Alan November to Speak about Empowered Teaching and Learning at the Scientific Learning Brain Summit in Las Vegas
6/16/10
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Oakland, Calif. — June 16, 2010 — Alan November, an internationally renowned speaker, author, educator and leader in education technology, will discuss the rise of a new culture of empowered teaching and fearless learning later this month in Las Vegas. November’s thought-provoking keynote presentation, “Creating a New Culture of Teaching and Learning,” is part of a Brain Summit sponsored by Scientific Learning (NASDAQ:SCIL), makers of the Fast ForWord® and Reading Assistant™ family of products.
At the June 24th Brain Summit, which will include education leaders from across the western United States, November will describe how access to more timely information and communication tools can empower educators to focus on the individual learning needs of their students. He will explain how these same tools can create more collegiality, build stronger community relationships, and empower students to be more self-directed. November, who is a senior partner and founder of November Learning, is the author of the best-selling book “Empowering Students with Technology.”
Following November’s presentation, Dr. Martha Burns, an author and practicing speech and language pathologist for over 40 years, will lead a presentation on neuroscience in the classroom. Burns is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is an adjunct Associate Professor at Northwestern University.
Sherrelle Walker, chief education officer of Scientific Learning, will then conduct a presentation on the importance of brain fitness in education. Walker will demonstrate how schools can increase student achievement by combining good teaching, good content, and exercises that stimulate the brain to build brain fitness and expand learning capacity. Attendees will learn how this approach can help districts meet Adequate Yearly Progress needs, strengthen Response to Intervention (RtI) programs, and improve instruction by enhancing existing curriculum.
About Scientific Learning Corp.
Scientific Learning creates educational software that accelerates learning by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord® family of products provides struggling readers with computer-delivered exercises that build the cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. Scientific Learning Reading Assistant™ combines advanced speech recognition technology with scientifically-based courseware to help students strengthen fluency, vocabulary and comprehension to become proficient, life-long readers. The efficacy of the products has been established by more than 550 research studies and publications. For more information, visit www.scientificlearning.com or call toll-free 888-358-0212.
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