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Mar 24, 2011 ... Drawing: Mat Man®, shapes, music, and demonstration. Break ... Writing: Developmental teaching order, trace capitals, write ... FREE. PRODUCTS. A $110. Value! Half Day, Afternoon Session | 3.5 Contact Hours. Pre-K ...
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Professional Development Over 25,000 educators, occupational therapist, tech specialists, and parents benefit from our hands-on, in-person training! Our workshops cover practical teaching and remediation strategies for classroom instruction, 1:1 settings, and small group intervention. • Multisensory, interactive lessons you can implement immediately • Developmentally appropriate instruction that improves student progress • Free materials to get started right away the next day

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Professional Development Pre-K Professional Development

PRE-K READINESS & WRITING Half Day, Morning Session | 3.5 Contact Hours

Workshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to: • Plan your instruction based on developmental stages for writing readiness • Model activities that develop important social-emotional skills, including body awareness, taking turns, and sharing

• Experience our step-by-step approach to effectively teach coloring skills • Use Hands-On Letter Play to build beginning habits for letter and number formations • Use My First School Book to help children progress from tracing their letters and numbers to writing their names

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Workshop Schedule 8:00 a.m.

Registration: Coffee and pastries

8:30 a.m. Get Set for School®: The importance of a hands-on, multisensory readiness curriculum to prepare children for school success

Pre-K Readiness: Social skills and the developmental stages of writing, hand skills, and crayon grip



 Drawing: Mat Man®, shapes, music, and demonstration



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Writing: Developmental teaching order, trace capitals, write names, number skills, and formation





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12:00 p.m. Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 3.5 Contact Hours





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“The workshop was excellent. Finally, specific and practical strategies that my students actually LOVE learning!”

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Pre-K Professional Development

PRE-K LITERACY & MATH Half Day, Afternoon Session | 3.5 Contact Hours

Workshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to: • Demonstrate developmentally appropriate activities for early number, shape, pattern, and math awareness • Demonstrate developmentally appropriate activities for beginning sound, language, letter, word, and literacy skills • Recognize ways to incorporate multisensory, hands-on materials, Discovery Play, and explicit child-friendly teaching in the Pre-K environment • Locate implementation strategies for differentiated instruction, including adaptations for English language learners and advanced learners • Identify how sensory motor and social-emotional activities are embedded within our math and literacy programs

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Only $215 when you register early!

Workshop Schedule 1:00 p.m.

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1:30 p.m.

 re-K Discovery: The importance of self-directed P discovery and explicit instruction and how they apply to playful learning



Developmental Scope and Sequence of Pre-K Math and Literacy: Developmental way of teaching to address different learning styles





 re-K Number and Math Skills: Multisensory activities and P materials to teach children number concepts, geometry, patterns/algebra, numbers and operations, data representation, problem solving, and measurement





Break: Snack and beverage served





 re-K Language and Literacy Skills: Multisensory activities and P materials that teach children alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, comprehension, writing, and concepts about print



Check Readiness



Apply What You’ve Learned: How to implement materials and strategies in your Pre-K environment

5:00 p.m. Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 3.5 Contact Hours





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“Never thought math could be so fun! My students are noticeably more engaged and interested with the new activities and materials I am now implementing in my classroom.”

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K–5 Professional Development

K–5 HANDWRITING Full Day | 6.5 Contact Hours

• Model essential foundation skills prior to paper and pencil, including readiness, directionality, positional concepts, and correct pencil grip • Discuss how effective handwriting lessons include developmental and multisensory teaching strategies • Distinguish between our two handwriting assessments, the Screener of Handwriting Proficiency and The Print Tool, to evaluate students’ handwriting abilities • Describe common handwriting problems and apply simple, effective remediation techniques • Review the importance of teaching handwriting using current research, the Common Core State Standards, and other standards

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Only $270 when you register early!

Workshop Schedule 8:00 a.m.

Registration: Coffee and pastries

8:30 a.m. Getting Started: Handwriting in today’s world, handwriting and the Common Core State Standards, Handwriting Without Tears® philosophies and principles Foundation Skills: Posture, paper and pencil skills, size, shape and position concepts, preparing for handwriting



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Printing Capitals and Numbers: Preventing and correcting reversals, teaching strategies, looking out for lefties

 Multisensory Learning: Music and movement, Wet-Dry-Try, Mystery Letters, Door Tracing, Digital Teaching Tools 12:00 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 p.m. Printing Lowercase Letters: Teaching method and sequence, line generalization, word and sentence skills, promoting speed and fluency

Break: Snack and beverage served





Cursive Writing: Cursive style, understanding connections, multisensory lessons, building fluency with Review & Mastery



 esources: Using the teaching guidelines, Handwriting All Year, R online resources, remediation



Extra: Special needs, assessment, handwriting standards, Q&A

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 6.5 Contact Hours





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“I implemented a new reversal activity I learned that same week. A student who struggled with letters b and d told me, ‘That was easy! Why didn’t you teach me this before?’ I was ecstatic.”

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PRE-K & K–5 HANDWRITING WORKSHOPS SCHEDULE View a complete list of cities and dates available at hwtears.com/training Pre-K Readiness & Writing (Day 1, Half Day, Morning) Early Bird Price: $215 | 3.5 Continuing Ed Contact Hours Pre-K Literacy & Math (Day 1, Half Day, Afternoon) Early Bird Price: $215 | 3.5 Continuing Ed Contact Hours K–5 Handwriting Workshop (Day 2, Full Day) Early Bird Price: $270 | 6.5 Continuing Ed Contact Hours

ALABAMA Birmingham

FLORIDA Miami

MAINE Portland

ARIZONA Phoenix

Orlando

MARYLAND Baltimore

ARKANSAS Little Rock

Tampa

October 7–8

February 3–4

March 3–4

CALIFORNIA Anaheim

September 30–October 1 March 3–4

Los Angeles

December 4–5

Oakland

November 18–19 March 24–25

Sacramento July 29–30

San Diego

September 9–10 January 27–28

San Francisco

September 23–24

San Jose

January 27–28

COLORADO Denver October 7–8

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington

November 13–14 March 10–11 September 23–24 February 17–18 October 21–22

GEORGIA Atlanta

September 9–10 December 2–3 March 31– April 1

ILLINOIS Chicago

September 16–17 November 18– 19 March 3–4

INDIANA Indianapolis

October 21–22 March 31– April 1

IOWA Des Moines

March 24–25

October 7–8

MASSACHUSETTS Boston September 9–10 November 6– 7 March 10–11

MICHIGAN Detroit

February 3–4

Grand Rapids

October 14–15 April 21–22

MINNESOTA Minneapolis

September 9–10 November 11–12 April 7– 8

MISSOURI Kansas City

October 21–22 April 28 –29

KANSAS Wichita

St. Louis

LOUISIANA New Orleans

NEW JERSEY Princeton

September 16–17

February 3–4

November 11–12 March 24–25

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February 17–18

March 31– April 1

NEW YORK Buffalo

TENNESSEE Memphis

Long Island

Nashville

New York City

TEXAS Austin

Toronto

Dallas/Fort Worth

Winnipeg

September 30–October 1 April 21–22

April 28–29 October 14–15

September 16–17 November 13–14 February 24–25

November 18 –19 April 28–29

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte

CANADA Calgary

September 23–24 February 10 –11

Edmonton April 7– 8

October 21–22 January 20–21

November 11–12 April 21–22

October 21– 22 January 27– 28 October 14 –15 March 10 –11

El Paso

Raleigh

October 7–8

September 16–17 February 17–18

Houston

November 4–5 April 7– 8

OHIO Cleveland

San Antonio

February 24–25

February 24 –25

Columbus

UTAH Salt Lake City

November 4–5 April 21–22

September 30– October 1

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City

VIRGINIA Richmond

March 10–11

See page 47 for workshop locations and dates for our K–5

Keyboarding Workshop!

September 30– October 1

Tulsa

WASHINGTON Seattle

December 2–3

OREGON Portland

November 4–5 March 3– 4

April 7–8

WISCONSIN Madison

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/ King of Prussia

November 4–5

Milwaukee

September 23–24 December 2–3 April 28–29

March 24 –25

Pittsburgh

February 10–11

4 Ways to Save! 1. Save an extra $20 when you register online with promo code SAVE2016W. 2. Sign up 30+ days in advance for early bird pricing. 3. Receive group discounts with 5+ registrations. 4. Attend more than one workshop in the same weekend for MORE discounts!

Register and save at hwtears.com/FALL2016

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K–5 Professional Development

K–5 KEYBOARDING & DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP This is an interactive Bring Your Own Laptop (BYOL) workshop! Half Day | 4.5 Contact Hours Digital foundation skills are a necessity in 21st century classrooms. Are you ready to prepare your students for success? Gain these new skills after this workshop: • Easily teach effective pre-keyboarding, keyboarding, and digital citizenship lessons • Skillfully apply the latest research and standards to support handwriting and keyboarding skills • Confidently use student progress reports and teacher’s guides to meet grade-level benchmarks

Best Instructional Solution

Register for the next convenient workshop at hwtears.com/FALL2016

FREE PRODUCTS A $120 Value!

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Only $165 when you register early!

Workshop Schedule

7:30 a.m.



8:00 a.m. Production of Writing: Research and standards supporting strong keyboarding and handwriting foundational skills



Registration: Coffee and pastries

 omparison of Handwriting and Keyboarding: C Similarities, differences, and developmental progression of both

 Digital Citizenship: Learn how to teach children about digital information, protection, behavior, and communication

Foundational Skills: Experience multisensory, teacher-led lessons that introduce the keyboard



Break: Snack and beverage served

 Keyboarding: Actively teach features of the keyboard as well as technology foundation skills and typing skills

Instruction: Review what you learned and apply it to your written production lessons



Resources: Remediation tips, school-to-home connections, additional resources for continued learning



Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 4.5 Contact Hours

12:30 p.m.

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ARKANSAS Little Rock March 31

CALIFORNIA Anaheim

September 10

Los Angeles January 20

Oakland

December 2

San Diego March 24

COLORADO Denver February 24

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington January 27

FLORIDA Orlando

March 24

GEORGIA Atlanta

September 23 February 3

ILLINOIS Chicago

October 15 April 21

MAINE Portland

October 22 April 21

MARYLAND Baltimore

September 16

MASSACHUSETTS Boston September 30 February 10



MISSOURI Kansas City

TEXAS Austin

NEBRASKA Omaha

Dallas/Fort Worth

April 7

April 28

NEW JERSEY Princeton April 28

NEW YORK New York City November 19 March 10

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/ King of Prussia October 7 March 31

February 17 October 14 March 3

Houston

December 2

WASHINGTON Seattle November 18

WISCONSIN Milwaukee

November 12

CANADA Toronto

November 4

TENNESSEE Nashville February 24

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Professional Development HANDWRITING ASSESSMENT This workshop is required to complete your Level 1 Certification! Full Day | 7.0 Contact Hours This is an intermediate-level workshop



Workshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Only $220 when you register early!

• Recognize the developmental progression of assessing the skills of handwriting • Administer the Pre-K Readiness & Writing Assessment and the Screener of Handwriting Proficiency for universal, whole class evaluation • Describe eight basic handwriting components essential to handwriting success • Administer, score, and interpret The Print Tool® for 1:1 evaluation • Write parent-friendly reports, set goals, and document progress for evidence-based practice • Discover remediation strategies to improve handwriting • Identify the benefits and process of becoming a certified handwriting specialist

2016 Handwriting Assessment Workshop Schedule ARIZONA Phoenix

FLORIDA Orlando

MICHIGAN Grand Rapids

TEXAS Dallas/Fort Worth

CALIFORNIA Anaheim

GEORGIA Atlanta

MINNESOTA Minneapolis

WISCONSIN Madison

Los Angeles

MASSACHUSETTS Boston

NEW YORK New York City

CANADA Winnipeg

September 23

April 28

November 11

COLORADO Denver

March 10

November 4

January 29

September 9

September 30

October 16 April 7

February 17

November 18

October 21

September 16

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The Print Tool® Evaluation & Remediation Package GRADES: K–5 The Print Tool is a one-on-one assessment used to evaluate and remediate capitals, lowercase letters, and numbers. Includes:

FREE with Workshop

• The Print Tool guide book • Transparent Measuring Tool • Student Sample Worksheets, Evaluation Scoresheets,

and Handwriting Remediation Plan Forms (10 each)

Code: TOOL

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2016–2017 Workshop Registration Form WORKSHOP Pre-K Readiness & Writing Pre-K Literacy & Math* K–5 Handwriting FULL DAY

EARLY REGULAR  $215  $250  $215  $250  $270  $305

Pre-K Readiness & Writing + Literacy & Math (2 workshops)  $350  $385

2-DAY

Pre-K + K–5

2-DAY

Pre-K Readiness & Writing + K–5

(3 workshops)



(2 workshops)

WAYS TO SAVE! •S  ign up at least 30 days

prior to workshop for the early rate.

• Register groups of 5

or more for a discount.

 $500  $535

• Attend multiple workshops

 $370  $405



for a greater discount.

Prices in U.S. dollars

K–5 Keyboarding Workshop

 $165  $200

Handwriting Assessment Workshop**

 $220  $245

Included with Handwriting Assessment Workshop Registration Fee — Pick One:  The Print Tool® Package — OR —  2 refills * The Pre-K Literacy & Math workshop assumes prior attendance at the Pre-K Readiness & Writing workshop. ** The Handwriting Assessment Workshop assumes all attendees have a basic working knowledge of the Handwriting Without Tears® curriculum.

PLEASE PRINT: Workshop City:________________________________ Workshop Date(s):____________________ Attendee Name:_______________________________ Phone:______________________________ School:_______________________________________ District:______________________________ Address:__________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________________________ Email (required):____________________________________________________________________

Register online or provide your email address, and we will email you a confirmation and receipt when we process your registration.

We reserve the right to use all media from this workshop (photos, videos, etc.) in print and online advertising. Please notify us in writing if you do not wish to be included.

PAYMENT MUST INCLUDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Enclose check payable to “HWT”

2. Credit Card:  VISA

 MC Exp.

Name on Credit Card:______________________________________________________________ 3. P urchase Order: We must have a copy of the purchase order. The purchase order may be faxed, emailed, or mailed with the registration form. You may not use a purchase order online. Mail this form to Handwriting Without Tears, 5310 S. 107th Ave., Omaha, NE 68127, email it to [email protected], or fax it to 402.492.2776. For more information, call 402.492.2766 or email [email protected]. You may cancel up to ten days prior to a workshop for a $35 cancellation fee.

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