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The Metamorphosis Project 2016 Learning Conference July 18‐21 Mountain Brook High School MB‐S16201 Keynote Address: Dr. Ron Beghetto Reclaiming Creativity in the Everyday Classroom Monday, July 18 8:00‐10:00 a.m. MBHS Target Audience: All Dr. Ronald Beghetto is an international expert on creativity in educational settings. He serves as Professor of Educational Psychology in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He speaks around the world on issues related to helping teachers, instructional leaders, and policy makers develop new and transformative possibilities for teaching, learning, and leadership in K‐ 12 and Higher Education settings. A central theme of his work is helping students, teachers, and instructional leaders reclaim creativity in schools and classrooms. His work also highlights how making slight changes to existing teaching, learning, and leadership practices can result in new ways of thinking and acting. Dr. Beghetto has published numerous books, scholarly articles, and book chapters on creativity in educational settings. He is the Editor‐in‐Chief for the Journal of Creative Behavior and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (Div. 10, APA). He has also received numerous awards for his research and teaching. More information on Dr. Beghetto can be found at www.ronaldbeghetto.com We are honored to have Dr. Beghetto at the 2016 Learning Conference.