Schedule:

Saturday

1:00 Doors open

1:30 - 2:45 The Secret Mission of Memory, and How it Helps Us Make Meaning from Language
(Curtis Kelly)

2:45 - 3:00 Energy break (Marc Helgesen)

3:15 - 4:15 How We Can Use Embodied Cognition to Become More Effective Teachers (Curtis Kelly)

Sunday

9:00 Bus from onsen

9:30 Doors open

10:00 - 12:00 How Preschool Can Save the World and Teach Us the Real Purpose of Education (Curtis Kelly)

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

13:00 - 13:30 The First Step Toward the Learning Process: “Attention” (Margarita Foster)

13:30 - 4:30 Book Talks: My “Takeaways” Very brief intros to 11 neuroscience-related books followed by the chance to hear more on the titles of your choice from local members (Aaron Spooner, Alison Nemoto, Bryan Jennings, Dan Ross, Harumi Kimura, Joanne Sato, Joel Post, Margarita Foster, Melissa Ng, Ron Campbell, Toyoko Schmidt)

14:45 - 15:45 Let’s Get Physical: the Brain/Body Connection (Marc Helgesen)

15:45 - 16:00 A complexity lens on the EFL classroom (Joanne Sato)

16:00 - 16:30 Reflections

PLEASE NOTE: ACCOMMODATION AND WORKSHOP FEES ARE SEPARATE