John W. Franklin, Senior Manager in the Office of the Deputy Director at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, will trace the museum's history from the Colored Civil War Veterans who asked for the museum through the conceptualization of the museum's scope by scholars and educators. Franklin will explain the processes involved in engaging architects, designers and builders to construct the edifice, develop its exhibitions and programs and plan for the Grand Opening in 2016.
30 Years On: A Federal Administrator’s Perspective on Education Research
The Distinguished Public Service Award lecture provides an opportunity for an individual in public service to share his or her experiences and perspectives on the education research enterprise. This year’s awardee, Joseph C. Conaty is a sociologist who has been engaged in providing leadership to education research as a civil servant in the U.S. Department of Education since 1987.
Embodied Brains, Social Minds, Cultural Meaning: Applying Social Affective Neuroscience to Development and Education
Social emotions shape how we act, who we become, and how we experience our own lives. But how? Mary Helen Immordino-Yang will present her research on the neurobiology and psychology of admiration, compassion and inspiration, including these emotions’ deep visceral roots in the feeling and regulation of the body and consciousness, and their propensity to heighten one’s own subjective sense of self-awareness and purpose. She will share findings from her ongoing longitudinal study of these emotions among low-SES adolescents from immigrant families in Los Angeles, and what the findings reveal about how culture, family relationships, media use, exposure to community violence and other factors shape the brain bases of emotional experience, with implications for academic performance and life outcomes.
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