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International Center for the Enhancement of Learning
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Prof.
Feuerstein and his staff will conduct comprehensive workshops to
introduce educators, psychologists and
other specialists to the theory
and practice of Structural Cognitive Modifiability (SCM) and Mediated
Learning Experience (MLE), developed by Prof. Reuven Feuerstein, and to train
a cadre of experienced professionals in the use of dynamic assessment and Instrumental Enrichment intervention for
their students’ or clients’ benefit.
This theory states that learning ability can be significantly enhanced,
regardless of age, nature, cause or severity of condition. Clinical observations over decades have
shown that the development of thinking processes is highly dependent on the
nature and quality of the interaction within which selected stimuli are
mediated by parents, educators, etc.
All workshops incorporate an introduction or review of the theory of
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July 9-20, 2006
Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD):
Level 1; Level 2; LPAD-B (young children)
Instrumental Enrichment (IE):
Level 1; Level 2
Instrumental Enrichment for Younger Children (IE-B I)
July 9-12
Mediated Learning
Experience for Parents
July 9-14
Instrumental
Enrichment for Younger Children (IE-B II)
Mediated Learning
Experience for Parents’ Groups 
July 17-20
Advanced Seminar for
IE Trainers
Mediated Learning Experience for Parents 9-12 July
This
introductory workshop is intended for those parents who wish to learn about the
basic principles of the
theory of structural cognitive modifiability and mediated learning experience
and their applied systems. An overview
of the criteria of mediation, deficient cognitive functions will be given
together with the illustration of how these theoretical tools can be used in
assessment and intervention with special needs children. Workshops on how to mediate to a child. Live
demonstration of the Learning Potential Assessment Device. Duration: 16 hours
(one evening and three mornings).
MLE Trainers for Parents’ Groups (New) 9-14 July
This new
course is offered to professionals who have already received the IE-Trainers-1
diploma and who would like to conduct Mediated Learning Experience seminars
with parents. The course includes the following topics: Detailed analysis of
the MLE theory and its applied systems; What parents should know about the
milestones of child development; MLE interactions with children of different
ages; MLE and the sensory-motor development of the child; MLE and speech
development of the child; MLE and the child’s problem solving behavior; MLE in
the child’s everyday activities; Didactics of teaching the MLE approach to
parents.
Learning Propensity Assessment Device (LPAD)
The
LPAD is a system of dynamic assessment of cognitive modifiability, structured
as a mediational interaction. Its primary goal is to produce a sample of
change in the cognitive structure of the individual to serve as an indicator of
the individual’s learning potential and point out the optimal modes of
necessary intervention. LPAD can be
applied as an individual clinical technique and with groups of children,
adolescents and adults with diverse levels of functioning and differing
etiological conditions.
LPAD I 9-20 July
Focusing on individual clinical assessment, this workshop will comprise:
a. Intensive instruction in LPAD; the use of
instruments and interpretation of results; b. Demonstration and practice in
LPAD testing, emphasizing the cognitive processes involved, quality of
evaluator-child interaction and the derivation of recommendations from the
analysis of results. Applicants are encouraged to read in advance the
theoretical material available on the ICELP website: www.icelp.org
(Research – Basic Theory – LPAD)
LPAD II - Veterans 9-20 July
Admission to this workshop is limited to those previously trained in
LPAD-1. Applications should be sent to
Prof. Feuerstein with letters of recommendation and relevant documentation from
an authorized trainer as to previous certification and recognized LPAD supervision
of adequate practical experience. Topics
included in this workshop: Advanced
theory of mediation for dynamic assessment; Higher level LPAD instruments;
Principles and techniques of group assessment; Analysis of profiles of
modifiability; practical experience in individual assessment and report
writing.
LPAD for Young Children (LPAD-B) 9-20 July
Admission to this workshop is limited to
those previously trained in LPAD-1. The
LPAD-B training model includes the principles and techniques of using a new battery of tasks intended for
pre-school children or children with severe developmental delay. Currently the
battery which is still under construction, includes the following sub-tests: Part-Whole;
Functional Part-Whole; Concept Formation; Progressions; Absurdities; Define the
Problem; Puzzles; Spatial Orientation; Associative Function Memory; Part-Whole
Associative Recall; Visual Transport; Picture Assembly; Reversal Test;
Labyrinth; Segregation of Lines; Organization of Dots; Complex Figure.
.
LPAD
Group Assessment
17-20 July
Admission to this workshop is limited to those
previously trained in LPAD-1. Group LPAD assessment is intended for large groups of
learners such as whole school classes, groups of adults and others. The group
LPAD produces results suitable for analysis in terms of both individual
modifiability and group modifiability profile.
An additional advantage of the group assessment is that it is closer to
real-life class situations (as compared to one-to-one assessments). The course will include a study of the
group-version battery of LPAD tools,
analysis of the results at an individual and a group level,
report-writing, and individual and group recommendations. The group LPAD
battery includes: Organization of Dots, Raven Matrices, Set
Variations, Trimodal Analogies, Complex Figure, Positional
Learning, Lahi, Numerical Progressions, Organizer, RSDT.
Instrumental Enrichment (IE)
IE is an intervention program designed to modify the cognitive structure
of students in classrooms and individually with diverse populations ranging
from retarded performers to gifted underachievers and adult populations in
industrial settings and continuing education.
The program aims at correcting deficient cognitive functions and
enhancing the individual’s capacity to learn more effectively from direct
exposure in formal as well as informal learning situations.
IE
Level I - Beginners 9-20 July
Teacher as a mediator; Overview of the IE
program; Small group practice in lesson planning for diverse populations.
Comprehensive instruction in the material and didactics of Organization of
Dots; Comparisons; Analytic
Perception; Orientation in Space I & II; Illustrations;
Categorization. Applicants are encouraged to read in advance the theoretical
material available on the ICELP website: www.icelp.org (Research – Basic theory –
IE).
IE
Level II – Advanced 9-20 July
Only teachers with previous training in first level instruments may participate.
Applied aspects of MLE with diverse populations; Small group practice
in lesson planning for diverse populations and application of principles of IE
to various academic subjects. Comprehensive instruction in the material and
didactics of 7 additional instruments: Family Relations; Temporal Relations;
Representational Stencil Design ; Instructions; Numerical Progressions;
Syllogisms; Transitive Relations
IE Level III - Trainers I 9-20 July
This third level of IE training is an advanced phase offered for IE
practitioners who have trained in the past in all 14 IE instruments, yet have
limited experience in classroom application or have discontinued their
practice. At the same time it is a compulsory phase of training leading to the
IE level IV - Trainers II workshop.
Participants will receive up-to-date information on topics such as:
Reviewed versions of IE instruments and new didactic methods of application;
Techniques of observation and evaluation of IE interactions on the basis of MLE
criteria; “Bridging” of IE principles and didactics to specific academic areas.
Graduates of
this workshop will be granted certification enabling them to function as IE
classroom consultants and co-trainers under the supervision of qualified IE
trainers within the framework of an
IE
Level IV - Trainers II 9-20 July
Entrance limited to previously trained
people with at least 2 years classroom application experience in all 14 IE
instruments. Prior participation in the
IE Trainers I phase of training is an additional condition. Applications should be sent to the ICELP with
relevant documentation reflecting previous certification in IE training, type
and amount of direct classroom teaching of IE and letters of recommendation
from an
This workshop will comprise such topics as:
Advanced theory of MLE and its classroom implications; MLE in teacher training;
Review and intensive analysis of IE material and didactics; Differential use of
IE with various student populations; Critical analysis of videotaped training lessons;
The system-oriented approach in the application of IE; Promotion of the IE
program and the organization of an ATC.
Each participant in this workshop will be required to write a final
paper (during the workshop) reflecting his or her experience relevant aspects
of IE and MLE. The papers will serve as a basis for group discussion.
Graduates of
this workshop will be certified as fully authorized IE trainers of other
teachers and practitioners.
Instrumental
Enrichment for Young Children (IE-B I) 9-20 July
This course introduces a series of mostly non-verbal
instruments to be used with younger children or children with low performance
level. Program goals and methods of application: ways of attending to the
development of basic cognitive functions, verbal and conceptual tools, spatial
and temporal concepts and representational activities. Methods of promoting
reflective thinking and internal motivation, and the development of the child’s
feeling as a generator of information rather than a passive reproducer of
information; Practice in the following instruments: Organization of Dots, From units to groups,
Tri-channel attentional learning, Orientation in Space, Detecting the absurd,
Identifying emotions, From empathy to action.
Instrumental Enrichment for Young Children (IE-Basic II) 9-14 July
Second level course which offers students
three new and advanced IE-B instruments.
The first focuses on preparing young children for reading and auditory
comprehension by asking key questions to analyze text. The second instrument, called “Think and
Prevent Violence” is the third in the trilogy on emotions (Identifying
Emotions and From Empathy to Action). It
focuses on behavior planning and control as a means of preventing
violence. The third instrument mediates
general knowledge and gives children the means to investigate their
environment. Admission to graduates of IE-B I
Instrumental Enrichment for Young Children (IE-Basic Trainers) 9-20 July
This
advanced level of IE Basic training is offered for IE practitioners who have
been trained in the past in all IE-Basic I and IE-Basic II instruments and
applied them with relevant populations of children. Preference will be given to
applicants who have already been trained in regular IE program. Participants will receive up-to-date
information on topics such as: Reviewed versions of IE-Basic instruments; New
didactic methods of application with various populations; Techniques of
observation and evaluation of IE-Basic interactions on the basis of MLE
criteria; Didactics of IE-Basic training and supervision of kindergarten
teachers, special needs teachers, speech and occupational therapists and other
professionals
The Tactile IE program for visually impaired & blind and children with attention deficits 17-20 July
The objective
of this workshop is to introduce educators, psychologists, clinical
professionals and parents to the innovative tactile version of the IE program
based on a combination of unique technology, new original design and classical
IE concepts. The workshop includes the following topics: Multi-sensory approach
(Touch-Motion-Sound) in IE tactile programs; Advantages of kinesthetic and
tactile modality of mediation in MLE; Tactile exploration as a tool of
focusing, organizing and ordering explorative process in ADHD children; Tactile
IE design as a new tool for articulating active explorative behavior in
children with motivational problems; Tactile IE symbolic representation as a
tool for advancing mental imagery and conceptualization. Prerequisite: Some
experience with regular IE-1 instruments
Advanced
Seminar for IE Trainers 17-20 July
The objective of this advanced seminar is
to update IE trainers on the new developments in the MLE theory and applied
systems carried out at ICELP and its affiliate centers. The seminar includes
the following topics:
Dynamic assessment and IE for
pre-school children
MLE and the treatment of autistic
spectrum children
IE and rehabilitation of brain-injured
individuals
IE with aging populations
Using IE principles with
high-functioning populations of adult learners
Dynamic assessment and enhancement of
reading comprehension
IE and preparation for science exams
IE Forum: Trainers’ research and
development presentations
Trainers who would like to present
their work at the IE Forum are encouraged to send a one page summary to:
Prof. Alex Kozulin: alexk@icelp.org.il, fax: 972-2-5619815
Registration Instructions
Registration forms for the International Workshops should be addressed to “Workshops
Applicants for LPAD II, LPAD-basic; Group LPAD; IE II and all trainers’ courses are reminded to
also send documentation of prerequisite training and experience.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees can be paid by bank-check, bank transfer (please be sure to indicate clearly
name of person sending payment), or by credit card (Master Card,
Visa or American Express).
Early registration discount of 10% is applicable to tuition fees paid
before April 15th, 2006 by those participants who have booked accommodation at
the Hotel IBIS Berthier. This discount is not applicable to “day delegates” who
don’t stay at the hotel. A special
stipend of 15% of the tuition fees is offered by ICELP to first-time delegates
from France who are not eligible for EU Socrates-Comenius stipends. (No double
discounts, i.e. participants will not be eligible for both “early registration”
discount and the “first time” stipend). Deadline
for workshop registration: 1st June,
2006.
ICELP reserves the right to cancel any
workshop that has less than 10 participants registered.
In case of cancellation the
participants’ tuition payment will be fully reimbursed.
EU Stipends
The 2006 summer workshops organized jointly by the
Type exactly: BV-2006-012 (for Instrumental Enrichment ) or
BV-2006-013(for LPAD)
Procedure of application: Procedure
(NL)
Applicants who
are working in kindergarten, primary or secondary schools or in adult education
as a teacher or other professionals (e.g. educational psychologists), and who
are residents of the European Union (except
Contact your NA to verify
eligibility and download the necessary forms from your National Agency website.
Addresses: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/comenius/natagenc_en.html
Ask for an
"acceptance letter" from the official organizer in Europe = University of Antwerp, Project INCLUES, c/o
prof. Jozef Lebeer, Campus 3Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium,
fax +32 3 820 25 26, e-mail jo.lebeer@ua.ac.be
.An acceptance letter from the University of Antwerp is only “on principle”.
Under no circumstances can this invoke any claim for free participation.
Send a duly filled-out
application form to your National Agency. Note that the National Socrates
Agencies require early stipend applications.
Simultaneously as applying
for a grant, the participant must register and pay at ICELP. Send your
application and tuition fee payments ICELP: icelp@actcom.co.il
.
These workshops
are organized within the framework of Project INCLUES, a European Network to promote
cognitive education as an instrument towards inclusive education. More info on http://www.inclues.org/
Workshops Schedule
Workshops start
Sunday July 9 at 15: 00.
Monday-Thursday, July 10-13: 8:30 to 19:00; Lunch break:
13:00-14:30.
Friday July 14, 8:30-13:00. Saturday and Sunday July 15-16
– free.
Monday-Thursday,
July 17-20: 8:30 to 19:00; Lunch break: 13:00-14:30.
Languages of Instruction
Subject to
minimum enrollment of 10 participants per group, IE I and II workshops will be
conducted in ENGLISH and FRENCH, IE-B 1 and IE-B II in ENGLISH & FRENCH; IE
Trainers I and II in ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH & ITALIAN, IE-Basic Trainers
in ENGLISH & FRENCH; MLE Trainers for Parents’ Groups in ENGLISH and
FRENCH; Tactile IE in ENGLISH & FRENCH; Advanced seminar for IE Trainers in
ENGLISH, LPAD workshops and MLE for parents workshop in ENGLISH and FRENCH
Venue:
Hotel Ibis Berthier Porte de Clichy, 163
bis, avenue de Clichy, 75017 Paris.
www.ibishotelcom; www.accorhotels.com
Transport: Metro Station “Brochant”, RER
station “Porte de Clichy”
Accommodation
Hotel Ibis Berthier Porte de Clichy, 163 bis, avenue de
Clichy, 75017 Paris.
Telephone:
+33-1-40-25-20-00; Fax: +33-1-40-25-26-00;
Special
packages are available for workshop participants:
Per
person in a double room including breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks:
336.50
euro for the period from July 9 (afternoon) to July 14 (morning) (five nights);
321.50
euro for the period July 16 (afternoon) to July 21 (morning) (five nights);
786.60
euro for the period July 9 (afternoon) to July 21(morning) (twelve nights).
Single
room including breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks:
484 euro for the period July 9
(afternoon) to July 14 (morning) (five nights);
469 euro for the period July 16 (afternoon) to July 21 (morning)
(five nights);
1140.60
euro for the period July 9 (afternoon) to July 21(morning) (twelve nights).
Triple
rooms for parents with children are also available (about package prices for
these rooms inquire directly at the hotel). Contact person at the hotel: Mr.
Arnaud Barbier (+33-1-40251394)
Please
make your hotel reservations via ICELP with your credit card number which will
be passed on to the Ibis hotel for charging.
It is advisable to make reservations before April 15, 2006, but in any
case no later than June 1, 2006. The selected package cannot be changed after
June 1, 2006. Two participants who would like to share a room should indicate
this in their hotel reservation form. Those participants who would like to
share a room, but do not have a selected roommate should request the assistance
of the ICELP and will be placed on the same-sex basis at random.
27th International
Workshops – July 2006
Please return to Workshops 2006,
ICELP, POB 7755,
FAX:972-2-5619815; e-mail: icelp@actcom.co.il
Surname:
First name:
Address:
Phone:
FAX:
e-mail:
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WORKSHOPS |
LANGUAGE |
FEE (€ - Euro) |
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IE I |
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1,300 |
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IE II * |
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1,300 |
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IE Trainers I * |
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1,300 |
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IE Trainers II ** |
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1,300 |
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Advanced Seminar for IE Trainers ** |
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500 |
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IE-B I (Young Children) |
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1,300 |
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IE-B II * |
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750 |
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IE Basic Trainers * |
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1,300 |
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LPAD I |
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1,300 |
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LPAD II * |
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1,300 |
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LPAD-B * |
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1,300 |
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Group LPAD * |
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500 |
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Tactile IE workshop |
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500 |
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MLE workshop for parents |
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450 |
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MLE Trainers for Parents’ Groups* |
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750 |
* previous training required ** special admission procedure
Tuition
fees (by bank cheque, bank transfer or credit card) are payable to ICELP.
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A copy of bank transfer to
account number 17-642-78859 (IBAN :
IL 642000000078859) at the
Mercantile Discount Bank,
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Bank cheque
payable to ICELP is enclosed.
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Please charge
my credit card (Visa/ Master Card/American Express)
Name:
Card Number:
Expiry date:
Signature:
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