🗓️ Date
Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th January 2025
📍 Location
STEAM Studio @ Multistudio, 4200 Pennsylvania Ave, KCMO, 64111 > google maps
🕥 Itinerary
10am —Welcome & Tour of STEAM Studio
10.30am — Andrew Corrao: Why STEAM Studio?
11am — Dr Christine Casey: Inclusive Movement in the Classroom
11:30am — Danny Sewell: Educational Audio with JuiceBot
12pm — David Reid: Inclusive Design for Learning Environments
12:30pm — Lunch and open discussion
1pm — Darren Buttle: Storage Analysis
2pm — Round up & meet the speakers.
🗣️ Speakers
David Reid AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, UDL, SCUP
Principal Architect – Multistudio
“I’m an education geek. When I hear a news story about how screen time impedes the language development of infants, or how digital audio doesn’t stimulate the language center of the brain like a human voice, I almost have to pull over to absorb the magnitude. Nerdy—I know. But potentially significant as we think about how to design better learning environments for tomorrow’s learners.”
David’s excitement about all things educational is contagious. He excels at helping clients envision a more compelling future condition: broadening their conceptions about the transformative power of great design.
David’s drive to create learning environments with real educational outcomes is reflected in his design process. His natural curiosity and patience engage clients and collaborators in a deeper understanding of a design problem, unlocking design solutions with meaning. Recognizing that the greatest innovations often emerge from constraints, he loves taking small projects and elevating them into major impacts that support a client’s mission. David is a leader in our education practice with research efforts into emerging 21st century pedagogies and how they interact with the built environment.
Dr Christine Casey
Dr. Casey’s 47 year career in education has focused on creating educational opportunities for underserved populations through leveraging creative partnerships with community and industry. She is the recipient of a Congressional Award as a Beacon of Hope for All Americans for “continuous unselfish service to children and education” (September 2006).
While serving as the Assistant Superintendent for the Stamford Public Schools in Stamford, CT, Dr. Casey led the team that created one of the first “high-tech” high schools in the US: the nationally award-winning Academy of Information Technology and Engineering. She has held positions as a Teacher, Principal, Director of Special Education and Assistant Superintendent in districts in multiple states.
Retired from full-time employment, she provides consulting for special projects that seek to improve education, psychology and generally further the field’s knowledge in appropriately addressing social and emotional issues that challenge achievement. Dr. Casey has served on dissertation committees, taught graduate and undergraduate courses. She holds a Doctorate and two Master’s Degrees from Columbia University, Teachers College and a Masters Degree from Hunter College in NYC. She is currently Senior Vice President at Edunetwork Partners and consults with Kinems, a unique educational gaming platform that is designed to engage students through many modalities.
Andrew Corrao
As an award-winning educator, Andrew brings creativity, innovation, and relationship-building to every room he is in. During his time in the classroom with Kansas City Public Schools, he worked to bring opportunities to his students and break through barriers through real-world education. He was recognized for his innovative work with an Excellence in Education Star Educator Award as well as a District Teacher of the Year Finalist. To increase his impact on the community around him, Andrew left the Classroom and joined the non-profit field where he currently serves as the STEM Outreach Consultant with the KC STEM Alliance, as well as serving as the Director of The STEAM Studio. Andrew brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in education, entrepreneurship, and marketing and he is excited to bring these skills to The STEAM Studio.
Danny Sewell
Danny is passionate about crafting audio experiences that both entertain and educate, from grand stage-shows to intimate school classrooms, Indian orphanages to British cathedrals. After a decade of leading an innovative team of creators in the UK, he has a deep appreciation for the transformative power of sound in education. As a musician and educator he’s excited about the endless possibilities that audio can bring to our schools.
Darren Buttle
The CEO of Muzo, Darren has enjoyed a parallel career supporting the creative arts sector, whilst producing unique furniture for learning spaces. For more than 30 years Darren draws on his observations, research and experiences to examine the significant role that engaging furniture design can play in improving the well-being and performance of students and faculty within learning environments..
A highly entertaining and informative presenter, Darren is a passionate campaigner and advocate for Inclusive Design.
