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Concurrent Sessions Guide: (PreK-16 = Grade Level)
(RP) = Brain Research & Practical Strategies/Interventions
(R) = Mostly Brain/Child Development Research
(P) = Mostly Brain-Based Practical Strategies/Interventions
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Thursday, May 6
Pre-Conference Workshops |
Workshops
8:30 AM
to
12:30 PM
Location:
Hyatt Regency Washington Capitol Hill Washington,D.C |
Part I:
8:30-10:45 AM
Brain-Based Teaching Strategies to Engage Students’ Minds and Memory
Judy Willis, MD, EdM |
The Neuro-Psychology of Motivation: What Brain Research Teaches us About Motivating Children and Adolescents
William R. Stixrud, PhD |
Integrating RTI with Cognitive Neuro-Psychology: A Scientific Approach to Reading
Steven G. Feifer, EdD, NCSP |
Complementary and Alternative Interventions for ADHD
Barbara D. Ingersoll, PhD, Sam Goldstein, PhD |
Brain 101: An Introduction to the Brain and Neurosciences
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD |
Managing “The Flow” of Attention to Increase Learning
Willy Wood, MA |
Part II:
11:00-12:30 PM
Focused Minds: Professional Collaboration to Enhance Student Engagement
Laurie Chester, MA; Kim Kidd, SCAC; Amy Parks, MA; Ruth Heitin, PhD; et al |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) |
Thursday, May 6 – Conference Day 1
Opening Keynote Addresses: The Brain & Treating ADHD
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| 1:30 PM |
Opening Remarks: Mariale Hardiman, PhD, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University |
1:30 PM
to
2:45 PM |
Keynote Address I: The Brain’s Attention Networks: Normal Development and Pathology
Michael I. Posner, PhD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Welcome Networking Coffee Break |
3:15 PM
to
4:15 PM |
Keynote Address II: ADHD: It’s About Some (Not All) Kinds of Attention and Much More Than Attention
Martha B. Denckla, MD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
4:15 PM
to
5:15 PM |
Keynote Address III: Attention Girls: Helping Girls Face Their ADHD Challenges
Patricia O. Quinn, MD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM “Meeting of the Minds” Wine & Cheese Reception and Book Signing |
Friday, May 7 – Conference Day 2
Morning Keynote Addresses: Engaging & Motivating Students |
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome Remarks: Kenneth S. Kosik, MD, Neuroscience Institute, UC Santa Barbara |
8:45 AM
to
9:45 AM |
Keynote Address I: Why Students Don’t Like School: Using Neuroscience to Improve Learning, Motivation and Memory
Daniel T. Willingham, PhD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Networking Coffee Break, Book Signing and Poster Sessions |
10:15AM
to
11:15A |
Keynote Address II: Facilitating Optimal Motivation in Schools: The Self-Determination Theory Perspective
Edward L. Deci, PhD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
11:15AM
to
12:15PM |
Keynote Address III: Why Movement and Meditation are Important for Attention, Motivation & Learning
William R. Stixrud, PhD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) |
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions A
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Sessions
1:30 PM
to
5:15 PM Breaks:
(various times) 2:45 PM
to
3:45 PM |
Focusing the Student Mind (RP, K-16) |
Treating Exec. Function & ADD (RP, K-12) |
Engaging Motivation (P, K-16) |
Intervening in Reading Disorder (RP, PreK-6) |
Directing Emotions (RP, K-16) |
Movement & ADHD, Autism (RP PreK-16) |
Part I:
1:30–3:15 PM
Using Attention Networks and Neuroplasticity to Increase Attention and Motivation
Judy Willis, MD |
Part I: 1:30–3:30 PM
Understanding, Assessing and Teaching Children with ADHD & Specific Language Disorder
Jack Naglieri, PhD |
Part I: 1:30–3:30PM
Fostering Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom
Willy Wood, MA |
Part I: 1:30–2:45 PM
Disabilities, Intervention, Sensory and Language Experience
Guinevere F. Eden, DPhil |
Part I: 1:30–3:00 PM
Neuroscientific Perspectives on Motivating Emotions
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD |
Part I: 1:30–3:30 PM
Examining Motor Skills in ADHD and Autism
Stewart H. Mostofsky, PhD |
Part II: 3:30–5:00 PM
Raising a Self- Disciplined Child: Helping Children Become More Focused, Resilient and Motivated
Sam Goldstein, PhD
Discussion:
5:00–5:15 PM |
Part II: 3:45–5:15 PM
Understanding the Impact of ADHD and Executive Function Deficits on Learning and Behavior
Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, MS |
Part II: 3:45–5:15PM
Motivating Students by Maximizing Thinking
Sarah Armstrong, EdD |
Part II: 3:00–4:00 PM
Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
Stanislas Dehaene, PhD |
Part II: 3:15–4:45 PM
Students’ and Teachers’ Concepts of Motivation, Self-Regulation and Achievement
Fay E. Brown, PhD, Christine L. Emmons, PhD |
Part II: 3:45–5:15 PM
Using Movement and Music to Improve Attention, ADHD, and Autism in the Classroom
Roberta Scherf, MA, and Chris, Bye, PhD |
Part III: 4:00–5:00 PM Effects of ADHD on Reading Comprehension
Mark Mahone, PhD, ABPP
Discussion: 5:00–5:15 PM |
Discussion: 4:45–5:15 PM |
Saturday, May 8 – Conference Day 3
Morning Keynote Addresses: Focusing the Mind, Memory & Attention |
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome Remarks: Fay Brown, PhD, School Development Program, Yale University |
8:30 AM
to
9:45 AM |
Keynote Address I: Think Smart: Strengthening Your Powers of Attention, Memory & Concentration Richard M. Restak, MD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Networking Coffee Break, Book Signing and Poster Sessions |
10:15AM
to
11:15AM |
Keynote Address II: The Technological and Pharmacological Armamentarium for Attention & Memory Kenneth S. Kosik, MD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
11:15AM
to
12:15PM |
Keynote Address III: Noise-Exclusive Deficits and Learning: Can Music Help Auditory Attention
Nina Kraus, MD
Room: Regency Ballroom |
| 12:15PM |
Panel Discussion: How Can We Use Neuroscience to Enhance Student Attention, Learning and Memory |
12:35 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) |
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions B
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Sessions
1:45 PM
to
5:00 PM Breaks: |
Focusing the Student Mind (P, PreK-16) |
Treating ADHD & Motivation (RP, K-16) |
Engaging Motivation (RP, K-16) |
Intervening in Math Disorder (RP, PreK-12 |
Directing Behavior (R, K-16) |
Movement & Attention, Play (P, PreK-12) |
Part I & II: 1:45–5:00 PM
Connecting Attention, Emotions and Memory for Effective Teaching
Mariale M. Hardiman, EdD, and Teachers |
Part I:
1:45–2:45 PM
Biological Basis of ADHD: Motivation, Treatment and Dopamine
James M. Swanson, PhD
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Part I:
1:45–3:45 PM
The Motivation Breakthrough: Six Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child
Richard D. Lavoie, MA, EdM
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Part I:
1:45–2:45 PM
Number Sense: Intuition of Numbers and Their Cerebral Basis
Stanislas Dehaene, PhD
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Part I:
1:45–2:45 PM
The Neural Basis of Executive Control in Childhood ADHD
Chandan J. Vaidya, PhD
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Part I:
1:45–3:15 PM
The Role of Attention and Play in Early Development
Jill Stamm, PhD
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Part II:
3:00–4:00 PM
ADHD: New Views from Brain Imaging
Jay N Giedd, MD
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Part II:
4:00–5:00 PM
Intervening to Foster Children’s Motivation in Reading and School
Allan Wigfield, PhD
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Part II:
3:00–4:00 PM
Why Do Some Children Struggle with Math?: Pathways to Mathematical Learning Difficulties
Michele M. M. Mazzocco, PhD
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Part II:
3:00–5:00 PM
The Role of Executive Functions and Attention in Behavior
George McCloskey, PhD
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Part II:
3:30–5:00 PM
Using Movement, Exercise and Play to Increase Attention, Memory and Achievement
Jean Blaydes Madigan, PhD
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Part III:
4:00–5:00 PM
Brain Processing in Behavior Disorders
Lisa M. Gatzke-Kopp, PhD |
Part III:
4:00–5:00 PM
Neuropsychology of Mathematics
Steven G. Feifer, EdD, NCSP |