Bart to keynote London Chess Conference 2017

William Bart

William Bart, professor in the psychological foundations of education program in the Department of Educational Psychology, will keynote the London Chess Conference 2017 December 2-3. It is the premier international conference for educators, researchers, and school policy makers interested in scholastic chess.

Bart’s keynote titled, “Making School Chess Research Relevant,”  will make the constructive proposal that there should be international centre for scholastic chess research to improve its quality, push its relevance and pool resources. Chess instruction is used in schools throughout the world because of its positive effects on student mathematical achievement and student thinking skills.

Learn more about Dr. Bart’s work.