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• Rebels with a Cause! Brain-Compatible Approaches for Motivating Reluctant Learners

  • Start
    October 01, 2010
  •  
    09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Location
    The Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, San Francisco

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  PEN & TEN Teacher Training Workshop:
  

  Rebels with a Cause! Brain-Compatible Approaches for Motivating Reluctant
  Learners
  

  William J. DeMeo, Ph.D
  
  How do we address our reluctant learners who seem to have the hardest time paying attention and completing work? This dynamic and interactive workshop will focus on providing participants with
  effective and practical brain-compatible strategies to assist students to become passionate learners,
  and helping them retain more. Participants will be able to use these strategies immediately when
  returning to their school to motivate the most reluctant students achieve.
  
  William DeMeo is a Developmental School Psychologist who coordinates the mental health services for Cincinnati Public Schools’ Early Childhood Program. He also has a private practice that specializes in serving children and families that other agencies are not able to serve in the Greater Cincinnati Area. A former teacher, he has taught at all levels, from elementary through university. William has presented workshops and symposia at national meetings for early childhood professionals and has also presented
  numerous workshops for administrators, mental health professionals and educators. William continues to be one of the most sought-after trainers for childhood professionals, in the areas of mental health and brain-based learning, utilizing his extensive experience to present practical and entertaining workshops. He has authored several books, including his latest publications: Managing the Angry and Aggressive Child (1999), Brain-Based Learning: How Does the Brain Really Learn! (2000), The Educator’s Survival Guide for Preventing Burnout! (2003), and Reading with the Brain in Mind! (2003).
  
  Age Range:  K - 12
  
  Date: Friday, October 1, 2010
  
  Time: 9 am - 4 pm
  
  Location: The Blue Room @ The Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
  
  Cost: $80 General Public / $30 Member School faculty
  
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• Brain Rules for Teachers

  • Start
    January 21, 2011
  •  
    09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

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  PEN & TEN Teacher Training Workshop:
  

  Brain Rules for Teachers
  

  John Medina
  
  If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you probably would design something like a classroom. And if you wanted to change things, you might have to tear it down and start over.
  
  John Medina has a lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we learn. In his New York Times bestselling book, Brain Rules, he describes 12 rules--what scientists know for sure about how our brains work--and then offers powerful ideas that could transform our schools. Dr. Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is the director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University. Visit him online at www.brainrules.net.
  
  Age Range:  K - 12
  
  Date: Friday, January 21, 2011
  
  Time: 9 am - 12 pm
  
  Location: Fort Mason Center
  Golden Gate Room, Conference Center
  Entrance at Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street
  San Francisco, CA 94123
  
  Cost: $80 General Public / $30 Member School faculty
  
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