Learning & the Brain Conference
Preliminary Schedule-at-a-Glance
Friday, November 21
Pre-Conference Workshops |
| Location: Marriott Cambridge Hotel |
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Applying Brain Research To Classroom Practice
Diane Y. Watanabe, EdD
Richard D. Sjolseth, EdM |
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Using Memory Pathways for Long-Term Retention
Willy Wood, MA |
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
The Reading Brain
Part I: 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Neuroscience, Reading & Intervention
John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD
Part II: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
Maryanne Wolf, EdD |
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Brain 101: An Introduction to the Brain, Emotions & Neurosciences for Beginners
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD |
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Examining Promising Approaches for Working with and Including Children on the Autism Spectrum
Stephen Shore, EdD |
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Meditation & Education
Calming Your Body, Quieting Your Mind: Enhancing Your Own Life, Your Work at Schools and Lives of Students
Rana Chudnofsky, EdD
Laura Malloy, LCSW |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) |
Friday, November 21 – Conference Day 1
Opening Keynote Addresses: Emotions, Regulation, Resilience |
| 1:30 PM |
Opening Remarks: Kenneth S. Kosik, MD
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| 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM |
Keynote Part I: Emotional Awareness
Paul Ekman, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
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3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM |
Keynote Part II: How Social-Emotional Learning Promotes Cognitive and Academic Achievement: Teaching, Learning, and Neuroscience
Mark T. Greenberg, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
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| 4:15 PM to 5:30 PM |
Keynote Part III: Working with Angry and Resistant Students: Strategies to Nurture Motivation, Self-Discipline, and Resilience
Robert B. Brooks, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
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5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Book Signing Event: Paul Ekman, PhD and Robert Brooks, PhD |
Saturday, November 22 – Conference Day 2
Morning Concurrent Sessions A |
Morning Sessions 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Coffee Break: (various times)
9:45 AM to 10:15AM |
Emotions & Teaching (P, K-16) |
Emotions, EQ & Achievement (R, K-16) |
Classrooms Behavior (P, K-16) |
Music, Reading & Language (RP, PreK-16) |
Social-Emotional Dev., Play & Arts (RP, K-12) |
Adult Brains & Memory (RP) |
Part I: 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
How Your Student Learns Best: Using Emotions & Brain-Friendly Strategies to Ignite Learning and Increase School Success
Judy Willis, MD, EdD |
Part I: 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Emotions, Biology, Context and Regulation
Jerome Kagan, PhD
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8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Super-Teaching and Super-Parenting for ADHD
Edward M. Hallowell, MD |
Part I: 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Relationship Between Music & Phonological Processing in Children with Dyslexia
Ellen Winner, PhD
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Part I: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Using Drama and Play to Enhance Social-Emotional Development for Children With Developmental and Mood Disorders
Karen Levin, PhD
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Part I: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
The Adult Brain & Memory
Kenneth S. Kosik, MD
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| Coffee Break: 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM |
Coffee Break: 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM |
Coffee Break: 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
Coffee Break: 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM |
Coffee Break: 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
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Coffee Break: 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
Part II: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Connecting Emotions Research with Effective Teaching
Mariale Hardiman, PhD |
Part II: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Self-Discipline, IQ & Academic Performance
Angela L. Duckworth, PhD |
Part II: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Musical Experience, Auditory Processing & Language Dev.
Nadine Gaab, PhD |
Part II: 10:15 AM – 11:45 PM
Drama, Theater Experience and Building Social-Cognitive Skills
Ellen Winner, PhD
Thalia Goldstein, PhD candidate |
Part II: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
The Aging Brain: Optimizing and Protecting Memory
Aaron Nelson, PhD, ABPP/ABCN
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Part III: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Intelligent Emotion Regulation: The Wisdom of Feelings
Lisa F. Barrett, PhD |
Part III: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Emotions, Music & Reading/Math
Martin F. Gardiner, PhD |
Q&A: 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM |
Q&A: 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM |
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) |
Afternoon Keynote Addresses: Emotions, Education & Learning |
| 1:15 PM to 2:30 PM |
Keynote Part I: The Emotional Brain: The Neurobiology of Memory and Emotional Life Joseph E. LeDoux, MD Room: Grand Ballroom
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2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Afternoon Break |
| 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM |
Keynote Part II: Connecting the Brain, Emotions & Cognition to Education
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD Room: Grand Ballroom
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| 4:05 PM to 5:30 PM |
Keynote Part III: Understanding Adult Motivation to Learn: A Neuroscientific Perspective (for All Educators)
Raymond J. Wlodkowski, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
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5:30 PM – 6:30 PM “Meeting of the Minds” Dana Alliance Reception and Book Signing |
Sunday, November 23 – Conference Day 3
Morning Keynote Addresses: Mood & Classroom Behavior |
| 8:20 AM |
Opening Remarks: Kurt W. Fischer, PhD |
| 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM |
Keynote Part I: Welcome to Your Emotional Brain: Maturation, Mood and Learning
Samuel S-H Wang, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
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9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Networking Coffee Break |
| 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM |
Keynote Part II: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain on Stress, Behavior & Schols
John J. Ratey, MD Room: Grand Ballroom
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| 11:05 AM to 12:15 PM |
Keynote Part III: Lost at School: The Imperative to Transform School Discipline
Ross W. Greene, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
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12:15 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) |
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions B |
Sessions 1:45 PM to 5:00 PM
Breaks: (various times) 2:45 PM to 3:15 PM |
Emotions & Teaching (P, K-16) |
Emotions, EQ & Technology (RP, K-16) |
Classroom Behavior (P, K-16) |
Reading & Language (RP, PreK-16) |
Social-Emotional Dev. in Children (RP, PreK-12) |
Adult Brains: Wisdom & Context (RP) |
1:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Using Emotional 'Hooks' to Super-Charge Meaning Making in the Classroom
Willy Wood, MA
Break: 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM |
Part 1: 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Emotional Intelligence Technology: Improving Learning, Tutors & Autism
Rosalind W. Picard, ScD |
1:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Collaborative Problem Solving: Helping Kids with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges
Ross W. Greene, PhD
Break: 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM |
Part I: 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Reading, Dyslexia & the Disorganized Brain
Bernard S. Chang, MD |
Part 1: 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Bright From the Start: Promoting Emotional Development in Young Children
Jill Stamm, PhD |
Part 1: 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Adult Brains: Emotions, Memory & Context
John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD
Break: 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
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Part II: 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Building Emotional Intelligent Tutors for the Classroom
Beverly P. Woolf, PhD
Discussion: 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Potential for EQ Tech. to Change Education & Work |
Part II: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Learning, the Brain and Development Language Disorders
Diane L. Williams, PhD
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Part II: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pathways to Healthy Emotional- Psychological Development & Academic Success
Fay Brown, PhD |
Part II: 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Exploring Learning in Adulthood: Intelligence, Wisdom and Context
Rosemary S. Caffarella, PhD |
Part III: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Reading Skills and Disabilities: What Is the Role of Educational Neuroscience?
Kurt Fischer, PhD |
Part III: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Teen Brains: Emotions & Self
Thomas Cottle, PhD |
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
Friday, Nov. 21: Pre-Conference Workshops
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Friday, Nov. 21: Conference Day 1
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday, Nov. 22: Conference Day 2
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday, Nov. 23: Conference Day 3
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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