(Links will continue to be updated throughout the conference)

The Disordered Mind and Memory

Eric R. Kandel, MD

• Genetic Perturbation of TIA1 Reveals a Physiological Role in Fear Memory article (PDF)
• The Neurobiology of Fear Generalization article (link)
• Molecular Mechanisms of the Memory Trace article (link)

Educating Students Who Have Different Kinds of Thinking Minds

Temple Grandin, PhD

• Kinds of Minds Science Desperately Needs article (link)

Face-to-Face Communication Even With a Digital Device in Hand: How Do We Manage It?

Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP

• Face-to-Face Communication slides (PDF)

1. Teaching Self & Social Competence

Kathleen Kryza, MA, and MaryAnn Brittingham, MS

• Inside Out slides (PDF)

2. Social Media for Social Wellbeing

Ian Kelleher, PhD, and Christina Hinton, PhD

• Can An App Support Students’ Gratitude, Relationships, and Well Being? slides (PPT)

3. Teen Brains & Peer Relationships

Laurence D. Steinberg, PhD

• The Dual Systems Model article (PDF)
• Demystifying the Adolescent Brain article (link)

4. Social Learning & Group Collaboration

Ido Davidesco, PhD, and Jay Van Bavel, PhD

• The Neuroscience of Social Learning slides (PDF)
• The Science of Social Learning slides (PDF)
• Brain-to-Brain Synchrony Tracks Real-World Dynamic Group Interactions in the Classroom article (link)

Leslie E. Laud, EdD

• Build Social Awareness slides (PDF)

1. Teaching Social Competence in K-12

Janine Halloran, LMHC

• Promoting Social Skills through Play, Games, and Classroom Activities slides (PPT)

2. Screen Time on Behavior/Achievement

Sara E. Domoff, PhD

• Child Development in the Digital Age slides (PPT)

5. Mindful, Social-Emotional Teaching

Joshua L. Brown, PhD

• Improving Classroom Quality article (link)

6. Reading, Groups, & Comprehension

Marie H. Alcock, PhD

• Brain Research, Literacy, and Impacts on Curriculum and Instruction slides (PDF)

1. Teaching Social & Collaborative Skills

Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP

• Simultaneous Intervention slides (PPT)

Shawn Amador, LCSW

• Using Improv and Sketch Comedy to Practice "Real Time" Social and Collaborative Skills slides (link)

2. Social Media & Healthy Relationships

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD

• Friendship in the Digital Age handout (PDF)
• Resource list (PDF)

Diana Graber, MA

• Cyber Civics slides and resources (link)

Jillian K. Peterson, PhD

• Research list (link)

3. Peers, Popularity, & Teen Talk

Rachel A. Poliner, MAEd, and Jeffrey R. Benson, MA

• Improving Teen Talk overview slides (PPT)

4. Social Groups & School Climate

Linda R. Tropp, PhD, and Christina Rucinski, MA

• Re-Weaving the Social Fabric through Integrated Schools article (link)

Allison L. Master, PhD

• Social Influences on STEM Motivation slides (PPT)
• Recommended Resources (PDF)
• Minimal Groups Increase Young Children's Motivation and Learning on Group-Relevant Tasks article (PDF)

5. Social Interaction, AI, & Technology

Jordan Shapiro, PhD

• The New Childhood slides (PPT)

6. Teacher Talk & Conversations

Mike Anderson, MS

• What We Say and How We Say It Matter slides (PPT)

Kathleen Krzya, MA, and MaryAnn Brittingham, MS

• Opening Minds, Connecting Hearts slides (PDF)

Autism: A Uniquely Human Experience

Barry M. Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP

• Autism: A Uniquely Human Experience slides (PDF)

The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults

Elizabeth A. Laugeson, PsyD

• The Science of Making Friends slides (PPT)

Social-Emotional Learning: Its Importance for Promoting Health and Nurturing Success in School

Mark T. Greenberg, PhD

• Social-Emotional Learning slides (PPT)

Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive

Marc A. Brackett, PhD

• Permission to Feel slides (PDF)

1. Social Skills, Anxiety, & Friendships

Kenneth Rubin, PhD

• The Significance of Friendship and Peer Relationships slides (PPT)

Arlene Pellicane, MA

• Growing Up Social slides (PPT)

2. Social Brains & Social Learning

Kevin N. Ochsner, PhD

• Helping Others Regulate Emotion Predicts Increased Regulation of One's Own Emotions and Decreased Symptoms of Depression article (link)

3. Autism, Social Skills, & Superpowers

Susan Brennan, CCC-SLP

• Want to Work on Social Communication with Neurodivergent Thinkers? Try Being Less Neurotypical About It! slides (PDF)
• Reference list (PDF)

4. Co-Teaching & Collaboration

Kathleen Kryza, MA

• Co-Teaching slides (PDF)

Rachel A. Poliner, MAEd, and Jeffrey R. Benson, MA

• Fostering Staff Collaboration overview slides (PDF)

5. SEL & Flexible Classrooms

Kathy Perez, EdD

• Supporting Student Success handout (PDF)

Amber Chandler, MA

• Creating Flexible SEL Classrooms slides (PPT)

6. Social Groups & Interactions

Juli Dixon, PhD, Alex Dixon and Jessica Dixon

• Small Group, Big Gains slides (PDF)

Julia J. Sliwa, PhD

• Social Networks in the Brain slides (PDF)
• What Makes Us Human? article (link)
• Monkeys Have a Specialized Brain Network for Sizing Up Others’ Actions article (link)
• A Dedicated Network for Social Interaction Processing in the Primate Brain article (link)