Schedule

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Concurrent Sessions Guide:
(R) = Mostly Brain and Child Development Research
(RP) = Both Brain Research and Practical Strategies/Interventions
(P) = Mostly Practical Brain-Based Strategies/Interventions
(PreK-16) = Applicable Grade Level

Wednesday, February 17 – Pre-Conference Workshops
Location: The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel	10:00 AM –4:30 PM Brain Matters: Translating Brain Research to Practice Patricia A. Wolfe, EdD Room: Gold	10:00 AM – 4:30 PM Making Math Real David Berg, ET, Nancy Knop, PhD, andKaren Zuniga, ET Room: Venetian	10:00 AM – 4:30 PM Neuroscience and Strategies for Maximizing Long- Term Memory Judy Willis, MD, EdM Room: Grand Ballroom	1:00–5:00 PM Raising, Educating & Nurturing Self-Discipline in Children Sam Goldstein, PhD Room: Pavilion	1:00–5:00 PM Teaching Brain Fitness in Schools and Communities Alvaro Fernandez, MA, MBA Room: French	1:00–5:00 PM Brain 101: An Introduction to the Brain and Neurosciences Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD Room: Terrace
Thursday, February 18 – Conference Day 1 Opening Addresses: Creating Smarter Schools: Intelligence & Education
9:00 AM	Welcome: Daniel LaGattuta, PhD, President, Public Information Resources, Inc. Opening Remarks: Kenneth Kosik, MD, Co-Director, Neuroscience Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara
9:00 AM to 10:10 AM	Keynote I: Intelligence and How to Get It: Implications for Schools Richard E. Nisbett, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
10:10 AM – 10:30 AM Coffee Break and Book Signing (Grand Ballroom Lounge)
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM	Keynote II: BRAIN RULES: The Meaning of Memory, Intelligence and Stress for Schools John J. Medina, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
11:50 AM to 12:50 PM	Keynote III: Neurointelligence and Education: Is it Time to Require Students to Have a Brain Scan? Richard J. Haier, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
12:50 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) and Book Signing
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions A
Sessions: 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM Breaks: Various times between 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM	Smarter Schools (P, PreK-16)	Brain Training, IQ & Memory (R, All Ages)	Math, Reading Achievement (RP, PreK-6)	Emotions, IQ & Experiences (RP, PreK-16)	ADHD, IQ & Achievement (RP, K-12)	Intelligence & Gifted Education (RP, K-12)
	Part I & II 2:00–5:15 PM Creating Intelligence and Brain-Compatible Classrooms Robin J. Fogarty, PhD, and Brian Pete, MA Room: Grand Ballroom	Part I – 2:00–3:15 PM The Neuroscience of Memory and Cognitive Therapies: Implications for Education and Aging Kenneth S. Kosik, MD	Part I – 2:00–3:00 PM Closing the Gap in Achievement by Starting with the Earliest Dev. of Number Sense David Berg, ET	Part I – 2:00–3:30 PM A Neuroscience Perspective on Social Emotion and Intelligence Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD	Part I – 2:00–3:15 PM Impact of Early Attention and ADHD on Achievement Julie B. Schweitzer, PhD	Part I – 2:00–3:30 PM No Child Kept Behind: Discover Gifts and Talents Within Every Student Martha Kaufeldt, MA
		Part II – 3:30–4:45 PM Evidence of Emerging Technology to Assess and Train Cognitive and Emotional Function Alvaro Fernandez, MA	Part II – 3:15–4:15 PM Building the Reading Brain Patricia A. Wolfe, EdD	Part II – 3:45–4:45 PM Early Experience, Emotions and Thinking Jill Stamm, PhD	Part II – 3:30–5:00 PM Intelligence, Achievement & ADHD Sam Goldstein, PhD	Part II – 3:45–5:00 PM Giftedness as a Single IQ Score: The Myths and Realities of Gifted Children Frank C. Worrell, PhD
		Panel Discussion 4:45–5:15 PM Room: Venetian	Part III-- 4:15–5:15 PM Predicting Children's Reading Skills Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD Room: Pavilion	Panel Discussion 4:45–5:15 PM Room: Gold	Q&A 5:00–5:15 PM Room: Terrace	Q&A 5:00–5:15 PM Room: French
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM “Meeting of the Minds” Reception and Book Signing Event Crown Room (24th Floor of the hotel's Tower Building)
Friday, February 19 – Conference Day 2 Morning Keynote Addresses: Nurturing Smarter Students: Mindsets, Emotions & Achievement
8:30 AM	Welcome: Silvia Bunge, PhD, Assistant Professor; Director, Cognitive Control & Dev. Lab, UC Berkeley
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM	Keynote I: Mindsets for School Success: Nurturing Effective Educators and Resilient, Motivated Learners Robert B. Brooks, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Networking Coffee Break, Poster Sessions and Book Signing
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM	Keynote II: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence: Implementing Social-Emotional Learning in K-12 Education Linda Lantieri, MA Room: Grand Ballroom
11:35 AM to 12:35 PM	Keynote III: Teenage Girls and Impossible Expectations: Growing Mental Health and Academic Risks Stephen P. Hinshaw, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
12:35 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own), and Book Signing
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions B
Sessions: 1:45 PM to 5:15 PM Breaks: Various times between 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM	Smarter Students (RP, PreK-16)	Brain Training, IQ & Children (RP, K-12)	Assessments, EF & Achievement (RP, K-12)	Emotions, Abilities & Performance (RP, K-16)	Autism, IQ & Assessment (RP, K-12)	Intelligence & Creativity (RP, K-16)
	Part I – 1:45–3:30 PM Teaching Students how to Change their Intelligence Through a Brain Owner's Manual Judy Willis, MD, EdM	Part I -- 1:45–3:00 PM Training Brains: How Experience and Intervention Shape Brain Development and Function in Children Helen J. Neville, PhD	Part I – 1:45–3:15 PM Bringing Together Practice and Research in Education and Using Assessment to Promote Learning Kurt W. Fischer, PhD	Part I – 1:45–3:00 PM Self-Control and Prefrontal Cortex: Why does Higher Intelligence Correlate with Delayed Gratification Jeremy R. Gray, PhD	Part I – 1:45–3:30 PM The Changing Face of Autism: New Data and New Ideas Sam Goldstein, PhD	Part I – 1:45–3:15 PM The Neuroscience of Creativity & Intelligence: Implications for Education Rex E. Jung, PhD
	Part II – 3:45–4:45 PM Mindsets: Helping Students Learn to Love Challenges Allison L. Master, PhD Candidate	Part II – 3:15–4:15 PM Reasoning Ability: Cognitive Development and Training in Children Silvia A. Bunge, PhD	Part II – 3:30–5:00 PM The Role of Executive Functions in Assessment & Academic Achievement George McCloskey, PhD	Part II – 3:15–4:45 PM Latent Ability: Grades and Test Scores Systematically Underestimate the Intellectual Ability of Stereotyped Children Gregory Walton, PhD	Part II – 3:45–5:00 PM Cognitive Testing in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: A New Solution to a Pervasive Problem David R. Hessl, PhD	Part II – 3:30–5:00 PM Genius, Creativity and Talent Dean Keith Simonton, PhD
	Discussion 4:45–5:15 PM Room: Grand Ballroom	Part III -- 4:15–5:15 PM Get Smart: New Hope for Teens to Improve their Reasoning Skills Jacquelyn F. Gamino, PhD Room: Gold	Q&A – 5:00–5:15 PM Room: Venetian	Panel Discussion 4:45–5:15 PM Room: Pavilion	Panel Discussion 5:00–5:15 PM Room: French	Q&A 5:00- 5:15 PM Room: Terrace
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Book Signing Event
Saturday, February 20 – Conference Day 3 Morning Keynote Addresses: Raising Student Achievement: Environment, IQ & Intervention
8:30 AM	Closing Remarks: Kurt W. Fischer, PhD, Director, MBE Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education
8:30 AM to 9:45 AM	Keynote I: Better Cognition Through Training and Interaction with the Environment John J. Jonides, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
9:45AM – 10:10 AM Networking Coffee Break
10:10 AM to 11:10 AM	Keynote II: What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Teaching Thomas J. Carew, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM	Keynote III: Stereotype Threat and the Nature and Nurture of Intelligence Joshua M. Aronson, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
12:15 PM to 12:45 PM	Keynote IV: The Influence of Socioeconomic Disparities on Brain Function in Children Mark M. Kishiyama, PhD Room: Grand Ballroom
Location: The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel	Saturday, February 20 – Post-Conference Workshops
	1:15 PM – 4:30 PM Brains, Genes and Environment: Implications of Brain Research for Teaching and Learning Kurt W. Fischer, PhD L. Todd Rose, EdD Room: Terrace		1:15 PM – 4:30 PM Closing the Achievement Gap: Simple Strategies That Work Robin J. Fogarty, PhD Brian M. Pete, MA Room:Ventian	1:15 PM – 4:30 PM The Role of Executive Functions in Intelligence George McCloskey, PhD Room: French		1:15 PM – 4:30 PM Magical Memory: How to Teach so Students Actually Learn Willy Wood, MA Room: Pavilion