom Technology Solutions, Dell, Califone and Samsung Electronics America, to name a few.

Opening keynote speaker Jane McGonigal, director of games research and development at the Institute for the Future and a world-renowned designer of alternate reality games, kicked off the event on Jan. 20. McGonigal is the author of “Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World.” Her keynote focused on how games are transforming the way we lead our real lives and how they can challenge players to tackle real-world problems.

Other notable keynotes include Jennifer Lawton, CEO of MakerBot, who will speak on the expected proliferation of 3D printing in schools; former West Virginia Governor and current President of Alliance for Excellent Education Bob Wise; and MIT Biomechanics Engineer David Moinina Sengeh.

Also on the agenda are 150 ticketed workshops targeting communication and collaboration, educational policy and leadership, emerging technologies, instructional design, mobile learning, online and blended learning, technology infrastructure, Web 2.0 and digital teaching tools, and various curriculum areas.

Several new additions to the FETC lineup for 2015 include a game-based learning arcade; 20-minute aspire sessions to help teachers quickly learn new skills; fast-paced, interactive round table discussions; a maker’s hub to encourage attendees to build, play and explore; and a STEM Excellence Awards ceremony recognizing achievements and innovation across the field.

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