Thursday, May 7, 2015 • Pre-Conference Workshops
Location: Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
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Concurrent Session Guide:
(RP) = Brain Research & Practical Strategies/Interventions
(R) = Mostly Brain/Child Development Research
(P) = Mostly Brain-Based Practical Strategies and Interventions
(K-College, K-12th Grade) = Applicable Grade Levels
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1) Global Education
(P, K-College)
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2) Reading in the
21st Century
(RP, PreK-College)
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3) Common Core & Inquiry
(P, K-12th Grade)
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4) STEM to STEAM
(RP, K-College)
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5) Thinking for the 21st Century
(P, K-College)
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6) Teaching Teens
(RP/R, 7-College)
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8:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Flattening Your Classroom Walls with Global Projects: Teaching Global Competence Through Curriculum & Technology
Lisa Parisi, MA
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8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
Part I –
Brains, Reading and Dyslexia in the 21st Century
Laurie Cestnick, PhD
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8:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Common Core, Student Inquiry and Learning for the 21st Century
Katherine McKnight, PhD |
8:15 AM – 11:45 AM
From STEM To STEAM: How the Arts Can Enhance Instruction in STEM Content Areas
Mariale M. Hardiman, EdD, Ranjini M. JohnBull, PhD, and Clare O’Malley Grizzard, MA |
8:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Advancing 21st Century Thinking Using Research on the Brain
Sarah Armstrong, EdD |
8:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Part I –
Engaging Teen Brains to Learn and Think
John T. Almarode, PhD |
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9:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Part II –
Transform Learning by Infusing Critical and Creative Thinking into Reading, Writing and Content Instruction
Robert J. Swartz, PhD
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10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Part II –
The Paradox of the Teenage Brain: How Neurobiology Reveals a Window of Opportunity and Vulnerability
Frances E. Jensen, MD, FACP |
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11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Lunch Break (On your own)
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 • Conference Day 1
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Opening Keynote Addresses: Global Minds:Preparing Students for a Changing World
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12:45 PM |
Welcome: Daniel A. LaGattuta, PhD, President, Public Information Resources, Inc. |
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12:45 PM to 2:00 PM |
Keynote Address I – Future Wise: Educating Our Children for a Changing Global World
David N. Perkins, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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2:00 PM to 2:45 PM |
Keynote Address II – Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth for Today’s World
Veronica Boix Mansilla, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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2:45 PM – 3:10 PM Networking Coffee Break and Book Signing for David N. Perkins, PhD
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3:10 PM to 4:05 PM |
Keynote Address III – Cultivating Globally Connected, Digitally Literate and Media-Savvy Learners
Heidi Hayes Jacobs, EdD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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4:10 PM to 5:05 PM |
Keynote Address IV – Growing Up Global: Learning That’s at Home in the World – for Everyone
Homa Sabet Tavangar, MPA
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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5:05 PM – 5:20 PM Book Signing for Heidi Hayes Jacobs, EdD and Homa Sabet Tavangar, MPA
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Friday, May 8 • Conference Day 2
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Morning Keynote Addresses: World-Class Minds: Schools & Standards in a Global Age
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8:15 AM |
Presider: William Gaudelli, EdD, Faculty Global Competence Certificate Program, Columbia University |
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8:15 AM to 9:15 AM |
Keynote Address I – World-Class Minds vs. Authoritarian Education: The Suicidal Quest for Educational Excellence
Yong Zhao, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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9:15 AM to 10:10 AM |
Keynote Address II – World-Class Teachers and Schools: Lessons from International Models of Excellence
Vivien Stewart, MPhil
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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10:10 AM – 10:35 AM Coffee Break, Poster Sessions and Book Signings for Yong Zhao, PhD and Vivian Stewart, MPhil
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10:35 AM to 11:30 AM |
Keynote Address III – Measuring What Matters: Connecting Cognitive Science, Assessment Design and 21st Century Skills
James W. Pellegrino, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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11:35 AM to 12:30 PM |
Keynote Address IV – The Cultural Mind: Connecting Cognition and Culture in Learning
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch Break (On your own)
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1:45 PM to 5:20 PM Afternoon Concurrent Sessions ‘A’ (Breaks: 3:00-3:10 PM and 4:10-4:20 PM)
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1) Global Minds & Classrooms
(RP, K-12th Grade)
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2) World-Class Education
(RP, K-College)
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3) Reading in the 21st Century
(P, PreK-12th Grade)
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4) Thinking in Math & Science
(RP, K-12th Grade)
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5) Benefits of
Cross-Cultures
(RP, 7th Grade-College)
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6) Teaching Global, Cultural Brains
(RP, K-College)
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7) Assessing 21st Century Skills
(RP, K-12th Grade)
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1:45–3:00 PM
Part I –
Global Education Tools for Grades K-6
Homa Sabet Tavangar, MPA |
1:45–3:00 PM
Part I –
A More Elevating Education for the 21st Century
Joshua M Aronson, PhD |
1:45–3:00 PM
Part I –
Critical Reading as a 21st Century Skill
Daniel T. Willingham, PhD |
1:45–3:00 PM
Part I –
Teaching Students to Think Like Scientists and Mathematicians
Douglas B. Fisher, PhD |
1:45–3:00 PM
Part I –
Going Global: Helping Students to Get Ahead by Sending Them Abroad
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan, BA |
1:45–3:00 PM
Part I –
Global Citizenship, Multicultural Education and Everyday Transcendence
William Gaudelli, EdD |
1:45–3:00 PM
Part I –
Assessment 3.0: Throwing Out Grading to Inspire Learning
Mark Barnes, MEd |
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3:10–4:10 PM
Part II –
A Lesson for All: K-12 Units on the Right to Education and Worldwide Barriers
Donna A. Román
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3:10–4:10 PM
Part II –
Languages and Cultures in the Learning Brain: Implications for Education in a Globalized Age
Bruno della Chiesa, DEa
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3:10–4:10 PM
Part II –
Engaging All Learners in Reading/Writing for Common Core Standards and 21st Century Skills
Katherine McKnight, PhD |
3:10–4:10 PM
Part II –
Understanding Children’s Mathematical Minds
Herbert P. Ginsburg, PhD |
3:10–4:10 PM
Part II –
Developing Global Mindsets: Essential Cognitive Skills for Cultural Readiness
Winston R. Sieck, PhD
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3:10–5:20 PM
Part II –
Creating Global Classrooms and Teaching Multicultural Minds
Kathleen M. Kryza, MA |
3:10–4:10 PM
Part II –
Assessing 21st Century & Global Competencies
Laura S. Hamilton, PhD |
4:20–5:20 PM
Part III –
Preparing Middle School Students for the 21st Century: The GlobalEd 2 Project
Scott W. Brown, PhD |
4:20–5:20 PM
Part III –
Using Cognitive Science and Technology to Improve Student Learning
Elizabeth J. Marsh, PhD |
4:20–5:20 PM
Part III –
Reading and Writing in the 21st Century
Douglas B. Fisher, PhD |
4:20–5:20 PM
Part III –
Early Assessment and Prediction of Arithmetic Competencies & Achievement
Daniel Ansari, MSc, PhD |
4:20–5:20 PM
Part III –
Diverse Cultural Experiences Facilitate Creativity and Professional Success
Adam Galinsky, PhD |
4:20–5:20 PM
Part III –
Culturally Fair Assessments of Cognition
Jack A. Naglieri, PhD |
Saturday, May 9 • Conference Day 3
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Morning Keynote Addresses: Cognitive Minds: Cognitive Science, Learning & Language
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8:15 AM |
Presider: Fay E. Brown, PhD, Director, Child and Adolescent Development, Yale University School of Medicine |
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8:15 AM to 9:10 AM |
Keynote Address I – Why Should Teachers Care About Cultural and Cognitive Neuroscience?
Daniel Ansari, MSc, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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9:15 AM to 10:10 AM |
Keynote Address II – Finnish Lessons 2.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?
Pasi Sahlberg, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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10:10 AM – 10:35 AM Networking Coffee Break andPoster Sessions and Book Signing for Pasi Sahlberg, PhD
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10:35 AM to 11:30 AM |
Keynote Address III – Childhood Bilingualism from a Global Perspective: Advantages, Myths and Misconceptions
Alison J. Mackey, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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11:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Keynote Address IV – The Sense of Style: A Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Steven A. Pinker, PhD
Room: Metropolitan Ballroom |
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12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Break (On your own) and Book Signing for Steven Pinker, PhD
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1:30 PM to 3:45 PM Afternoon Concurrent Sessions ‘B’
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1) Global Minds & Classrooms
(RP, K-College)
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2) World-Class Teaching
(RP, K-12th Grade)
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3) Reading in the 21st Century
(P, PreK-College)
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4) Thinking in
Math and Science
(RP, K-6th Grade)
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5) Teaching Cultural Minds
(RP, K-College
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6) Assessing Teen Thinking Skills
(R, 7th Grade-College)
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1:30–3:45 PM
Part I –
Six Strategies to Globalize Your School
Brandon Wiley, EdD
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1:30–2:45 PM
Part I –
World-Class Teacher Development: The Teaching Brain and School Reform
Vanessa Rodriguez, EdD Candidate |
1:30–3:45 PM
Practical Strategies for Inviting Wonder: Using Multi-Literacies in Culturally Relevant Close Reading Lessons
Kathleen M. Kryza, MA and S. Joy Stephens, PhD Candidate |
1:30–3:45 PM
Unlocking Young Minds in Math and Science By Engaging Their Brains
John T. Almarode, PhD |
1:30–2:45 PM
Part I –
Leveraging Culture to Build Brain Power and Promote Deeper Learning
Zaretta L. Hammond, MA |
1:30–2:45 PM
Part I –
Some Experience Required: How to Prepare the Teen Brain for Today’s Adult World
Abigail Baird, PhD |
2:45–3:45 PM
Part II –
Global Education: Best Practices
Neelam Chowdhary, EdD |
2:45–3:45 PM
Part II –
How Arts and Culture Boost Creativity and 21st Century Skills
Ivonne Chand O’Neal, PhD |
2:45–3:45 PM
Part II –
The Neuroscience of Culture: Cultural Influences on Perception and Behavior
Jonathan B. Freeman, PhD |
2:45–3:45 PM
Part II –
Aspiring and Academically Adrift: Critical Thinking in Contemporary Colleges and Careers
Richard Arum, PhD |
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