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Part II: Cognitive Coaching (Days 5-8)

Cognitive Coaching Seminars® are an eight-day training. You must have completed Days 1-4 before you can take days 5-8. During days 1–4 you learned the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive CoachingSM. Days 5–8 will provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map as well as strengthening your identity as a mediator of thinking and your use of the skills of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions.

• Integration of the maps and tools from Part 1
• Flexibility in coaching for human uniqueness
• Detection and mediation of cognitive shift
• Refined mediation skills and coaching capabilities
• Extended coaching skills to mediate self-directed learning in others when they are struggling with a problem
• Fluency with the tool cluster of pacing
• Enhanced personal acuity, ways of attending, listening, and responding
• Internalized Problem-Resolving Map
• Fluency with the tool cluster of leading
• Integrated maps and tools of Cognitive CoachingSM

“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson. Students with high ability in logic and deductive reasoning will have their minds stretched as they work alone and with others to solve different types of puzzles. A wide variety of mathematical and critical thinking skills, wordplay and physical tricks are some of what

students will use them as they participate in activities that include hands-on materials and games.  

Strimco  is a logic number puzzle that is solvable with pure logic. Q-bitz stimulates the brain to use spatial reasoning and memory skills by practicing symmetry, visual dexterity, and quick thinking. With Area Mazes students navigate a network of rectangles to find a missing value. Position Puzzles and Commonyms are word puzzles that make you think about the meaning of words. Mind Benders uses mental muscles to solve brain teasers, optical illusions, physical tricks and more.

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Part II: Cognitive Coaching (Days 5-8)

Cognitive Coaching Seminars® are an eight-day training. You must have completed Days 1-4 before you can take days 5-8. During days 1–4 you learned the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive CoachingSM. Days 5–8 will provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map as well as strengthening your identity as a mediator of thinking and your use of the skills of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions.

• Integration of the maps and tools from Part 1
• Flexibility in coaching for human uniqueness
• Detection and mediation of cognitive shift
• Refined mediation skills and coaching capabilities
• Extended coaching skills to mediate self-directed learning in others when they are struggling with a problem
• Fluency with the tool cluster of pacing
• Enhanced personal acuity, ways of attending, listening, and responding
• Internalized Problem-Resolving Map
• Fluency with the tool cluster of leading
• Integrated maps and tools of Cognitive CoachingSM

Graffiti Art

This workshop will explore hand lettering and graffiti style of art. Graffiti art encourages beautification, allows for self expression and creates a sense of identity. These qualities will be our focus. We will discuss appropriate places to practice this art form. Students will learn how to draw 3D letters in a graffiti style. We will paint the letters and create a background to complete the work.

Through this workshop, students will learn the process of creating a project beginning with the inspiration through idea development, project creation, completion and critique.

Personalized Workshops

Although the workshops described all have a theme, I would love to work with you to tailor the project to what you are working on in the classroom or just an idea you have. I can also create a project using different materials, a project series taking place over more than one workshop, or a group installation project for your school.

Instructor Bio

Julie Fjell is an artist, designer, muralist and freelance art teacher. She has taught high school and middle school art, developed and taught art camps for kids, created an art club in her children’s elementary school, taught adult art classes and currently teaches seniors and memory care patients. Julie has a business selling her pottery, hand stamped metal jewelry and illustration works. 

Disclaimer: By participating in this event organized by ESU #3, you hereby grant permission to ESU #3 to use your image and likeness captured during the event for promotional and media purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, and audio recordings. If you wish to withdraw your consent regarding the use of your media, please reach out to the primary contact of this event.