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BOOSTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN A DISTRESSED, DISTRACTED WORLD

As a result of the pandemic, stress, and digital distractions, students are less engaged, focused, and motivated than prior to COVID. A 2021 EdWeek Research Center survey found that student motivation and morale are significantly lower than they were prior to the pandemic with 87% of teachers reporting less student motivation. A 2023 Gradient Learning Poll found 80% of teachers concerned about their students’ engagement in the classroom. Research by Gloria Mark at the University of California, Irvine, has found that our focused attention spans have dropped from an average of 2.5 minutes 20 years ago to only 47 seconds by 2021. 

This interdisciplinary conference will bring neuroscientists, psychologists, researchers, and educators together to explore the science of attention, focus, and motivation and the impacts of stress, exercise, mindfulness, and technology on student engagement. Discover ways to increase student motivation and focus, reduce digital distractions, and boost learning.

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This conference will be presented as a hybrid conference. You can either attend in person or participate virtually. Click here for more details.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Motivating reading, math, and STEM learning
Helping students find focus in a distracting, digital world
The science of motivation and engaging disengaged learners
Ways to develop kids' metacognition and self-reflection skills
Our decreasing attention spans and the impact of digital devices
How movement increases motivation and mindfulness improves focus
The effects of stress, boredom, and social belonging on engagement
Growth mindsets and engaging the brain in students and teachers
Managing multitasking and promoting purpose in adolescents
Helping children with ADHD and attention problems to focus

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Educators, Parents
Curriculum, Staff Developers
Speech-Language Pathologists
PreK-12 Teachers, Administrators
Learning Specialists, Special Educators
Psychologists, School Psychologists, Counselors
Early Childhood Educators, Professionals
Superintendents, Principals, School Heads
Classroom, Reading, Technology Teachers
Social Workers, School Counselors
College, University Professors

Featured Speakers

TEACHING ENGAGED BRAINS: THE SCIENCE OF MOTIVATING KIDS IN A DISENGAGED AGE

ATTENTIVE BRAINS: FINDING FOCUS IN A DISTRACTED, DIGITAL AGE

MOTIVATED BRAINS: ENGAGING MINDSETS, & METAGOGNITION FOR ACHIEVEMENT

DISENGAGED BRAINS: IMPACTS OF CONNECTIONS, MENTAL HEALTH, BOREDOM, & BELONGING

TEACHING TEEN BRAINS: YOUTH, MULTITASKING & MOTIVATION

BELIEVING BRAINS: FOSTERING READING, MATH, SCIENCE, & TEACHER MINDSETS

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