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    Speaker Profile

    Daniel T. Willingham, PhD

    Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia; Member, National Board for Education Sciences; Writer, “Ask the Cognitive Scientist” Column, American Educator; Author, Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning Is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy (2023), “How Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn?” (2022, American Educator), “Why Don’t Students Like School?” (2021, 2nd Edition), The Reading Mind (2017), and Raising Kids Who Read (2015); Co-Author, “Making Education Research Relevant” (2021, Education Next) and Cognition: The Thinking Animal (2019)
    Daniel T.Willingham, PhD

    Past Talks

    Teaching Executive Skills
    Applying Brain Science to Boost Memory, Attention, and Emotion Regulation for Learning
    Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel, New York, NY
    April 16-18, 2026
    Teaching Whole Learners
    Applying Science to Create Social, Engaged, Thriving, Curious, Critical Thinkers
    Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
    November 14-16, 2025
    The Science of Learning
    Using Evidence to Engage Learners, Transform Teaching, Innovate EdTech, and Empower Leaders
    Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel or Virtually via Zoom
    April 25-27, 2025
    Future-Ready Brains
    Teaching Students to Think, Create, Innovate, Learn, and Adapt for an Anxious, AI Age
    NY Sheraton Times Square Hotel, New York, NY or Virtually via Zoom
    April 18-20, 2024
    The Science of Teaching and Learning
    Promoting Healthy Brains, Active Minds, Memory, Movement, and Well-being for Effective Teaching and Learning
    The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom
    November 17-19, 2023
    The Science of Knowledge
    Applying Brain Science to Build Student Expertise, Reasoning, Reflection, and Critical Thinking
    Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel, New York, NY or Virtually via Zoom
    April 01-03, 2022
    The Science of Teaching During a Pandemic
    Creating Motivated, Focused, Active, Autonomous Learners
    Virtual Conference
    February 20-20, 2021