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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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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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lphabet Knowledge: Hands-on materials, My First School Book, A capital and lowercase letter recognition
olors and Coloring: Crayon skills, developmental progression C from scribbling to coloring and drawing
re-Writing: Wood Piece Play for capitals, multisensory activities P for capitals
Writing: Developmental teaching order, trace capitals, write names, number skills, and formation
eview and Resources: Review what you have learned, R check readiness, additional resources for continued learning
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 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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Workshop Schedule 1:00 p.m.
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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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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
Break
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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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prior to workshop for the early rate.
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$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.
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PAYMENT MUST INCLUDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Enclose check payable to “HWT”
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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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