Lynchburg City Schools will be hosting a guest speaker on Wednesday, September 3rd from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the R. S. Payne Elementary School Auditorium located at 1201 Floyd Street in Lynchburg.
- The topic: You can lead your kids to class, but can you make them think? Strategies for parents and teachers to enhance learning
- The speaker: Dr. John Almarode, Assistant Professor in the College of Education at James Madison University and Head of the Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities Department.
- The invited audience: ALL parents, guardians, and educators in Lynchburg.
Free childcare will be provided. Please RSVP for childcare at www.lcsedu.net/rsvp by 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3rd.
About the Speaker:
Dr. John Almarode began his career in Augusta County, Virginia, teaching a wide range of students. At James Madison University, he works with pre-service teachers, and actively pursues his research interests including educational neuroscience, the design and measurement of classroom environments that promote student engagement and learning, interest and engagement in STEM disciplines, specialized STEM high schools, and college and university laboratory schools. The work of Dr. Almarode and his colleagues has been presented to the United State Congress, Virginia Senate, the United States Department of Education and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the White House. Dr. Almarode has presented locally, nationally, and internationally on the application of neuroscience to classroom, school, and home environments. He has authored multiple articles, reports, book chapters, and two books including Captivate, Activate, and Invigorate the Student Brain in Science and Math, Grades 6-12 (Corwin Press, 2013).