...
genius must be discovered
and exercised
and given a chance to express itself.
~
PAUL
BAKER
EVENTS
FROM PREVIOUS BII SYMPOSIA
Fall
Session - November 7-8, 2008 WHAT
IS AN IDEA?
SHERRY WAGNER
International
Urban Planner
Ms.
Wagner's first encounter with Paul
Baker was in his class, Integration
of Abilities, at Baylor
University. Since leaving Baylor, she
has gone on to serve as a consultant
to more than 45 cultural institutions
on projects ranging from management
issues to production of programs,
exhibits, facilities and media. She
lectures at the NEA-sponsored Mayors’
Institute for Design and in the US and
Canada on community development. She
has worked on a variety of design
concepts from the Middle East to
China. Her projects include the 9/11
Memorial Park at the Logan
International Airport and serving as
creative consultant for development of
a multi-school after-school project in
Phoenix, Arizona. Among her
publications is Creating Your
City’s Image published by the
National League of Cities.
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Spring
Session - March 6-7, 2009 THE
SOUND, THE FURY & COGNITIVE
REASONING
G.
REID LYON, Ph.D.
Keynote
Speaker
Distinguished
Professor, Southern Methodist
University Distinguished Scientist, Center for
Brain Health, UT Dallas President and CEO,
Synergistic Education Solutions
Over
the past 30 years, Dr. Lyon has contributed as
a researcher, professor, classroom teacher,
special education teacher, school
psychologist, and leader in the development of
evidence-based education policy at the federal
and state levels. Dr. Lyon founded Synergistic
Education Solutions, an educational resource
that provides consulting services to improve
educational research in January 2008. He held
the position of the Executive Vice President
for Research and Evaluation at Higher Ed
Holdings in Dallas, Texas from 2005 to 2008.
From 1992 until 2005, Dr. Lyon served as a
research psychologist and the Chief of the
Child Development and Behavior Branch within
the National Institute of Child health and
Human Development (NICHD) at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) where he was
responsible for the direction, development and
management of research programs in
developmental and cognitive neuroscience,
developmental psychology, behavioral
pediatrics, reading development and
disabilities, learning disabilities, early
childhood development, and school readiness.
While
at the National Institute of Health, Dr. Lyon
also worked closely with the White House, the
U.S. Department of Education, and Congress on
the development of education policies. He
also served as an advisor on education
research and policies to President George W.
Bush and First Lady Laura Bush from 2001 until
2005. He was a member of the President’s
Commission on Excellence in Special Education.
In 2006, Dr. Lyon was named one of the ten
most influential people in American education
during the last decade by the Editorial
Projects in Education Research Center
(Education Week).
Dr.
Lyon received his Ph.D. from the University of
New Mexico in 1978 with a dual concentration
in Special Education (learning disabilities
and disorders) and psychology (developmental
neuropsychology). He served on the faculties
of the University of Alabama - Birmingham
(Special Education and Educational
Psychology), Northwestern University
(Communication Science and Disorders) and the
University of Vermont School Of Medicine
(Neurology). He also taught in the public
schools as a third grade classroom teacher, a
special education teacher and a school
psychologist in several states. He authored,
co-authored and edited more than 130 peer
reviewed journal articles, books, and book
chapters addressing educational policy and
learning differences and disabilities in
children and adolescents. Dr. Lyon has
appeared on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and National
Public Radio to discuss issues relevant to
education, child development, and educational
research and policies.
Currently,
Dr. Lyon serves as a Distinguished Professor of
Education Leadership and Policy at Southern
Methodist University, a Distinguished Scientist
at the Center for Brain Health at the University
of Texas at Dallas, is the CEO of Synergistic
Education Solutions, and the Vice Chairman for
Imagination Station, Inc.
Fall
Session - February 11 - 12, 2011 The
ROAD TO RESILIENCE Sessions
Keynote
Address by SUSAN
SUGARMAN, MD
Girls
to Women Health and Wellness
In
conjunction with DALLAS CHILDREN'S
THEATER'S Teen Scene Festival, which
showcased DCT's quartet of teen issue
dramas, BII offered the opportunity to
see the plays and hear the stories.
Attendees gathered to discover and
discuss the paths to resilience and
recovery with some of the brightest
minds in the worlds of health and
theater.
Road
to Resilience: Clinical Path Issues
exhibited in the festival plays were
explored with leading clinical
professionals who pointed the way toward
youth empowerment and resilience.
Attendees were led in break-out sessions
by distinguished educators and
clinicians, including:
Bill
Barfoot,
PhD, The Winston School
Kathleen Fischeer,
Speaker/Author/Coach
Ellicia Money,
NCC, LPC, The Family Place
Stephanie C. Setliff,
MD, Children's Medical Center Dallas,
University of Texas Southwestern
.....Medical
Director of the Eating Disorders
Program, Assitant Professor of
Psychiatry, UTSW
Susan Sugerman,
MD, Girls to Women Health and Wellness
Marion K. Underwood,
PhD, The University of Texas at Dallas
Kim West,
Director of Guidance, Rockwall
Independant School District
Tyler Wooten,
MD, Uptown Analytic Practices,
Child/Adolescent/Adult Psychiatrist
Road
to Resilience: Creative Path The
road to resilience was revisited by
nationally recognized theater directors,
artists and playwrights who celebrated
creative pathways to conflict
resolution. Attendees were led in
break-out sessions by distinguished
professional and educational artists,
including:
Roger
Bedard, Director, Theater for
Youth MFA & PhD Programs, Arizona
State University Ruth Cantrell,
Professor of Theatre, New Mexico State
University, Las Cruces NM Jeff Church, Producing
Artistic Director, Coterie Theatre,
Kansas City MO Dr. Lorenzo Garcia,
Chair, Dept. of Dance & Theatre,
University of North Texas , Denton TX Linda Hartzell,
Artistic Director, Seattle Children's
Theatre J. Daniel Herring,
Associate Professor, Department of
Theatre Arts, CalState University,
Fresno Kevin Moriarty,
Artistic Director, Dallas Theater Center Nancy Schaeffer,
Director, Education Director, Dallas
Children's Theater Roxanne
Schroeder-Arce, Assistant
Professor of Theatre, The University of
Texas at Austin
Pictured at the February 19 session
(L-R) Robyn Flatt- DCT Executive
Director, Kevin Moriarty- Dallas Theater
Center Executive Director, Teresa
Eyring- Theater Communications Group
Executive Director, Artie Olaisen- DCT
Associate Artistic Director
Photo: Dana Driesky
The national theater panel included
(L-R) Kevin Moriarty- Dallas Theater
Center, J. Daniel Herring- CSU/Fresno,
Jeff Church- Coterie Theater, Roxanne
Schroeder-Arce- UT-Austin, Lorenzo
Garcia- UNT, Linda Hartzelle- Seattle
Children's Theater, Teresa Eyring- TCG,
Robyn Flatt- DCT
Photo: Dana Driesky
Dr. Susan Sugerman played a major role
in both seminars.
Photo: Dana Driesky
Dynamic audience talk-backs are a
feature of every BII seminar.
Photo: Wythe Photography
February
18,
2012 TEEN
SCENE SUMMIT "It Gets Better" A
Youth Theater Speaks Up, Acts Out,
Steps Forward
The
Teen Scene Summit was
anchored by two productions of
theatrical works for young adults
that explored the hazardous terrain
of girl bullying with The
Secret Life of Girls and an
inventive look at gender identity,
difference, and discovering how
things aren't always what they seem
with The
Transition of Doodle Pequeño.
The morning session began with a
lively presentation by Signe Whitson
(writer, Psychology Today, The
Huffington Post): Friendship
& Other Weapons
The engaging activities in this
workshop helped participants
consider the importance of fostering
individual strengths while also
harnessing the power of group
support. Strategies for becoming a
“(s)hero” before, during, and after
incidents of bullying were
discussed, and participants learned
that it is never okay to do nothing
about bullying. Along with
individual and peer supports, the
workshop engage adults and youth in
a conversation about how family
members can strengthen and fortify
one another throughout a bullying
crisis.
Two
young attendees get in on the act
during the Friendship & Other
Weapons workshop.
The
Play’s the Thing:
Next up was a dynamic discussion
with two of the playwrights whose
works are featured in the Seminar-
Gabriel Jason Dean (Doodle) and
Linda Daugherty (Secret
Life). Joining them was
Suzan Zeder, head of the
Playwrighting Program at the
University of Texas - Austin. Noted
actor and director René Moreno
moderated the discussion.
L – R Suzan Zeder, Gabriel Jason
Dean, Linda Daugherty, Reno Moreno
Teen
Talk: Led by Dr. Susan
Sugerman engaged the youth of the
audience in an up-close and personal
discussion of the dangers and
warning signs of bullying.
Dr. Susan Sugerman
Following the performance of The
Transition of Doodle Pequeño,
playwright Gabriel Jason Dean joined
the cast onstage for a lively
talk-back focusing on bullying,
gender bullying and tolerance.
Pictured L-R Jacques Colimon,
Gabriel Jason Dean, Isaac Gomez,
Rudy Ramirez
