Conference Schedule

Conference Day 1

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

Conference Welcome/Opening Remarks - All Keynotes will take place in the America Ballroom (4th Floor)

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Keynote Address: Learning How to Learn: Helping Students Succeed in School - Barbara A. Oakley, PhD, PE

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Barbara A. Oakley, PhD, PE

Keynote Address: Teaching for Deeper Learning: Implications of Science of Learning and Development - Linda Darling-Hammond, EdD

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Linda Darling-Hammond, EdD

Networking Coffee Break, Exhibit Hall, and Book Signings (for Barbara Oakley, PhD and Linda Darling-Hammond, EdD)

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Barbara A. Oakley, PhD, PE

Concurrent Sessions

3:45 PM - 6:20 PM

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 'A'

The Science of Learning

America South (Fourth Floor)

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Part I – Digging Deeper Into the Science of Learning

Barbara A. Oakley, PhD, PE(RP, All Ages)

5:20 PM - 6:20 PM

Part II – How Knowledge of Learning Sciences Has Influenced Teacher Practice & Efficacy Beliefs

Mariale M. Hardiman, EdD(RP, All Ages)

Deeper Thinking & Neuromyths

Essex North (Third Floor)

3:45 PM - 6:20 PM

How to Be an Effective Skeptic: Critical Thinking Strategies to Evaluate Research-Based Practice

Andrew C. Watson, MEd, MA(RP, All Ages)

Teen Brains & Deeper Learning

Essex South/Center (Third Floor)

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Part I – In Search of Deeper Learning

Jal D. Mehta, PhD(RP, K-12)

4:50 PM - 6:20 PM

Part II – Deeper Learning: Transforming High School Education in the Twenty-First Century

Monica R. Martinez, PhD(RP, 6-12)

Technology & Deeper Inquiry

America North (Fourth Floor)

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Part I – The Science of Learning: Mind, Brain, and Technology

John D.E. Gabrieli, PhD(R, All Ages)

4:50 PM - 6:20 PM

Part II – Using Technology for Motivation, Transfer, and Deeper Learning

Christopher J. Dede, EdD(RP, 3-8)

The Science of Memory & Retention

Staffordshire (Third Floor)

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Part I – Harnessing Successive Relearning: The Power and Pitfalls of Self-Regulated Strategies for Improving Student Success

John T. Dunlosky, PhD(RP, All Ages)

5:20 PM - 6:20 PM

Part II – Learning in Context: Considering Student Identity, Attitudes, and Working Memory Capacity

LaTasha R. Holden, PhD(RP, All Ages)

The Science of Human Language

St. George A-C (Third Floor)

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Part I – The Science of Language: Why Language Learning Gets Harder as You Get Older

Joshua K. Hartshorne, PhD(R, All Ages)

4:50 PM - 6:20 PM

Part II – Children's Development of Language: Self-Regulation, Executive Functions, and Skills

George McCloskey, PhD(RP, All Ages)

Note: This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.

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