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Learning and the Brain Conference Boston, MA November 18-20, 2011 Below is my schedule of conferences, keynotes and workshops. Select the pages in the menu to the left to see specific notes on each.

__Friday, Nov. 18th__ Instruction and Curriculum for 21st Century Mind and Brains - Judy Willis, MD, EdM and Jay McTighe, MA Teaching, Learning and Leading in the 21st Century - Tony Wagner, EdD Training Brains: Improving Behavior, Cognition and Neural Mechanisms of Attn. in Lower SES - Helen J. Neville, PhD Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World - Heidi Hayes Jacobs, EdD

__Saturday, Nov. 19th__ 21st Century Skills: The Imperative for Teaching Creativity and Innovation in Schools - Charles K. Fadel, MBA Creative Brains: Maximizing Imagination and Innovation in Students - Shelley H. Carson, PhD Shine: Using Brain Science to Get Imagination and the Best from Your Students - Edward M. Hallowell, MD Education for Thinking - Deanna Kuhn, PhD Empowering Students with Networked Learning for Critical Thinking - Martha Stone Wiske, EdD Technology as Tools to Shape Tomorrow's Minds - Suzy Cox, PhD

__Sunday, Nov. 20th__ Five Minds for the Future - Howard E. Gardner, PhD Critical Thinking and 21st Century Skills - Daniel T. WIllingham, PhD Alone Together: A Meditation on the Future of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century - Sherry R. Turkle, PhD <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Panel Discussion: How Can Schools Promote the Cognitive Skills Students Need to Compete in the 21st Century <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Leveraging 21st Century Tools to Meet the Needs of Struggling Math Students - David A. Dockterman, EdD <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Learning from Scratch: Tools for 21st Century Skills - Natalie Rusk, PhD