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CAE discussion panel 5: Breaking Down the Silos - Re-Imagining School with Student Experts 

07-17-2020 11:28 AM

On Thursday July 16th, the CAE Research ThinkTank hosted it's fifth virtual conversation, Changing the Conversation in Design: Re-Imagining School with Student Experts. The panel featured high school and college students from across the US speaking to their experiences and how vital student voices are in environments designed to educate them. The group discussed methods of increasing student feedback and the importance of making room for students in policies and administrative decisions, in an ongoing, meaningful way. 

The group was moderated by AIANY-Social Science and Architecture Committee Co-Chair and AIA-CAE Research ThinkTank member Evie Klein (CUNY/Pratt) with assistance from Dr. RJ Webber (@NoviAcademics), Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for the Novi Community School District in Novi, Michigan. The student panel featured:

  • Meaghan Wheat Graduate Student University of Michigan School of Social Work & School of Education
    • instagram: @MeaghanWheat | LinkedIn: Meaghan Wheat
  • Sunidhi Majalikar Senior, Novi High School, Youth Activist Metro Detroit Area, Novi, MI
    • twitter: @sunidhimaja
  • Marina Ackerman 2019 Graduate, Novi High School, Sophomore, Michigan State University
    • twitter @Ackermar | LinkedIn: Marina Ackerman
  • Ely Vazquez Graduate, Novi High School, Youth Activist, Congress of Communities & 482 Forward, Detroit, MI
  • Emely Balaguera Student, Pratt Institute (B.Arch), Brooklyn, NY
    • instagram: @eib.arch
  • Noor ul Ain Northeast Quad Director American Institute of Architecture Students, New York, NY

    • instagram: @noor_u_ain | LinkedIn: noor-ul-ain

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