Speaker Profile

David B. Daniel, PhD, Conference Chair

Professor Emeritus of Psychology, James Madison University; Former Executive Director and Founding Board Member, International Mind, Brain, and Education Society; Former Managing Editor, Mind, Brain, and Education Journal; Recognized in the “Top 1% of Educational Researchers Influencing Public Debate” in the US; Co-Author, “Toward an Ecological Science of Teaching” (2021, Canadian Psychology), “Seeing Self and Others On-Screen Does Not Negatively Impact Learning in Virtual Classrooms” (2021, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology), and “E-Textbooks at What Cost? Performance and Use of Electronic v. Print Texts” (2013, Computers and Education)
David B.Daniel, PhD, Conference Chair

Upcoming Talks

Teaching Social Brains
Applying Brain Science to Improve Social Skills, Belonging, Behavior, Regulation, and Learning
The Fairmont Atop Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA
February 12-14, 2027
Teaching Motivated Minds
Applying Brain Science to Boost Mastery, Motivation, Mindsets, Metacognition, and Learning
Hilton Austin, Austin, TX
November 12-14, 2026

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 Generation AI-Z
Advancing Schooling, Skills, Relationships, and Learning in a Distracted, Uncertain, AI Age
The Fairmont SF, San Francisco, CA
February 13-15, 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
Teaching Engaged Brains
Improving Student Attention, Motivation, and Mindsets in a Disengaged, Distracted Age
The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom
February 22-24, 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 Teaching
Applying Brain Science and COVID Lessons to Improve Teaching, Schools, and Learning Spaces
The Fairmont, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom
February 18-20, 2022
The Science of Teaching During a Pandemic
Creating Motivated, Focused, Active, Autonomous Learners
Virtual Conference
February 20-20, 2021
Learning How to Learn
Applying Learning Sciences for Deeper Reasoning, Retention, and Reflection
The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
November 22-24, 2019
Merging Minds & Technology
Transform Schools with Neuroscience, Robots, Makerspaces, and Virtual Reality
Held at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, MA
November 10-12, 2017
The Science of How We Learn
Engaging Memory, Motivation, Mindsets, Making and Mastery
Held at the historic Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA
February 17-19, 2017