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    Monday 14 July
    Foundations of Human Thinking & Learning
    11:30 AM- 12:00 PM
    Registration
    11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
    Welcome Lunch
    12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
    • What is the Science of Learning?
    • How should educators think about employing this field?
    12:50 PM - 2:10 PM
    • How does the brain work to make sense of reality?
    • What are ‘bottom-up’ and ‘top-down’ processing, and how does each impact learning?
    • How do we help people move into ‘top-down’ mode when desired?
    2:10 PM - 2:25 PM
    • Reflection Activity + Discussion
    2:25 PM - 2:40 PM
    Coffee Break
    2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
    • How does the brain function?
    • How does learning impact this function?
    • Are skills, talent, and abilities inborn? And what does this say about learning?
    3:55 PM - 4:10 PM
    • Reflection Activity + Discussion
    4:10 PM - 4:25 PM
    Coffee Break
    4:25 PM - 5:20 PM
    • How does learning change across the lifespan?
    • What is going on with teenagers to make them so unique?
    • Are adults different?
    5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
    • Discussion
    6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Welcome Reception
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    Dinner on the Sierra Madre Village Patio
    Note: This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.