Join us for a groundbreaking presentation exploring the first educational mapping of conation – the missing third dimension of mind that has been neglected in psychology and education since the 1950s.
Explore the Three Strands of Human Capacity:
🧠 Cognitive Strand (Central Executive Network) – Thinking, reasoning, and knowledge processing
❤️ Affective Strand (Default Mode Network) – Values, emotions, and meaning-making
⚡ Conative Strand (Salience Network) – Volition, will-to-act, and purposeful engagement
Stopping for Knowledge – Contemplative pause when encountering environmental affordances
Moving for Knowledge – Active exploration and volitional engagement with learning opportunities
Network Switching – How the Salience Network orchestrates transitions between cognitive analysis and affective meaning-making
Get to Know Why This Matters for Education Reform:
Current Educational Crisis:
Traditional education focuses almost exclusively on the cognitive strand (knowledge acquisition) while ignoring affective (values, meaning) and conative (volition, agency).
Who Should Attend:
Educational researchers and policymakers
Neuroscientists and psychologists
School leaders and curriculum designers
Teachers implementing New Era Subjects™
Students of educational neuroscience
Anyone interested in the science of learning
