{"id":985,"date":"2016-01-25T23:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braindevs.net\/blog\/blog\/?p=985"},"modified":"2016-02-10T23:04:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T23:04:32","slug":"top-researchers-to-explore-ways-that-mindsets-affect-academic-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.braindevs.net\/blog\/top-researchers-to-explore-ways-that-mindsets-affect-academic-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP RESEARCHERS TO EXPLORE WAYS THAT MINDSETS AFFECT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEDIA ADVISORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 25, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristin Dunay<\/p>\n

(781)-449-4010 x 104<\/p>\n

kristin.dunay@learningandthebrain.com<\/a><\/p>\n

SHAPING STUDENT MINDSETS: PROMOTING ACADEMIC ATTITUDES, PERSISTENCE AND PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
WHAT:<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Researchers have shown that changing student mindsets (beliefs and attitudes about themselves, their feelings about school and their sense of social belonging) can motivate\u00a0students to work harder, be more persistent and achieve more. Students who have been told that their brains can change and therefore had a \u201cgrowth mindset\u201d (a belief that their success is based on effort and not talent or IQ) were more likely to have successful outcomes than those who were not told.<\/p>\n

Next month, a distinguished group of academics in psychology and education\u00a0will explore the science behind how mindsets can help boost academic motivation, persistence and performance and raise student achievement before 2,000 educators at the\u00a0Learning & the Brain<\/em>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Conference in San Francisco, CA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SPONSORS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nThe program is co-sponsored by several organizations including the School of Education at Stanford University<\/strong>, Building Blocks of Cognition at the University of California, Berkeley<\/strong>, both the Laboratory of Educational NeuroScience and the Gazzaley Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at the University of California, San Francisco<\/strong>, The Neuroscience Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara<\/strong>, the Mind, Brain and Education Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education<\/strong>, the Comer School Development Program at Yale University School of Medicine<\/strong>, The Dana Foundation<\/strong>\u2019s Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, Edutopia and The George Lucas Educational Foundation<\/strong>, the\u00a0Learning & the Brain Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0and both national associations of elementary and secondary school principals. The event is produced by Public Information Resources, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FACULTY:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Renowned Researcher Carol Dweck, PhD,<\/strong>\u00a0will present on \u201cThe Psychology of Mindsets and Achievement\u201d during a keynote on Saturday, February 13. Dr. Dweck, author of\u00a0Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (2006)<\/em>\u00a0and one of the world\u2019s leading researchers in the field of motivation and how to foster success, will discuss how educators can adopt a deeper growth mindset to aid in classroom practice and to support students for a more successful educational experience. Dr. Dweck is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at\u00a0Stanford University<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In addition to Dr. Dweck, the program features some other leading experts on the learning sciences including:<\/p>\n

Ron E. Ritchhart, EdD,\u00a0<\/strong>Senior Research Associate, Harvard Project Zero,\u00a0Harvard Graduate School of Education<\/strong>; Author,\u00a0Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools<\/em>\u00a0(2015),\u00a0Making Thinking Visible<\/em>\u00a0(2011) and\u00a0Intellectual Character <\/em>(2004)<\/p>\n

Christine L. Carter, PhD,\u00a0<\/strong>Sociologist; Senior Fellow, Greater Good Science Center,\u00a0University of California, Berkeley<\/strong>;\u00a0Author,\u00a0The Sweet Spot: How to Find Your Groove at Home and Work <\/em>(2015) and\u00a0Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents<\/em>\u00a0(2011)<\/p>\n

Joshua M. Aronson, PhD,\u00a0<\/strong>Associate Professor of Applied Psychology; Director, Metro Center for Achievement Research and Evaluation, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development,\u00a0New York University<\/strong>; Author, \u201cThe Threat of Stereotype\u201d (2004,\u00a0Educational Leadership<\/em>); Co-Author, \u201cMinding and Mending the Gap\u201d (2015,\u00a0Contemporary Educational Psychology<\/em>); Editor,\u00a0Improving Academic Achievement\u00a0<\/em>(2002)<\/p>\n

Kelly M. McGonigal, PhD<\/strong>,\u00a0Award-winning Psychology Lecturer,\u00a0Stanford University<\/strong>, including the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and the Stanford School of Medicine\u2019s Health Improvement Program; Co-Founder, Stanford Women\u2019s Wellness Network; Author,\u00a0The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You and How to Get Good at It<\/em>(2015),\u00a0The Willpower Instinct<\/em>\u00a0(2013) and\u00a0The Neuroscience of Change<\/em>\u00a0(2012)<\/p>\n

Kathleen Cushman, BA,\u00a0<\/strong>Editor; Documentarian; Co-Founder, What Kids Can Do; Author,\u00a0The Motivation Equation: Designing Lessons that Set Kids\u2019 Minds on Fire\u00a0<\/em>(2013); Co-Author,\u00a0Belonging and Becoming: The Power of Social and Emotional Learning in High Schools<\/em>\u00a0(2015)<\/p>\n

Robert B. Brooks, PhD,\u00a0<\/strong>Psychologist; Faculty, part-time,\u00a0Harvard Medical School<\/strong>; Co-Author, \u201cThe Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Student Engagement, Motivation and Resilience in Students\u201d (2012,\u00a0Handbook of Research on Student Engagement<\/em>),\u00a0Raising Resilient Children<\/em>\u00a0(2001),\u00a0The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life<\/em>\u00a0(2004), Raising a Self-Disciplined Child<\/em>\u00a0(2007) and\u00a0Handbook of Resilience in Children<\/em>\u00a0(2012)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

WHEN:<\/strong><\/td>\nFriday, February 11 \u2013 Sunday, February 13. Conference begins 1:30 PM.\u00a0Due to high demand, the conference is now sold out. Contact Kristin Dunay at 781-449-4010 x 104 for media passes.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WHERE:<\/strong><\/td>\nFairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Learning & the Brain\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>\u00a0is a series of educational conferences that brings the latest research in the learning sciences and their potential applications to education to the wider educational community. Since its inception in 1999, more than 50,000 people in Boston, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago have attended this series.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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