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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Pre-Conference Workshops
Location: Westin Copley Place
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1) Attention & Motivation
(K-College Level) |
2) Meditation & Education
(K-12 Level) |
3) Teaching & Teenage Brains
(HS-College Level) |
4) The Brain & Reading
(PreK-12 Level) |
5) STEM Skills & Education
(6-12 Level) |
8:30 AM – 12:35 PM
Conquering Boredom and Inattention: Strategies to Focus, Engage and Motivate Students
Frank J. Kros, MSW, JD |
8:30 AM – 12:35 PM
Growing Mindful- Integrating Mindfulness into Education
Christopher J. Willard, PsyD |
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Part I – Teaching The Stressed, Wired And Distracted Teenage Brain
William R. Stixrud, PhD
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8:30 AM – 11:30 PM
The Neuroscience of Reading: Using Research to Understand Reading Development and Difficulties
Joanna A. Christodoulou, EdD
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8:30 AM – 12:35
PM
Focusing on Future Skills: STEM Education that Works!
John T. Almarode, PhD
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11:35 AM – 12:35 PM
Part II – How to Study Less and Learn More: Talking to Teens About The Brain and Learning
Andrew C. Watson, MEd
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11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
Part II –The Typical and Atypical Reading Brain: Developmental Evidence from Infants, Preschoolers and School-age children
Nadine Gaab, PhD
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12:35 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own)
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Conference Day 1 |
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Opening Keynote Addresses:
Focused Minds: The Science of Attention & Distraction
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1:15 PM |
Welcome: Daniel A. LaGattuta, PhD, President, Public Information Resources, Inc.
Opening Remarks: David B. Daniel, PhD, Department of Psychology, James Madison University |
1:15 PM
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2:35 PM |
Keynote Address I – Focus in Learning
Daniel J. Goleman, PhD |
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2:35 PM – 3:05 PM Networking Coffee Break and Book Signing for Dr. Goleman
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3:05 PM
to
4:00 PM |
Keynote Address II – Organizing Your Mind in a Disorganized World
Margaret A. Moore, MBA |
4:05 PM
to
5:00 PM |
Keynote Address III – The Top-Down Control of Attention
Robert Desimone, PhD |
5:05 PM
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6:00 PM |
Keynote Address IV – Distracted Minds Living in a Connected World
Adam H. Gazzaley, PhD |
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dana Alliance Meeting of the Minds Wine & Cheese Reception and book signing for Dr. Moore
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Conference Day 2
ALL DAY SESSIONS
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8:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Morning Concurrent Sessions ‘A’
(Networking Coffee Break: 9:50-10:15 AM)
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1) Focused Minds in Class
(K-12 Grade) |
2) Unfocused Minds & ADHD
(7th Grade-College) |
3) Organized Minds in Kids
(1st Grade-College) |
4) Trained Minds with Technology
(1st Grade-College) |
5) Struggling Minds & Processing Speed
(PreK-12 Grade) |
6) Teaching Minds & Brains
(PreK-College) |
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8:30–10:00 AM
Part I – Focusing on Classroom Attention and Learning
Andrew C. Watson, MEd
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8:30–10:00 AM
Part I –New Insights into ADHD from Neuroimaging of the Brain
John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD
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8:30–10:00 AM
Part I – Helping Sensory Children Get Organized in a Disorganized World
Carolyn G. Dalgliesh, BA
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8:30–10:00 AM
Part I – Improving EF and Attention Through Technology (BOD)
Gary D. Stoner, PhD and Randy Kulman, PhD
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8:30–10:00 AM
Part I – Helping Children with Slow Procesing Speed in a Fast- Paced World
Ellen B. Braaten, PhD
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8:30–10:00 AM
Part I – The Teaching Brain: The Evolutionary Trait at the Heart of Education
Vanessa Rodriguez, MSEd
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10:25 AM – 12:25 PM
Part II – Focused Minds: Maximizing Student Attention and Engagement in the K-12 Classroom
John T. Almarode, PhD
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10:25–12:25 PM
Part II – Emotions and Unfocused Minds in Teens and Adults
Thomas E. Brown, PhD
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10:25–11:25 AM
Part II – Strategies to Help Executive Function in Order to Achieve Success
Martin L. Kutscher, MD
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10:25–11:25 AM
Part II – The Impact of Computer Cognitive and Neurofeedback Training on Attention
Naomi J. Steiner, MD
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10:25–11:25 AM
Part II – New Paradigms for Understanding Struggling Learners
Deborah P. Waber, PhD
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10:25 AM – 12:00 AM
Part II – Teenagers, The Self and Dangers of Distractions
Thomas Cottle, PhD
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11:30 AM– 12:30 PM
Part III – Organize the Classroom to Develop Independent Executive FunctionSkills
Sarah J. Ward, MS, CCC-SLP
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11:30 AM– 12:30 PM
Part III – Neuro- Gaming: Enhancing Perception, Attention and Cognition with Video Games
C. Shawn Green, PhD
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11:30 AM–
12:30 PM
Part III – Early Executive Control
and Academic Achievement
Caron A.C. Clark, PhD
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12:00 PM– 12:30 PM
Part III –Networking: Applying Neuroscience to Teaching
Facilitator: Connie Weber, MEd
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own)
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1:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions ‘B’
(Breaks, Various times, 2:30-2:40 PM)
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1) Focused Minds in Class
(K-12th Grade) |
2) Unfocused Minds & ADHD
(K-12th Grade) |
3) Organized Minds in Kids
(K-12th Grade) |
4) Trained Minds with Technology
(K-12th Grade) |
5) Struggling Minds & Cognition
(7th Grade-College) |
6) Networked Minds & Brains
(PreK-College) |
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1:45–2:45 PM
Part I – Understanding Boredom and Attention in the Classroom
Mark J. Fenske, PhD
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1:45–3:15 PM
Part I – Stress, Meditation and ADHD
William R. Stixrud, PhD
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1:45–3:15 PM
Part I – PASS Theory and the Focused, Organized Mind
Sam J. Goldstein, PhD
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1:45–2:45 PM
Part I – Paying Attention to Dyslexia
Matthew H. Schneps, PhD
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1:45–2:45 PM
Part I – Executive Functions, Schools and Academic Achievement
John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD
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1:45–3:15 PM
Part I –The Dark Side of Pedagogy: Bringing Learning into Focus
David B. Daniel, PhD
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2:55–3:55 PM
Part II – Using the Arts to Harness Creativity and Increase Attention
Ivonne Chand O’Neal, PhD
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3:30–5:00 PM
Part II – The Impact of Stress on the Brains and Behavior of Students with LD and ADHD
Jerome J. Schultz, PhD
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3:30–5:00 PM
Part II – Teaching Executive Function Skills In and Out of the Classroom
Frank J. Kros, MSW, JD
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2:55–3:55 PM
Part II – Rethinking the Reading/Writing Process with iPads
Karen Janowski, MSEd
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2:55–3:55 PM
Part II –Improving Executive Function, Information Processing and Test Taking
Sucheta A. Kamath, MA, CCC-SLP
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3:30–5:00 PM
Part II – Group Networking: Applying Neuroscience to Teaching
Facilitators:
David B. Daniel, PhD and John T. Almarode, PhD
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4:00–5:00 PM
Part III –Better Focused and Focused Better
Betsy Hill, MBA
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4:00–5:00 PM
Part III – Multisensory Integration and Attention Shifting with Dyslexia
Vanessa Harrar, PhD
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4:00–5:00 PM
Part III – The Brain, Meditation and Cognition
Sara W. Lazar, PhD
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Saturday, November 22
Conference Day 3
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Morning Keynote Addresses:
Organized Minds: Disorganization and Disconnection
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8:30 AM |
“Transforming Education” Award Presenter: David B. Daniel, PhD, James Madison University |
8:35
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9:45 AM |
Keynote Address I – Brain Differences and Interventions for Struggling Readers
Joanna A. Christodoulou, EdD |
9:50
to
10:50 AM |
Keynote Address III – The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
Daniel J. Levitin, PhD, FRSC |
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10:50 - 11:15 AM Coffee Break and Poster Sessions
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11:15 AM
to
12:15 PM |
Keynote Address II – The Big Disconnect: Re-Booting Childhood, Education and Family Focus in the Digital Age
Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD |
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12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) and Drs. Levitin and Steiner-Adair Book Signing
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1:30 PM to 3:45 PM
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions ‘B’ (Breaks, Various times, 2:30-3:00 PM)
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1) Focused Minds in Class
(PreK-College) |
2) Unfocused Minds & ADHD
(PreK-12th Grade) |
3) Organized Minds in Kids
(K-College) |
4) Trained Minds, Math & Science
(9th Grade-College) |
5) Struggling Minds & Literacy/Reading
(K-12th Grade) |
6) Networked Minds & Brains
(K-College) |
1:30–2:55 PM
Part I –
Early Attention Problems and Achievement: Can Attention Skills Be Trained?
David L. Rabiner, PhD |
1:30–2:40 PM
Part I – The Effects of Early Adversity on the Brain, Attention and Cognitive Development
Charles A. Nelson, III, PhD |
1:30–3:45 PM
Part Organizing the ADHD Brain in Children and Teens
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA |
1:30–2:40 PM
Part I – Paying Attention to STEM: How Mobile Technology and 3-D Simulations Can Improve Math and Science Education
Matthew H. Schneps, PhD |
1:30–2:40 PM
Part I –Using Technology for Executive Function and Communication Skills
Sarah J. Ward, MS, CCC-SLP |
1:30–2:40 PM
Organizing Students: Benefits for Academic Success
Donna S. Goldberg, BA
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3:00–3:45 PM
Part II – Using Cognitive Training to Improve Attention in the College Classroom
Robert J. Youmans, PhD |
2:45–3:45 PM
Part II – Traumatic Brain Injuries Cause a Child’s Mind to Become Unfocused and Disorganized: What Educators Need to Know and What they Can Do
Sam J. Goldstein, PhD |
2:45–3:45 PM
Part II – The Radix Endeavor: Engaging Students with a Multiplayer Online Game for Deeper Learning in STEM
Susannah Gordon-Messer, PhD |
2:45–3:45 PM
Part II – Techno-Teaching: Digital Literacy in the 21st Century
Julie M. Wood, EdD |
2:45-3:45 PM
Group Networking
Meet with others by Grade or Profession
Facilitator: Connie Weber, MEd
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