Schedule

Thursday, April 7, 2011
Opening Addresses: Mind, Memory and Achievement
8:30 AM to 9:45 AM Keynote I:
Neuroscience and Teaching Strategies: What Will Improve a Student's Memory?
Daniel T. Willingham, PhD
9:45 AM - 10:00AM Coffee Break and Book Signing
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Keynote II:
Attention and Memory: A Family Affair
Kirby Deater-Deckard, PhD

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Keynote III:
In Search of Memory: The New Science of Mind
Eric R. Kandel, MD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own) and Book Signing
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
Sessions: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Memory and the Brain: Improving Memory in the Classroom
Poor Working Memory: Connections to Learning and Language Disorders
Environment, Working Memory and Achievement: Poverty and Prejudice

Part I -
1:00 - 2:30 PM


From the Lab to the Classroom: What Educators Can Achieve with Memory Research
Judy Willis, MD, EdM

Part I -
1:00 - 2:30 PM


Brain Training: Does it Work for Working Memory?
Tracy P. Alloway, PhD

Part I -
1:00 - 2:30 PM


Socioeconomic Disparities in Neurocognitive Development: Memory and Achievement
Kimberly G. Noble, MD, PhD

Part II -
2:30-3:30 PM


Remember Better: Everyday Strategies for Improving Memory and Recall
Cynthia R. Green, PhD

Part II -
2:45 - 3:45 PM


Growth of Learning Abilities in the Child's Brain
John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD

Part II -
2:45 - 3:45 PM


Stereotype Threat, Memory, and Intellectual Performance
Joshua Aronson, PhD

Part III -
3:45 - 4:45 PM

Rest, Memory Formation and Consolidation in the Human Brain
Lila Davachi, PhD

Part III -
3:45 - 4:45 PM

Interactions Between Language and Memory: Implications for Negative Neuroscience
Peter Gordon, PhD

Part III -
3:45 - 4:45 PM

Neuroscience of Stereotypes and Prejudice: Role of Memory Systems and Effects on Behavior
David M. Amodio, PhD

Part IV -
4:45 - 5:00 PM

Panel Discussion: What Strategies Can Educators Use to Improve Students' Memory and test-Taking Skills?

Room: Miller Theater
Part IV -
4:45 - 5:00 PM

Panel Discussion: How Can We Use Memory Research and Training for Learning and Language Interventions?

Room: Roone Arledge Auditorium

Part IV -
4:45 - 5:00 PM

Panel Discussion: What Interventions Can Educators Use to Help Poor and Minority Students Improve Their Achievement?

Room: Roone Arledge Auditorium