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2010-11 Meetings, Programs and Workshops Here is a brief listing of programs for the year. Scroll down to see more (including audio and video links, as well as a link to the event page).
Follow up to FAN/PEC Idol 2011Another successful FAN/PEC Idol event was held on May 12. More than 80 parent education programmers from area PTO/A's and other nonprofits gathered to meet some of the best local professionals. Eight speakers and about a dozen others shared their parenting words of wisdom with attendees, who now have a great list of speaker resources to call upon for their own organizations. If you missed this event, we have attached the contact information here. And plan now to attend FAN/PEC Idol 2012! Mindset: The Elements of Success with Carol Dweck, Ph.D.(no audio or video yet) Carol Dweck, Ph.D., (the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, and the author of Mindset) has learned that people’s self-theories about intelligence have a profound influence on their motivation to learn. A person with a “growth” mindset believes that intelligence can be developed, which fuels a desire to learn, and consequently a leaning to embrace challenges, persist in the face of setbacks, see effort as the path to mastery, learn from criticism, and find lessons and inspiration in the success of others. By contrast, a person with a “fixed” mindset believes that intelligence is static. This leads to a desire to look smart, and therefore a tendency to avoid challenges, give-up easily, see effort as fruitless or worse, ignore useful negative feedback, and feel threatened by the success of others. Students with a fixed mindset may plateau early and achieve less than their full potential, but those with a growth mindset reach ever-higher levels of achievement, including higher test scores and higher grades. More Substance Use in Adolescence: The Mechanisms of Motivation and Change with Petros Levounis, M.D. Dr.
Petros Levounis, is Director of The Addiction Institute of New York, and
Chief of Addiction Psychiatry, St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals in New
York City. Dr. Levounis will differentiate between substance use and abuse, and
will discuss how an individual’s biology, psychology and social world affects
the pleasure, reward, memory and motivation centers in his or her brain. After his presentation, Dr. Levounis
was joined by Dr. David
Schreiber, Medical Director, Child/Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program,
NorthShore University HealthSystem, and Alec Ross, LCSW, RDDP, a
certified drug counselor and Child and Adolescent Coordinator, Family Service
of Glencoe. They offered a focused look at prevention and treatment
strategies for teens, as well as discuss co-occurring issues with substance
use/abuse, such as depression, anxiety or ADHD.
More Walking the Talk: Aligning Actions and Values for Youth Well-Being with Madeline Levine, Ph.D. and Denise Pope, Ph.D.
Madeline Levine, Ph.D., author of The Price of Privilege, and Denise Pope, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University School of Education, and the author of Doing School, join together for this highly-anticipated presentation about their newest venture, Challenge Success, an expansion of their highly successful SOS (Stressed-Out Students) Project at Stanford. Sponsored by FAN, the NTHS Ethical Conduct and Global Citizenship Parent Committee and the Alison Tobey Smart Memorial Fund of Kenilworth Union Church. More Eat, Sleep, Repeat: Practical Advice for Managing the Essentials Lisa Shives, M.D., is the founder of Northshore Sleep Medicine and Carol Wagner, M.A., M.Sc., is the founder of Dimensions in Health, Inc. They were presented in partnership with Sunset Ridge SD 29 and its PTO; Northfield Park District; and all three Family Service organizations in NT Township. More Positivity: What Good Is It to Feel Good? with Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D.
Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D. was presented in partnership with New Trier High School's Ethical Conduct and Global Citizenship (ECGC) parent committee and the Charmm'd Foundation. More including bullet points from her handout. The Power of the Arts: Habits of Mind and Mood with Ellen Winner Ellen Winner, Ph.D. was presented by FAN, in partnership with the Chicago Children’s Museum, Northlight Theatre and The Skokie and Carleton Washburne Schools in Winnetka. More about the talk and speaker Youth Safety on a Living Internet with Anne Collier
Anne Collier was presented by FAN, in partnership with the PTOs of Wilmette Junior High School and Highcrest Middle School. More about the talk and speaker |
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