program

This webinar will use Zoom.

This webinar will run from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET / 7:00 am - 9:00 am PT on May 3, 2025 for a total of 2 credit hours.

For those who cannot attend the live webinar on May 3, a recording of the webinar will be available for 7 days following the live webinar, beginning the following Monday.
CE credit is only available for live attendance.


This webinar discusses the process of memory; a concept all teachers should understand for an efficient and effective classroom. There will be a particular focus on student attention and its indispensable place in memory processing. Attention is a limited resource. If we choose to attend to one particular stimuli, we are consequently blind to other stimuli in our environment. It is crucial teachers understand this and design their classroom and instruction with this in mind. This webinar will also take a look at research surrounding how attentive and inattentive behaviors in the classroom spread, called attention contagion.
 
There is much to consider when designing a classroom environment and instruction. Often, there is an emphasis on aspects other than memory and attention. This webinar argues we should begin with this in mind to create a learning environment that is the most conducive to learning.
 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify key aspects of memory processing.
  • Explain certain hurdles learners encounter that may stymie memory processing.
  • Understand the importance attention plays in memory processing.
  • Articulate how to best design a learning environment and instruction to maximize learning.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This seminar is applicable to teachers of elementary through post-secondary students, instructional coaches, and anyone looking to be better informed about memory processing and attention’s key role in learning. The information presented applies to learners of all ages and ability levels.

WORKSHOP LEADER
 

SteveBlake Harvard is in his 19th year of full-time teaching and has taught students from grade 7 to grade 12. He currently teaches high school AP Psychology in Alabama. Blake has a particular affinity for reading education research and applying its findings in the classroom to maximize learning. He also writes on his website (www.effortfuleducator.com) about how he applies principles of cognitive psychology in his classroom and has published a book, Do I Have Your Attention? (2024), expounding on memory processing and the application of certain learning strategies to create the most efficient and effective environment for learning.