L'Aquila Action Zadina lecture

1. at last… Janet N. Zadina, Ph.D.
An educational neuroscientist who sees her is an experienced high school and
community college instructor and
research through the eyes of a teacher! reading specialist now engaged in
Dr. Z’s lively presentations, peppered with humor, music, and audience neuroscience research. She received
her doctorate in the College of
participation, engage and empower educators by providing them with a
Education at the University of New
basic understanding of learning processes in the brain. Through Power Orleans, conducting her award-
Point illustrations, a simulation, and interactions, this exciting new winning dissertation research on
the neuroanatomy of dyslexia
information is presented in an understandable and entertaining style. through collaboration with Tulane
Attendees will look inside the brain, acquire a new understanding of University School of Medicine. She
the nature of learning, discover principles for instruction based on brain continued her postdoctoral education
with a Fellowship in Cognitive
research, and acquire strategies for addressing learning differences in Neuroscience in the Department of
the classroom. Participants leave Dr. Z’s sessions energized and excited Psychiatry and Neurology at Tulane
University School of Medicine where
about trying these new approaches!
she researched neuroanatomical
risk factors for developmental
“YOU ARE A FIRST! I have been reading the evaluations and language disorders through MRI
everyone had great things to say—there were no negatives.” brain scans. She is currently an
Assistant Professor in Cognitive
College Administrator
Neuroscience in the Department of
Psychiatry and Neurology at Tulane
audiences say they feel… teachers leave ready to… and in Psychology at the University
of South Florida engaged in
“…fired up to start a new year with new ideas” “…incorporate more strategies that foster
neuroscience research. Dr. Zadina is
student success”
“…inspired to put more excitement into my co-author of Writing Now, a college
teaching” “…use more activities to stimulate the brains developmental composition textbook.
of my students” She has presented keynotes and
“…empowered as an educator as well as a
human being” “…bring more diversity to my teaching workshops on brain research and
methodology” instruction internationally.
“…enlightened, energized”
“…reach all my students”
“…aware of students’ needs”
“…motivate more”
“…excited about being part of the educational
process” “…change some things about my delivery and
practice”
“…compassionate toward my ELL learners”
“…take my students’ differences into account
“…inspired, as if I had a revelation”
more often and encourage various learning
“…supercharged” styles”
To find out how you can bring Dr. Z to your
location, contact BR&IN at jzadina@uno.edu