Expert Lynn Meltzer Talks About Motivating Students With Diverse Learning Styles

What:        Dr. Lynn Meltzer, will speak on The Keys to Student Success:   Executive Function, Motivation, and Engagement

Date:        Thursday, February 11, 2010; 11:30-1:00 p.m.

Where:      Needham Wellesley Room, Olin Hall, Babson College

Sponsor:   Babson College, Office of Disability Services

Fee:          The event is free and open to the public

Register:   Please RSVP to mpowell@babson.edu 

Info:          For more information, please email or call Mary Powell, 781-239-4508

Lynn Meltzer, Ph.D., is President and Director of Research at the Research Institute for Learning and Development (Research ILD) and Director of Assessment at the Institute for Learning and Development in Lexington, MA. She holds appointments as an Associate in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Tufts University Department of Child Development.

Meltzer will examine the recent findings on motivation and executive function processes (i.e., planning, organizing, self-checking) and their implications for college success. Discussion centers on the ways to engage and motivate students and build resilience in students with a diverse range of learning profiles.

The Office of Disability Services

Babson College and Disability Services is committed to providing equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities.  College policy states that no qualified student be excluded from participating in any College program or activity, be denied the benefits of any College program or activity, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination with regard to any College program or activity.

The mission of Disability Services is to:

• educate students with disabilities, their peers, and the community on disability issues
• support students in their academic and personal lives
• empower students to be responsible for their own academic success
• advocate for student's accommodation requests