Johannesburg, SA 2017



Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina

LAUSD - Los Angeles - 2017


Michelle King, Superintendent, LA Unified
Butler University, Indianapolis - 2017

Santiago, Chile - April 2017

Hanoi, Viet Nam - Feb 2017


Skype Session with Washington Middle Schoolers

Harvard-Westlake 2015

Riebero Preto, Brazil 2016

Ft Mc Murray,Alberta, Canada 2016 - after the fire


Geraldton MidWest Australia 2016





Calgary 2016

Pacific Palisades 2015 Seven Arrows School


Chicago 2016 - STEM Conference

Buenos Aries 2015


Melbourne Keynote - Pearson Educational Conference Feb 2015

San Antonio - Alamo Heights Feb 2015


Santa Maria, Ca 2015

Lester Pearson School Board, Montreal Canada
January 2015
Professional Development Workshop


New Hampshire ASCD
Concord, New Hampshire
January 2015
Professional Development Workshop


Madison-Oneida BOCES Verona, New York
Oct 2, 2014
Professional Development Workshop

Laker School District Pidgeon, Mi
Aug 22, 2014
Faculty Professional Development

Maine Township High School District Park Ridge, Il
Aug 18-20, 2014
Faculty Workshop

Learning Center of North Texas, San Antonio
Aug 7, 2014
RAD

UCSB Summer Institute
Learning and the Brain
Santa Barbara July 28 - Aug 1, 2014
Neuroscience and Executive Skills: Strategies for Executive Functions, Memory and Learning

UCSB Summer Institute
Learning and the Brain
Santa Barbara July 21-25, 2014
Neuroscience and Classroom Engagement: Strategies for Maximizing Students' Attention, Focus and Potential

Africa - EduWeek
Johannesberg, SA July, 2014


Sao Paulo - AASSA Conference - Mar 2014


Contra Costa County Office of Education
CCSS Expert Series. April 2014

Lisbon - Institute For Development And Stimulation Of Human Potential (IDEPH) -
Mar 2014



Judy with Rose Pillay at CISVA Conf,- Vancouver Feb 2014

Lijang, China - Sep 2013

Duzekong, Tibet - Sept 2013

AIS - Hong Kong. Sept 2013

Edutopia - Skywalker Ranch - August 2013

Venice International School - Vienna, Austria March 2013

Learning and the Brain - Glendale, Ca Feb 2014

Chicago Charter School Partners - Michigan Nov 2013

Aim High Conference - San Francisco June 2013

Seven Arrows School - Pacific Palisades Sept 2012

Learning and the Brain -
Washington, DC May, 2013
Pair - Share

Brazil - Aug 2012


Boulder, Co - June 2012

Young Minds Conference - Sydney June 2012


TedXEnola, Pa
Subject: Attention

Long Beach City College - Keynote Aug 12

Rotorura, New Zealand - Jan 2012


Boulder Valley School District May 2012

Aspen Brain Institute - Sept 2011

Summer Institute - UCSB

Colegio de San Francisco de Paula:
Sevilla - 7/2011

Malana Willis - RAD in Spanish


Helena College, Perth, Australia

National Summer Learning Association - Indianapolis

Bogor, Indonesia Sept 2010



Sekolah Bogor Raya

UCSB Workshop - Queens of Dopamine
Judy and daughter Malana

On Capitol Hill - Lobbying for Neurology


Metro to the Hill Rayburn Breakfast
Eric Cantor speaking




Goldie and Judy - March 15
Participating in Change



On Tuesday, March 24, 2009, Tenafly High School in Tenafly, New Jersey hosted a landmark evening of conversation entitled:Dear Mr. President: Illuminating the Current Landscape of Education & Igniting its Future Trajectory
The conversation offered insights and unique perspectives on the current landscape of education and provided a vision for its future trajectory. The insights and perspectives emerged from an esteemed panel of some of the greatest thinkers in education, our leaders in developing the minds and hearts of future generations and providing hope for tomorrow. The conversation presented President Barack Obama a framework of educational issues and recommendations to consider in shaping the future of education. The panel was comprised of educators and authors who have made significant contributions to the discussion about education in the United States. Maurice Elias, Jennifer M. Fox, Andy Hargreaves, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Robyn R. Jackson, Linda Lantieri, Deborah Meier, Stephanie Pace Marshall, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Grant Wiggins , Judy Willis, and Patricia Wolfe answered questions regarding teaching, technology, trends, research, schools and communities, child development and leadership as it pertains to the future of education. In addition, to these speakers, the evening’s conversation was moderated by ABC news anchor, Lori Stokes. In these times of financial constraints in public education and our economy at large, it was necessary for the event to take place without any funding. The panelists agreed to participate simply out of their devotion to the field of education and the children in our schools. This filmed event played host to an intimate audience of approximately 200 by invitation only guests who could move the conversation past the New York Metropolitan area and into the ears of our President. The Strengths Movement in Schools will no doubt continue to have a central role in influencing the future of our classrooms.
Please link to highlights from the Dear Mr. President Conference