researchED Canada returns to Toronto with 'Discovering the Science of Learning' on May 3-4, 2024 at University of Toronto Schools. Inspired by the global researchED movement, our focus will be on exploring recent advances in the science of learning and extending our network here in Canada.
Opening Night Session and Reception – Friday May 3, 2024, 6:00 pm- 8:30 pm
Introductory Event at Trinity College, University of Toronto
Welcoming Address: Tom Bennett, Founder, researchED. Introduction and Opening Panel: “researchED and the Science of Learning”
Conference Program – Saturday May 4, 2024, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Full-Day Conference at University of Toronto Schools. Keynote address, multiple workshop sessions, and closing discussion panel
Keynote Speaker
Dan T. Willingham, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia
Featured Speakers
Tom Bennett OBE, Founder, researchED UK, and Author, Running the Room (2020)
Barbara Oakley, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of Oakland (MI)
Amanda VanDerHeyden, Founder of SpringMath, Alabama
Carl Hendrick, Professor, Academica University, Co-author of How Learning Happens
John Mighton, Founder of JUMP Math, and Author of All Things Being Equal (2020)
Anna Stokke, Professor of Mathematics, University of Winnipeg
Daniel Ansari, Professor of Psychology & Education, Num Cog Lab, Western University
Patrice M. Bain, Co-Author, Powerful Teaching: Unleashing the Science of Learning
Nidhi Sachdeva, Evidence-Informed Learning Designer, EdTech Researcher, OISE, University of Toronto
Jim Hewitt, Associate Professor, OISE, University of Toronto
Paul W. Bennett, Director, Schoolhouse Institute, Author The State of the System (2020)
Jim Christopher, Education Consultant, Focus Forward Leadership, North Vancouver, BC
Locations:
Seeley Hall, Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1H8 and
University of Toronto Schools, 371 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 2R7
Recommended Conference Hotels:
Kimpton Saint George Hotel
280 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1V8
Phone: (416) 968-0010
Madison Manor Boutique Hotel
20 Madison Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 2S1
Phone: (416) 922-5579
