Learning Without Tears | Professional Learning 2022 Brochure

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Inspire, Empower, Thrive

Inside

NEW

workshops for Early Literacy!

LEARNING WITHOUT TEARS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, Learning Without Tears’ mission has been to make a

difference in every child’s life by giving them the foundational skills for learning. To optimize instructional effectiveness, we provide interactive professional learning opportunities that incorporate a hands-on, minds-on approach to motivate, educate, and support Pre-K–5 success.

Our professional learning team is here to INSPIRE you to try something new, your growth, and fuel you and the children you serve to THRIVE.

EMPOWER

WHAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING:

Excellent explanations of the materials, content, and developmental applications of the specific lessons.

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In-Person

Live Virtual

On-Demand

Get related curriculum materials, group rates and combo discounts too.

Choose the specific date and time that works best for you.

Get the expert knowledge you need whenever you need it.

• I nteract via in-person, collaborative learning and peer networking • Receive and use hands-on materials

• I nteract via online collaborative learning and peer networking • Save on travel costs and time

• A vailable 24/7 to watch any time • Set your own schedule and pause as needed

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WORKSHOPS

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH FOR YOU Learning Without Tears offers a variety of in-person, live virtual, and on demand workshops to meet you on your professional learning journey. You'll get expert guidance on Pre-K–5 topics with tips you can put to use immediately in your classroom.

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Early Learning A Multisensory Approach to Pre-K

Learn best practices for the implementation of our Get Set for School complete Pre-K curriculum, including engaging multisensory strategies for K-readiness.

Early Literacy Building Early Literacy Skills from A–Z Learn how to incorporate our vibrant new early literacy program in your classroom, to effectively teach alphabet knowledge, oral language, and other foundational literacy skills.

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Accelerating Alphabet Learning

This workshop is a partnership with Heidi Anne Mesmer, Ph.D. Learn to effectively support your emerging readers with eight strategies.

Bridging the Language Gap: Strategies to Build Oral Language Skills This workshop is a partnership with Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D. Learn practical strategies to help children develop and improve their oral language skills.

Boost Summer Early Literacy Skills in 4-6 Weeks (FREE) Take a quick tour of how A–Z for Mat Man® and Me can support your summer school, enrichment, tutoring, and aftercare programs with expertly condensed lessons.

Workshop Key In-Person Live Virtual

Handwriting

On-Demand

• Emergent Writing for Pre-K Discover proven and engaging multisensory strategies to foster readiness and writing skills.

• Handwriting Without Tears Print

Investigate how to implement our comprehensive, easy-to-use print program with multisensory techniques and researchbased methods.

• Handwriting Without Tears Cursive

Cursive is easy to teach and easy to learn!

Discover how to implement our comprehensive, easy-to-use cursive handwriting program.

• Handwriting Assessment Learning to use the Screener of Handwriting Proficiency and The Print Tool® will teach you how to administer, score, and choose remediation materials based on results.

• Design Your Handwriting Tutoring Program

Learn best practices for marketing and organizing your own handwriting tutoring program.

• Boost Summer Handwriting Skills in 4-6 Weeks (FREE) Take a quick tour of how Handwriting Without Tears can support your summer school, enrichment, tutoring, and aftercare programs with expertly condensed lessons.

• Screener of Handwriting Proficiency (FREE)

Take a quick tour of the Screener of Handwriting Proficiency with this self-paced learning experience.

From Letter Play to Writing Letters

Designed specifically to help educators delve into best practices to help children progress from letter play to writing letters in the classroom.

To Learn More visit LWTears.com/PD Save 20%* on workshop registration with code PD2022 *Cannot be combined with other offers. May only be used once per customer. Workshop registration value must be equal to $75 or more. Not valid on previous purchases.

Valid 4/15/2022–12/31/2022 at 11:59 PM EST.

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WORKSHOPS

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH FOR YOU

Keyboarding • Keyboarding and Digital Citizenship

Gather a library of award-winning strategies to help your students succeed with today’s computer-based assignments and testing using Keyboarding Without Tears.

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Special Education • Sorting Out the Pieces of Dysgraphia

Recognize what dysgraphia is and how it differs from other fine motor difficulties. Gain practical takeaways to discuss dysgraphia with other professionals and family members.

Workshop Key In-Person Live Virtual On-Demand

• Adaptive Instructional Strategies for Handwriting Readiness

Learn best practices for using and modifying Handwriting Without Tears materials and strategies to help students make progress in emergent writing skills.

• 5 Indicators of Handwriting Readiness

Identify five areas of focus before starting handwriting instruction with special education students with learning challenges.

• 3 Strategies for Effective Handwriting Practice Explore ways to promote learning at school and home with practical handwriting instruction strategies.

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WORKSHOPS

IN-PERSON OPTIONS We're Back to In-Person Workshops!

Coming soon to a city near you Nothing replaces learning in person. These workshops allow you to experience collaborative learning and peer networking. You'll leave with a wealth of information, actionable skills, and strategies to implement immediately in your setting, using new and engaging handson manipulatives.

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Collaborate and Learn with Peers In-person workshops are designed for learning how to implement Learning Without Tears programs with fidelity.

A Multisensory Approach to Pre-K Learn best practices to implement the Get Set for School complete Pre-K curriculum.

Emergent Writing for Pre-K Discover proven and active, play-based strategies to foster readiness and writing skills to prepare children for kindergarten.

Handwriting Without Tears Print Experience our comprehensive, print curriculum that uses engaging multisensory techniques and research-based methods.

All participants get a bag of related learning materials, including Wood Pieces, Slate, Mat, student editions, access to digital components, and MORE!

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

IMPLEMENTATION FOR YOUR TEAM

Learn With Us—Wherever You Are Get expert-led learning sessions—both on-site and live-virtual—that provide effective tools, strategies, and techniques to promote student success.

Experienced Facilitators Lead You To Success Our fun and engaging learning experiences are guided by fellow educators and occupational therapists who are not only topic experts, but have real-world experience in the classroom.

Partner with us to create a professional learning plan for your team: pdcoordinator@LWTears.com

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Flexible Learning Plans Customizing your Professional Services plan is simple. First, select an implementation level. Second, choose the workshop format that best supports your learning goals and scheduling needs.

1. IMPLEMENTATION LEVELS

2. FORMATS

Getting Started

Onsite

Build the foundation for implementation success with the knowledge, strategies, and skills your staff need for high quality instruction and practical application.

Deeper Dive

During a collaborative meeting, our experts will help you design a customized session based upon your needs to accelerate and enhance student outcomes.

Up to a full day of customized and personalized, hands-on learning

Live Virtual

Half- or full-day interactive learning on an engaging virtual platform

Modular

Short virtual sessions with guidance for application and practice between modules

Blended Learning

Asynchronous webinar followed by a live, virtual Q&A session

Topics Early Learning A Multisensory Approach to Pre-K

Handwriting Emergent Writing for Pre-K Handwriting Without Tears Print Handwriting Without Tears Cursive

Early Literacy Building Early Literacy Skills from A–Z Phonics, Reading, and Me

Keyboarding Keyboarding and Digital Citizenship

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TOP-TIER FACILITATION Just like you, we have a passion for learning and setting up students for success!

Our team includes experts in the fields of early childhood and elementary education, early literacy, and occupational therapy. Collectively we deliver dynamic, high-impact, engaging learning experiences that reach more than 20,000 educators and occupational therapists each year and the millions of children they serve.

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90%

of participants are very satisfied with their learning facilitators.

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Save 20%* on workshop registration with code PD2022

Roxanne did an amazing job discussing and modeling different techniques that we can use in our classroom.

Valerie explained this program very well.

I loved the videos of teachers putting Handwriting Without Tears into practice.

Thank you!

Christina kept us engaged through asking us questions and encouraging us to post in the chat.

I enjoyed learning tips from other educators in the break-out sessions.

* Cannot be combined with other offers. May only be used once per customer.

Workshop registration value must be equal to $75 or more. Not valid on previous purchases. Valid 4/15/2022–12/31/2022 at 11:59 PM EST.

Federal funding options are available!

Learning Without Tears Professional Learning is eligible for federal funding, including Title II and ESSER III.

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The learning experience was well-organized, very informative, efficient and the trainer used a variety of materials to introduce the concepts. Thank you!

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