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Kenneth Wesson delivers keynote addresses on the neuroscience of learning for educational organizations and institutions. Ken speaks on establishing “brain-considerate” learning environments and on early brain development, emotional intelligence, the neuropsychology of prejudice, contextual learning, and curriculum development. He is frequently asked to serve as an expert witness in court cases involving brain trauma and memory.

Ken has served as a science writer for Science IQ and worked as an educational consultant for Stanford Research Institute. He has been an administrator and a faculty member at the postsecondary level and was elected to his local Board of Education in 1980. Ken was recognized as one of the “Outstanding Young Men of America” in 1984.
 

Ken’s latest articles on the brain include: “From Synapses to Learning: Understanding Brain Processes,” “Drawing and the Brain,” “The Developing Brain,” “What Recent Brain Research Tells Us About Learning,” “Neuropsychology and Prejudice,” “Memory and the Brain,” and “Early Brain Development and Learning.”


Presentation Topics Include:
  • The “Brain-Considerate” Classroom


  • How Children Learn: Brain Research and Inquiry-based Science


  • What Works, What Lasts, and Why: How Your Brain Learns


  • STEM Learning and STREAM Learning (Adding Reading/ELA and the Arts to STEM)




“I wanted to thank you for a wonderful presentation the other day. I have not been able to stop thinking about the implications the information you shared has/will have on education. I took several pieces back to my staff the very next day.”

Middle School Principal
National Science Teachers Association Conference, March 2009