What You Will Learn

Discover how the links between cognitive science and neuroscience can help shape educational practice, and learn to apply current research in your own teaching, research, and curriculum development.

Program Video

MBE faculty co-chairs Kurt Fischer and Todd Rose, sat down with us to detail the upcoming institute, explain how cognitive science can help to promote learning in the classroom and why it is so important.

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Program Overview

Research in neuroscience, genetics and cognitive science has intensified in recent years. The availability of so much new and promising information provides an unprecedented opportunity to gain new insight into human behavior and its relationship to educational practice. Connecting the Mind, Brain and Education provides an opportunity to understand current research findings, consider their implications as an educator and assess their usefulness in ongoing teaching and research activities.

The institute brings together educators and researchers to explore the latest research and emerging connections in the fields of cognitive science, neuroscience and educational practice. Through a combination of face-to-face learning and online resource materials, you will better understand the powerful links among these disciplines and how contemporary research can inform your own teaching and research. The institute places a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary dialogue and focuses on bridging the gap between research and practice. The program is designed for both the PreK–12 and higher education sectors.

Program Objectives

• Explore emerging interdisciplinary knowledge about learning
• Review and assess models of human development
• Evaluate the relevance of brain and cognitive science for education research, policy and practice
• Develop skills to incorporate emerging knowledge about the mind, brain and education into tangible educational policies and practices

Who Should Attend

• Educational administrators (at both the PreK–12 and higher education levels) responsible for instructional leadership, curriculum development, teacher education and professional development, or programs for diverse learners
• University faculty who are associated with teacher education programs, teach cognitive and developmental psychology or are interested in the latest research

MBE faculty co-chairs Kurt Fischer and Todd Rose, sat down with us to detail the upcoming institute, explain how cognitive science can help to promote learning in the classroom and why it is so important.

MBE faculty co-chairs Kurt Fischer and Todd Rose, sat down with us to detail the upcoming institute, explain how cognitive science can help to promote learning in the classroom and why it is so important.

Faculty Co-Chairs

Kurt Fischer is the Charles Bigelow Professor of Education and Human Development and the Director of the Mind, Brain and Education Program at HGSE. His research analyzes cognition, emotion and learning and their relation to biological development and educational assessment. Leading an international movement to connect biology and cognitive science to education, he is founding president of the International Mind, Brain and Education Society and founding editor of the new journal Mind, Brain and Education.

Todd Rose is a research scientist with CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) and adjunct lecturer at HGSE. His work focuses on the way perception, attention, and working memory interact to shape learning, and on the study of learning disabilities from a dynamic systems framework. He lectures internationally on learning disabilities, working memory in the classroom and the role of neuroscience in education.

Enrollment Instructions

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Fees

The comprehensive program fee includes tuition, all program and instructional materials, refreshment breaks, an opening reception, social event and certificate of completion.

Payment or a purchase order is due 30 days after registration. Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses.

Accommodations

Hotel accommodations are made available to participants at a reduced rate. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Hyatt Regency Cambridge
575 Memorial Dr., Cambridge MA
$189 per night, plus applicable taxes
Reservations: 617-492-1234
Reference: Mind, Brain and Education

Sheraton Commander
16 Garden Street, Cambridge MA
$209 per night, plus applicable taxes
Reservations: 617-547-4800
Reference: HGSE - MBE

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be submitted via fax or email. Full refunds will be given up to 30 days prior to the start of the program. Due to program demand and pre-institute preparations, cancellations received 29–14 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of 10% of the program tuition. Cancellations received within 13 days prior to the start of the program and no-shows are subject to the full program tuition. Please note: cancellation fees are based upon the date the written request is received.

The Harvard Graduate School of Education reserves the right to change faculty or cancel programs at its discretion. In the unlikely event of program changes, the school is not responsible for non-refundable travel arrangements or other planning expenses incurred.