The UNCG Child and Family Research Network (CFRN) and the UNCG Research and Instruction and STEM Education (RISE) Network are co-sponsoring an interdisciplinary conference that brings together educators, researchers, advocates, and leaders to discuss developmental perspectives on learning from birth to college.
Conference Details:
Friday, November 21, 2014
8am-5pm
Elliott University Center Auditorium, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (directions)
Morning Session:
| 8:00am | Continental Breakfast (Elliott University Center Auditorium Lobby) |
| 8:45am | Provost Dana Dunn, Welcome |
| 9:00am | Oscar Barabin, Ph.D., Lila L. and Douglas J. Hertz Endowed Chair in Psychology at Tulane University,Keynote Address “Learning in the 21st Century” |
| 10:30am | Dr. Julie Mendez, “Promoting Engagement in Learning: Integrating Culture and Diversity into Educational Practice and Policy” |
| 11:00am | Dr. Debra Cassidy, Dr. Danielle Crosby, Dr. Linda Hestenes, Dr. Karen La Paro, Dr. Sharon Mims, and Dr. Catherine Scott-Little, “Quality learning environments for young children” |
| 11:30am | Dr. Esther Leerkes, “Preparing children for school: The role of emotionally supportive parenting” |
Afternoon Session:
| 1:30pm | Dr. Ian Beatty, “What happens when physicists study physics students?” |
| 2:00pm | Dr. Thanujeni Pathman, “Learning from a developmental cognitive neuroscience perspective” |
Discussion groups to follow
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Conference Co-Sponsors:
- The Office of Research and Economic Development
- The College of Arts and Sciences
- The School of Health and Human Sciences
- The School of Education