A4LE 2026 Midwest Great Lakes Annual Regional Conference
June 1 – 3, St. Louis, MO
800-526-4677
Professional development that bridges pedagogy
and design to drive student success.
Connecting instructional strategy with purposeful design to foster student well-being, engagement, and success.
See how Hertz AlignED helps educators and designers turn instructional strategy into real,
effective learning spaces.
A4LE 2026 Midwest Great Lakes Annual Regional Conference
June 1 – 3, St. Louis, MO
A4LE 2026 Northeast Annual Regional Conference
June 9 – 12, Rochester, NY
EDspaces 2026
October 18 – 30, Kansas City, MO
White Space Shapes Learning.
LearningSCAPES 2026
November 4 – 7, 2026, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA
Learning Without Limits:
Alternative Environments for Tomorrow’s Students.
Susan collaborates closely with architects, designers, and project managers to ensure that educational spaces meet the highest standards of functionality, aesthetics, and educational design to directly impact student engagement, motivation, and learning outcomes.
“Purposeful design empowers both educators and learners.”
As an accredited superintendent and experienced educational consultant, Dr. Metzler helps administrators maximize the effective and efficient use of resources to increase student achievement, with a focus on space design.
“When strategy and space align, student success follows.”
