The Institute of Montessori Education is pleased to announce our keynote speaker at the 2011 Back to School Conference, Dr. JoAnn Deak! August 20, 2011 at The Shelton School, in Dallas, Texas.
JoAnn Deak, Ph.D., has spent more than thirty years as an educator and psychologist, helping children develop into confident and competent adults. Parents and educators at schools from New York to Hawaii, as well as such organizations as the National Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Association of International Schools, the American Montessori Society and the International Baccalaureate Association, have heralded Dr. Deak's ability to demystify complex issues of child development, learning, identify formation and brain research. Dr. Deak has written three books: How Girls Thrive; Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters; and Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, winner of the gold medal Mom's Choice Award! She has also co-edited The Book of Hopes and Dreams and contributed to three other books.
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Her new children’s book “Your Fantastic Elastic Brain” just won a Mom’s Choice Award! |
Dr. Deak will discuss "Etch-A-Sketching the Brain: From Mnemonics to Memory". Memory is the foundation of all learning and thinking. If a brain cannot hold onto the beginning of a sentence or a thought long enough to continue to process it, thinking is impaired. And on it goes from working memory to short-term memory to long-term memory. As we work with students and children, or each other for that matter, knowing how to facilitate memory development becomes a critical part of teaching and parenting and interacting. Current research not only points to some 'tricks of the trade,' but also a variety of approaches that help etch thoughts into meaningful memory and learning.
Dr. Deak recently spoke to a packed audience of Montessori parents and educators at Twin Parks Montessori School’s newest campus, Central Park in New York City. Dr. Kathy Roemer, Executive Director of Twin Parks Montessori Schools and President of the American Montessori Society Board of Directors (AMS) told me "Dr. Deak was fabulous. You can never get enough of her!". We, at The Institute of Montessori Education are looking forward to her keynote presentation at the Back to School Conference on August 20, 2011. Save the Date!
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| Dr. JoAnn Deak, Dr. Kathy Roemer, President of the American Montessori Society and Marie M. Dugan 2009 AMS Living Legacy |
