Brain Basics for Educators: An Introduction to the Brain & Neuroscience
Through an interactive discussion, participants will come away with a basic understanding of the major anatomical areas of the brain, the various methods used to study brain-mind connections, and the principles that govern brain organization and function for learning.   

Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Time: 1:30p.m. – 4:30p.m.
Location: Montgomery Bell Academy
Fee: $120

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D.
The Brain and Creativity Institute
University of Southern California

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D., studies the neuroscience of emotion and its relation to cognitive, linguistic and social development at the Brain and Creativity Institute/Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California. She lectures nationally and abroad on the implications of brain and cognitive science research for curriculum and pedagogy, and is the North American editor for the journal Mind, Brain and Education. Dr. Immordino-Yang earned her doctorate in human development and psychology at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, where she was the recipient of grants from the Spencer Foundation and the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation. Before returning to graduate school, she taught French at an independent high school and seventh grade science at a public junior/senior high school. Her background as a researcher, teacher, and mother has made her especially interested in the connection between learning and emotion.