Learning Without Tears Professional Development (Winter 2018)

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Professional Development New

Winter 2018

Tools & Training!

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FEATURING OUR NEW EDITIONS

AND PRODUCTS!

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Pick the right workshop for you! NDVDUAL WORKSHOPS

Early Bird Rate

Regular Rate

30+ days in advance

Group Rate

5 or more

Pre-K Readiness & Writing

$230

$265

$210

Pre-K Literacy & Math

$215

$250

$195

K–5 Handwriting

$300

$335

$280

COMBNATON WORKSHOPS

Early Bird Rate

Regular Rate

Group Rate

Fan Favorite

30+ days in advance

5 or more

$360

$400

$340

Pre-K + K–5 Handwriting (3 Workshops)

$525

$585

$505

Pre-K Readiness & Writing + K–5 Handwriting

$395

$455

$375

Full Day Pre-K

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Pre-K & K–5 Handwriting Workshop Schedule Pre-K Readiness & Writing: Day 1, Half Day, Morning Session (see p. 2 for objectives) Pre-K Literacy & Math: Day 1, Half Day, Afternoon Session (see p. 3 for objectives) K–5 Handwriting: Day 2, Full Day (see p. 4 for objectives) ARZONA Phoenix March 2–3

GEORGA Atlanta March 9–10

MSSOUR St. Louis anuary 26–27

ARKANSAS Little Rock February 2–3

LLNOS Chicago March 9–10

NEW YORK New York City March 2–3

CALFORNA Anaheim February 23–24 San Diego March 23–24 San Francisco anuary 26–27

LOUSANA New Orleans March 23–24

NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh February 2–3

MASSACHUSETTS Boston February 16–17

OHO Columbus February 9–10

MCHGAN Detroit February 23–24

OKLAHOMA Tulsa February 16 –17

MNNESOTA Minneapolis March 23–24

OREGON Portland March 2–3

COLORADO Denver February 9 –10 FLORDA Miami March 23–24 Orlando anuary 26–27

PENNSYLVANA Philadelphia/ King of Prussia February 23–24 TENNESSEE Memphis March 2–3 TEXAS Austin February 9–10 Dallas/Fort Worth February 23–24 WASHNGTON Seattle March 9–10 CANADA Edmonton February 2–3 Toronto February 9–10 Winnipeg March 9–10

Handwriting Assessment Workshop Handwriting Assessment: Full Day CALFORNA Anaheim March 9

MASSACHUSETTS Boston April 13

TEXAS Dallas February 2

FLORDA Orlando April 27

NEW YORK New York City anuary 28*

*Sunday workshop

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K–5 Keyboarding & Digital Citizenship Workshop is available in-person and online!

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Pre-K Readiness & Writing Morning Session | 3.5 Contact Hours

Discover new strategies and hands-on materials to teach pre-writing and school readiness skills.

At the end of this half-day workshop, you will be able to:  

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ONLY $230 with early bird pricing

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FREE PRODUCTS included with registration: My First School Book, Readiness & Writing Pre-K Teacher’s Guide, Kick Start Kindergarten, Kick Start Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide, Roll-A-Dough Letters®, Stamp and See Screen®, Mat for Wood Pieces, Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters, Slate Chalkboard, access to Get Set for School music resources (Products not shown: canvas bag).

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Pre-K Literacy & Math Afternoon Session | 3.5 Contact Hours

Learn how multisensory teaching strategies and playful manipulatives can energize your early math and literacy lessons.

At the end of this half-day workshop, you will be able to: 

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Demonstrate developmentally appropriate activities for early number, shape, pattern, and math awareness Make math fun and meaningful as you teach all key early math standards

For a complete schedule, objectives, or sample administrator approval form, go to LWTears.com/17newtraining.

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Full Day | 6.5 Contact Hours

Gain the skills and knowledge to easily teach or remediate printing and cursive in classroom and 1:1 settings with students of all learning styles.

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Implement, teach, and remediate handwriting using effective, step-by-step, lesson plans that incorporate active teaching, multisensory strategies, and differentiated instruction Model essential foundation skills prior to paper and pencil, including readiness, directionality, positional concepts, and correct pencil grip Promote independent writing skills beyond handwriting workbook instruction Use the Handwriting Without Tears unique approach, stages of learning, and our two handwriting assessments (Screener of Handwriting Proficiency and The Print Tool®) Navigate the Handwriting Without Tears digital teaching technology and hands-on resources to facilitate engaging lessons

FREE PRODUCTS included with registration: Kick Start Kindergarten, Letters and Numbers for Me, My Printing Book, Printing Power Plus (Printing Power and Kick Start Cursive), Cursive Handwriting, Cursive Success, HTT (TK and K–4 versions), Building Writers (K–5), Slate Chalkboard, access to Handwriting Without Tears music resources (Products not shown: Can-Do Cursive, Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters, Mat for Wood Pieces, Blackboard with Double Lines, Canvas Bag).

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Handwriting nteractive Teaching Tool™ Advanced teaching technology that brings your handwriting instruction to life

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