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July 16
12:30 PM –1:00 PM
Registration
1:00 PM –5:30 PM
Introductions & overview
Working memory: a critical yet limited resource
Anticipating WM overload
Identifying WM overload
Mitigating and solving WM problems
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Welcome Dinner at Scoozi in Kenmore Square
July 17
7:30 AM–8:30 AM
Breakfast at University Cafeteria
8:30 AM–12:00 Noon
The octopus and the hamsters: the neural basis of long-term memory formation
Encoding strategies (“Desirable Difficulties”)
Retrieval strategies (Blank Page Review)
Resolving conflicts between encoding and retrieval
July 18
7:30 AM–8:30 AM
Breakfast at University Cafeteria
8:30 AM–12:00 Noon
Redefining attention
Diagnosing attentional difficulties
Solving alertness problems
Solving orienting problems
Solving executive attention problems
July 19
7:30 AM–8:30 AM
Breakfast at University Cafeteria
8:30 AM–12:00 Noon
Theories of motivation
“Charge” vs. “retreat” responses
Internal and external locus of control
Learning goals and performance goals
School and classrooms strategies to promote growth mindset
The Great Stereotype Threat debate
July 20
7:30 AM–8:30 AM
Breakfast at University Cafeteria
8:30 AM–12:00 Noon
7 Habits of Highly Skeptical Teachers
How to read psychology and neuroscience research
Neuromyths, and the hopes that drive them
Sample Lesson Plans
Next steps for a brain-wise teacher
This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.