IC & TA Launches its Blog !!

Our intention is to post upcoming events, trainings, new locations implementing IE through IC&TA, News from the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential (ICELP) and to engage in a regular dialogue in regard to the program content and its place in the greater learning community. Comments and testimonials are welcome and encouraged.

TWO SCHOLARLY REPORTS ON INSTRUMENTAL ENRICHMENT!

Kenneth Pransky, an educator who has been fully trained in Instrumental Enrichment Standard at all levels, has implemented the program with students in a school in central Massachusetts; he has dealt there with particular second-language issues with recently immigrated children. He is the author of a book, BENEATH THE SURFACE: THE HIDDEN REALITIES OF TEACHING CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE YOUNG LEARNERS, K-6, published by Heinemann and now available on Amazon. He is currently a staff member at the Hampshire Education Collaborative in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Attached are two scholarly reports that he has authored and co-authored, both of which deal with different aspects of memory and mediated learning. These two papers would be of particular interest to those involved with educational research processes. Ken is eager to get feedback on either paper. Readers who would like to offer comments may communicate with Ken

Read Ken's Papers by clicking on links below:

"Exploring Memory Organization in School Performance:
A Cognitive Perspective on Home-School Mismatch"

"Investigating the Classroom Discourse of
Mediation in Action"

FEDERAL INNOVATION FUNDS AND INSTRUMENTAL ENRICHMENT

The recent (October 2009) announcement of a multi-million dollar Innovation Fund by the federal government has indicated that combinations of school districts are now encouraged to apply for grants that would promote student achievement in innovative ways. This announcement appears to be an opportunity for those interested in promoting Instrumental Enrichment to develop a grant proposal that would encompass multiple school districts for training and implementation in FIE for the coming year. As indicated in the NAFA newsletter (see links & resources) anyone interested in joining together for purposes of a group proposal to obtain funds for this purpose is asked to contact David Martin,PHD to discuss how we may all work together to develop a proposal. Proposals must be submitted in February 2010.

NORTH AMERICAN FEUERSTEIN ALLIANCE

The North American Feuerstein Alliance (NAFA) is a group of educators throughout the country and Canada who are committed to generating interest in the Feuerstein methodologies. IC&TA is a member of NAFA. Readers are encouraged to join NAFA you may click here for a the form. A more in depth description of NAFA may be found here.

NAFA's most recent newsletter ...

New Parent Guide to Instrumental Enrichment

A brand new Guide for Parents is available to help parents and care-givers to understand and apply the unique methodology of Instrumental Enrichment when working with their children, to supplement what a trained teacher has been doing with the program with the same children. This Guide is accessible at the IC&TA website, click here