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Session Title
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Speaker
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Pre-Conference Day - Friday, January 16, 2009
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8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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Presenting Yourself!
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Eric Jensen, Conference Host |
Teaching Practical Neuroscience in School
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Daniel Amen, MD, Psych., Brain Imaging Specialist, Medical Dir. |
Not-Too-Extreme Classroom Makeovers
Brain-Compatible Classroom Design
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Martha Kaufeldt, MA, Trainer and Consultant |
Brain-Friendly Teaching Made Easy through Structures!
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Spencer Kagan, PhD |
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Day 1 - Saturday, January 17, 2009
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
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Opening Session
Wake Up the Brain
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Eric Jensen, Conference Host
Cathie Summerford, MA, President, Fit4Learning |
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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Keynote
Magnificent Mind at Any Age
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Daniel Amen, MD, Psych., Brain Imaging Specialist, Medical Dir. |
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Begin With the Brain
Orchestrating the Learner-Centered Classroom
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Martha Kaufeldt, MA, Trainer and Consultant |
Making it Stick!
Unforgettable Memory Strategies
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Spencer Kagan, PhD |
Highly Effective Education!
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Susan Kovalik, President, Susan Kovalik & Associates, Inc. |
Brain-Tech
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Helen Teague, MEd, Teacher, Our Overnight Planning System |
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Making a Good Brain Great!
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Daniel Amen, MD, Psych., Brain Imaging Specialist, Medical Dir. |
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2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
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Teachers, Change Your Bait!
Brain Compatible Differentiated Instruction
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Martha Kaufeldt |
Neural Basis of Common Learning Problems Along with Natural Solutions
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Jeff Haebig, PhD, President, Wellness Quest |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Rock 'n Roll Classroom
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Rich Allen, PhD, International Consultant |
Making it Stick!
Unforgettable Memory Strategies
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Spencer Kagan, PhD |
Give Your Brain a Break
Brain Break Activities for the Classroom
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Shari Rindels, Teacher, Catalina Ventura School |
Sometimes it's Just About the Dot
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Ron Nash, MA, Consultant, Virginia Beach, VA |
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Day 2 - Sunday, January 18, 2009
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6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Yoga Tools for You
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Leah Kalish, MA, Educator, Yoga Teacher, National Speaker |
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
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Morning Announcements
Wake Up the Brain
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Eric Jensen, Conference Host
Cathie Summerford, MA, President, Fit4Learning |
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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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Keynote
Brain Mapping, Development & Maturation
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Arthur Toga, PhD, Prof. of Neurology, UCLA |
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10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
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Q & A: Secrets of the Human Brain
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Eric Jensen, Conference Host
Arthur Toga, PhD, Prof. of Neurology, UCLA |
Yoga Tools for Well-Being
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Leah Kalish, MA, Educator, Yoga Teacher, National Speaker |
Learning Differences and Plasticity
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Donna Starr, MEd, Consultant, Star Educational Services |
Green Light Classrooms
Teaching Strategies that Accelerate Learning
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Rich Allen, PhD, International Consultant |
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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I Know I Am, But What Are You?
Your Social and Emotional Brain
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Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Educator |
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2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
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He Said, She Said
Sex and Emotional Memories
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Larry Cahill, PhD |
How to Overcome Writer's Block
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Howard Berg, Director, New American School |
All Smoke and Mirror Neurons
The Neurobiology of Social Interaction
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Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Educator |
Learning in Motion
High-Energy A.C.T.I.V.E. Fit4Learning Games
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Cathie Summerford, MA, President, Fit4Learning |
They Really Do Learning Differently
Gender Differences in the Classroom
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Bryan Harris, MEd, Director of Prof. Dev., Casa Grande ESD |
Multi-Sensory Note-Taking and Writing Strategies Guaranteed to Increase Student Achievement!
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Dennis Pauli, EdD, Ass't Superintendent, Round Lake Area Schools |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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The Effects of Poverty on the Brain
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Eric Jensen, Conference Host |
Seven Deadly Sins of Teaching, and How to Avoid Them!
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Willy Wood, MA, President, Open Mind Technologies, Inc. |
Can We Survive Response to Intervention?
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Bonnie Shrum, MEd, Teacher
Lynn Dockery, EdD, Ass't Principal, North East ISD
Sebastian Macias, Teacher
Marina Serbantez, MA, Teacher
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B.O.N.G.O Into Action
Teaching Strategies that Work
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Brenda McKinney, MA, CEO & Instructor |
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Day 3 - Monday, January 19, 2009
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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The Wonderful World of the Interactive Read Aloud
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Craig Carson, EdS, Ass't Superintendent, Hollister R-V Schools |
Engaging 'Tweens and Teens
Now that I have a Neocortex, What Do I Do With It?
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Raleigh Philp, MA, MEd, Professor, Azusa Pacific University |
Add Some Color to Your Gray Matter
Using the Arts to Teach Literacy
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Susan Keene, Arts Integration Coordinator |
Mapping and the Learning Journey
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Jim Muckle, Managing Director, Brains in Action Inc. |
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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
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Do Actions Speak Louder than Words?
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Rick Doughty, MA, Associate Director for Admin Serv. |
Mathematics as a Whole Brain Event
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Barbara Govendo, PhD, Associate Professor, Lesley University
Barbara Allen-Lyall, MA, Math Prof./Coord., The Mead School |
See, Experience, Tell
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Ana De Gea-Coombs, MA, Special Educator/Presenter, The Children's Guild |
Impact of Emotions on Learning
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Judy Eacker, BS, Ed. Consultant, Susan Kovalik & Associates |
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Taking the Expo Home with You
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Eric Jensen, Conference Host |
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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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How to Design and Deliver Brain-Based Teaching
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Eric Jensen, Conference Host |
Adapt, Adjust, and Apply
Make Your New Ideas Work!
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Rich Allen, PhD, International Consultant |
