Arrowsmith staff are available to speak on a variety of topics related to neuroscience, education and learning disabilities. Please contact us if you would like to discuss arranging for a speaker at one of your organization’s events.
The following is a list of some topics that we have recently spoken on:
Connecting Neuroscience and Education
Neuroplastic Effects of a Cognitive Program for Children with Learning Disabilities
Understanding Dyslexia - A Cognitive Approach
Understanding Auditory Processing - A Cognitive Approach
UPCOMING EVENTS - CANADA
more coming soon...
UPCOMING EVENTS – UNITED STATES
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
New Jersey Association of Jewish Day Schools and
National Association of Jewish Schools Serving Exceptional Children
Annual Conference
Kushner Schools
110 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ
Batya Jacob, Associate Director
Telephone: 551-404-4447
Email: jacobb@ou.org
Presenter:
Annette Goodman, Chief Education Officer, Arrowsmith Program
PREVIOUS Speaking Engagements:
Monday, June 14, 2010, 7:30 PM
Parents and families interested in the Arrowsmith Program in the Newmarket area are invited to a presentation by Katie Hayes, Arrowsmith Program Coordinator at:
Newmarket and District Christian Academy
221 Carlson Drive
Newmarket, Ontario
Please contact Ms. Jane MacLachlan, Principal, for further information about enrolling your child in the Arrowsmith program at the Newmarket and District Christian Academy.
Jewish Educational Center
330 Elmora Avenue
Elizabeth, N.J
The information session will begin with a presentation discussing the theory and methodology of the Arrowsmith Program followed by a visit to the Arrowsmith classroom at the jewish Educational Center that will provide visitors with an opportunity to observe students working on the Arrowsmith Program exercises.
In addition, there will be an opportunity to ask Rabbi Eliyahu Teitz, Associate Dean of the Jewish Educational Center (JEC), and the JEC staff questions about the implementation and benefits of the program.
Presenters:
Rabbi Eliyahu Teitz, Associate Dean, Jewish Educational Center
Rose Kandl, Arrowsmith Teacher, Jewish Educational Center
Annette Goodman, Chief Education Officer, Arrowsmith Program
The Ontario Principal’s Council 2009 Odyssey Conference
Thursday to Saturday, November 12 to 14, 2009
Sheraton Centre Hotel
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
The theme for the conference will be Building Capacity for Sustainable Leadership. Workshop topics will include: Promoting leadership in others, dynamics of building capacity, work/life balance, engaging community support, coaching/ mentoring and succession planning.
Arrowsmith Program will be an exhibitor at this conference. We invite participants and convention visitors to stop by our booth, which is on the first aisle on the left as you enter the main exhibition hall.
For information about the conference, to register and to download a copy of the brochure, please click here.
Learning Disabilities Association of Regina
November 5, 2009 7 p.m.
Royal Regina Golf Club
5401 11th Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3A1
Please call to register for the session: 306-352-5327
Arrowsmith Presentation on: Neuroplastic Effects of a Cognitive Program for Children with Learning Disabilities
2009 Syfr Summer Retreat Topic: A Whole New Brain
This conference was sponsored by the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA), Austin, Texas from July 19 to July 22, 2009. The sessions were designed for superintendents, chief academic officers and district teams of educators. The conference explored facets of research in neuroscience and its ramifications for today’s classrooms.
Annette Goodman, Chief Education Officer of Arrowsmith Program, made three presentations on the neuroscience behind the Arrowsmith Program and its practical benefits in the field of education. For more information about the other speakers on the program, who include Sharon Begley, author of "Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain" and Dr. Bruce Wexler, Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine and the author of "Brain and Culture; Neurobiology, Ideology and Social Change" please click here.
Syfr (www.syfrcorp.com) is a company dedicated to initiating and nourishing a culture of change in American education that embraces innovation and creativity while expecting all students to excel, independent of their demographics.
Video: SYFR Interviews: Christine Drew and Annette Goodman
Presenter: Annette Goodman,
Chief Education Officer, Arrowsmith Program
Ontario
Annual Convention of the Ontario Christian School Teachers Association
Thursday and Friday, October 29 and 30, 2009
Tara Anchel, Assistant Director of Arrowsmith School, will be speaking on
Friday, October 30, 2009 about the work of Arrowsmith School.
OCSTA is an organization serving about 850 Christian educators. The convention is attended by educators who work in the Ontario Association of Christian Schools as well as colleagues from New York state and elsewhere. The convention begins with an inspirational address and ends with an educational one; in between, participants can attend up to four workshops, browse exhibitors' display, share curriculum ideas or teaching strategies, and socialize.
Redeemer University College
777 Garner Road East
Ancaster, Ontario L9K 1J4
