2016 Learn To Enable Learning Workshops by International Renewal Institute

2016 Learn To Enable Learning Workshops Improving Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Critical Thinking Skills For The 21st Century

Explore 21st Century Skills for Enriched Thinking & Learning. The 21st century requires new thinking, new skills, new content, new strategies, new media, and more. Are your students ready? Educators more than ever before are charged with enabling students to build critical thinking and problem solving skills to set the foundation for a lifetime of success in the classroom and the workplace. Are you prepared? IRIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Learn To Enable Learning Workshops are intensive professional learning experiences for early childhood, middle school, high school, and special needs educators dedicated to improving the thinking and reasoning skills of all students in the 21st century. Our children must learn to think higher, deeper, and faster. The 21st century demands it. We invite you to participate in the challenge.

Orlando February 8-12, 2016

Albany May 9-13, 2016 May 16-19, 2016

San Francisco June 6-10, 2016

Chicago July 25-29, 2016 August 1-5, 2016

WORKSHOP GOALS LEARN, refresh, and elevate your understanding of professor Reuven Feuerstein’s groundbreaking principles of Structural Cognitive Modifiability and Mediated Learning Experience with practical methods to improve all children’s thinking and leraning skills for 21st century success.

APPLY world – renowned cognitive theories and classroom practices to hands-on, engaging professional learning experiences with a team of highly experienced international trainers and practitioners.

DISCOVER how to incorporate cognitive strategies and methods into reading and mathematics instruction.

SHARE learning’s with individuals and schools already utilizing these research-rich programs.

BE PREPARED to fully integrate your training into your daily classroom instruction and existing curriculum to stimulate all of your students and positively impact even the most reluctant learners. *Note each workshop is a full day, one-week course unless otherwise noted.

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THINKING & LEARNING CAN BE CHANGED Explore Critical Thinking programs to enrich your students’ 21st Century learning potential. Consistent with the goals of the all academic standards, the primary goal of the Feuerstein Method is to develop thinking and problem solving skills, not just for the test, but for lifelong learning. In order to accomplish this, the teacher or the therapist needs to provoke students interest and curiosity by asking questions such as “how,” “what,” “why,” and “when” while explicitly focusing on the required thinking skill in a task. These skills consist of using logic, comparisons, planning , control of impulsivity, summation, etc . Using the Feuerstein programs helps the students develop the thinking skills above and beyond the contexts of the specific instruction area, thus creating a wider transfer. It is not the teacher or therapist who formulates the students’ response but builds on the process of how the students reach the conclusion. The Feuerstein Method “mediates” the systematic release of critical thinking, development of students’ responsibility, and students’ understanding and meaning by empowering the students’ to own their learning.

Efficient Thinking Concepts Vocabulary Intrinsic Motivation Communication Collaboration Active participation Self-perception Retention

ABOUT IRI, INC. The International Renewal Institute has worked with educational leaders, school districts, and educators around the country including Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and others for the most effective approach for preparing educators and students’ for the academic, work, and life requirements of the demanding 21st century. IRI is known for their cutting-edge program design and implementation of research-rich, standards-aligned professional learning programs.

FEUERSTEIN’S INSTRUMENTAL ENRICHMENT STANDARD Middle School – High School – Special Needs

The FIE-STANDARD version is an intervention program designed to modify students’ cognitive structures to improve critical thinking skills and problem solving abilities. The program can be implemented in a collective or individual setting. In these workshops, educators will receive unparalleled training and coaching in how to target, strengthen, and correct their students’ cognitive functions. Workshops will demonstrate how this method enhances the capacity of all students to learn more effectively, improve academic achievement, and upgrade daily living skills.  

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Learn to identify, mediate, and strengthen students’ cognitive functions with innovative and proprietary tools or instruments. Discover how to advance students’ academic progress and general problem solving skills by bridging cognitive instructional strategies and methods across curricular content areas. Examine how enhanced thinking skills yields accelerated improvement on standardized achievement tests. Explore how to close the achievement gap with low-income student groups, English language learners, and special needs students.

MOTIVATE HIGHER THINKERS

FIE - STANDARD LEVEL I Early Bird Price: $925.00 Price: $950.00

This workshop introduces the Feuerstein Method and how to successfully implement the first series of FIE instruments in the educator’s setting. Presenting Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment (FIE-Standard) and how to successfully apply it with diverse student populations. The workshop includes comprehensive instruction in the first four FIE Standard Level instruments: Organization of Dots, Comparisons, Analytic Perception, and Orientation in Space I. Participants will learn hands-on to identify, mediate, and strengthen students’ key cognitive function by using rich, innovative, cognitive-based tools. Examine and develop lesson planning for ensuring optimal implementation into the classroom or clinical setting. All workshops introduce proprietary Feuerstein instruments, include research and case study discussions, and incorporate a combination of theory and practice. This workshop is best suited for middle school, high school, and special needs educators.

LOCATIONS & DATES Orlando, Florida February 8-12, 2016 Albany, New York May 9-13, 2016 San Francisco, California June 6-10, 2016 Chicago, Illinois July 25-29, 2016

*Applicants are encouraged to read theoretical material prior to training. Click here to order suggested materials.

FIE - STANDARD LEVEL II Early Bird Price: $925.00 Price: $950.00

In this workshop, gather further investigation of the Feuerstein Method with comprehensive instruction in the material and didactics of the second level FIE instruments: Numerical Progressions, Illustrations, Temporal Relations, Family Relations, and Categorizations. Participants will continue learning hands-on to identify, mediate, and strengthen students’ key cognitive function by using rich, innovative, cognitive-based tools. Examine and develop lesson planning for ensuring optimal implementation into the classroom or clinical setting. All workshops introduce proprietary Feuerstein instruments, include research and case study discussions, and incorporate a combination of theory and practice. *Applicants are encouraged to read theoretical material prior to training. Click here to order suggested materials.

LOCATIONS & DATES Albany, New York May 9-13, 2016 Chicago, Illinois July 25-29, 2016

FIE - STANDARD LEVEL III Early Bird Price: $950.00 Price: $975.00

In this workshop, gather further investigation of the Feuerstein Method with

LOCATIONS & DATE Chicago, Illinois July 25-29, 2016

comprehensive instruction in the material and didactics of the third level FIE instruments: Instructions, Transitive Relations, Syllogisms, Representational Stencil Design and Orientation in Space II. Participants will continue learning hands-on to identify, mediate, and strengthen studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; key cognitive function by using rich, innovative, cognitive-based tools. Examine and develop lesson planning for ensuring optimal implementation into the classroom or clinical setting. All workshops introduce proprietary Feuerstein instruments, include research and case study discussions, and incorporate a combination of theory and practice. *Applicants are encouraged to read theoretical material prior to training. Click here to order suggested materials.

CHANGE STUDENTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;MINDS.

IRIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21st Century Enriched Learning School is a platform for redesigning your school based on a constructivist framework. By creating an intentional community of learners, you will redesign your school to enrich and excite both teachers and students. It will incorporate those elements that you, your professional colleagues, and your community deem most appropriate for the learning experiences you want for your 21st century students. Most importantly, it will be a school where student thinking knows no ceiling. IRI supports educators with research-based professional development, publications and school transformation services with a focus on critical thinking and 21st century skills.

FIE-BASIC Early Childhood – Special Needs

FEUERSTEIN’S INSTRUMENTAL ENRICHMENT BASIC Early Childhood – Special Needs The FIE-BASIC program is directed toward the younger child, from three to seven years old, and for the very low functioning older individual. It is designed for use in a classroom group setting, in smaller groups of targeted learners, and in one-to-one therapeutic intervention. In these workshops, educators will be instructed by internationally acclaimed trainers and practitioners to use this early intervention tool as a means to identify and prevent specific learning disabilities, recognize and strengthen cognitive functions, and promote students’ readiness for reading and mathematics. Learn to identify, mediate, and strengthen students’ key emerging cognitive functions with proven innovative and proprietary tools or “instruments”.  Discover how to apply the 12 fundamental criteria for mediating learning experience in the classroom or clinical setting.  Develop instructional strategies and lessons plans to accelerate cognitive development, prevent cognitive dysfunction, and/or remediate gaps in skill or achievement.  Practice using cognitive-based tools to reduce the chances that learning disabilities will inhibit 

Click here for more information on Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment-Basic Program.

THINK BIG ESPCIALLY WHEN THEY ARE LITTLE.

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FIE - BASIC LEVEL I Early Bird Price: $925.00 Price: $950.00

This workshop introduces the Feuerstein Method and how to successfully implement the first series of FIE instruments in the educator’s setting. Presenting Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment (FIE-Standard) and how to successfully apply it with diverse student populations. The course includes comprehensive instruction in and practice with the following FIE-BASIC instruments: Organization of Dots, Orientation in Space, From Unit to Group, Identifying Emotions, and Compare and Discover the Absurd A & B. This workshop is best suited for early childhood and special educators. Participants will learn hands-on to identify, mediate, and strengthen students’ key cognitive function by using rich, innovative, cognitive-based tools. Examine and develop lesson planning for ensuring optimal implementation into the classroom or clinical setting. All workshops introduce proprietary Feuerstein instruments, include research and case study discussions, and incorporate a combination of theory and practice. *Applicants are encouraged to read theoretical material prior to training. Click here to order suggested materials.

LOCATIONS & DATES Orlando, Florida February 8-12, 2016 Albany, New York May 9-13, 2016 San Francisco, California June 6-10, 2016 Chicago, Illinois July 25-29, 2016

FIE - BASIC LEVEL II Early Bird Price: $950.00 Price: $975.00

In this workshop, gather further investigation of the Feuerstein Method with comprehensive instruction in the material and didactics in the second level of FIE Basic instruments: From Empathy to Action, Tri-Channel Attentional Learning, Preventing Violence, Know and identify, Learning to Ask Questions for Reading Comprehension, and Compare and Discover the Absurd 2. Participants will continue learning hands-on to identify, mediate, and strengthen students’ key cognitive function by using rich, innovative, cognitive-based tools. Examine and develop lesson planning for ensuring optimal implementation into the classroom or clinical setting. All workshops introduce proprietary Feuerstein instruments, include research and case study discussions, and incorporate a combination of theory and practice. *Applicants are encouraged to read theoretical material prior to training. Click here to order suggested materials.

LOCATIONS & DATES Orlando, Florida February 8-12, 2016 Albany, New York May 9-13, 2016 San Francisco, California June 6-10, 2016 Chicago, Illinois July 25-29, 2016

STUDENT ASSESSMENT SEMINARS

DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE MODIFIABILITY

Dynamic Assessment Price: $995.00

This four day workshop is for speech pathologists, psychologists, educators, preschool professionals, and resource teachers. Designed to introduce and understand the growing need for applying dynamic assessment (DA) of “hidden” learning potential in students and for how we prepare students for the ever changing environment. The workshop will incorporate demonstrations of DA, small group practice, evaluator-student interaction, interpretation of assessment results, and report writing. This workshop includes comprehensive instructions and practice in the LOCATIONS & DATES following: May 16-19, 2016 Albany, New York

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Understand the theoretical foundations of the DA approach especially the theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability (SCM) and Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) – Reuven Feuerstein. Discover the main goals of DA and the shifts from standardized testing. Explore the major characteristics of DA for implementing with various student populations. Identify deficient cognitive functions that act as barriers to thinking and learning. Develop specific mediational strategies in DA and in intervention. Learn how to bridge the DA findings to educational intervention. Experience the measures developed by Dr. David Tzuriel (The Children's Analogical Thinking Modifiability Test (CATM); The Children's Inferential Thinking Modifiability Test (CITM); The Cognitive Modifiability Battery (CMB): Assessment and Intervention; The Seriational Thinking Modifiability Test (CSTM); The Seria-Think Instrument; The Children’s Conceptual and Perceptual Analogical Modifiability (CCPAM)l; Closed and Construction Analogies Versions; The Windows Mental Rotation Dynamic Assessment (WMR-DA).

Discovering Students “Hidden” Learning Potential Register ONLINE at www.iriinc.us or Call with Questions 877. 477. 4900

FIE - Tactile Price: $995.00

In this workshop, educators, psychologists, clinical professionals, and parents will be introduced to a new multi-sensory approach (Touch-Motion-Sound) of Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment program and learn the advantages of the tactile/kinesthetic approach to mediation. This workshop introduces proprietary Feuerstein instruments, hands-on application of theory and practice in each instrument, and research and case study discussions. This workshop includes comprehensive instruction in and practice with the following: 

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FIE Tactile Instruments: "Orientation in Space", "Comparisons", "Analytic Perception", "Illustrations", "Facial Expressions", "Fruits", "Animals", "Transportation" Multi-sensory approach (Touch-Motion-Sound) to Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment. Demonstration of tactile/kinesthetic modality as a tool for focusing, organizing and ordering the explorative process. Tactile FIE symbolic representation as a tool for advancing mental imagery and conceptualization. Cognitive and motivational aspects of learning processes in children and adults.

LOCATIONS & DATES Chicago, Illinois August 1-5, 2016

PROACTIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIANCES™ 

Work sessions to master use of cognitive instruments while introducing to applied settings

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Coaching and demonstration of lessons to assist with implementation

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On-line mentoring and chat rooms; peer collaboration

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Seminars, project assessment coordination, and monthly progress review

*Additional Fee’s Apply for Proactive Professional Learning Experiences™

Meet Our Experts Valerie Lovegreen, M.A., CCC-SLP Valerie has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Rhode Island College and a Master’s degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Central Florida and has been Speech Language Pathologist for more than 25 years. Valerie has expertise in cognitive enrichment programs, reading programs, auditory processing programs, discipline and behavior programs, and social skills programs. She has combined her expertise in cognitive training, teaching experience and speech and language expertise and has homeschooled students, started a small private school for students with varied learning abilities, and served as clinical director, principal and guidance counselor for a full day, K through 12 school and full therapy clinic. She loves interacting with children, teachers, therapists and parents to provide training, mentoring and therapy to improve critical thinking, communication, collaboration and enhance the quality of life!

Keith Prowell, M.A. A teacher of mathematics and fine arts in the New York City Public Schools since 1984, Keith integrated Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment into the Sequential Mathematics Curriculum and provided teacher training in FIE for the Queens High School District. As an instructor in the Effective Teaching Program conducted by the United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers from 1993 to 2004, Keith taught graduate courses in Special Education and Classroom Methods. In his tenure at Hillcrest High School from 1998 to 2011, he launched and was Coordinator of the Hillcrest High School Pre-Teaching Institute before accepting the position of Assistant Principal-Mathematics in 2004. With two Master’s Degrees bearing his name and recently retired from the Department of Education, Keith is able to devote his time to research in "developing thinking for transfer". Affable and energetic, Keith is appreciated by classroom teachers for his energy and enthusiasm in mediating the challenges of low performing students.

Todd Lambert, M.S. Lambert, holds an M.S. in general psychology from Walden University. He is a San Francisco-based educational therapist who specializes in the clinical application of the FIE program with learners of all ages – including one-on-one and small groups. Todd’s current work focuses on using FIE with the elderly and the healthcare workers who care for them. In doing so he has implemented and integrated mediated learning experience and other aspects of the FIE programs into Continuing Education Unit (CEU) workshops for state-certified nursing assistants (CNA) and home health aides (HHA). Todd has been involved with training in the United States, France, Israel, Italy, Romania, and the British Virgin Islands. Lambert, a fluent speaker of French, has spent several weeks at the Feuerstein Institute in Jerusalem training a group of professionals for the new Feuerstein Center in Paris. Lambert’s dedication, passion, and unbridled enthusiasm for improving cognitive processes is infectious, fun, and a great source of inspiration. Todd believes in working with children, students, adults, seniors, teachers, clinicians and parents can improve their own and/or others’ manifest capacity for learning and thinking.

Diana Mann Mann has been a trainer of Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment since 1994. She has a record of achievement through consulting and training administrators, teachers, and students in the development and creation of successful, engaging strategies for meeting their needs and goals in all subject areas. She has had an extensive experience working in schools across the country in diverse settings providing multiple ways to engage and enrich students’ learning. Diana brings the joys of meaningful strategies for academic achievement in the “race to the top.” Dianna has served as a teacher consultant and staff developer for the Teacher Center UFT Special Education Support Program (Teacher Center) during her time working for the NYC Public Schools. She has taught multiple graduate courses that enabled the teachers to gain their masters, wrote curriculum, coached teachers, and performed demonstration lessons in many classrooms. Dianna has served as a school mentor assessing how schools are organized for instruction, analyzing the school climate, and determining how data is used to “tune” instruction for each student. By demonstrating lessons to students in mathematics, science, reading, and writing she has accelerated teachers and students learning by delivering state-of-the-art theory and practice in school communities and classrooms.

Special Appearance Expert

DO NOT MISS OUT!

Dr. David Tzuriel David Tzuriel, Ph.D. is a clinical and educational psychologist and an expert on dynamic assessment of learning potential. David Tzuriel has received his Ph.D. from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1977 and currently is a Professor Emeritus at Bar Ilan University (Israel). David Tzuriel served as the President of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology (1999-2001) and as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology (JCEP; 20062011). His scientific work is related to empirical validation, implementation, and modification of the theories of Feuerstein and Vygotsky, and his research is cited frequently in the literature. David has published many studies and books in the field of dynamic assessment, mediated learning experience, and cognitive education programs, as well as 11 dynamic assessment tests for preschool children that are used all over the world. David Tzuriel is known as a leader and developer of the dynamic assessment movement and taught more than 150 international workshops around the world.

Registration Information REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES: Workshop Tuition Training Materials* Certificate of Completion *Please note that Dr. Tzuriel’s Dynamic Assessment Kit is not included in this training.

MEETING TIMES: Classes will meet 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM with scheduled lunch and coffee breaks, except where otherwise noted.

SEMINAR FEES: You can pay the conference fees by credit card (Master Card, or Visa), personal check, or purchase order (please be sure to clearly indicate the name of the person sending payment or purchase order). Payments must be made in full prior to the first day of the workshop.

FLIGHT ARRANGEMENTS: Please do not make final flight arrangements until you receive notification that your workshop is a "go". Notification via email will arrive approximately four weeks prior to the start of the conference.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: Please notify us of your special needs when you submit your registration. IRI will try to comply with any special accommodations required.

CANCELLATION: IRI reserves the right to cancel any workshop that has fewer than ten registered. In this case IRI will fully refund. Individuals who wish to cancel must give 6 weeks prior notice for cancelation of any course to receive any refund. No refund will be given after the 6 week period.

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Start Today! PROACTIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIANCES™

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Improve educators' ability to advance students' academic progress and close the achievement gap by enhancing general problem solving skills and bridging improved thinking effectiveness into specific content area applications across the curriculum.

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Enable educators to develop their students' cognitive functions by applying more efficient and effective thinking and problem solving skills to improve schoolwork and daily living skills.

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Teach educators to identify, mediate, and strengthen students' key underdeveloped