You, Your Child, and School: Teaching to Their Talents, Passions, and Potential

Internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation, and human potential; Professor Emeritus and Former Professor of Education at the University of Warwick in the UK; Author of You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education (2018), Out of Our Minds (2017, 3rd Edition), Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education (2016), and Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions, and Transform Your Life (2014)

Finding Your Personal Greatness

Cognitive and Humanistic Psychologist; Founder and Director, Center for Human Potential; Former Adjunct Associate Professor, Barnard College, Columbia University; Honorary Principal Fellow, Center for Wellbeing Science, University of Melbourne; Former Scientific Director, The Imagination Institute, University of Pennsylvania; Host of the #1 Psychology Podcast, The Psychology Podcast, with over 30 million downloads; Columnist, “Beautiful Minds,” Scientific American; Author, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization (2020), Twice Exceptional (2018), and Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined (2015); Co-Author, Learned Helplessness (2020), Choose Growth: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt (2022), Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (2016), and “Imagination Is the Seed of Creativity” (2018, The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity)

The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorders, Creativity, and Genius

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell School of Medicine, Cornell University; Psychoanalyst, New York Psychoanalytic Institute; Columnist, Psychology Today; Contributor, The Today Show; Host of “The Power of Different” podcast and Former Host of the series, “Strength of Mind”; Author, The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius (2018)

Reach for Greatness: Personalizable Education for All Children

Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of Kansas; Professorial Fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy, Victoria University; Professor in Educational Leadership, Melbourne Graduate School of Education; Author, Learners Without Borders: New Learning Pathways for All Students (2021), “COVID-19 as Catalyst for Educational Change” (2020, Prospects), and What Works May Hurt – Side Effects in Education (2018); Co-Author, Teaching Students to Become Self-Determined Learners (2020) and An Education Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: How Radical Changes Can Spark Student Excitement and Success (2019)

Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success

Professor, Department of Human Development, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University; Honorary Professor of Psychology, University of Heidelberg; Former Dean of Arts and Sciences, Tufts University; Former IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Yale University; Co-Author, Teaching for Successful Intelligence (2016) and Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success (2015); Co-Editor, The Nature of Human Creativity (2018), The Nature of Human Intelligence (2018), Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century (2016), and Creativity: From Potential to Realization (2004)

Your Pursuit of Greatness

Ransom Stephens, Ph.D., has pursued greatness since he was ten years old and has gotten close a few times. As a physics professor, he discovered a new type of matter and was on the team that discovered the top quark; as a technologist, he led an engineering commando team at a Fortune 500 company whose innovations enabled technologies that are still emerging a decade later. He’s the author of three novels and the most amusing and complete book ever written on neuroscience: The Left Brain Speaks The Right Brain Laughs: a look at the neuroscience of innovation & creativity in art, science & life. Ransom’s unique take on life, the universe, and everything has convinced thousands to pursue their greatest ambitions—and some of these people will still talk to him.

You, Your Child, and School: Teaching to Their Talents, Passions, and Potential

Internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation, and human potential; Professor Emeritus and Former Professor of Education at the University of Warwick in the UK; Author of You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education (2018), Out of Our Minds (2017, 3rd Edition), Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education (2016), and Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions, and Transform Your Life (2014)

Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity Through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play

Professor of Learning Research; Director, Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Founder, Computer Clubhouse Project, an international network of 100 after-school learning centers, where youth from low-income communities learn to express themselves creatively with new technologies; Author, Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity Through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play (2017), which won the 2018 PROSE award for Education Practice; Co-Author, The Official ScratchJr Book: Help Your Kids Learn to Code (2015)

Reach for Greatness: Personalizable Education for All Children

Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of Kansas; Professorial Fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy, Victoria University; Professor in Educational Leadership, Melbourne Graduate School of Education; Author, Learners Without Borders: New Learning Pathways for All Students (2021), “COVID-19 as Catalyst for Educational Change” (2020, Prospects), and What Works May Hurt – Side Effects in Education (2018); Co-Author, Teaching Students to Become Self-Determined Learners (2020) and An Education Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: How Radical Changes Can Spark Student Excitement and Success (2019)

Interest Matters: The Importance of Promoting Interest in Education

Paul Pintrich Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Co-Author, “Interest Matters: The Importance of Promoting Interest in Education” (2017, Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences); Co-Author, “Making Learning Personally Meaningful: A New Framework for Relevance Research” (2017, Journal of Experimental Education); Co-Editor, The Science of Interest (2017) and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: The Search for Optimal Motivation and Performance (2000)

Moving Childhood Potential to Adult Creative Achievement

Director, Center for Psychology in the Schools and Education, American Psychological Association, whose missions is to generate public awareness, advocacy, clinical applications, and cutting-edge research ideas that enhance the achievement and performance of children and adolescents with gifts and talents in all domains; Former Professor of Education, Hunter College; Winner of the 2013 “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Mensa Education and Research Foundation; Co-Author, Talent Development as a Framework for Gifted Education: Implications for Best Practices and Applications in Schools (2018), “The Talent Gap: The U.S. Is Neglecting Its Most Promising Science Students” (2014, Scientific American), “Nurturing the Young Genius: Renewing our Commitment to Gifted Education is Key to a More Innovative, Productive and Culturally Rich Society” (2012, Scientific American Mind), and “Rethinking Giftedness and Gifted Education: A Proposed Direction Forward Based on Psychological Science” (2011, Psychological Science in the Public Interest), Co-Editor, The Psychology of High Performance: Developing Human Potential Into Domain-Specific Talent (Forthcoming), Malleable Minds: Translating Insights From Psychology and Neuroscience To Gifted Education (2012), and Developing Giftedness and Talent Across the Life Span (2009)

Learner Centered Innovation: Experiences That Spark Curiosity, Ignite Passion, and Unleash Genius

Chief Impact Officer and Co-Founder, Learner-Centered Collaborative; Chief Impact Officer, Altitude Learning; Former Director of Professional Learning, University of San Diego; Former Director of District Leadership, Buck Institute for Education; Former Middle School Teacher and Instructional Coach; Author, Evolving Education: Shifting to a Learner-Centered Paradigm (2021) and Learner-Centered Innovations: Spark Curiosity, Ignite Passion, and Unleash Genius (2018)

Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success

Professor, Department of Human Development, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University; Honorary Professor of Psychology, University of Heidelberg; Former Dean of Arts and Sciences, Tufts University; Former IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Yale University; Co-Author, Teaching for Successful Intelligence (2016) and Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success (2015); Co-Editor, The Nature of Human Creativity (2018), The Nature of Human Intelligence (2018), Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century (2016), and Creativity: From Potential to Realization (2004)

The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorders, Creativity, and Genius

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell School of Medicine, Cornell University; Psychoanalyst, New York Psychoanalytic Institute; Columnist, Psychology Today; Contributor, The Today Show; Host of “The Power of Different” podcast and Former Host of the series, “Strength of Mind”; Author, The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius (2018)

The Science and Paradox of Intelligence: Environment, Enhancement, and Education

Professor of Psychology, Program in Behavioral Neuroscience and Biopsychology, Rutgers University; Co-Author, “The Paradox of Intelligence: High Heritability and Malleability Coexist in Hidden Gene-Environment Interactions” (2018, Psychological Bulletin), “Evolution, Brain Size, and Variations in Intelligence” (2017, Behavioral and Brains Sciences), and “The Architecture of Intelligence: Converging Evidence From Studies of Humans and Animals” (2013, Current Directions in Psychological Science)

Superhuman Minds: How the Science of Savants Shows Us How to Free the Genius in Children

Neuroscientist; Professor and Director, Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research, University of Miami; Professor, University of Oslo; Researcher on multisensory research, perceptual learning, synesthesia, and savantism; Author, Seeing and Saying. The Language of Perception and the Representational View of Experience (2018), Does Perception Have Content (2014), and Transient Truths (2012); Co-Author, The Superhuman Mind: Free the Genius in Your Brain (2015)

Hidden Disabilities, Hidden Talents: Tapping Creativity to Teach to Their Abilities

Artist; Poet; Writer, Performer and Executive Producer for performance poetry and songs; Advocate for Youth Leadership, IDEA Partnership, National Association of State Directors of Special Education; Founding Board Chair, Eye to Eye; Winner of the 2017 Harrison Sylvester Award by the Learning Disabilities Association; Co-Author, Empowering Students with Hidden Disabilities: A Path to Pride and Success (2016)

Using Neuroscience to Understand and Teach All Gifted Students

Research Professor, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia; Senior Research Scientist, Devereux Center for Resilient Children; Author, Helping Children Learn (2011, 2nd Edition); Co-Author, Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Translating Science to Practice (2017), The Handbook of Executive Functioning (2014), and “The School Neuropsychology of ADHD: Theory, Assessment, and Intervention” (2008, Psychology in the School)

Finding Your Personal Greatness

Cognitive and Humanistic Psychologist; Founder and Director, Center for Human Potential; Former Adjunct Associate Professor, Barnard College, Columbia University; Honorary Principal Fellow, Center for Wellbeing Science, University of Melbourne; Former Scientific Director, The Imagination Institute, University of Pennsylvania; Host of the #1 Psychology Podcast, The Psychology Podcast, with over 30 million downloads; Columnist, “Beautiful Minds,” Scientific American; Author, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization (2020), Twice Exceptional (2018), and Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined (2015); Co-Author, Learned Helplessness (2020), Choose Growth: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt (2022), Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (2016), and “Imagination Is the Seed of Creativity” (2018, The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity)

10,000-Hour Myth: Lessons From Child Prodigies

Professor and Chair of Psychology, Boston College; Senior Research Associate, Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Director, Arts and Mind Lab, which focuses on cognition in the arts in typical and gifted children as well as adults; Author, How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration (2018), Gifted Children: Myths and Realities (1996), and Invented Worlds: The Psychology of the Arts (1982); Co-Author, “Why Deliberate Practice Is Not Enough: Evidence from Drawing Talent” (2017, The Science of Expertise), “Predicting Artistic Brilliance” (2012, Scientific American Mind), Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education (2007), Studio Thinking 2 (2013) and Studio Thinking from the Start: The K-8 Art Educator's Handbook (2018)

Beyond the Born vs. Made Debate: A New Model of Expertise and Talent

Director, Expertise Lab; Professor, Michigan State University; Co-Founder, Journal of Expertise; Author, “What Makes a Prodigy?: Insights from Psychology into the Origins of Extreme Ability” (2015, Mind); Co-Author, “Beyond Born Versus Made: A New Look at Expertise” (2016, The Psychology of Learning and Motivation) and “Deliberate Practice: Is That All It Takes To Become An Expert?” (2014, Intelligence): Lead Editor, The Science of Expertise: Behavioral, Neural, and Genetic Approaches to Complex Skill (2017)

Finding and Nurturing Exceptional Intellectual Talent

Professor of Psychology; Co-Director, Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), Vanderbilt University; Past President, International Society for Intelligence Research; Winner of the 2006 “Distinguished Scholar Award” from the National Association for Gifted Children; the 2015 MENSA Research Foundation’s “Lifetime Achievement Award”; and the 2018 “Lifetime Achievement Award: For Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Intelligence,” from the International Society for Intelligence Research, their highest honor; Co-Author, “When Lightning Strikes Twice: Profoundly Gifted, Profoundly Accomplished” (2016, Psychological Science), “From Terman to Today: A Century of Findings on Intellectual Precocity” (2016, Review of Educational Research) and “Creativity and Technical Innovation: Spatial Ability’s Unique Role” (2013, Psychological Science)

Fantastic Failures: How Learning From Great Minds Can Help Students Reach Their Potential

Children's Author; Middle School Teacher; Assistant Professor of Education, Endicott College; Author, Fantastic Failures: True Stories of People Who Changed the World by Falling Down (2018), Surviving Middle School: Navigating the Halls, Riding the Social Roller Coaster, and Unmasking the Real You (2016), and A Call to Creativity: Writing, Reading, and Inspiring Students in an Age of Standardization (2012); Co-Editor, Imagine It Better: Visions of What School Might Be (2014), Break These Rules (2013), and Burned In: Fueling the Fire to Teach (2011); Co-Author of the Children's books, If My Love Were a Fire Truck (2017), Bedtime Blast-Off! (2016), The Looney Experiment (2015), and The Gumazing Gum Girl Series

Nurturing Children’s Talents: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Former Director, University of Nebraska’s Academic Success Center; Former Editor, Educational Psychology Review; Expert on Talent Development; Co-Investigator and Co-Producer of the Project and Documentary: Prodigies of the Prairie; Author, "Seven Ways Parent's Help Children Unleash Their Talents" (2014, Parenting for High Potential) and Learn How to Study and SOAR to Success (2004); Co-Author, Nurturing Children’s Talents: A Guide for Parents (Forthcoming), "Prodigies of the Prairie: The Talent Development Stories of Four Elite Nebraska Youth Performers" (2018, Roeper Review), and Teaching How to Learn: The Teacher's Guide to Student Success (2016, Reprint Edition)

Unleashing the Talents Within You, Students, and Teachers

Assistant Principal, Rockwood School District, St. Louis, MO; Award-Winning Educator who received the 2017 Midwest Spotlight Educator (METC) Award and the 2013 Missouri Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award (Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education); Author, Unleash Talent: Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and the Learners You Serve (2018)

President, Robin Fogarty & Associates; Former Teacher; Co-Author, Metacognition: The Neglected Skill Set for Empowering Students (2020), Thinking About Thinking in IB Schools (2020), How to Teach Thinking Skills (2019),Thinking About Thinking in IB Schools (2018), Metacognition (2018, Revised Edition), Everyday Problem-Based Learning: Quick Projects to Build Problem-Solving Fluency (2017), Unlocking Student Talent: The New Science of Developing Expertise (2017), The Right to be Literate (2015), Supporting Differentiated Instruction (2010), and Brain-Compatible Classroom (2009)

President and Co-Founder, Robin Fogarty & Associates; Co-Author, Metacognition: The Neglected Skill Set for Empowering Students (2020), Thinking About Thinking in IB Schools (2020), How to Teach Thinking Skills (2019), Thinking About Thinking in IB Schools (2018), Metacognition (2018, Revised Edition), Everyday Problem-Based Learning: Quick Projects to Build Problem-Solving Fluency (2017), Unlocking Student Talent: The New Science of Developing Expertise (2017), The Right to be Literate (2015), Supporting Differentiated Instruction (2010), and Brain-Compatible Classroom (2009)

Participatory Creativity: Expanding Our Understanding of Invention and Innovation

Senior Research Manager, Agency by Design Research Initiative, Project Zero; Research Associate and Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Visiting Adjunct Professor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design; Co-Author, Maker-Centered Learning: Empowering Young People to Shape Their Worlds (2016); Author, Participatory Creativity: Introducing Access and Equity to the Creative Classroom (2016)

The Neuroscience of Creativity: Mapping Creative Cognition and Abilities in the Brain

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University; Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Harvard University; Co-Author, “Driving the Brain Towards Creativity and Intelligence: A Network Control Theory Analysis” (2018, Neuropsychologia); “Brain Networks of the Imaginative Mind: Dynamic Functional Connectivity of Default and Cognitive Control Networks Relates to Openness to Experience” (2018, Human Brain Mapping) and “Creative Cognition and Brain Network Dynamics” (2016, Trends in Cognitive Sciences)

The Potential of Creativity: Providing Purpose, Meaning, and Equity for a Better World

Professor of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut; Renowned Expert on Creativity; Winner of the Mensa’s Research Award, the Torrance Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s International Creativity Award and APA’s Berlyne, Arnheim, and Farnsworth awards; Author, The Creativity Advantage (2023), Creativity and Mental Health (2017), and Creativity 101 (2016, 2nd Edition); Co-Author, Lessons in Creativity from Musical Theatre Characters (2023); Co-Editor, the Cambridge Handbook of Creativity (2019, 2nd Edition)

The Creative Spark: Imagination, Creativity, and Cooperation in Human Evolution

Zoologist; Anthropologist; The Edmund P. Joyce C.S.C. Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame; Author, The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional (2017); Co-Author, Anthropology: Asking Questions about Human Origins, Diversity, and Culture (2016) and Conversations on Human Nature (2015); Co-Editor, Verbs, Bones, and Brains: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Nature (2017) and The Evolution of Human Wisdom (2017)

The Science of Innovation: Overcoming Obstacles to Creativity in Your Classroom

Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Innovation Accelerator; Director of Entrepreneurial Studies and Math Teacher, Eagle Hill School; Author, Overcome Any Obstacle to Creativity (2018)

What the Quirky Lives of Franklin, Einstein, and Marie Curie Teach Us About Creative Genius

John Herzog Family Professor of Management, Stern School of Business, New York University; Author, Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World (2018) and Strategic Management of Technological Innovation (2016, 5th Edition)

Imagineering Success in Today's Hyper-Competitive, Prescriptive Education Landscape

Behavioral Health Clinician and Educator; Lead Faculty for Behavioral Science; Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University; Author, "How We Find Resilience During Impossible Times" (2020, Psychology Today), Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking (2018), and RESET: Make the Most of Your Stress: Your 24-7 Plan for Well-Being (2014)

Inspiration and Meaning Making: What Great Teachers Do to Promote Creative Potential

Master Teacher; CIO, Infinite Horizons; Co-Author, Transformative Teaching: Changing Today's Classrooms Culturally, Academically, and Emotionally (2015), Developing Growth Mindsets in the Inspiring Classroom (2011), Inspiring Elementary Learners (2008), Inspiring Middle and Secondary Learners (2007), and Differentiation for Real Classrooms (2009)

The Brain, Education, and the Arts: Educating Every Child in Creative Thinking

Co-Founder and Director, Neuro-Education Initiative (NEI); Professor, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University; Author, The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model for 21st Century Schools (2012) and Connecting Brain Research With Effective Teaching: The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model (2003), and “Informing Pedagogy Through the Brain-Targeted Teaching Model (2012, Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education); Co-Author, “Exploring Changes in Teacher Self-Efficacy Through Neuroeducation Professional Development” (2023, The Teacher Educator) and “The Effects of Arts-Integrated Instruction on Memory for Science Content.” (2019, Trends in Neuroscience and Education)

Promoting Interest-Driven Learning Through Technology, the Arts, STEM, and Making

Artist; Associate Professor of Learning Sciences; Director, The Creativity Labs, Indiana University; Chief Learning Officer at Collective Shift/LRNG; Leader of the MacArthur Foundation’s Make-to-Learn initiative; Advisor to the Connected Learning Research Network, Member of the 2016 and 2017 National Educational Technology Plan Committee, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education; Author, “Advancing Arts Education in a Digital Age” (2017, Arts in Education Quarterly Newsletter) and New Creativity Paradigms: Arts Learning in the Digital Age (2014); Co-Author, The Computer Clubhouse: Constructionism and Creativity in Youth Communities (2009); Co-Editor, Makeology: Makers as Learners (2016)

Digital Minds: Personalized Learning for Interests, Inquiry, and Inspiration

Consultant; Professor, Department of Middle, Secondary, and Mathematics Education, James Madison University; Co-Author, Differentiation in Elementary School (2017), The Differentiated Flipped Classroom (2016), Differentiation in Middle and High Schools (2015), and Smart in the Middle Grades (2006)

Even Einstein Struggled: How the Mistakes of Great Minds Can Motivate STEM Learning

Director, Education for Persistence and Innovation Center (EPIC); Professor of Cognitive Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University; Co-Author, “Even Einstein Struggled: Effects of Learning About Great Scientists’ Struggles on High School Students’ Motivation to Learn Science” (2016, Journal of Educational Psychology); Her work was press released by the American Psychological Association and since then over 25 news media publicized her work, including NPR Morning News Edition, CBS News, PBS Kids, PBS SciTech program, Science, Atlantic Quartz, BBC News, News India, China’s People Daily, etc. Recently, Professor Lin was elected to serve as chief education expert advisory board of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As a Chinese American, Professor Xiaodong Lin had also been deeply involved in China's education reform and development.

the reseARch scienTIST polymathic paradigm: Merging Science and Art to Understand and Foster Creativity

Cognitive Scientist; Multidisciplinary Artist; Musician; Adjunct Faculty in STEAM courses, Johns Hopkins University; Entrepreneur; Co-Founder; Executive Scientific & Artistic Director, La Petite Noiseuse Productions; Author, “STEAM is Hotter than STEM: The Why and What of My Teaching Paradigm in Higher Education” (2017, SciArt Magazine); Co-Author, “Colorful Insights Supporting the Modeling of Creative Processes Across Language, Music and Emotion” (2018, IS&T International Symposium on Electronic Imaging)

Genius Hour: Using Passion Projects to Ignite Student Innovation and Inquiry

Educational Consultant; Gifted Education Specialist; Digital Innovation Specialist, Education Service Center (ESC) Region 12; Named one of the “Top People in Education to Watch” in 2016 by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences; Blogger for A Meaningful Mess; Author, Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry (2018)

Implementing STEAM in Maker-Centered Learning

Senior Research Manager, Agency by Design Research Initiative, Project Zero; Research Associate and Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Visiting Adjunct Professor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design; Co-Author, Maker-Centered Learning: Empowering Young People to Shape Their Worlds (2016); Author, Participatory Creativity: Introducing Access and Equity to the Creative Classroom (2016)

Engaging the Brain: Reaching All Learners in Science Classrooms

Learning Design and Research Specialist, Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), who provides curricular design, online course instruction, and leads professional development training and implementation of Universal Design for Learning in K-12 and higher education settings; Coordinator, CAST free webinar series; Former Science Teacher; Former Teaching Fellow, Mind, Brain, and Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Author, Engage the Brain: How to Design for Learning that Taps into the Power of Emotions (2018) and “How to Support the Emotional Link to Learning” (2018, ASCD Express); Co-Author, Unlearning: Change Your Beliefs and Your Classroom With UDL (2020)

Amplifying Awareness in Youth:Amplifying Awareness in Youth: Rethinking Classrooms as Playgrounds of Creativity, Empowerment, and Wellbeing

Designer; Educator; STEM TeacherPreneur; Founder of SEEDS StudioLab at Acera, The Massachusetts School of Science, Creativity, and Leadership; Former Research Assistant, Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Founder, Duct Tape Network; Co-Founder, Creative Learning Company; Co-Author, Start Making!: A Guide to Engaging Young People in Maker Activities (2016)

The Reading Brain: Personalized Learning and Interventions for Literacy

Director, MIT’s Integrated Learning Initiative; Grover Hermann Professor of Health Sciences and Technology and Cognitive Neuroscience; Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Co-Director, Clinical Research Center; Associate Director, Athinoula A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Author, “Reward-Related Neural Circuitry in Depressed and Anxious Adolescents: A Human Connectome Project” (2021, Journal of the American Academy), “Mindfulness Supports Emotional Resilience in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (2022, MedRxiv), “Sleep Quality, Duration, and Consistency Are Associated With Better Academic Performance in College Students” (2019, NPI Science of Learning), and “Greater Mindfulness Is Associated With Better Academic Achievement in Middle School” (2019, Mind, Brain, and Education)

What Makes the Human Mind Special?: Insights from Non-Human Animals

Director, Comparative Cognition Laboratory; Director, Canine and Primate Laboratory (aka CapLab), which explores the evolutionary origins of the human mind by comparing the cognitive abilities of humans and non-human animals, including primates and canines; Director of Psychology; Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Yale University; Head of Silliman College; Her course titled "Psychology and the Good Life" became the most popular course in Yale's history in 2018, Co-Author, "Developmental Shifts in Social Cognition: Socio-Emotional Across the Life Span in Rhesus Monkeys" (2018, Behavioral Ecology), "The Evolutionary Roots of Human Decision-Making" (2015, Annual Review of Psychology), "Comparative Developmental Psychology: How is Human Cognitive Development Unique?" (2014, Evolutionary Psychology) and “Sociobiology Young Children Are More Generous When Others Are Aware of Their Actions” (2013, PloS ONE)

Being Human: Genes, Skills, Values, and Settings

Daniel and Amy Starch Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Harvard University; Former Co-Director/Founding Faculty, Mind/Brain Behavior Interfaculty Initiative, New England Complex Systems Institute; Author, Five Constraints on Predicting Behavior (2017), On Being Human: Why Mind Matters (2016) and The Human Spark: The Science of Human Development (2013)

Personalized Reading: Using Tools and Strategies to Maximize Learning and Potential

Adjunct Professor, Literacy Department, Manhattanville College; Middle School English Teacher, Rye Middle School; Blog Author, The Teaching Factor; Author, Gamify Literacy (2017); Co-Author, Personalized Reading: Digital Strategies and Tools to Support All Learners (2018)

Putting Children in the Center of Education: Promoting the Intellectual, Academic, and Social Capacities of Children

Associate Research Scientist; Director, Child and Adolescent Development, Comer School Development Program, Yale University School of Medicine; Co-Author, “Child development: The Foundation of Education” (2004, Six Pathways to Healthy Development and Academic Success)

Unleash the Power of Greatness Through Your Writing Instruction

Faculty Member, Granite State College; Curriculum Director, Rochester School Department, Rochester, NH