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THINKTANK5 AGENDA

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, JUNE 2-6, 2010

Wednesday, June 2: 

2:30-4:30  Arrival and check-in at the Georgia Center (official check in time at the Georgia Center is 4:00—rooms may be available early)

Conference Registration at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Mezzanine Level (2^nd floor)

5:00-6:15  Opening Welcome, Introduction to Workshops and Breakout Topics. (Aiditorium, 1st Floor)

6:30-8:45  Light dinner, Fellowship Winners Showcases(3rd Floor)

Thursday, June 3: TT5 Continues at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

8:00-8:45  Light breakfast provided (Special Thanks to Prentice Hall), Mezzanine

9:00-11:15  Breakout Orientations

• Emerging Educators’ Intensive: Curriculum: Mission to Outcome (rm N140)
• Master Educators/Leaders’ Intensive: Roles and Responsibilities (rm S150)

11:30-12:45  Box Lunch and Small group discussions, identifying participants’ own goals for TT5,Mezzanine

1:15-4:00  Breakout Discussion #1

• Design Foundation as Social Practice: Jerry Johnson (rm S371)
• Cultural, Conceptual, and Historical Frameworks: Alison Crocetta  (rm N100)
• Constructing Meaning: Daniel Barber  (rm N200)
• Leading Change: Adam Kallish (rm Conference Room, 3rd Floor Office Area)
•  Creating Bridges: Curricular Flow from High School to Grad School: Ray Veon (rm N311)

4:15-4:45  Wrap-up, Q & A from the group as needed.              

6:00-7:30  Reception at Ciné in downtown Athens, 234 W. Hancock Street

Dinner on your own.

Friday, June 4: TT5 CONTINUES at Lamar Dodd School of Art

7:30-8:30  Breakfast on your own

8:45-9:00  Agenda Update and Targets for Facilitated Discussions 

9:00-10:30  Breakout Discussion #2

• Design Foundation as Social Practice (rm S371)
• Cultural, Conceptual, and Historical Frameworks (rm N100)
• Constructing Meaning (rm N200)
• Leading Change (rm Conference Room, 3^rd Floor Office Area)
• Creating Bridges: Curricular Flow from High School to Grad School rm N311

10:45-12:15  Initial reports from Breakout Groups rm S151

12:15-1:15  Box lunch provided. Mezzanine

1:30-4:30  CONCURRENT Panels and Workshops

• Visual Narrative: Chris Kienke (rm N200)
• Meaning and Experience in the Foundation Studio: Matt King (rm N100)
• Constructing Strengths: Cindy Hellyer Heinz  (rm S370)
• State of Play: Anthony Fontana  rm N311
• Community-Based Learning: Moderator: Jim Elniski. Panelists: Peter Winant, Dan Collins, Eugene Rodriguez (rm S150)

6:00-7:30  Opening exhibition/RECEPTION UGA Gallery: William Itter and Philip Ayers

Dinner on your own.

Saturday, June 5:  TT5 CONTINUES at Lamar Dodd School of Art

7:30-8:30  Breakfast on your own

8:45-9:00  Update agenda and Re-focus Targets, Mezzanine

9:00-11:30  Breakout Session #3: Developing assignments/strategies that meet targets (Previous rm)

11:30-12:45  Buffet lunch provided and Group Photo, Mezzanine

(( AAA Airport Express: 800-354-7874 Advance Reservations MUST be made 24hrs in advance!! Call and make your reservations at this time if you are leaving after ThinkTank5 ends on Sunday at 2pm. ))

1:00-3:30  LINDA WEINTRAUB, KEYNOTE OVERVIEW: STATE OF THE ARTS (rm S151)

followed by 20-25-minute presentations from:

• Photography-- George Blakley
• Sculpture – Susan Krause
• New Media –Brian Evans
• Design – Robin Vande Zande

3:30-4:00  Wrap Up 

4:15-5:30  ITI Vice Presidents’ Action Meetings to discuss post-conference responsibilities

Dinner on your own.

Sunday, June 6: TT5 CONTINUES at Georgia Center

7:30-8:45  Breakfast on your own

9:00-12:15  FINAL Breakout PRESENTATIONS/STRATEGIES rm R (2^nd Floor)

10:15- 10:45  Coffee/Snack break

12:30-2:00  Buffet lunch provided.

2:00  ThinkTank5 Ends.

AAA Airport Express: 800-354-7874 Advance Reservations MUST be made 24hrs in advance!!