You are cordially invited to attend A Bank Street College Faculty Research Seminar
Neuroscience in the Classroom
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In memory of
Edna Shapiro (1925-2005),
Distinguished Research
Scholar Emerita |
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:00 AM-12:15 PM
Tabas Auditorium
Bank Street College
610 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
Shapiro Lecture 2010
9:00-10:30 AM
Problems and Opportunities in Applying Neuroscience to Classroom Dilemmas
Keynote Speaker: Daniel Willingham, Ph.D, University of Virginia
Followed by Concurrent Workshops
10:45 AM-12:15 PM
- He's just so disorganized! The role of executive function in the classroom
Presenter: Lynda Geller, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Cognitive Diversity
- Minding our ABC's: What neuroscience can teach us about handwriting
Presenter: Amy Margolis, Ph.D., The Brooklyn Learning Center
- Helping Children Tune in and Turn On to Classroom Work
Panel Presentation: Laurie Stern, Riverdale Country School; Martha Upton, Mamaroneck Middle School; & Danette Lipton, Bank Street School for Organization Children
There is no charge for the Seminar
Participants are requested to register by RSVP to:
Deisenstein@bankstreet.edu
Phone: 212-875-4461
