Brainconnection.com - The BrainConnection to Education Spring Forum 2001

Thu, 07/24/2008

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BrainConnection to Education Spring Forum

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How the Brain Learns:
The Key to Student Achievement

Research into how the brain learns is the key to meeting student achievement goals. This was the theme of the BrainConnection to Education Spring Forum 2001. Leading researchers, educators, and authors discussed strategies for using what we know about the brain to improve student learning and overall success. Hundreds of educators around the country have used tools based on research into how the brain learns to meet, even exceed, their goals for student achievement. During the forum, several of them shared their experiences and talked with attendees about what they can do to make similar gains in their schools.

The brain is the tool for learning. Many people left the BrainConnection to Education Spring Forum 2001 with good ideas and strategies for optimizing learning with brain-based tools.

Audio Recordings of BrainConnection to Education Spring Forum presentations are now available. Order here...

Featured Speakers

Robert Sylwester, Ed.D., acclaimed educator, author, and lecturer

On how the twenty-first century world affects the way today's students learn

Pat Wolfe, Ed.D., expert in the practical applications of brain research

On strengthening the curriculum with insights from research on how the brain learns

Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D., Professor, University of California, Berkeley, and expert on attention

On simple and powerful ideas for sustaining quality attention levels in the classroom

Virginia Mann, Ph.D., Professor, University of California, Irvine, and leading authority on reading

On building the essential skills for fluent reading

John Litten, Program Manager of Youth and Learning, Microsoft Corporation, and a former school superintendent

On using technology to transform teaching and learning

Marilee Sprenger, educator and author

On tools and resources that bring research into how the brain learns directly to the teacher

Elise Temple, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Stanford University

Barbara MacPhee, Founding Principal, New Orleans Center for Science and Mathematics

On the link between academic achievement and reading

Lori Rhodes, Directory of Elementary Education, Fontana, California

On making district-wide changes in how children learn

...and many more!

Who Attended

Education Decision-Makers:

Superintendents

Administrators

Policy makers

School board members

Front-line Professionals:

Teachers

Counselors

Speech-language
professionals

Featured Events

Presentations by Leaders in Brain Research, Reading, and Language

Networking Events

Tools with Classroom Applications

Exhibits

Small Group Discussions: Getting Questions Answered

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