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Caldwell College And The NJ League of Schools Present

10th Annual Principals’ Conference to Feature Expert on Educational Neuroscience

Due to insufficient enrollment the Principals' Leadership Conference previously scheduled for June 11th has been cancelled

Caldwell College’s 10th annual Principals’ Leadership Conference will take place on June 11, 2010. Featured presenter Dr. David A. Sousa will speak on the topic “Translating Brain Research to Educational Practice: An Exciting Update.” He will also conduct two workshop sessions entitled “How to Tell if Your School is Brain-Compatible.”

Dr. Sousa is an internationally recognized consultant and author in Educational Neuroscience. He has made presentations to more than 100,000 educators at conferences around the world. He is the author of seven books and has been interviewed by the NBC-TV Today show and National Public Radio.

Dr. Sousa holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University and a doctorate from Rutgers University. He taught at the American School of Paris, served as president of the National Staff Development Council, and spent five years as a Foreign Service Officer and Science Advisor at the U.S. diplomatic missions in Switzerland and Austria.

Conference brochures will be mailed to school principals in late February. Additional workshops options including strategies for teaching literacy and mathematics will be included in the conference offerings.

SCHEDULE

8:00AM-8:30AM Coffee and Registration
8:30AM-9:45AM Introduction/Keynote Address
10:00AM-11:15AM Workshops A-E (Session 1)
11:30AM-12:45PM Workshops A-E (Session 2)
1:00PM-2:00PM Lunch–Student Center Cafeteria

2009 Keynote Address:

“Translating Brain Research to Educational Practice: An Exciting Update”

Keynote Presenter:
Dr. David A. Sousa
Author of : How the Brain learns(3rd ed.) How the Special Needs Brain Learns, and 5 other books, including The Leadership Brain. Interviewed on the Today Show & National Public Radio.

Participants will attend the keynote presentation and 2 of the 5 follow-up workshops.

Early registration is recommended.
No refunds will be granted after June 1, 2010.

WORKSHOPS

Please note: Each workshop will be presented in Session 1 and Session 2.

Workshop A:
"How to Tell if Your School is Brain-Compatible"
Presenter: Dr. David A. Sousa, International Consultant

Workshop B:
"Demystifying the NJ ASK Literacy Test"
Presenter: Dr. Walter Cmielewski,
Associate Professor of Education
Caldwell College

Workshop C:
"The Role of Technology in the Brain-Compatible Classroom"
Presenter: Samantha Morra
Technology Coordinator
Glenfield Middle School
Montclair, NJ

Workshop D:
Closing the Achievement Gap in Mathematics
Presenter: Dr. Robert Rosado
Assistant Professor of Education
Caldwell College

Workshop E:
How I & RS, RTI, & Early Intervention can lead to Student Success?
Presenter: Dr. James Vivinetto
Coordinator of Special Education
Caldwell College

DIRECTIONS TO COLLEGE

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