Strengthening Thinking Across Different Learning Needs

Learn from Dr Jeanne Zehr, an international educator whose 35 years in classroom teaching and public school administration include 14 years focused on improving achievement in schools serving communities with high poverty levels. She serves as Director of Feuerstein Programs, North America, for the Feuerstein Institute, and founded the MINDCAP Center, which provides Feuerstein cognitive skills training and services for children and adults. She holds a master’s degree in Learning Disabilities and Administration and a PhD in Educational Leadership.

For school leaders, counsellors and parents supporting children with ADHD, attention challenges and learning difficulties, this workshop offers practical ways to guide a learner’s thinking.

Explore Feuerstein’s Mediated Learning Experience (MLE), brain development and the cognitive functions behind learning. Through demonstrations and activities using DOTS and Analytic Perception, discover how open-ended questions can help learners notice important information, explain their approach and consider different strategies.

Connect these ideas to situations at home and in school. Leave with fresh ways to support learners, a shared language for discussing learning needs, and practical questions to use when a child gets stuck.