-----Thursday, November 1, 2007 -----

3:30 – 7:30 pm

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

4:00 – 7:00 pm

Optional Short Course (Cost $75) (More Info)

Introduction to the Brain & Neurosciences for Educators /Clinicians

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D

University of Southern California

Post

Oak

7:30 –  8:00 pm

Opening of the Conference

Steve Palko, Honorary Conference Chair

XTO Energy, Former Vice-Chair & President

Marc Schwartz, Ed.D, Conference Chair

University of Texas at Arlington

Brazos

8:00 – 9:00 pm

Keynote Address

Connecting Mind, Brain & Education

Kurt Fischer, PhD, IMBES President

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Brazos

----- Friday, November 2, 2007 ------

7:30 – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast &

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30 –

9:30 am

Plenary I

Good Work in MBE

Howard Gardner, PhD

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Brazos

9:45 – 11:15 am

Concurrent Panel Discussions (More Info)

Science Panel

Brian Alters, PhD, McGill University

Michelle Sullivan, Wyoming State Board of Education

Phil Sadler, Ed.D, Harvard-Smithsonian CFA

John Loehr, PhD, Chicago Public Schools

Brazos

Literacy Panel

Helen Amoriggi, EdD, McGill University

Diane Patrick PhD, State Representative, Texas 94^th District

Jennifer Rennie, PhD, Monash University, Melbourne

Jeanne Gerlach, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington

Elm

Fork I

Teacher Preparation Panel

Juliana Pare-Blagoev, Ed.D, Strategic Education Research Partnering

Mary Harris, PhD, University of North Texas

Tracey Tokuhama, M.Ed, PhD,ABD Universidad San Fransisco de Quito

West

Fork I

11:30 – 1:00 pm

Lunch (Provided at the Renaissance Worthington)

Pecos

1:15 – 2:45 pm

Concurrent Activities

A. Paper Session I “Bridging Sessions: M-B and B-E”

The M-B Bridge_______  _____________________

Genes, Environments & Growth in Early Reading Skills

Stephen Petrill, PhD

Ohio State University

The Possibility of a Cognitive Bottleneck in Learning at School that is Caused by a Delay of Early Language Acquisition: Behavioral and Brain-Imaging Evidence

Nobuo Masataka, PhD

Kyoto University

Moderator: Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D, University of Southern California

Bur

Oak

The B-E Bridge________________       __________

Integrating Neuropsychological Principles into Educational Practice: State of the Art and Implementation Challenges

Daniel Miller, PhD, ABPP

Texas Woman’s University

Critical Issues to be Solved in Undertaking Brain-Science Based Cohort Studies

Hideaki Koizumi, PhD (Files 1, 2, 3)

Brain Science & Education Programs, Japan Science & Technology Agency

Moderator: Jane Bernstein, PhD, Harvard Medical School

Post

Oak

B. Workshops: Where Neuroscience & Cognitive Science Meet Education

Beyond Bridges Made of Paper: The Relationship Between Neuroscience & Education in a World of Modern Technologies

David Rose, Ed.D

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Elm

Fork

The Ultimate Tower of Babel Makeover: Using Cognitive Developmental Science to Align Educational Standards, Curricula & Assessments

Theo Dawson, PhD

Developmental Testing Service

West

Fork

C. Poster Presentations (Click to view poster presenters and titles)

Exhibition Hall

3:00 – 4:00 pm

Plenary II

Emotion and Social Behavior in Neuroscience & Education

Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD

University of Southern California

Brazos

6:30 –  8:30 pm

President’s Reception

Ashton Depot, Fort Worth, Texas

Shuttle Service Available

 -----Saturday, November 3, 2007 -----

7:30 – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast & Registration

Grand Ballroom

Foyer

7:30 –

8:30 am

IMBES

Associate Editors Meeting

Treaty Oak Boardroom

8:30 – 9:30 am

Plenary III

The Problem of Inattention in the Classroom: Could Understanding the Neuroscience of Attention Help Educators?

Rosemary Tannock, PhD

University of Toronto

Brazos

9:45 –    11:15 am

Concurrent Activities

A. Paper Session II  “Bridging Sessions: M-E and B-E”

The M-E Bridge_________________________________

Using Intelligent Tutors as a Platform for Research on Learning

Neil Heffernan, PhD

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Agents, Agency, Equity: A Complexity-Studies Perspective on Classroom Participation Patterns

Dor Abrahamson, PhD

University of California, Berkeley

Moderator: Todd Rose, Ed.D, Harvard Graduate School of Education

West

Fork I

The B-E Bridge_________________________________

Science of Learning: National Science Foundation

Soo-Siang Lim, PhD

National Science Foundation

Understanding the Brain: The Birth of a Learning Science

Christina Hinton

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Moderator: Layne Kalbfleisch, PhD, George Mason University

West

Fork II

B. Workshop: Where Cognitive Science Meets Education

Are MBE Researchers Better or Faster Readers Than a Fifth Grader?

Joel Bonn

Managing Director of eSpeedReading Productivity2020 ©

Bur

Oak

C. Invited Presentations: Projects From the Field in MBE

Neuroeducation and the One Laptop Per Child Program

Antonio Battro, PhD, MD

One Laptop Per Child

Elm Fork I

Application of Brain-Function Imaging to the Realm of Education

Hideaki Koizumi, PhD                Atsushi Maki, PhD

Fellow, Hitachi, Ltd.                  Senior Chief Researcher, Hitachi, Ltd.

Gentaro Taga, PhD                   Hiroki Sato PhD

University of Tokyo                  Researchers, Hitachi, Ltd.

Akiko Obata PhD

Researchers, Hitachi, Ltd.

Elm Fork II

11:30 –

1:00 pm

Lunch

(on your own)

11:30 – 12:30 pm

IMBES 

Membership Meeting

Elm

Fork I

1:15 –  2:45 pm

Concurrent Activities

A. Paper Session III

“Bridging Sessions: M-E, B-E, and M-B” 

The M-B Bridge________________________________

Genetic Sciences for Developmentalists

Elena Grigorenko, PhD

Yale University

ADHD is a Genetic Disorder

John Hooper, PhD

Genizon BioSciences

Moderator: Rosemary Tannock, PhD, University of Toronto

West

Fork I

The B-E Bridge_________________________________

Through the Looking Glass: ERPs in an MBE World

Donna Coch, Ed.D

Dartmouth College

Faster Bridge Building: A Testable Approach to Connecting Neuroimaging Studies to Classroom Based Research

Juliana Pare-Blagoev, Ed.D

Strategic Education Research Partnership

Moderator: Christina Hinton, Harvard GSE and OECD

Bur

Oak

The M-E Bridge_________________________________

The Ecology of Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning in the Real World

David Daniel, PhD

University of Northern Colorado

The Role of “Noticing” in Transfer

Joanne Lobato, PhD

San Diego State University

Moderator: Todd Rose, Ed.D, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Post

Oak

B. Discussion Session

What Should IMBES Have Accomplished by Its Next Conference?

Moderators:

Marc Schwartz, Ed.D                           Michel Ferrari, PhD

University of Texas at Arlington            University of Toronto

Elm

Fork I

C. Workshop Session: Where Cognitive Science Meets Education

The Art and Science of Knowledge Design: Translating Learning Science into Useable Tools for Educators

Michael Connell, Ed.D

Institute for Knowledge Design

West

Fork II

D. Poster Sessions    (Click to view poster presenters and titles)

Exhibition

Hall

3:00 – 3:45 pm

IMBES New President’s Reception

Terrace

3:45 – 4:00 pm

Closing Session

Terrace