Our April Conference has passed.
Mark your calendars for our Fall Learning & the Brain Conference to be held November 5-8, 2003 in Boston!
Please check soon for complete conference details.

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Kosik Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Special Education Dept., Boston University School of Education
School of Education, Fairleigh Dickinson University

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Pre-Conference Workshops:
Thursday, April 24

Harvard University Faculty Club

Workshops I, II, & III

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Hotel

Hands-On Workshop IV

2:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Harvard University Faculty Club

Post-Conference Workshops:
Sunday, April 27

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Hotel

Friday, Conference Day 1
April 25: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Conference Day 2
April 26: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Conference Day 3
April 27: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

At the Hyatt Regency Hotel all three days.

Thursday, April 24
By advance registration only. Select one of four.
Add $25 fee if not attending the conference.

I. Introduction to Brain Anatomy
$65 per person
7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel
Prepare yourself for this conference with a basic session on brain anatomy and development.

II. Neurology of Learning: Practical Classroom Applications of Cortical Timing
$65 per person
7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel
This workshop will focus on a new frontier of learning as it relates to cortical timing, rhythm, and synchronicity. Explore how sensory integration of the auditory and visual neural networks affect classroom learning, as well as topics of Interactive Metronome™ and Visual Metronome™ and how they impact children's learning.

Neal Alpiner, M.D., Medical Director, Adult and Pediatric Rehabilitation, Hurley Medical Center; Medical Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Hospital, MI


III. The Executive Brain:
Gender, Frontal Lobes & Decision-Making
$65 per person
7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel
Explore how cognitive styles reflect the gender differences in the frontal lobe, as well as how the the frontal lobe is critical for successful learning, attention, and decision-making.

Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP/ABCN, Director, Institute of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Performance; Clinical Professor of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine; author of The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind (2001)

IV. Special 5-Hour, Hands-On Workshop:
Brain-Based Teaching Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
$225 per person
2:30 - 9:00 p.m., Harvard University Faculty Club
This hands-on workshop will draw on the latest brain research and educational research studies to introduce you to the five most important teaching strategies for enhancing student achievement. By compelling and analyzing hundreds of studies on classroom instruction, educational researchers like Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock have shown conclusively which teaching strategies have the greatest impact on student learning. At the same time, current work from the fields of neurophysiology and educational psychology have given educators a powerful understanding of how the human brain learns best. Find out how innovative techniques for developing teacher capacities can make all the difference between a school that succeeds and one that doesn't.

Harvey F. Silver, Ed.D., President, Silver, Strong & Associates

Sunday, April 27
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Hotel
By advance registration only. Select one of three.
Add $25 fee if not attending the conference.

I. Applying Brain Research to the Classroom
$75 per person
Discover the "how to" of linking neuroscience conclusions to classroom instructional strategies. Leave this workshop with a tool-box of direct applications you can use in the classroom.

Kimberly Carraway, Ed. M., President/Learning Specialist, The Carraway Center for Teaching and Learning

II. Dyslexia: The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders
$75 per person
Learn about a brain-behavioral model for the diagnosis and intervention of developmental dyslexia.

Philip A. DeFina, Ph.D., ABPdN, Director of Training and Educational Programs, Institute of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Performance

III. Creating Enriched Learning Environments
$75 per person
This interative, experiential workshop will show how to integrate whole-brain multi-sensorial experience within enriched environments to improve student behavior, attitudes, and well-being.

Dr. Susan Frey, Ph.D., ND, RN, LMT, Founder/Director, Avalon Health; author of The Road to Avalon II: Cultivating Spirituality in the Classroom