A Tour Through Your Child’s Brain: Development, Technology, and Learning

Sometimes students are bored, disengaged, and unmotivated.Other times they’re risky, unpredictable, and emotionally volatile. What is going on? In this session, we will explore the brain, how it develops across the lifespan, and consider how these changes drive learning and behavior during school-aged years. In addition, we’ll take a look at several principles we can use to help support our students both at home and at school. Finally, we will take a quick look at the issue of digital technologies and consider what impact these tools are having on childhood learning.

Jared Cooney Horvath (PhD, MEd) is a neuroscientist, educator, and author of the best-selling book Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick. 

Jared has conducted research and lectured at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, the University of Melbourne, and over 1,000 schools internationally. He has published 6 books, over 50 research articles, and his work has been featured in publications like The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, HBR, and PBS’s NOVA. 

Refreshments and Q&A with guest speaker Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD

Invite a friend: Tickets are $40 with each additional guest only $10!