Feuerstein for Mathematical Cognition: Shoresh, Israel
Join us this summer for a brand new course - Feuerstein for Mathematical Cognition!
This new course is a must for any educator teaching math, especially to elementary school students and children with learning challenges.
The emphasis is on primary school age or older students with learning disabilities.
Course Syllabus:
Introduction to Math Cognition:
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Structural Cognitive Modifiability
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Mediated Learning Experience
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Cognitive functions at Input, Elaboration, and Output phases of mental act
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Cognitive Map
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Hands-on experience with selected Instrumental Enrichment tasks
Mathematical Cognition Workshop:
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Different types of mathematical representations (3D objects, 2D realistic pictures, symbols, numbers, letters)
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A round trip from simple mathematical concept to its concrete application and from concrete task to mathematical concept
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Cognitive strategies throughout early math curriculum
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Spatial representations and early geometry
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Depicting everyday situations using simple numerical expressions
- Part and whole: Cognitive confusion around simple and decimal fractions
Date: 1 - 6 July 2018
Venue: Shoresh, Israel
