Conference Schedule

February 15 - Conference Day 1

Pre-Conference Workshops - 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

1. Visible Learning for Literacy - Douglas B. Fisher, PhD
2. Using the Science of a Meaningful Life to Foster Kind, Compassionate Classrooms - Vicki Zakrzewski, PhD and Amy L. Eva, PhD
3. How to Raise Empathic, Courageous Kids in a Plugged-In, Trophy Driven World - Michele Borba, EdD
4. Understanding Adolescence, Teaching Adolescents: From Emotions and Cognition to iPads and Snapchat - Andrew Watson, MEd, MA
5. The Power of Fairness: Fostering Pro-Social and Emotional Skills so Children Can Grow - Paula Prentis, LMSW and Sam Goldstein, PhD
6. Using the Neuroscience of Learning Difficulties and Social-Emotional Learning: Rethinking 504 Accommodations - Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD, Nicole Ofiesh, PhD, and Nancy Redding, MEd

Opening Keynotes: 1:15 PM - 6:00 PM

1:15 PM - Opening Remarks: James L. Doty, MD, Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Stanford University
1:20 pm - 6:00 pm - Keynotes: "The Science of Human Goodness and Compassion"
Keynote I: "The Science of Human Goodness: Cultivating Compassion and Hope" - Dacher Keltner, PhD
Keynote II: "How to Raise (Human) Goodness" - Michele Borba, EdD
Keynote III: "Better Schools for the Teen Brain: Executive Function, Empathy, and Social Emotional-Learning" - John J. Medina, PhD
Keynote IV: "The Science and Power of Compassion" - Kelly M. McGonigal, PhD

February 16 - Conference Day 2

8:15 AM - 10:25 AM - Concurrent Sessions A
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM - Concurrent Sessions B
1:45 PM - 5:30 PM - Concurrent Sessions C

February 17 - Conference Day 3

Morning Keynotes: 8:15 AM - 12:20 PM

8:15 AM - Opening Remarks: TBA
8:15 AM - 12:20 pm - Keynotes: "The Science of Empathy and Bad Behavior"
Keynote I: "Rational Compassion and the Origins of Good and Evil" - Paul Bloom, PhD
Keynote II: "A New View on Empathy: How to Hack Our Ability to Understand Others at School and in Life" - Jamil Zaki, PhD
Keynote III: "The Good News About Bad Behavior" - Katherine Reynolds Lewis, BS
Keynote IV: "The Power of Mindfulness in Parenting, Discipline, and Education" - Shauna L. Shapiro, PhD

1:45 PM - 3:30 PM - Concurrent Sessions D


Note: Schedule is prelimary and subject to change