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Position available on Long Island, New York

By jmittler on Mar. 24, 2008.

Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus
School of Education
Department of Special Education and Literacy

POSITION AVAILABLE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Assistant/Associate Professor, Tenure Track position

The Department of Special Education and Literacy in the School of Education at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University invites applications for full time, tenure track position in the area of Special Education. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position filled. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experiences

Qualifications: Candidates should hold an earned Doctorate in Special Education. A background in special education teaching is preferred as is experience teaching in a Doctoral Program.

Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate/graduate courses in special education; work in partnership with local school districts; use technology effectively in teaching and learning; maintain an active research agenda with publications. Expertise in inclusion, the instruction of students with mild disabilities and/or autism is essential.

General Information: C.W. Post is located 40 minutes from New York City on the North Shore of Long Island and is surrounded by world-class beaches, parks, excellent schools, recreation, shopping, and sports facilities. The campus encompasses 307 acres of red brick academic buildings, stately mansions, modern recreational facilities, and rolling green lawns. The B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is one of the largest in the Northeast with 2.7 million volumes.

As a faculty member you will have the opportunity to join with colleagues in pursuing your research, teach to motivated students and work with the 120+ school districts that are situated on Long Island or with the 1000+ schools that are in New York City.

To apply, send a letter of application and vita to:

Dr. Robert Manheimer, Dean
School of Education
Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus
720 Northern Blvd.
Brookville, NY 11548-1300

Phone: 516-299-2210
Email: Robert.Manheimer@liu.edu

Conference on brain development and learning

By JohnL on Mar. 24, 2008.

From an advertisement I received….

The 2nd Biennial, International Conference on:

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING: MAKING SENSE OF THE SCIENCE

July 12-15, 2008 Sheraton Wall Center Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

One of the best conferences I ve been to in 20 years! (Inaugural Meeting Attendee)

Conference website: http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/bdl.html

This interdisciplinary conference is devoted to enriching and improving the lives of children by making cutting-edge research in neuroscience & child development available, relevant, & understandable to mental health professionals, educators, parents, & others who care about children.

This year ** ADHD** is one of the main topics of the conference.

World-famous researchers who are also outstanding speakers will present, including:

TORKEL KLINGBERG, who pioneered the role of computer games to improve working memory in children with ADHD (CogMed: www.drshred.ca/cogmed.php)

ROSEMARY TANNOCK, a pioneer in ADHD research and co- developer of integrated
multimedia resources on ADHD for teachers (www.teachadhd.ca).

In addition, famous speakers and researchers on Executive Functions and Prefrontal Cortex will be featured, including:

AMY ARNSTEN, BOB KNIGHT, BYRAN KOLB, BRUCE PENNINGTON, MIKE PETRIDES

And famous speakers and researchers on RESILIENCE in the face of Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, or Abuse, including:

WILLIAM BEARDSLEE, who will speak about his work with parents and families:
Hope, Meaning and Continuity: Lessons Learned from Developing and Adapting Preventive Interventions for Depression in Families

GIL NOAM, a Prof. in both the Education and Medical Schools of Harvard:
Resilience Development: Where Education and Mental Health Meet

A special feature of this conference:
Besides lectures, you ll have the opportunity to meet, speak informally with, and ask questions of, these world-famous speakers in a small, relaxed setting over a lunch with 2-3 speakers and no more than 30 conference participants.

For years I have seen people try to bring educators together with health specialists, or either with researchers. I have never seen any effort work as well as what you put together in Vancouver.

It was wonderful having different groups of professionals from different backgrounds and training come together in a truly collaborative way sharing research, knowledge, and experiences.

For more information and registration:

Conference website: http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/bdl.html

Or Call: Toll free in Canada or the US: 1-877-328-7744
From Overseas: 001-604-822-6156

Email: devcogneuro@gmail.com

Conference schedule: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/BDL_subpages/schedule.html

More info on Speakers: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/BDL_subpages/presenters.html

A website set up to help conference attendees find someone to share a hotel room with, a homestay, or a ride-share: http://www.devcogneuro.com/share/YaBB.pl