The Schedule

GROUP A KEYNOTE SCHEDULE - TAN BADGES
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GROUP B KEYNOTE SCHEDULE - GREEN AND BLUE BADGES
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GROUP A KEYNOTE SCHEDULE - TAN BADGES
Download printable schedule (pdf)

Thursday, February 14, 2013
Pre-Conference Workshops

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: San Francisco Fairmont Hotel

Creativity in the Classroom
(P, K-16)
The Arts ghj_amp Experiences
(P, All Ages)
Music ghj_amp Mathematics (RP, PreK-6)
Teaching ghj_amp Learning
(P, K-16)
Reading ghj_amp the Brain
(P, PreK-6)
Thinking Skills
(P, K-16)
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


To the Depths: Teaching to Spark Creativity and Ignite Learning
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Creativity and the Experience of Connections in The Arts
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Teaching Math Through Music
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Teaching and Learning in the Era of the Brain
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Building the Foundation for the Reading Brain in PreK-6
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Critical and Creative Thinking for the 21st Century
Kevin D. Washburn, EdD Ben E. Bernstein, PhD Susan J. Courey, PhD and Endre L. Balogh, BM David Ghoogasian Patricia Wolfe, EdD Nathan Levy, PhD
Room: Crystal (Lobby Level) Room: Pavilion (Lobby Level) Room: Garden (Lobby Level) Room: French (Lobby Level) Room: Fountain (Lobby Level) Room: Fountain (Lobby Level)
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch Break (on your own)


Thursday, February 14 Conference Day 1

1:30 pm - 5:45 pm Opening Keynote Addresses: Implementing Innovation and Technology in Education

1:30 pm Welcome: Daniel LaGattuta, PhD, President, Public Information Resources, Inc., Presenters of LEARNING ghj_amp the BRAIN®
Opening Remarks: Kenneth S. Kosik, MD, UC Santa Barbara, Co-Founder, LEARNING ghj_amp the BRAIN®
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Keynote Address I - The Creativity Edge in Education: Arts, Technology and Passion Milton Chen, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Keynote Address II - Creativity and Innovation: From Man vs. Machine, to Man and Machine
Charles K. Fadel, MBA
Room: Grand Ballroom
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Networking Coffee Break
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Keynote Address III - Creative Teaching for the 21st Century
R. Keith Sawyer, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Keynote Address IV - Brains "At Rest": Implications of Reflecting and Daydreaming for Learning and Memory
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD
Room: Grand Ballroom
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Dana Alliance Meeting of the Minds Reception and Book Signing (Gold Room)


Friday, February 15 Conference Day 2

8:30 am - 12:30 pm Morning Keynote Addresses: Cultivating Creativity in Schools and Students

8:30 am Welcome Remarks: Silvia Bunge, PhD, Building Blocks of Cognition Lab, University of California, Berkeley
8:30 am - 9:45 am Keynote Address I - The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Creativity
Nancy C. Andreasen, MD, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom
9:45 am -10:15 am Networking Coffee Break and Poster Sessions (Vanderbilt Room)
10:15 am - 11:30 am Keynote Address II - The Art of Teaching Creativity
Tina L. Seelig, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Keynote Address III - Simple Steps to Boost Creativity in Children
Christine L. Carter, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch Break (on your own) and Book Signings

1:45 pm - 5:30 pm Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 'A'
(Breaks: Various times, 2:45 pm -4:30 pm)

Cultivating Creativity in the Classroom
(RP, K-16)
Fostering Creative Thinking ghj_amp Reasoning Skills
(RP, All Ages)
Implementing Innovation in Schools
(RP, K-16)
Benefits of Visual Art/Skills for Creativity
(R, All Ages)
Integrating The Arts into Curriculum
(RP, K-12)
Imaginative Minds, Play ghj_amp Improvisation
(RP, PreK-16)
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I -
Creative Brains: Maximizing Imagination and Innovation in Students
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Part I -
Reasoning and Problem Solving: Neural Mechanisms, Training and Plasticity
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Part I -
Mind Expansion as a Means of Innovation
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Part I -
Exploring the Neural Correlates of Insight Solutions and Visual Creativity
1:45 - 3:15 pm

Part I -
From STEM to STEAM: Using Strategies to Integrate the Arts
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I -
Fostering Play and Imagination in Children with Autism with Typical Peers
Shelley H. Carson, PhD
(Book Signing: 3:45 PM)
Silvia A. Bunge, PhD Roberta B. Ness, MD, MPH
(Book Signing: 4:15 PM)
Lisa S. Aziz-Zadeh, PhD Thomas J. Pilecki, MA Pamela J. Wolfberg, PhD
(Book Signing: 2:45 PM)
2:45 - 3:45 pm

Part II -
Nurturing Creativity in the Classroom
3:15 - 4:30 pm

Part II -
Group Genius: The Power of Collaborative Brainstorming
3:00 - 4:15 pm

Part II -
Bringing Innovation to Schools: Empowering Students for a Changing World
3:15 - 4:30 pm

Part II -
Experiencing Art: In the Brain of the Beholder
3:30 - 4:30 pm

Part II -
From Creative Classrooms: An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Arts Integration on Student Outcomes
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II -
The Neural Substrates of Musical Improvisation
James C. Kaufman, PhD and Ronald A. Beghetto, PhD
(Book Signing: 3:45 PM)
R. Keith Sawyer, PhD Suzanne K. Boss, BA
(Book Signing: 4:15 PM)
Arthur P. Shimamura, PhD Ivonne C. O'Neal, MA Charles J. Limb, MD
4:00 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Developing Student Creativity in a Technology Driven World
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Developing Critical Thinking and Creativity Through Academic Conversations
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Reimagining Teaching and Technology: The Napa New Tech School
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Neuropsychology of the Arts: Artistic Creativity, Talent, Beauty and the Brain
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Integrating Art, Learning and Creativity in School Curriculum
4:00 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Spontaneity, Creativity and Improvisation
in Class: The Theater Games of Viola Spolin
Lucy Jo Palladino, PhD Jeff A. Zwiers, EdD Paul Curtis, EdD Dahlia W. Zaidel, PhD Julia Marshall, EdD, MFA Ben E. Bernstein, PhD
(Book Signing: 5:30 PM)
Room: Grand
Ballroom (GB Level)
Room: Venetian (Lobby Level) Room: Gold (Lobby Level) Room: Terrace (Terrace Level) Room: Stanford East Ballroom Room: Pavilion (Lobby Level)


Saturday, February 16 Conference Day 3

8:30 am - 12:30 pm Morning Keynote Addresses: Promoting Imagination, the Creative Self and Play

8:30 am Welcome Remarks: Kurt W. Fischer, PhD, Mind, Brain ghj_amp Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education
8:30 am - 9:45 am Keynote Address I - World Class Education: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students
Yong Zhao, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom
9:45 am -10:15 am Networking Coffee Break and Poster Sessions (Vanderbilt Room)
10:15 am - 11:30 am Keynote Address II - Teach Your Children Well: Promoting Creativity, Coping and Authentic Success
Madeline Levine, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Keynote Address III - New Culture of Learning: Cultivating Imagination and Play in a World of Constant Change
John Seely Brown, PhD

Room: Grand Ballroom
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch Break (on your own) and Book Signings

1:45 pm - 5:00 pm Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 'B'
(Breaks: Various times, 2:45 pm -3:15 pm)

Cultivating Creativity, IQ ghj_amp Abilities
(RP, K-16)
Fostering Insight ghj_amp Creative Reasoning Skills
(R, All Ages)
Implementing Innovation with Technology
(RP, K-16)
Benefits of The Arts for Language Skills
(RP, All Ages)
Integrating The Arts into Curriculum
(P, K-16)
Imaginative Minds, LD ghj_amp Giftedness
(RP, PreK-16)
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - Counter-Culture Disciplines for Educating Creative Thinkers
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Part I - The "Aha!" Moment: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Insight
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - First Person Solvers: Rethinking Mathematics Education in the Video Game Era
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - Bridging Arts and Humanities with Brain Science and Education
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - Artful Teaching: Integrating the Arts Across the Curriculum
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - Dreamers, Discoverers and Dynamos: Helping Divergent Thinkers Stay Focused in Class
Rick Ackerly, EdM
(Book Signing: 2:45 PM)
Mark Beeman, PhD, John Kounios, PhD and Carola Salvi, PhD Candidate Keith J. Devlin, PhD
(Book Signing: 2:45 PM)
Kenneth S. Kosik, MD David M. Donahue, PhD, and Jennifer Stuart, BFA, MA
(Book Signing: 2:45 PM)
Lucy Jo Palladino, PhD
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II - Genetics is Different NOW: Big Changes in Under-standing Abilities
3:15 - 4:30 pm

Part II - Scientific Genius, Creativity and Insight
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II - Destination, Imagination and the Fires Within: Design Thinking for the 21st Century
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II - Literature and Cognitive Science in the Classroom
3:00 - 4:30 pm

Part II - Fostering Student Creativity Through Unifying Concepts in Science and Art
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II - The Imaginative Gifts of ADHD: How Fantasy Creates Reality

Kurt W. Fischer, PhD
Dean Keith Simonton, PhD Shelley V. Goldman, EdD Joshua Landy, PhD Susan G. Zwirn, EdD and Jacqueline G. Brooks, EdD Lara Honos-Webb, PhD
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined
4:30 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Panel Discussion: How Can We Improve Our Insight and Creative Problem-Solving Skills?
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Teaching Strategies and Technology to Foster Innovation and Imagination
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Tuning Up the Brain: Biological Benefits of Music Education for Language
4:30 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Panel Discussion: How Can We Incorporate More of the Arts in Classrooms?
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Minds of 2e Children: Understanding the Brain Basis of Coexisting LD and Giftedness
Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD Connie Weber, MEd Jessica Slater, PhD Candidate Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom (GB Level) Room: Terrace (Terrace Level) Room: Gold (Lobby Level) Room: Stanford East Ballroom Room: Pavilion (Lobby Level) Room: Venetian (Lobby Level)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS GUIDE:
(RP) = Brain Research ghj_amp Practical Strategies/Interventions
(P) = Mostly Brain-Based Practical Strategies and Interventions
(R) = Mostly Brain/Child Development Research
(PreK-16) = Applicable Grade Levels

GROUP B KEYNOTE SCHEDULE - GREEN AND BLUE BADGES
Download printable schedule (pdf)

Thursday, February 14, 2013
Pre-Conference Workshops

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: San Francisco Fairmont Hotel

Creativity in the Classroom
(P, K-16)
The Arts ghj_amp Experiences
(P, All Ages)
Music ghj_amp Mathematics (RP, PreK-6)
Teaching ghj_amp Learning
(P, K-16)
Reading ghj_amp the Brain
(P, PreK-6)
Thinking Skills
(P, K-16)
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


To the Depths: Teaching to Spark Creativity and Ignite Learning
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Creativity and the Experience of Connections in The Arts
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Teaching Math Through Music
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Teaching and Learning in the Era of the Brain
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Building the Foundation for the Reading Brain in PreK-6
9:00 am - 12:15 pm


Critical and Creative Thinking for the 21st Century
Kevin D. Washburn, EdD Ben E. Bernstein, PhD Susan J. Courey, PhD and Endre L. Balogh, BM David Ghoogasian Patricia Wolfe, EdD Nathan Levy, PhD
Room: Crystal (Lobby Level) Room: Pavilion (Lobby Level) Room: Garden (Lobby Level) Room: French (Lobby Level) Room: Fountain (Lobby Level) Room: Fountain (Lobby Level)
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch Break (on your own)


Thursday, February 14 Conference Day 1

1:30 pm - 5:45 pm Opening Keynote Addresses: Implementing Innovation and Technology in Education

1:30 pm Presider: Jill Stamm, PhD, Arizona State University
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Keynote Address I - Creative Teaching for the 21st Century R.
Keith Sawyer, PhD
Room: Venetian
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Keynote Address II - Brains "At Rest": Reflecting and Daydreaming on Learning and Memory
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD

Room: Venetian
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Networking Coffee Break
3:45 pm Opening Remarks: Kenneth S. Kosik, MD, UC Santa Barbara, Co-Founder, LEARNING ghj_amp the BRAIN®
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Keynote Address III - The Creativity Edge in Education: Arts, Technology and Passion
Milton Chen, PhD

Room: Venetian
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Keynote Address IV - Creativity and Innovation: From Man vs. Machine, to Man and Machine
Charles K. Fadel, MBA
Room: Venetian
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Dana Alliance Meeting of the Minds Reception and Book Signing (Gold Room)


Friday, February 15 Conference Day 2

8:30 am - 12:30 pm Morning Keynote Addresses: Cultivating Creativity in Schools and Students

8:30 am Welcome Remarks: Ivonne O'Neal, MA, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
8:30 am - 9:45 am Keynote Address I - The Art of Teaching Creativity
Tina L. Seelig, PhD

Room: Venetian
9:45 am -10:15 am Networking Coffee Break and Poster Sessions (Vanderbilt Room)
10:15 am - 11:15 am Keynote Address II - Simple Steps to Boost Creativity in Children
Christine L. Carter, PhD

Room: Venetian
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Keynote Address III - The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Creativity
Nancy C. Andreasen, MD, PhD

Room: Venetian
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch Break (on your own) and Book Signings

1:45 pm - 5:30 pm Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 'A'
(Breaks: Various times, 2:45 pm -4:30 pm)

Cultivating Creativity in the Classroom
(RP, K-16)
Fostering Creative Thinking ghj_amp Reasoning Skills
(RP, All Ages)
Implementing Innovation in Schools
(RP, K-16)
Benefits of Visual Art/Skills for Creativity
(R, All Ages)
Integrating The Arts into Curriculum
(RP, K-12)
Imaginative Minds, Play ghj_amp Improvisation
(RP, PreK-16)
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I -
Creative Brains: Maximizing Imagination and Innovation in Students
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Part I -
Reasoning and Problem Solving: Neural Mechanisms, Training and Plasticity
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Part I -
Mind Expansion as a Means of Innovation
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Part I -
Exploring the Neural Correlates of Insight Solutions and Visual Creativity
1:45 - 3:15 pm

Part I -
From STEM to STEAM: Using Strategies to Integrate the Arts
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I -
Fostering Play and Imagination in Children with Autism with Typical Peers
Shelley H. Carson, PhD
(Book Signing: 3:45 PM)
Silvia A. Bunge, PhD Roberta B. Ness, MD, MPH
(Book Signing: 4:15 PM)
Lisa S. Aziz-Zadeh, PhD Thomas J. Pilecki, MA Pamela J. Wolfberg, PhD
(Book Signing: 2:45 PM)
2:45 - 3:45 pm

Part II -
Nurturing Creativity in the Classroom
3:15 - 4:30 pm

Part II -
Group Genius: The Power of Collaborative Brainstorming
3:00 - 4:15 pm

Part II -
Bringing Innovation to Schools: Empowering Students for a Changing World
3:15 - 4:30 pm

Part II -
Experiencing Art: In the Brain of the Beholder
3:30 - 4:30 pm

Part II -
From Creative Classrooms: An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Arts Integration on Student Outcomes
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II -
The Neural Substrates of Musical Improvisation
James C. Kaufman, PhD and Ronald A. Beghetto, PhD
(Book Signing: 3:45 PM)
R. Keith Sawyer, PhD Suzanne K. Boss, BA
(Book Signing: 4:15 PM)
Arthur P. Shimamura, PhD Ivonne C. O'Neal, MA Charles J. Limb, MD
4:00 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Developing Student Creativity in a Technology Driven World
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Developing Critical Thinking and Creativity Through Academic Conversations
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Reimagining Teaching and Technology: The Napa New Tech School
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Neuropsychology of the Arts: Artistic Creativity, Talent, Beauty and the Brain
4:30 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Integrating Art, Learning and Creativity in School Curriculum
4:00 - 5:30 pm

Part III - Spontaneity, Creativity and Improvisation
in Class: The Theater Games of Viola Spolin
Lucy Jo Palladino, PhD Jeff A. Zwiers, EdD Paul Curtis, EdD Dahlia W. Zaidel, PhD Julia Marshall, EdD, MFA Ben E. Bernstein, PhD
(Book Signing: 5:30 PM)
Room: Grand
Ballroom (GB Level)
Room: Venetian (Lobby Level) Room: Gold (Lobby Level) Room: Terrace (Terrace Level) Room: Stanford East Ballroom Room: Pavilion (Lobby Level)


Saturday, February 16 Conference Day 3

8:30 am - 12:30 pm Morning Keynote Addresses: Promoting Imagination, the Creative Self and Play

8:30 am Presider: Jill Stamm, PhD, Arizona State University
8:30 am - 9:45 am Keynote Address I - Teach Your Children Well: Promoting Creativity, Coping and Authentic Success
Madeline Levine, PhD

Room: Venetian
9:45 am - 10:45 am Keynote Address II - New Culture of Learning: Cultivating Imagination and Play in a World of Constant Change
John Seely Brown, PhD

Room: Venetian
10:45 am -11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Keynote Address III - World Class Education: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students
Yong Zhao, PhD

Room: Venetian
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch Break (on your own) and Book Signings

1:45 pm - 5:00 pm Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 'B'
(Breaks: Various times, 2:45 pm -3:15 pm)

Cultivating Creativity, IQ ghj_amp Abilities
(RP, K-16)
Fostering Insight ghj_amp Creative Reasoning Skills
(R, All Ages)
Implementing Innovation with Technology
(RP, K-16)
Benefits of The Arts for Language Skills
(RP, All Ages)
Integrating The Arts into Curriculum
(P, K-16)
Imaginative Minds, LD ghj_amp Giftedness
(RP, PreK-16)
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - Counter-Culture Disciplines for Educating Creative Thinkers
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Part I - The "Aha!" Moment: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Insight
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - First Person Solvers: Rethinking Mathematics Education in the Video Game Era
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - Bridging Arts and Humanities with Brain Science and Education
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - Artful Teaching: Integrating the Arts Across the Curriculum
1:45 - 2:45 pm

Part I - Dreamers, Discoverers and Dynamos: Helping Divergent Thinkers Stay Focused in Class
Rick Ackerly, EdM
(Book Signing: 2:45 PM)
Mark Beeman, PhD, John Kounios, PhD and Carola Salvi, PhD Candidate Keith J. Devlin, PhD
(Book Signing: 2:45 PM)
Kenneth S. Kosik, MD David M. Donahue, PhD, and Jennifer Stuart, BFA, MA
(Book Signing: 2:45 PM)
Lucy Jo Palladino, PhD
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II - Genetics is Different NOW: Big Changes in Under-standing Abilities
3:15 - 4:30 pm

Part II - Scientific Genius, Creativity and Insight
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II - Destination, Imagination and the Fires Within: Design Thinking for the 21st Century
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II - Literature and Cognitive Science in the Classroom
3:00 - 4:30 pm

Part II - Fostering Student Creativity Through Unifying Concepts in Science and Art
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Part II - The Imaginative Gifts of ADHD: How Fantasy Creates Reality

Kurt W. Fischer, PhD
Dean Keith Simonton, PhD Shelley V. Goldman, EdD Joshua Landy, PhD Susan G. Zwirn, EdD and Jacqueline G. Brooks, EdD Lara Honos-Webb, PhD
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined
4:30 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Panel Discussion: How Can We Improve Our Insight and Creative Problem-Solving Skills?
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Teaching Strategies and Technology to Foster Innovation and Imagination
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Tuning Up the Brain: Biological Benefits of Music Education for Language
4:30 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Panel Discussion: How Can We Incorporate More of the Arts in Classrooms?
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Part III - Minds of 2e Children: Understanding the Brain Basis of Coexisting LD and Giftedness
Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD Connie Weber, MEd Jessica Slater, PhD Candidate Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD
Room: Grand Ballroom (GB Level) Room: Terrace (Terrace Level) Room: Gold (Lobby Level) Room: Stanford East Ballroom Room: Pavilion (Lobby Level) Room: Venetian (Lobby Level)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS GUIDE:
(RP) = Brain Research ghj_amp Practical Strategies/Interventions
(P) = Mostly Brain-Based Practical Strategies and Interventions
(R) = Mostly Brain/Child Development Research
(PreK-16) = Applicable Grade Levels