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Andrew C. Watson, MEd

Classroom Teacher; Founder/President of Translate the Brain, a professional development consultancy; Author, The Goldilocks Map: A Classroom Teacher’s Quest to Evaluate ‘Brain-Based’ Teaching Advice (2021), Learning Grows: The Science of Motivation for the Classroom Teacher (2019), and Learning Begins: A Teacher's Guide to the Learning Brain (2017); Blogger, Learning & the Brain Blog

Events

Teaching Stronger Brains

Fairmont San Francisco or Virtually via Zoom  February 20-22, 2025

DIVERSE BRAINS & ATTENTION

Don't Blame the Students: The Surprising Science of Classroom Attention

The Science of Attention, Retention, and Learning

Boston, MA  July 14-18, 2025

Teaching Engaged Brains

The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom  February 22-24, 2024

The Science of Motivation

Rethinking Intrinsic Motivation: Problems and Potential Solutions

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Teaching Emotional Brains

Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom  November 22-24, 2024

EMOTIONS & LEARNING

Emotions, Thoughts, and Actions: Rethinking Intrinsic Motivation

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The Science of Teaching and Learning

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom  November 17-19, 2023

Thinking Creates Learning

Thinking Creates Learning: The Essentials of Working Memory

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The Science of Learning

The New Science of Learning: Understanding How We Learn

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The Science of Memory and Attention

Virtual Institute  June 26-30, 2023

The Science of Teaching

The Fairmont, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom  February 18-20, 2022

The Science of School & COVID

Cognitive Science in the COVID Classroom: One Teacher’s Journey to Discover What Works and What Doesn’t

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Memory, Motivation, and Mindsets

Online Institute  June 27-July 1, 2022

The Science of Knowledge

Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel, New York, NY or Virtually via Zoom  April 1-3, 2022

Keynote Address IV: Reflecting on Research: Being Curious, Skeptical, and Critical About Brain-Based Teaching Advice

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Calming Anxious Brains

Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom  November 19-21, 2021

Motivation & Learning Loss

Rethinking Motivation and Mindsets: Strategies to Reengage Students

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Memory, Motivation, and Mindsets

Online Institute  July 12-16, 2021

The Science of Learning and Memory

Online Seminar  October 9, 2021-N/A

Understanding the Teen Brain in an Age of Distractions and Remote Learning

Online Seminar  October 3, 2020-N/A

The Practical Science of Student Attention

Online Seminar  May 2, 2020-N/A

Educating with Empathy

The Historic Fairmont Hotel, Atop Nob Hill,
San Francisco, CA  February 15-17, 2019

Teaching Adolescents

Understanding Adolescence, Teaching Adolescents: From Emotion and Cognition to iPads and Snapchat

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Learning How to Learn

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA  November 22-24, 2019

Deeper Thinking & Neuromyths

How to Be an Effective Skeptic: Critical Thinking Strategies to Evaluate Research-Based Practice

Deeper Learning & Motivation

The Science of Deeper Learning: How Teachers Re-Motivate by Understanding DE-Motivation

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Teaching the Teenage Brain

White Plains, NY  December 7, 2018-N/A