Developmental Perspectives on Learning from Birth to College

Written by CommunityEngagement on September 22, 2014. Posted in Announcements.

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”