California Education Conferences and Summer Institutes

Learning & the Brain runs its Winter Educational Conference every February in the city of San Francisco and a series of summer institutes every July in Santa Barbara.

This year’s conference in San Francisco will be on the topic of “Teaching Engaged Brains: Improving Student Attention, Motivation, and Mindsets in a Disengaged, Distracted Age.” This educational conference will be held at the Fairmont San Francisco atop Nob Hill with Carol S. Dweck, Kelly M. McGonigal, Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD, Gloria J. Mark, PhDand more than 50 other speakers. Over 1,500 educators and clinicians from around California, the United States, and the world are expected to attend.

Learning & the Brain also has an annual series of summer institutes for teachers, administrators, clinicians, and college instructors in Santa Barbara. Located two hours north of Los Angeles, these summer institutes take place on the oceanside campus of UC Santa Barbara. These one-week institutes are limited to 40 people, involve active participation, and are designed to give participants in-depth information and strategies to bring back to their school, district, or practice.

These education conferrences and summer institutes provide professional development for K-12 and university level educators.  


Upcoming Summer Institutes in California

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Upcoming Education Conferences in California

February 22-24, 2024, San Francisco, CA

Teaching Engaged Brains: Improving Student Attention, Motivation, and Mindsets in a Disengaged, Distracted Age



Recent Education Conferences and Summer Institutes in California

February 17-19, 2023, San Francisco, CA

Teaching Behaved Brains: Strategies for Challenging, Disruptive Behaviors, Autism, ADHD, and Executive Function
 

February 18-20, 2022, San Francisco, CA

The Science of Teaching: Applying Brain Science and COVID Lessons to Improve Teaching, Schools, and Learning Spaces

February 14-16, 2020, San Francisco, CA

Educating Anxious Minds: Creating Calm, Connected, Mindful, and Trauma-Sensitive Schools


February 15-17, 2019

Educating with Empathy: Using the Science of Human Goodness to Promote Child Compassion, Cooperation, and Collaboration in San Francisco, CA
 

July 8-12, 2019, Santa Barbara, CA
Neuroscience and the Learning Brain: Developing the Pre-Frontal Cortex for Smart Thinking and Academic Success

July 8-12, 2019, Santa Barbara, CA
Neuroscience and Classroom Engagement: Strategies for Maximizing Students' Attention, Focus, and Potential

July 15-19, 2019, Santa Barbara, CA
Neuroscience and Executive Skills: Strategies for Executive Functions, Memory, and Classroom Learning

July 15-19, 2019, Santa Barbara, CA
The Emotional, Social Brain: Developmental Neuroscience and the New Science of Education