The announcement e-mail from Amy Saltzman, MD (minus some of the live links due to time):
The Association for Mindfulness in Education is pleased to announce that registration will soon be open for the
Mindfulness in Education Conference
October 14th-16th, 2011
Menlo Park, CA, 94025
The conference is co-sponsored by the Stanford School of Education, and the Stanford Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2 units of Continuing Education Credits will be available through the Stanford Continuing Studies Department
Keynote
Mirabai Bush- Director of the Center for Contemplative Mind, The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, and co-creator of Google's Search Inside Yourself course
Plenary speakers
Schoeberlein, Deborah, author of Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfully: A Guide for Anyone who Teaches Anything
Linda Darling Hammond Ph.D.- Professor of Education at Stanford University where she has launched the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute and the School Redesign Network. .
Afternoon sessions
Young Children
Lesley Grant- Marin Mindfulness cooperative
Betsy Rose- musician, creator of Calm Down Boogie; Songs for Peaceful Moments and Lively Spirits
Elementary School
Megan Cowan- Mindful Schools
Amy Saltzman M.D.- creator of Still Quiet Place
Executive Function
Mark Bertin M.D. author of Family ADHD Solution
Middle school
Cator Schachoy- Youth Yoga Dharma
Holiday Johnson- Standing on Your Own Two Feet
High School
Gina Biegel author of Stress Reduction Workbook For Teens
Incarcerated youth
Mary Lynn Finton- Art of Yoga Project
Chris McKenna- Mind Body Awareness Project
Teachers
Margret Cullen- SMART Program
Tish Jennings Ph.D.- CARE program- Garrison Institute, Penn State
International
Theo Keoffler- Mindfulness Without Borders
Meena Srinivasana- Classroom teacher, teaching in India
Sunday Day-long dual focus deepening personal practice, sharing practice with youth
Margret Cullen SMART, Amy Saltzman Still Quiet Place
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