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Date and time

Day 1: Tuesday 15 August 2023, 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm (online)

Day 2: Tuesday 22 August 2023, 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm (online)

Day 3: Tuesday 29 August 2023, 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm (online)

Day 4: Tuesday 5 September 2023, 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm (online)

Day 5: Tuesday 12 September 2023, 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm (online)

Additional learning will occur outside specified course hours to meet the 45-hour course requirements.

Delivery mode

Online – a Zoom link will be provided 24 hours prior to the event

Audience 

Teacher, Parent, Therapist, Head of School, Student Support

Description

Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) is a cognitive intervention program. Consisting of specially designed instruments, FIE is a series of pencil-and-paper tasks that may be mediated in a classroom, group, or individual setting. Each series focuses on a different cognitive skill, creating systematic, persistent, and structured conditions to engage learners in problem-solving by developing their ability to understand and elaborate information.

Standard 2 provides training in the mediation of Categorization, Illustrations, Family Relations, Temporal (Time) Relations, and Instructions. These tools help students and adults with important academic and employment skills.

Standard 2 includes a deeper dive into Structural Cognitive Modifiability, the Mediated Learning Experience, Cognitive Mapping, and the Goals of Instrumental Enrichment.

This program supports students from years 3 to 12. You must have completed Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Standard 1 to participate.

Non-members, please use the code FEUERSTEIN when enrolling.

Key takeaways               

• consolidation of understanding how to identify learning difficulties or areas of assistance required in a child's learning process

• extended techniques to motivate and strengthen specific ways of thinking in others

• further understanding of how to identify and assess the cognitive skills that are slowing down learning

• further exploration of ways to entrust students with responsibility for a collaborative approach

• additional strategies to assist students in finding solutions to problems instead of supplying a solution

• intentional and sequential program.

Presenter information

Nikki Maguire   

Nikki Maguire is an experienced educator and consultant in primary, secondary and tertiary education across Independent, government and Catholic sectors. She has a passion for learning innovation, inclusive authentic agency, and well-being-centred education practices. Nikki has a Masters in Inclusive Education and is a certified International Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment trainer and facilitator, Project Wayfinder trainer, certified Highly Accomplished and Lead Teaching assessor and innovationXdesign facilitator. She has direct experience in diverse learning, academic coaching, wellbeing, school strategic planning and program design and delivery.

Will Hanley       

Will Hanley is currently an Innovation & Learning Leader at Independent Schools Victoria. Prior to his current role, he taught across a range of subject areas, holding various leadership positions, including Head of Department and Head of House. He has a passion for assisting young people to strive and thrive in multiple endeavours, challenging students to create and collaborate in order to comment on and positively contribute to the society in which they live. Will is a Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment facilitator, and leads Wayfinder in Australia and New Zealand.