Pre-Institute Workshop

The Neuroeducation Institute

Thursday, July 31, 2008

7:30-8:30 - Registraion and Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:45 - Welcome Address

8:45-10:15 - Keynote Address
The Relationship Between Emotion and Cognition
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang

10:15-10:30 - Break

10:30-12:00 - Keynote Address
An Introduction to Cognitive Development
Zak Stein

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:30 - Concurrent Sessions

1. Social Interaction and Its Role in Learning
   Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
   
   

2. Learning Sequences in the Classroom
   Zak Stein
   
   

3. Updates & Up-“states” of Reading Research
   Joanna Christodoulou
   
   

4. Research Schools and Action Research
   Christina Hinton
   
   

5. Active Learning Strategies & Note-taking Techniques
   Kimberly Carraway

7:30-8:30 - Registraion and Continental Breakfast

8:15-8:30 - Welcome Address
Karl Dean, Mayor of Nashville

8:30-9:30 - Keynote Address
Building Bridges in Mind, Brain and Education:
Translating Learning Science into Usable Tools for Educators
Michael Connell

9:30-9:45 - Break

9:45-12:15 - Concurrent Sessions

1. The Mathematical Brain  
   Michael Connell
   
   
2. Cognition, Neuroscience and Reading 
   Joanna Christodoulou
   
   
3. Attention, ADHD and Non-Med Interventions
   Jeb Schenck
   
   

4. The Role of Educational Neuroscience in Tackling Policy Challenges
   Christina Hinton
   
   

5. Developmental Testing and Assessment
   Zak Stein

1:15-3:15 - Concurrent Sessions

1. Educational Design for Motivation and Engagement     
   Michael Connell
   
   
2. Assessments and Evaluations for Reading Performance 
   Joanna Christodoulou
   
   
3. The Adolescent Brain: Connecting Memory, Emotions and Movement
   Jeb Schenck
   
   

4. Demystifying Psycho-educational Evaluations
   Patti van Eys
   
   

5. Organization & Time-Management Strategies for the Struggling
   Student 
   Kimberly Carraway