INVITATION TO A SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT

"EXECUTIVE FUNCTION: RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN"

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013

Sponsored by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY NEURO-EDUCATION INITIATIVE and the JHU PK-12 EDUCATION COUNCIL

Cost:
$100 per person (BY APRIL 1)
$125 per person (AFTER APRIL 1)

(Requires separate fee and registration from the Learning ghj_amp the Brain Conference.)

This Summit will take place at the Glass Pavilion on the Homewood Campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

The summit will explore three research areas and discuss implications for practice.

The three strands include:

• Cognitive Skills Training: Does training in specific cognitive skills improve learning and student achievement?
• Effortful Control: What is the influence of effortful control and self-regulation on cognitive characteristics and education?
• Social-Emotional Development: What interventions are effective for promoting social-emotional development?

Learning ghj_amp the Brain Conference participants are receiving a special invitation to attend this event. Please note that attendees at this pre-conference event must register directly with Johns Hopkins University at the web site below between Feb. 1 and April 25 and that space is limited. For more information or to register, visit www.education.jhu.edu/nei. For questions please e-mail them at [email protected].