Neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang guests AIAS
Discover how we can rethink learning and education by centering on the individuals’ developmental potentials when world-renowned scientist, Professor Mary Helen Immordino-Yang (University of Southern California) visits AIAS on 30 September. Immordino-Yang has pioneered novel approaches to the study of adolescent and young adult social-emotional and brain development, and has written extensively on the implications for educational practice and policy.
On 30 September at 16:00, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang will give a talk, ‘Weaving a colorful cloth: Centering education on humans’ developmental potentials’, at AIAS organized in collaboration with TrygFondens Børneforskningscenter (TrygFonden Centre for Child Research) and VIA University College. The talk is the second Science & the Flavour of Aarhus talk, bringing science (and flavour) in conversation with a public audience.
In her groundbreaking research, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang follows young adults over time, exploring how skills develop during adolescence, and how skills relate to brain development. She draws on methods and approaches from human development, psychology, neuroscience and other disciplines. This allows her to rethink the work of teaching, the purpose and design of schools and youth-facing policies, and ultimately what education is and could be.
Resting on decades of research, her Aarhus-talk Weaving a colorful cloth will illustrate how different elements and people can come together to create effective educational systems. By changing how we understand learning, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang suggests that we can meaningfully improve schooling and its outcomes, support fairness and respect for all individuals. This is critically important to help build a sustainable, democratic society.
Cross-disciplinary debate and the flavour of Nordic wilderness
Immordino-Yang’s talk is followed by a cross-disciplinary panel debate with political scientist Simon Calmar Andersen, centre director of TrygFondens Børneforskningscenter/ Centre for Child Research, and Henriette Duch, researcher and practitioner at VIA University College, moderated by Andreas Roepstorff, director of AIAS. Participants are encouraged to join the debate with questions and reflections.
The afternoon concludes with further networking and Nordic wilderness Mocktail (non-alcoholic), provided by Aarhus-based Ulmus Craft Cocktails.
Participation?
The talk is open to all interested but has a limited number of seats available. Sign up no later than Monday 23 September at 12:00 (noon).
Know more about the talk, about Prof. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and register here: https://aias.au.dk/events/science-and-the-flavour-of-aarhus-mary-helen-immordino-yang
About Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang is a professor of education, psychology and neuroscience at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA. She is the founding director of the USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education (CANDLE). She has received numerous national and international awards for her work, and in 2023 she was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Education.
TEDx Talk with Mary Helen Immordino-Yang:
‘Can brain growth predict which teens will be happy?’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLEwjGUbcB8
Contact
Andreas Roepstorff, AIAS director
E-mail: andreas.roepstorff@aias.au.dk
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