Schedule

   

 

Thursday, May 8, 2014 • Pre-Conference Workshops
Location: Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel
Thinking Dispositions
The Reading Brain
Critical Thinking
The Arts & STEM
Creative Thinking
Adolescent Thinking
8:45  – 11:45 AM

Designing Learning with Thinking Dispositions in Mind

Arthur L. Costa, EdD and Bena Kallick, PhD
8:45  – 11:45 AM

The Reading Brain and Common Core: The Cognitive Process of Standards-Based Literacy and Related Best Practice Instructional Strategies

Christopher Kaufman, PhD
8:45  – 11:45 AM

Motivating Minds via Critical Thinking and Writing

Scott Hobson, MA and Nathan Levy, PhD
8:45 – 11:45 AM

From STEM to STEAM: Strategies to Integrate the Arts into STEM Learning

David A. Sousa, EdD
8:45  – 11:45 AM

The Building Blocks of Creative Thinking: Applications to the Common Core

Erica Fortescue, MA and Elizabeth Rood, MA
8:45 – 11:45 AM

Engaging Adolescent Brains: 
Learning and Thinking
 

John T. Almarode, PhD

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own)
Thursday, May 8, 2014 • Conference Day 1
Opening Keynote Addresses:
Creative Minds: The Art & Science of Creative Thinking
1:00 PM
Welcome:Daniel A. LaGattuta, PhD, President, Public Information Resources, Inc.
Opening Remarks:Edward F. Rover, LLD, President, The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
1:00 PM
to
2:00 PM
Keynote Address I The Age of Insight: Art, Brain and the Creative Beholder
Eric R. Kandel, MD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
2:05 PM
to
3:00 PM
Keynote Address II Smart Thinking: Helping Students Solve Problems, Innovate, Create and Learn
Arthur B. Markman, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM Networking Coffee Break and Book Signing for Drs. Kandel and Markman
3:20 PM
to
4:15 PM
Keynote Address III – The Rational Mind: Is It Separate from Intelligence?
Keith E. Stanovich, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
4:20 PM
to
5:15 PM
Keynote Address IV – If There are Genes for Intelligence, Why Haven’t We Found Them?
Christopher F. Chabris, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Book Signing for Drs. Stanovich and Chabris
Friday, May 9, 2014 • Conference Day 2
Morning Keynote Addresses:
Thinking Minds: Teaching to Think, Create & Innovate
8:15 AM
Opening Remarks: Kenneth S. Kosik, MD, Neuroscience Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara
8:15 AM
to
9:10 AM
Keynote Address I – Inspiring Students to be Dynamic and Innovative Thinkers 
Sandra B. Chapman, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
9:15 AM
to
10:10AM
Keynote Address II – Creating Innovators
Tony Wagner, MAT, EdD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
10:10 AM – 10:35 AM Networking Coffee Break, Poster Sessions and Book Signing for Drs. Costa and Chapman
10:35AM
to
11:30AM
Keynote Address III –Developing Thought-Full Minds and Schools for the 21st Century and Beyond 
Arthur L. Costa, EdD 
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
11:35AM
to
12:30PM
Keynote Address IV “Man and Machine”: Impact of Technology on Innovation, Creativity and Learning
Charles K. Fadel, MBA
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) and Book Signing
1:45 PM to 5:00 PM Afternoon Concurrent Sessions ‘A’
(Breaks, Various times, 2:45-3:30)
Teaching Creative Thinking
(RP, PreK-16)
The Brain Science of Creativity
(RP, K-16)
Student Learning & Machine Learning
(R, K-16)
STEM Learning & Problem Solving
(RP, K-16)
The Science of Intelligence in Education
(RP, Pre-K-16)
The Arts, Thinking & Standards
(RP, K-12)

Room: 1

1:45–2:45 PM

Part I –Learning to Learn Through Invention, Tinkering and Making


Sylvia L. Martinez, MA

 

Room: 2

1:45–2:45 PM

Part I – The Neuroscience of Creative Thinking

Rex E. Jung, MA

Room: 3

1:45–2:45 PM

Part I – The Growing Science of Big Data and Machine Learning

Henry Kautz, P

Room: 4

1:45–2:45 PM

 

Part I –Animating Learning Through Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation STEM

Margaret Honey, PhD
 

Room: 5

1:45–2:45 PM

Part I – The Nurture of Intelligence in Schools 

Joshua M. Aronson,  PhD

Room: 6

1:45–2:45 PM

Part I – Teaching for Creative Autonomy: Tran-sitioning from Teacher-Directed to Learner-Directed Practices 

Diane B. Jaquith, MA 

2:55–3:55 PM


Part II –Spark of Genius: Cognitive Thinking Tools for the Student Mind


Michele M. Root- Bernstein, PhD

2:55–3:55 PM


Part II –BRAIN Initiative: Mapping Minds and Thinking


Kenneth S. Kosik, MD

2:55–3:40 PM

Part II –Minds and Machines as Partners in Learning and Innovation

Robert Plotkin, JD


 

2:55-3:55 PM

Part II – Promoting Design Thinking: Beyond STEM to STEAM


Amy Leidtke, MID, BFA

 

 

2:55–3:55 PM


Part II – Cognitive Skills, Student Achievement Tests and Schools 

John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD

2:55–3:55 PM


Part II –The Benefits of the Arts for Critical and Creative Thinking


Ivonne Chand O’Neal, MA

4:00–5:00 PM

Part III –Benefits of Arts and Crafts (Making) for Innovation and STEM Learning


Robert S. Root- Bernstein, PhD

4:00–5:00 PM

Part III – How to Boost Student Creativity – And Your Own

James C. Kaufman, PhD, and Ronald A. Beghetto, PhD

3:45–4:30 PM

Part III – Trans- forming Education Through Learning Technologies

Roger Azevedo, PhD 

4:00-5:00 PM

Part lll - Mind Over Math: Neuro-psychology of Math and Practical Applications


Christopher Kaufman, PhD 

4:00–5:00 PM

Part III – The Neuroscience of Intelligence

Rex E. Jung, MA

4:00–5:00 PM

Part III – Art at the Core: Arts Education, Thinking Skills and Standards


Amy Charleroy, EdD, BFA
4:30–5:00 PM

Panel Discussion
Saturday, May 10 • Conference Day 3
Morning Keynote Addresses:
Teaching Smarter Minds: The Science of Intelligence & Abilities
8:15 AM
Opening Remarks: Fay E. Brown, PhD, School Development Program, Yale University
8:15AM
to
9:10AM
Keynote Address I – Digital Media and Stupidity in a Dangerous World: How to Make Students Smarter Before It’s Too Late
James Paul Gee, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
9:15AM
to
10:10AM
Keynote Address II – Spatial Intelligence and Creativity: Lessons from Studying the Development of Math and Science Talents for the Last 35 Years
Camilla P. Benbow, EdD

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
10:10 AM – 10:35 AM Coffee Break, Poster Sessions and Book Signing
10:35AM
to
11:30AM
Keynote Address III – Redefining Intelligence and Potential
Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
11:35AM
to
12:30PM
Keynote Address IV – Think Smart: Using Brain Science to Redefine Intelligence for 21st Century Learners
Jack A. Naglieri, PhD

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) and Book Signing
1:45 PM to 5:00 PM Afternoon Concurrent Sessions ‘B’
(Breaks, Various times, 2:45-3:00)
Teaching Creative Thinking
(RP, K-12)
The Brain Science of Thinking
(RP, K-16)
Student IQ, Creativity & ADHD
(RP, K-16)
STEM Thinking & Learning
(RP, K-12)
The Science of Intelligence & Cognition
(R, All Ages)
Reading, Thinking & Standards
(RP, PreK-12)

Room: 1
1:45–2:45 PM

 

Part l- Promoting Motivation and Creativity in the Classroom: A Toolbox for Teachers 

Beth Ann Hennessey, PhD

Room: 2
1:45–5:00 PM

Think Smart: Applying Brain Science to Instructional Practices That Empowers Learners 

Kathleen M. Kryza, MA, and Jack A. Naglieri, PhD

Room: 3
1:45–2:45 PM

Part l - Uninhibited Imaginations: Creativity in Children and Adults with ADHD

Priti R. Shah, PhD

 

 

 

 

Room: 4
1:45–3:15 PM

Part I ;How Children Learn Math and How to Help Them Learn More


Robert S. Siegler, PhD 

 

Room: 5

1:45–2:45 PM

Part I – Flexible Thinking: Understanding Cognitive Control and Intelligence

 

Michael W. Cole, PhD

Room: 6
1:45–3:00 PM

Part I – Teaching Thinking Minds to Read Deeply

Daniel Willingham, PhD

2:55-3:55 PM

 

Part ll -Aha! Moments: Problem Solving, Creativity and the Brain


John Kounios, PhD
 

3:00-5:00 PM

Part Il – Intelligence and ADHD 


Sam Goldstein, PhD

3:30–5:00 PM

 

Part II Engaging Deeper Thinking in Math and Science  (STEM)


John T. Almarode, PhD

2:55–3:55 PM

 

Part II –  Mapping of Human Intelligence

Aron K. Barbey, PhD
 

3:15-5:00 PM

Part II – Teaching Students to Think Like Scientists: Integrating Science and Literacy Instruction for Common Core and Next Generation Standards

Maria C. Grant, EdD
4:00–5:00 PM

 

Part III – Brains, Inquiry & Technology: Developing Creative Thinkers and a Thinking Curriculum

Teresa Coffman, PhD

4:00–5:00 PM

Part III Game On: Building Cognitive Capacity 


Alan Aldworth, MBA, Betsy Hill, MBA