New Basics and New Balance for a New World

Marc R. Prensky, MBA, MAT, Futurist; Game and Learning Designer; Author, Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom (2012), Teaching Digital Natives (2010) and Digital Game-Based Learning (2007); Co-Author, Games and Simulation in Online Learning (2006)

Disrupting Classrooms: The Future of K-12 Blended Learning

Heather Clayton Staker, MBA, Senior Research Fellow in Education, Clayton Christensen Institute; Former Teaching Fellow, Harvard University; Former Member, California State Board of Education; One of the World's Foremost Experts on K-12 blended learning; Named by Scholastic as one of the "Five People to Watch in Education in 2012": Co-Author of the Reports, Is K-12 Blended Learning Disruptive? (2013), Classifying K-12 Blended Learning (2012), and The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning: Profiles of Emerging Models (2011)

Engaging the Brain: Implications of fMRI Technology

John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD; Grover Hermann Professor in Health Sciences and Technology; Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Associate Director, Athinoula A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Author, "When the brain is prepared to learn: Enhancing human learning using real-time fMRI" (2012, Neuroimage)

Blended Classrooms: How Memory Test Reduce Mind Wandering and Improve Online Learning

Karl K. Szpunar, PhD, Doctoral Research Scholar, Harvard University; Co-Author with Renowned Harvard Psychologist Daniel Schacter, "Interpolated memory tests reduce mind wandering and improve learning of online lectures" (2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Combining Pedagogy, Cognitive Science and Technology to Create Learner-Centered Classrooms

Marsha C. Lovett, PhD, Cognitive Scientist; Professor, Psychology Department, Carnegie Mellon University; Director, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence; Developer of innovative, educational technologies to promote student learning and metacognition; Co-Author, How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching (2010) and "In search of the 'perfect' blend between an instructor and an online course for teaching introductory statistics" (2010, Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on the Teaching of Statistics)

Why School?: Rethinking Teaching and Classrooms for Modern Learners

Will A. Richardson, MA, Member of the National Advisory Council, George Lucas Education Foundation; Author, Why School?: How Education Must Change When Learning and Information are Everywhere (2012) and Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (2010); Co-Author, Personal Learning Networks (2011)

Flip the Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day

Jonathan Bergmann, MAEd, Lead Technology Facilitator, Joseph Sears School, IL; Pioneer in the Flipped Class Movement; Winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence for Math and Science Teaching (2002); Co-Founder of the Flipped Learning Network, Advisory Board Member of TED Education; Co-Author, Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day (2012)

Go Wild!: Promoting Play, Nature and Exercise in Our Schools

John J. Ratey, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Reebok's Ambassador for Active Kids; Author, Go Wild (Upcoming 2014), Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (2008) and A User's Guide to the Brain (2001)

How the Brain Learns: Engaging Experiences, Technology and Collaboration

G. Christian Jernstedt, PhD, Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences; Director Emeritus, Center for Educational Outcomes, Dartmouth College; Adjunct Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth; Co-Author, "Developing resources to teach and assess the core competencies: A collaborative approach" (2004, Academic Medicine)

The Hybrid Mind: Reconnecting Students with Nature in a Virtual Age

Richard F. Louv, Founder/Chairman Emeritus, Children & Nature Network; Visiting Professor, Clemson University; Author, The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in the Virtual Age (2012) and Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder (2008)

Welcome to Your Child's Brain: Benefits of Active Learning, Indoors and Outdoors

Samuel Wang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University; Co-Author, Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College (2012) and Welcome to Your Brain (2008)

This is Your Brain on Nature: Benefits of Green Time in a World of Screen Time

Alan C. Logan, ND, Scientist; Researcher; Invited Faculty, Harvard University's School of Continuing Medical Education; Co-Author with Harvard Physician Eva M. Selhub, MD, Your Brain on Nature: The Science of Nature's Influence on Your Health, Happiness and Vitality (2012)

Place-Based Education: Test Scores and More than Test Scores

David T. Sobel, MEd, Senior Faculty; Director of Teacher Certification Programs, Department of Education, Antioch University New England; Author, Wild Play: Parenting Adventures in the Great Outdoors (2011), Childhood and Nature (2008) and Place-Based Education (2005); Co-Author, Place- and Community-Based Education in Schools (2010)

Evolving Kolb's Model: Using Neuroscience Findings to Rethink the Learning Experience

Jeb Schenck, PhD, Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming; High School Teacher; Winner of the National Science Teacher of the Year, Presidential Award for Science Education, Einstein Distinguished Educator Finalist; Leader of more than 20 mountaineering expeditions including Mt. Everest and Mt. McKinley; Author, Teaching and the Adolescent Brain (2011) Teaching to the Brain, Best Ideas and Best Practices (2008) and Learning, Teaching and the Brain (2003)

Connie Weber, MEd, Learning Group Leader, Future of Learning, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Recipient of the American Teacher Award; and Jennifer Tanau, MFA, Nature Artist, Lower School Art Teacher, Emerson School, MI

Ivonne Chand O'Neal, MA, Director of Research and Evaluation, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Member, American Psychological Association and American Association of Museums; Former Associate Curator, Museum of Creativity, Milken Family Foundation

Free to Learn: How Children Educate Themselves Through Free Play and Exploration

Peter O. Gray, PhD, Research Professor, Department of Psychology, Boston College; Blogger, Psychology Today and Boston Magazine; Author, Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life (2013)

Following Your Own Path: How Self-Directed Learning Optimizes the Learning Experience

Todd M. Gureckis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, New York University; Co-Author, "Is it better to select or to receive? Learning via active and passive hypothesis testing" (2013, Journal of Experimental Psychology) and "Self-directed learning: A cognitive and computational perspective" (2012, Perspectives on Psychological Science)

Neat, But How Do We Use It?: Translating Mind, Brain and Education to the Classroom

David B. Daniel, PhD, Professor, James Madison University; Managing Editor, Mind, Brain and Education Journal; Recipient of the Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award from the American Psychological Association Division 2; Featured in Princeton Review's 300 Best Professors; Author, "Promising principles: Translating the science of learning to educational practice" (2012, Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition)

Putting the Research on Learning into Practice: A Learner-Centered Approach

Terry J. Doyle, MA, Professor; Ferris State University; Blogger, Learning-Centered Teaching; Co-Author, The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain (2013), Learner Center Teaching: Putting the Research on Learning into Practice (2011) and Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment (2008)

Unlocking Student-Directed Learning and Concept Acquisition

Judy A. Willis, MD, MEd, Board-Certified Neurologist; Adjunct Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara; Author, Learning to Love Math (2010) and How Your Child Learns Best: Brain-Friendly Strategies to Ignite Your Child's Learning and Increase School Success (2008)

Empowering Student-Centered Learning with Web and Mobile Technology

Mark Barnes, MEd, Adjunct Professor, Notre Dame College and Lake Erie College; Discovery Education Network Star Educator; Creator of the Results-Only Learning Environment (ROLE), a progressive, student-centered classroom that eliminates all traditional teaching methods; Author, Role Reversal: Achieving Uncommonly Excellent Results in the Student-Centered Classroom (2013)

Fitting the Pieces Together:
Deeper Learning, 21st Century Skills and Learning in Academic Disciplines

Christine M. Massey, PhD, Director of Research and Education, Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania; Member of the "Defining Deeper Learning" Study Committee, National Research Council's Report, Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century (2012); Creator, Science for Developing Minds curriculum; Author, Science for Developing Minds (2000)

Blending Real and Virtual Immersive Experiences for Ecosystem Science Learning

Shari J. Metcalf, PhD, Project Director, EcoMUVE (an Ecosystems Multi-User Virtual Environment science curriculum); Project Co-Director, EcoMOBILE (an Ecosystems Mobile Outdoor Blended Immersive Learning Environment for outdoor science projects), Harvard Graduate School of Education

Engaging Young Minds in Science and Mathematics (STEM)

John T. Almarode, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Education, James Madison University; Former STEM Teacher; Co-Author, Captivate, Activate, and Invigorate the Student Brain in Science and Math, Grades 6-12 (2013) and "Energizing students. Maximizing student attention and engagement in the science classroom" (2008, The Science Teacher)

What Do You Think?: Engaging in Deeper Learning Inside and Outside Classroom Borders

James A. Bellanca, MA, Founder/CEO, International Renewal Institute, Inc.; Executive Director, the Illinois Consortium for 21st Century Skills; Author, The Focus Factor: 8 Essential 21st Century Thinking Skills for Deeper Student Learning (2013); Co-Editor, On Becoming A Self-Directed Learner (2013); Co-Author, Classrooms Without Borders (2011) and 21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn (2010)

Essential Questions: Doorways to Deeper Understanding

Jay McTighe, MA, President, Jay McTighe and Associates; Former Director, Maryland Assessment Consortium; Author, Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding (2013); Co-Author, Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Understanding by Design: Connecting Content and Kids (2006)

The Science of Individual Assessment

Kurt W. Fischer, PhD; Charles Bigelow Professor; Director, Mind, Brain & Education Program (MBE), Harvard Graduate School of Education; Founding President, International Mind, Brain and Education Society (IMBES); Founding Editor, Mind, Brain and Education Journal; Co-Author, "Mind, Brain and Education" (2012, Students at the Center: Teaching and Learning in the Era of the Common Core)

Wad-Ja-Learn? Engaging Students with Deeper Learning Assessments in the 21st Century

James A. Bellanca, MA, Founder/CEO, International Renewal Institute, Inc.; Executive Director, the Illinois Consortium for 21st Century Skills; Author, Wad-ja-learn? Engaging Students Through Deeper Learning Assessments in 21st Century Classroom (2013); Co-Author, School Leader's Guide to the Common Core (2013) and How to Teaching Thinking Skills Within the Common Core (2012)

Common Core Vocabulary: Getting Critical Words into Long-term Memory

Marilee B. Sprenger, MA, Adjunct Professor, Aurora University, Former Teacher; Member of the American Academy of Neurology; Author, Wiring the Brain for Reading: Brain-Based Strategies for Teaching Literacy (2013) and Brain Based Teaching in the Digital Age (2010)

Connecting Cognition to Common Core Standards

Margaret C. Glick, MEd, Instructor on Cognition and Brain Development, University of La Verne; Educational Consultant, International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) and Cognitive Solutions; Author, The Instructional Leader and the Brain: Using Neuroscience to Inform Practice (2011)

Deep Thinking: Close Reading and Common Core

Kathleen M. Kryza, MA, CEO, Infinite Horizons; Co-Author, Developing Growth Mindsets in the Inspiring Classroom (2011), Winning Strategies for Test Taking - Grades 3-8 (2009); Differentiating in the Real Classroom (2009), Inspiring Elementary Learners (2008) and Inspiring Secondary Learners (2007)

Going Global: Connecting Classrooms and Schools to the World

William Kist, PhD, Associate Professor, Kent State University; Former Director, Commission on Media for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE); Lead Co-Editor for NCTE's Pathways for 21st Century Literacies; Author, The Global School: Connecting Classrooms and Students Around the World (2012) and The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media Age (2009) and New Literacies in Action (2004)

Raising Global IQ: Preparing Students for a Global Community

Carl F. Hobert, LLM, Clinical Instructor, Boston University School of Education; Head of the Axis of Hope Center for International Conflict Management and Prevention; Author, Raising Global IQ: Preparing Our Students for a Shrinking Planet (2013)

Global Understanding: Human Reflection as the Basis of Social Action

Thomas J. Cottle, PhD, Professor, Boston University School of Education; Sociologist; Psychologist; Author, Drawing Life: Narratives and the Sense of Self (2013) and Beyond Self Esteem (2003)

Assessing 21st Century Skills: Thinking, Action and Global Living

Laura M. Greenstein, EdD, Department Chair, Montville Public Schools, Adjunct Professor, University of New Haven and University of Connecticut; Author, Assessing 21st Century Skills (2012) and What Teachers Really Need to Know About Formative Assessment (2010)