FOCUSED,
ORGANIZED MINDS
Using Brain Science
to Engage Attention
in a Distracted World
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Fall 2014
LEARNING
& the
BRAIN
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Gain knowledge about the brain science
of attention
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Apply strategies to increase focus
and reduce distractions
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Examine ways digital devices are causing
disconnected families
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Use iPads, apps and video games for
attention, reading and STEM
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Apply organizational skills to your
classrooms, workplace and home
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Implement teaching methods to boost
executive function and thinking
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Use meditation and the arts to improve
attention and executive skills
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Help children with sensory, processing
speed and learning problems
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Connect executive skills to achievement,
testing and Common Core
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Transform teaching through a better
understanding of the brain
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Provide strategies to treat ADHD and
reduce stress in children
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Understand the impact of adversity and
brain injury on attention
Classroom attention is under siege.
Today’s technology is creating
more classroom distractions and
disorganization. Yet, academic testing
and Common Core State Standards
require students to be more focused
and organized in order to succeed.
Neuroscience may offer a way to
engage these attention, organization
and study skills.
THE BRAIN SCIENCE
OF ATTENTION
AND DISTRACTION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
THIS CONFERENCE WILL HELP YOU:
ABOUT
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Discover classroom strategies and
new cognitive technologies to improve
student focus, planning and executive
function skills.
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Distracted Minds Living in a Connected World
Dr. Gazzaley will explain how our brains manage the river of data that constantly fl oods them, how our capacities can be exceeded and the consequences of interference on our performance, as well as potential remedies harnessing brain plasticity to enhance our cognitive abilities. Adam H. Gazzaley, MD, PhD, Founding Director, Neuroscience Imaging Center; Associate Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Co-Author, “Probing Plasticity of Attention and Working Memory” (2014, Cambridge Handbook on Applied Perception Research)Adam H. Gazzaley,
MD, PhD
Organize Your Mind in a Disorganized World
We live in an age of distractions. Coach Meg will share a new model for organizing your mind in a disorganized world. She will explain how our ability to learn, adapt to changes, become engaged and think strategically depends upon a well-functioning prefrontal cortex, the CEO of the brain. Margaret A. Moore, MBA, (aka Coach Meg), Co-Founder/Co-Director, Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, Affi liate of Harvard Medical School; Author, Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life (2012)Margaret A. Moore,
MBA
The Top-Down Control of Attention
Diffi culties in keeping attention focused have become common, yet behavioral methods alone are not suffi cient to alleviate attention problems. Dr. Desimone will discuss neural imaging studies that suggest a possible new approach using neuro-feedback to boost attention.
Robert Desimone, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Director, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Author, “Neural Mechanisms of Object-Based Attention” (2014, Science)
Robert Desimone,
PhD
1:15PM–6:00PM | November 20, 2014
Focus in Learning
Dr. Goleman will delve into the science of attention, combining cutting-edge research with practical fi ndings. In an age of unstoppable distractions, he will argue that now, more then ever, students must learn to sharpen their focus to survive in a complex world. Daniel J. Goleman, PhD, Psychologist; Science Journalist; Twice Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize; Former Visiting Faculty Member,
Harvard University; Author, Focus: The Hidden Driver of
Excellence (2013)
Daniel J. Goleman,
PhD
8:30AM–12:15PM | November 22, 2014
Brain Differences and Interventions for
Struggling Readers
Dr. Christodoulou will discuss how the feat of reading can be achieved with alternative interventions in light of structural or functional brain differences in readers and how research will enhance our understanding of brain plasticity and behavioral equifi nality. Joanna A. Christodoulou, EdD, Assistant Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Massachusetts General Hospital; Research Affi liate, MIT; Co-Author, “Auditory Temporal Structure Processing in Dyslexia”(2013, Cognitive Neuroscience)
Joanna A. Christodoulou,
EdD
The Big Disconnect: Re-Booting Childhood,
Education and Family Focus in a Digital Age
Dr. Steiner-Adair will push the pause button to look at some of the psychological fallout from our fast-paced adaptation to technology and will refresh our thinking about how to educate and raise children in the digital age. Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Associate Psychologist, McLean Hospital; Author, The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and FamilyRelationships in the Digital Age (2013)
Catherine Steiner-Adair,
EdD
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the
Age of Information Overload
The information age is drowning us with an
unprecedented amount of data. Dr. Levitin will discuss how the latest fi ndings from brain science can help us to regain a sense of mastery over the way we organize our homes, workplaces, time and lives in the age of information overload. Daniel J. Levitin, PhD,FRSC,
Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience,
McGill University; Author, The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (2014) and This Is Your Brain On Music (2006)
Daniel J. Levitin,
PhD, FRSC
Saturday
KEYNOTES
Take the opportunity to meet and have your books signed by Keynote Speakers:
Daniel J. Goleman, PhD, Margaret A. Moore, MBA, Daniel J. Levitin, PhD, FRSC and
Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD, during special book signing events. You can purchase
their newest books from the conference onsite bookstore. Books on the brain and
from many of the presenters will be available during the conference.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSIONS
Focus on Classroom Attention
and Learning
8:30AM—Mr. Watson will begin by introducing the neural subsystems, which by acting together, create human attention. He will explain how attention really works in human brains and how teachers, by knowing the strategies that support it most effectively, can more easily promote student focus. Andrew C. Watson, MEd, Founder and President, Translate the Brain; Former Dean of Faculty, The Loomis Chaffee School; Named “2011 Teacher of the Year”by Loomis Chaffee Student Council
Focused Minds: Maximizing Student
Attention and Engagement in the K-12
Classroom
10:15AM—Dr. Almarode will explore the ins and outs of attention and engagement in the age of distractions and Common Core Standards. John T. Almarode, PhD, Department Head and Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities, James Madison University; Co-Author, “Energizing Students: Maximizing Student Attention and Engagement in the Science Classroom” (2008, The Science Teacher)
FOCUSED MINDS:
Engage Attention and Reduce Distractions
Target: K-12th Grade Level; Practical Applications 1
New Insights into ADHD from
Neuroimaging of the Brain
10:15AM—Dr. Gabrieli will present new neuroimaging fi ndings that offer evidence about the brain basis of ADHD and how neuroimaging fi ndings can converge with clinical and behavioral fi ndings to advance progress in a scientifi c understanding of ADHD. John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD, Director, Athinoula A.Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Author, “Brain Differences Between Persistent and Remitted Attention Defi cit Hyperactivity Disorder” (2013, Brain)
Smart but Stuck in School: Emotions
and Unfocused Minds in Teens and Young
Adults
8:30AM—Many bright students get “stuck” in an unproductive rut of disinterest and spiraling discouragement with school. Dr. Brown will describe a variety of ways in which students with executive function impairments of ADHD and entangled emotions can be recognized and helped to get “unstuck” in school. Thomas E. Brown, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry;
Associate Director, Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders, Yale University; Author, Smart but Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD (2014)
UNFOCUSED MINDS:
Help ADHD Students Focus
Target: 7th Grade-College Level; Research Results and Practical Applications 2
Organizing the Disorganized Child:
Simple Strategies to Help Executive
Function in Order to Achieve Success in
School
10:15AM—Dr. Kutscher will discuss the root of organizational and executive function problems in schools and provide a clear plan to help your students and children develop an organizational system that really works. Martin L. Kutscher, MD, Pediatric Neurologist, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, New York Medical College; Medical Director, Pediatric Behavioral Neurology; Co-Author, Organizing the Disorganized Child: Simple Strategies to Succeed in School (2009)
Extreme Classroom Makeover: Organize
the Classroom to Develop Independent
Executive Function Skills
8:30AM—Ms. Ward will provide dozens of practical strategies to help teachers organize and use the classroom to help students be more organized and develop independent executive function skills to achieve Common Core Standards. You will learn how to use the classroom environment and technology to teach students to initiate tasks and prepare for lessons. Sarah J. Ward, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist; Adjunct Faculty, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Massachusetts General Hospital; Co-Director, Cognitive Connections Therapy
ORGANIZED MINDS & CLASSROOMS: Enhance Executive and Organization Skills
Target: 1st Grade-College Level; Practical Applications 3
8:30AM–12:20PM | November 21, 2014
“Great sessions.
Interactive and
lots of information
to take back to the
classroom and begin
using immediately.”
Roxanne Caple-Kelly
Special Education Case Manager
“One way to boost
our focus is to
manage our
distractions instead
of letting them
manage us.”
Daniel J. Goleman, PhD
Former Visiting Faculty,
Harvard University
Fast Minds: Helping Young Adults with
ADHD or Executive Challenges Transition
to Adulthood
11:20AM—Dr. Surman will explore the diverse impact of ADHD in the lives of individuals transitioning to adulthood, with a special focus on strategies to address organizational and self-regulatory challenges. Craig B. Surman, MD, Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Scientifi c Coordinator for the Adult ADHD Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; Author, ADHD in Adults (2012); Co-Author, Fast Minds: How to Thrive if You Have ADHD-Or Think You Might (2014)
Helping Sensory Children Get Organized
in a Disorganized World
11:20AM—Sensory kids are often overwhelmed by their environment and have challenges with executive function skills. Ms. Dalgliesh will share strategies to help parents and educators create external organization through structure, routines and visual aids to help organize and empower rigid, anxious or distracted kids. Carolyn G. Dalgliesh, BA, Professional Organizer and Member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO); Founder of Systems for Sensory Kids, LLC; Author, The Sensory Child Gets Organized: Proven Systems for Rigid, Anxious, or Distracted Kids (2013)
The Dark Side of Pedagogy:
Bringing Learning into Focus
8:30AM—Dr. Daniel will focus on how students use pedagogical tools and technologies as distractions to subvert learning. Learn how to align your tools and student’s behavior with your intended learning goals in the classroom. David B. Daniel, PhD, Professor, James Madison University; Managing Editor, Mind, Brain and Education Journal; Author, “Promising Principles: Translating the Science of Learning to Educational Practice” (2012, Applied Research in Memory and Cognition)
The Teaching Brain: The Evolutionary
Trait at the Heart of Education
10:15AM—Ms. Rodriguez will discuss the widely held beliefs about teaching and her belief that teaching is in fact a cognitive evolutionary skill that develops in all humans over time, from birth to adulthood. She will provide a new framework for understanding teaching in light of the new brain sciences. Vanessa Rodriguez, MSEd, Doctoral Student, Mind, Brain and Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Author, The Teaching Brain: The Evolutionary Trait at the Heart of Education (2014)
TEACHING MINDS:
Apply Neuroscience to Instruction
Target: PreK-College Level; Research Results and Interactive Discussion
FRIDAY MORNING
SESSIONS (Continued)
Playing Smarter in a Digital World:
Improving Attention and Executive
Functioning Through Technology
8:30AM—Drs. Stoner and Kulman will help you be able to choose and use the best and most popular video games and apps for improving attention, ADHD and executive-functioning skills in schools and colleges. Participants are asked to bring a smartphone, tablet device or laptop to this session. Gary D. Stoner, PhD, Director, School Psychology Program, University of Rhode Island; Co-Author, ADHD in the Schools (2014, 3rd Edition); and
Randy L. Kulman, PhD, Founder and President, LearningWorks for Kids; Author, Playing Smart in the Digital World (2014)
Can Computers Train Attention at
School? Impact of Computer Cognitive
and Neurofeedback Training on
Childhood ADHD
10:15AM—Dr. Steiner will explain attention training through neurofeedback and computer cognitive exercises in the context of elementary and middle school students with ADHD, attention and engagement diffi culties and executive function defi cits. Naomi J. Steiner, MD, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, Tufts University School of Medicine; Co-Author, “Neurofeedback and Cognitive Attention Training for Children with ADHD in Schools” (2014, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
TRAINED MINDS:
Use Technology (Video Games/Apps) to Train Attention Skills
Target: 1st Grade-College Level; Research Results and Practical Applications 4
Bright but Can’t Keep Up: Helping
Children with Slow Processing Speed in a
Fast-Paced World
8:30AM—Dr. Braaten will explain the unique way that children with slow processing speed engage with the world and how to help them overcome their challenges to build skills for success. Ellen B. Braaten, PhD, Director of the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP), Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School; Co-Author, Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up: Help Your Child Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast-Paced World (2014)
Brain Development and Processing:
New Paradigms for Understanding
Struggling Learners
10:15AM—Dr. Waber will review some of the new models and discuss implications for appreciating and educating struggling learners. Deborah P. Waber, PhD, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School; Author, Rethinking Learning Disabilities: Understanding Children Who Struggle in School (2010); Co-Author, “Speed of Information Processing in Children Referred for Learning Problems” (2000, Learning Disabilities)
STRUGGLING MINDS:
Improve Processing Speed and Achievement
Target: PreK-12th Grade Level; Research Results and Practical Applications 5
8:30AM–12:20PM | November 21, 2014
Mind, Brain and Education Program Harvard Graduate School of Education Athinoula A. Martinos Imaging Center Massachusetts Institute of Technology Comer School Development Program Yale University School of Medicine The Neuroscience Research Institute University of California, Santa Barbara The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives The Dana Foundation
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of Secondary School Principals
School of Education Johns Hopkins University
The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
LEARNING & the BRAIN® Foundation
CO-SPONSORS
“I loved this
conference. It
opened my eyes
to new ideas”
Jill Hartman
School Administrator, NH
Neuro-Gaming: Enhancing Perception,
Attention and Cognition with Video Games
11:20AM—Dr. Green will examine the current research on the perceptual, attentional and cognitive consequences of playing various types of commercial video games. He will also explain the scope and scale to which researchers have used these off-the-shelf games for real-world interventions, including better focus, rehabilitation and job training. C. Shawn Green, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Co-Author,“Learning, Attentional Control and Action Video Games” (2012, Current Biology)
ls
Early Executive Control and Academic
Achievement: Implications for Education
11:20AM—Executive control, language and processing speed are tightly intertwined in early childhood. Dr. Clark will discuss her research focused on the changing nature of executive control in early childhood and its relevance for children’s transition to school. Caron A. C. Clark, PhD, Research Fellow, University of Arizona; Co-Author, “Gaining Control: Changing Relationships Between Executive Control and Processing Speed and its Relevance for Math Achievement Over Course of the Preschool Period” (2014, Frontiers in Psychology)The Unengaged Mind: Understanding
Boredom and Attention in the Classroom
1:30PM—Boredom is a serious challenge for students and teachers alike. Dr. Fenske will discuss advances in our understanding of boredom and how to optimize student engagement. Mark J. Fenske, PhD, Associate Professor, Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science, University of Guelph; Co-Author, “The Unengaged Mind: Defi ning Boredom in Terms of Attention” (2012, Perspectives on Psychological Science)
Nowhere to Hide: The Impact of Stress
on the Brains and Behavior of Students
with LD and ADHD
3:15PM—Dr. Schultz will explore the negative impact of chronic stress on the cognitive function and emotions of students with LD and ADHD and will offer practical interventions for putting kids back on the track to success. Jerome J. Schultz, PhD, Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Author, NOWHERE TO HIDE: Why Kids with ADHD and LD Hate School and What We Can Do About It (2011)
Stress, Meditation and ADHD
1:30PM—Dr. Stixrud will focus on the effects of stress on attention and on what current research suggests are the core executive functions. He will discuss the important role that meditation can play in alleviating stress and allowing the developing brain to function in a more coherent and focused manner in schools. William R. Stixrud, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington School of Medicine; Co-Author, “ADHD, Brain Functioning and Transcendental Meditation Practice” (2011, Psychiatry)
FOCUSED MINDS:
Engage Attention and Reduce Boredom
Target: K-12th Grade Level; Research Results and Practical Applications
UNFOCUSED MINDS:
Help ADHD Students De-Stress
Target: K-12th Grade Level; Research Results and Practical Applications
The New IQ?: Understanding and
Teaching Executive Function Skills In
and Out of the Classroom
3:15PM—Teaching young minds to think is a universal goal of parents and teachers alike. Mr. Kros will explain that by providing explicit instruction in executive function processes, parents and teachers can signifi cantly elevate the thinking abilities in their children and students. Frank J. Kros, MSW, JD, Social Worker; Child Advocate; President and Co-Founder, The Upside Down Organization; Executive Vice President, The Children’s Guild; Co-Author, Creating the Upside Down Organization (2005)
PASS Theory and the Focused,
Organized Mind
1:30PM—Dr. Goldstein will discuss ways that executive abilities can be observed informally as well as formally evaluated. Discover strategies that can be used by educators to assist students in making better use of their abilities and thereby improving their school performance. Sam J. Goldstein, PhD, Assistant Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Attention Disorders; Co-Author, Handbook of Executive Functioning (2014) and Comprehensive Executive Functioning Inventory (2013)
ORGANIZED MINDS: Enhance Executive Function and Thinking Skills
Target: K-12th Grade Level; Practical Applications
Laser Focus: Using the Arts as a Tool to
Harness Creative Energy and Increase
Attention in Classrooms
2:40PM—Dr. O’Neal will discuss current fi ndings from a recent Kennedy Center study identifying ways in which the arts have been used to increase focus and attention in elementary school classrooms. Ivonne Chand O’Neal, PhD, Director of Evaluation, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Member, American Psychological Association and the American Association of Museums
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
1
2
1:30PM–4:45PM | November 21, 2014
Better Focused and Focused Better
3:45PM—Ms. Hill will discuss effective tools and approaches to developing sustained
attention, selective attention, divided attention and fl exible attention, as well as the role of teaching students about their brains and how attention works. Betsy Hill, MAT, MBA, President and Chief Operating Offi cer, BrainWare and Learning Enhancement Corporation; Business Management Professor, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
MIT “BRAIN SCAN”
TOUR:
SEE THE
BRAIN IN ACTION
Wednesday, November 19th at 2:00, 3:00 or 4:00pm Thursday, November 20th at 9:00, 10:00 or 11:00am
(Cost per person: $150. Tours are for 1 hour) Sponsored by the Athinoula A. Martinos Imaging Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Take this unique opportunity to see an fMRI brain scan in action. Call 781-449-4010 ext. 101 for information and to register for a tour. One person from each tour will be selected by MIT to have his or her brain scanned. Brain scan tours will take place offsite at the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA. MIT’s Martinos Imaging Center is easily accessible from the Westin Copley Place Hotel via public transit. Directions will be provided.
“I appreciated the
opportunity to select
from a variety
of sessions. Th
is
conference is very
well organized and
the presenters are
fi rst-rate”
Robert Rain
Paying Attention to Dyslexia: How
Phonology and Attention Work Together
in Reading
1:30PM—Dr. Schneps will show how techniques for managing attention can help close the gap in reading and will review the implications of using electronic tablet readers. Matthew H. Schneps, PhD, Director, Laboratory for Visual Learning, Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University; Co-Author, “E-Readers are More Effective than Paper for Some with Dyslexia” (2013, PLOS One)
Executive Functions, Schools and
Academic Achievement
1:30PM—Dr. Gabrieli will discuss his study examining the relationships among cognitive skills (processing speed, working memory and fl uid reasoning) to scores on statewide tests of academic achievement and to schools in a group of 8th grade students. He will then discuss how these fi ndings suggest that new curriculum targeted to improve cognitive skills may help students perform better in school. John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD, Director, Athinoula A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Author, “Cognitive Skills, Student Achievement Tests and Schools” (2014, Psychological Science)
1:30PM—Take part in this networking session to explore what you learned in the morning sessions and how you can apply that knowledge. Meet in groups to explore attention problems in the classroom and fi nd solutions. You can facilitate your own discussion, be lead by a facilitator or discuss the issues with a neuroeducation expert. Facilitators and Neuroeducation experts David B. Daniel, PhD, and John T. Almarode, PhD, will be there to guide you in this exploration.
3:15PM—Take part in this networking session period to meet on-your-own with no facilitator to discuss, reconnect with old friends and meet new acquaintances.
Multisensory Integration and
Attention Shifting with Dyslexia
2:40PM—Dr. Harrar will discuss the kind of training that might improve cross-modal attention shifting in people with dyslexia to help improve reading. Vanessa Harrar, PhD, Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Optometry, University of Montreal; Co-Author, “Multisensory Integration and Attention: Differences in Dyslexics” (2014, Current Biology) and “Cross-Correlation Between Auditory and Visual Signals Promotes Multisensory Integration” (2013, Multisensory Research)
Function, Information Processing
and Test-Taking Skills for Academic
Achievement
2:40PM—Ms. Kamath will discuss an executive function program for middle to high school students to help attain mastery of learning and self-management to improve achievement and transition to high school or to college. She will incorporate executive function training, including self-regulation, cognitive fl exibility and metacognition, and academic skills such as information processing, studying and test taking. Sucheta A. Kamath, MA, CCC-SLP, Founder and Director, Cerebral Matters; Former Speech-Language Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Board Member, International Dyslexia Association
TRAINED MINDS:
Use Technology (Video Games/Apps) to Train Reading Skills
Target: PreK-12th Grade Level; Research Results
STRUGGLING MINDS:
Improve Processing/Executive Skills and Achievement
Target: 7th Grade-College Level; Research Results and Practical Applications
NETWORKING MINDS:
Apply Neuroscience to Teaching
Target: PreK-College Level; Discussion and Networking
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
SESSIONS (Continued)
4
5
1:30PM–4:45PM | November 21, 2014
Visual Attention, Reading and
Dyslexia: Implications for Remediation
3:45PM—Dr. Cestnick will discuss her research on the relationship of visuospatial attention and its impact on developmental dyslexia, as well as recent fi ndings of using action video games as an intervention. Laurie L. Cestnick, PhD, MEd, Neuroscientist, Harvard University; Pediatric Clinician, Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health; Co-Author, “The Relationship Between Visuospatial Attention and Nonword-Reading in Developmental Dyslexia” (2006, Cognitive Neuropsychology)
The Brain, Meditation, Attention
and Cognition
3:45PM—Dr. Lazar will present data from her lab and others on the impact of meditation training on brain structure and function, focusing on how practice can enhance cognitive skills such as attention and processing speed. Sara W. Lazar, PhD, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Board Member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy; Co-Author, “Fluid Intelligence and Brain Functional Organization in Aging Yoga and Meditation Practitioners” (2014,
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)
“Very thoughtful,
interesting and
well organized.”
Jennifer W. Fletcher
Early Attention Problems and Achievement
– Can Attention Skills Be Trained?
1:30PM—Dr. Rabiner will review the research linking early attention diffi culties to short- and long-term academic achievement problems. He will review efforts to train and enhance children’s ability to pay attention and focus. David L. Rabiner, PhD, Associate Dean, Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University; Co-Author, “Attention Problems and Academic Achievement: Do Persistent and Earlier-Emerging Problems Have More Adverse Long-Term Effects?” (2014, Journal of Attention Disorders)
Using Cognitive Training to
Train Attention and Retention in College
3:00PM—Dr. Youmans will discuss his recent studies examining the effects of meditation on the knowledge retention of students and how focusing the mind can improve students’ retention of information, focus, grades and achievement. Robert J. Youmans, PhD, Cognitive Scientist; Researcher at Google; Co-Author,“Meditation Training Improves Student Knowledge Retention During Lectures” (2013, Mindfulness)
When Traumatic Brain Injuries Cause
a Child’s Mind to Become Unfocused
and Disorganized
2:40PM—Dr. Goldstein will provide a brief overview of statistics concerning the etiology and course of traumatic brain injuries in childhood and new emerging technologies focused on rehabilitating children struggling with the adverse consequences of brain injury. Sam J. Goldstein, PhD, Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine; Past Board of Directors, Brain Injury Association of Utah; Author of the e-book, Understanding and Managing Traumatic Brain Injury Cases for Attorneys (2014)
The Effects of Early Adversity on
the Brain, Attention and Cognitive
Development
1:30PM—Dr. Nelson will provide a brief overview to the impact of early adverse experience on brain development as well as select aspects of cognitive development. He will specifi cally focus on the effects of toxic stress, maltreatment and neglect on development, attention and executive function. Charles A. Nelson, III, PhD, Director of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Research Director, Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital; Co-Author, Romania’s Abandoned Children: Deprivation, Brain
Development, and the Struggle for Recovery (2013)
FOCUSED MINDS:
Engage Attention for Academic Achievement
Target: PreK-College Grade Level, Research Results and Practical Applications
UNFOCUSED MINDS:
Help Abused and Brain Injured Students Focus
Target: PreK-12th Grade Level; Research Results
Organizing the ADHD Brain in Children and
Teens
1:30PM— Students with ADHD have a hard time not only organizing their belongings but also their thoughts, which can have a large impact on their academic functioning. Dr. Tuckman will discuss the relevant executive functions involved in these areas and offer strategies to help these students perform closer to their potential. Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA, Clinical Psychologist; Author, Understand Your Brain, Get More Done: The ADHD Executive Functions Workbook (2012) and More Attention, Less Defi cit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD (2009)
ORGANIZED MINDS:
Enhance Executive Function Skills in ADHD Students
Target: K-College Grade Level; Practical Applications
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
1
2
1:30PM–3:45PM | November 22, 2014
Paying Attention to STEM: How
Mobile Technology and 3-D Simulations
Can Improve Math and Science Education
1:30PM—Handheld devices like smartphones and tablets are especially well suited for managing attention. Dr. Schneps will show you how these can help manage attention to foster learning in math and science (STEM) education. Matthew H. Schneps, PhD, Founding Member, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University; Co-Author, “Conceptualizing Astronomical Scale: Virtual Simulations on Handheld Tablet Computers Reverse Misconceptions” (2014, Computers & Ed.)
TechnoTeaching: Digital Literacy in the
21
stCentury
1:30PM—Drs. Wood and Ponsford will help educators kick their teaching up a notch with digital tools, including case studies, model archetypal teachers and pedagogy that are fi rmly rooted in classroom practice and Common Core Standards. Julie M. Wood, EdD, Faculty Member and Former Director, Jeanne Chall Reading Lab., Harvard Graduate School of Education; and Nicole Ponsford, PGCE, EdTech Writer and eCoach; Co-Authors, TechnoTeaching: Taking Practice to the Next Level in a Digital World (2014)
1:30PM—Meet in groups to discuss applying mind, brain and education theories in the classroom, fi nd solutions, reconnect with old friends and meet new acquaintances. Kurt Fischer, PhD, Director of the Mind, Brain and Education Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education, will be there to guide you in this exploration.
The Radix Endeavor: Engaging
Students with a Multiplayer Online Game
for Deeper Learning in STEM
2:40PM—Multiplayer online games can offer great potential to engage students and strengthen STEM learning in and out of the classroom. Dr. Gordon-Messer will discuss The Radix Endeavor, a new educational game to help secondary math and science students take on the roles of scientists and mathematicians. Game content is aligned with the Next Generation and Common Core Standards. Susannah Gordon-Messer, PhD, Education Content Manager, The Education Arcade,Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Using Technology for Executive Function
and Communication Skills
2:40PM—Ms. Ward will address how to use low and high tech tools, apps, iPads, etc., to improve executive function and literacy skills. Topics will include time management, homework
completion, long term project management, note taking and written expression. Sarah J. Ward, MS, CCC-SLP, Adjunct Faculty, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Massachusetts General Hospital; Co-Director, Cognitive Connections Therapy
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Use Technology (Video Games/Apps) to Train STEM Skills
Target: 9th Grade-College Level; Research Results and Practical Applications
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Improve Reading, Literacy and Digital Skills
Target: K-12th Grade Level, Practical Applications
NETWORKING MINDS:
Discuss Mind, Brain and Education
Target: K-12th Grade Level; Discussion and Networking
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Growing Mindful: Integrating Mindfulness
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How often do we tell our kids to “pay attention” compared to how often we actually teach them to pay attention? Mindfulness training does just that by teaching basic skills for paying attention in the present moment. This workshop is designed to introduce and deepen your understanding of mindfulness and the research underlying it, but also to learn best practices for
integrating mindfulness into the classroom. Christopher J. Willard, PsyD, Psychologist, Tufts University; Author, Child’s Mind: Mindfulness Practices to Help Our Children Be More Focused, Calm and Relaxed (2010)
Christopher J. Willard,
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Teaching Stressed, Wired and Distracted
Teenagers: How to Study Less and Learn More
This two part workshop will review our current knowledge about the enormous power and potential of the adolescent brain. In Part I, Dr. Stixrud will offer ideas for engaging students who are hard to engage, helping them fi nd their own motivation to learn and managing students who have a particularly diffi cult time focusing, organizing themselves and completing their work. In Part II, Mr. Watson will provide research into sleep, study strategies and multitasking and how talking to teens about the brain can improve study skills.William R. Stixrud, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington School of Medicine; Adjunct Faculty, Children’s National Medical Center; and Andrew C. Watson, MEd, Founder and President, Translate the Brain; Former Dean of Faculty, The Loomis Chaffee School
William R. Stixrud, PhD
Conquering Boredom and Inattention:
Strategies to Focus, Engage and Motivate
Students
Mr. Kros will show you how to engage students in every lesson, no matter what the content. You will learn the tools for putting students in charge of their own learning and turning their motivation level “upside down,” as well as dramatically increasing student retention while you are doing it. Frank J. Kros, MSW, JD, Child Advocate; President and Co-Founder, The Upside Down Organization; Executive Vice President, The Children’s Guild; Co-Author, Creating the Upside Down Organization (2005)
Frank J. Kros,
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The Neuroscience of Reading:
Using Research to Understand Reading
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This workshop will review what is currently known about the brain basis of reading ability and disability. You will examine how neuroscience knowledge may be translated into educational policies and practices in relation to topics such as diagnosis, prognosis, early identifi cation of children at risk for dyslexia, and identifi cation of children who will or will not benefi t from a specifi c kind of intervention. Joanna A. Christodoulou, EdD, Assistant Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions,
Massachusetts General Hospital; Co-Author, “Auditory temporal structure processing in dyslexia” (2013, Cognitive Neuroscience)
Joanna A. Christodoulou,
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Organizing Students: Benefi ts of Planning
and Music Skills for Academic Success
By developing planning skills, students will have more free time, less stress and better grades. In Part I, Ms. Goldberg will examine educational and societal issues that contribute to the organizational challenges facing students today. In Part II, Ms. Zuk will discuss her research on how early music training can improve planning and organization skills and how it relates to academic achievement. Donna S. Goldberg, BA, Owner and Director, The Organized Student; Author, The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond (2005); and Jennifer M. Zuk, EdM,
Doctoral student in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University; First Author, “Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Executive Functioning in Musicians and Non-Musicians” (2014, PLOS One)
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Jennifer M. Zuk,
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Focusing On Future Skills—STEM
Education That Works
This highly engaging workshop will explore the necessary steps you can take to implement an effective and
integrated STEM curriculum based on the latest research in STEM education and how the student brain learns. Explore how to create the right classroom environment to develop STEM literacy, interest, engagement and smart thinking, as well as ways to meet Common Core and Next Generation Standards. John T. Almarode, PhD,
Department Head and Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities, James Madison University; Co-Author, Captivate, Activate and Invigorate the Student Brain in Science and Math (2013)
John T. Almarode,
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THURSDAY November 20th 1:15PM–6:00PM
FRIDAY November 21st 8:30AM–4:45PM
SATURDAY November 22nd 8:30AM–3:45PM
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Meeting of the Minds—Wine & Cheese Reception
Thursday, November 20th from 6:00PM-7:00PM—Free & Open to All Attendees Enjoy this opportunity to meet other attendees and some of the nation’s brightest minds. Sponsored by The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.Advance registration required on the registration form.
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Submit a summary of your poster session for review to [email protected]. Proposal deadline is October 24, 2014. For more information, visit LearningAndTheBrain.com or call 781-449-4010 Ext. 102.
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Held at the historic Fairmont San Francisco on Nob Hill
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University of California, Berkeley
Neuroscience Research Institute,
University of California, Santa Barbara FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Larry R. Squire, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurosciences, and Psychology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine; Research Career Scientist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego; Co-Author, Memory: From Mind to Molecules (2008) Sian L. Beilock, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago; Author, How the Body Knows Its Mind: The Surprising Power of Physical Environment to Influence How You Think and Feel (2015)
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Held at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
Co-sponsors include: Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, NYC, part of Dana’s “Brain Awareness Week” Campaign
Program in Neuroscience and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Steven Pinker, PhD, Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor, Department of Psychology, Harvard University; Author,
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (2014) and The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into
Human Nature (2007)
Yong Zhao, PhD, Presidential Chair; Associate Dean for Global Education; Director, Center for Advanced Technology in Education, College of Education, University of Oregon; Author, Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon: Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World (2014), World-Class Learners (2012) and Catching Up or Leading the Way (2009)
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Conquering Boredom and Inattention 8:30 am – 12:35 pm $199 per person
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Teaching Stressed, Wired and Distracted Teenagers 8:30 am – 12:35 pm $199 per person
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