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April 15-17 GSV/ASU Education Innovation Summit Scottsdale, AZ MIND ON THE MOVE MIND’s co-founder and COO, Dr. Matthew Peterson, gave a presentation entitled “Neuro to Hero: How Brain Research is About to Drive the Learning Train”. GSV/ASU Education Innovation Summit MIND’s diversity partnerships manager, Maria Cervantes, was Maria Cervantes, 2013 Fun and Fearless Latina Award Recipient one of 12 individuals in the Latin community to be recognized by Cosmopolitan for Latinas for making outstanding strides in her field. April 17-20 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Denver, CO Erich Zeller, MIND’s Senior Content Erich Zeller presenting on Specialist, Professional building student visual schemas. Development, provided a hand-on demonstration entitled “Building Student Visual Schema for Solving Word Problems” at MIND’s booth. May 1-2 Business4Better Anaheim, CA MIND hosted a booth at the inaugural B4B conference. There we met individuals and organizations Student experiences a hands-on ST Math featuring touch demonstration. interested in partnering with MIND to bridge the country’s math achievement gap and develop the next generation of business leaders. May 22 LA STEM Symposium Los Angeles, CA Nigel Nisbet, MIND’s Director of Content Creation, participated on a panel regarding working with innovative nonprofit partners in STEM. May 22 Cosmo For Latinas Fun Fearless Latina Awards New York, NY June 17-19 US News and World Report STEM Solutions Conference Austin, TX Dr. Matthew Peterson, Walter Rodriguez of Hyundai MIND’s co-founder with Dr. Matthew Peterson and COO, was featured on a panel about blended learning, flipped classrooms and other innovative teaching techniques. Additionally, Hyundai presented a check to MIND at a press conference on-site. July 15 CME Group Foundation Early Childhood Education Conference Chicago, IL Andrew Coulson, MIND’s Chief Strategist Andrew Coulson, and Vice President of Product Management MIND’s Chief Strategist and VP of Product Management, presented about the importance of blended learning for early childhood education. Nigel Nisbet, MIND’s Director of Content Creation