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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

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
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

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

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

 

Part I:
1:45–3:45 PM

The Motivation Breakthrough: Six Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child


Richard D. Lavoie, MA, EdM

 

Part I:
1:45–2:45 PM

Number Sense: Intuition of Numbers and Their Cerebral Basis


Stanislas Dehaene, PhD

 

Part I:
1:45–2:45 PM

The Neural Basis of Executive Control in Childhood ADHD


Chandan J. Vaidya, PhD

 

Part I:
1:45–3:15 PM

The Role of Attention and Play in Early Development


Jill Stamm, PhD

 

 

Part II:
3:00–4:00 PM


ADHD: New Views from Brain Imaging


Jay N Giedd, MD

 

 

Part II:
4:00–5:00 PM


Intervening to Foster Children’s Motivation in Reading and School


Allan Wigfield, PhD

Part II:
3:00–4:00 PM


Why Do Some Children Struggle with Math?: Pathways to Mathematical Learning Difficulties


Michele M. M. Mazzocco, PhD

Part II:
3:00–5:00 PM


The Role of Executive Functions and Attention in Behavior


George McCloskey, PhD

Part II:
3:30–5:00 PM


Using Movement, Exercise and Play to Increase Attention, Memory and Achievement


Jean Blaydes Madigan, PhD

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

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