Monday 5 August 2013 | 2013 - How the Brain Learns: What lessons are there for teaching?

Monday 5 August 2013
Monday, August 5th
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2013
8:00 AM	Registration 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM	Welcome to Country 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM	Entertainment 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM	Conference Opening Geoff N. Masters, ACER 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM	Plenary 1 – Our learning/teaching brains : What can be expected from neuroscience, and how? What should not be expected from neuroscience, and why? Bruno della Chiesa, OECD, Harvard University 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM	Morning tea 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM	When the educational neuroscience meets the Australian curriculum : a strategic approach to teaching and learning Martin Westwell, Flinders University 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session Block 1
11:15 AM	The brain, early development and learning Michael Nagel, University of the Sunshine Coast 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session Block 1
11:15 AM	A pedagogical decalogue: discerning the practical implications of brain-based learning research on pedagogical practice in Catholic schools Dan White, Catholic Education Office, Sydney 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session Block 1
11:15 AM	From brain research to design for learning : connecting neuroscience to educational practice Peter Goodyear, University of Sydney 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session Block 1
12:30 PM	Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM	Plenary 2 – The woman who changed her brain Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, Arrowsmith Program, Canada 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM	Debunking the pseudo-science behind ‘boy brains’ and ‘girl brains’ Cordelia Fine, University of Melbourne 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Session Block 2
2:45 PM	Building the realities of working memory and neural functioning into planning, instruction and teaching John Pegg, University of New England 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Session Block 2
2:45 PM	From the laboratory to the classroom : translating the learning sciences for use in technology-enhanced learning Jason Lodge, Griffith University 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Session Block 2
2:45 PM	Learning and fearing mathematics : insights from psychology and neuroscience Sarah Buckley, ACER Kate Reid, ACER 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Session Block 2
2:45 PM	High ability learning and brain processes: how neuroscience can help us understand how gifted and talented students learn and the implications for teaching John K. Munro, University of Melbourne 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Session Block 2
6:30 PM	Conference Dinner 6:30 PM 6.30 pm (7pm start)

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