Professional Development | Back to School 2019

Professional Development Back to School 2019

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Supercharge your teaching with our Professional Development offerings! p. 2 Pre-K Readiness & Writing

p. 6 Handwriting Assessment

p. 3 Pre-K Literacy & Math

p. 7–8 Workshop Pricing and Schedules

p.4 K–5 Handwriting

p. 9 On-site PD

p. 5 K–5 Keyboarding & Digital Citizenship

p. 9 NEW Virtual PD Hub

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As the classroom landscape continuously changes, it’s more important than ever to stock your teaching tool kit with everything you need to get the most out of your curriculum. Our in-person, online, and on-site PD options deliver a customized learning experience that’s tailored to your specific needs to support you and your students’ success.

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Pre-K Early Learning

K–5 Handwriting

K–5 Keyboarding

Prepare your little learners for kindergarten.

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Professional Development | Pre-K Readiness & Writing Morning Workshop | 3.5 Contact Hours

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Plan your instruction based on developmental stages for writing readiness and foster important social-emotional skills in a developmentally appropriate way

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Use My First School Book to help children progress from tracing their letters and numbers to writing their names

ONLY $230 with early bird pricing ncludes $215 of FREE materials (shown below) + Virtual PD Hub Membership!

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Professional Development | Pre-K Literacy & Math Afternoon Workshop | 3.5 Contact Hours

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Pre-K Language & Literacy Program

At the end of this half-day workshop, you will be able to: Implement effective, hands-on strategies that build early literacy and math concepts

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ONLY $215 with early bird pricing! ncludes $180 of FREE materials (shown below) + Virtual PD Hub Membership!

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Professional Development | K–5 Handwriting Full Day Workshop | 6.5 Contact Hours

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Teaching Resources & Learning Aids

At the end of this full-day workshop, you will be able to: Implement, teach, and remediate handwriting using effective, step-by-step lesson plans that incorporate active teaching, multisensory strategies, and differentiated instruction

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Promote independent writing skills beyond handwriting workbook instruction Use the Handwriting Without Tears unique instructional approach and stages of learning, and be introduced to our two handwriting assessments (the NEW Screener of Handwriting Proficiency and The Print Tool®) Navigate Handwriting Without Tears digital teaching technology and hands-on resources to facilitate engaging lessons

ONLY $300 with early bird pricing ncludes $1,800 of FREE materials and digital products (shown below) + Virtual PD Hub Membership!

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Professional Development | K–5 Keyboarding Virtual Workshop | 2.5 Contact Hours

Discover effective strategies to developmentally teach pre-keyboarding, keyboarding, and digital citizenship skills to your students.

At the end of this virtual workshop, you will be able to: Learn the developmental progression of keyboarding skills to ensure student success

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Preview student lessons and NEW enrichment activities to learn how to seamlessly implement them into your instructional day and computer-based testing prep

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Review educator resources: lesson previews, teacher’s guides, reports, and digital citizenship lessons

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Leverage student progress report to help meet grade-level benchmarks

Plus, you’ll preview our new enrichment activities that feature teacher-created content, dictation and note-taking practice, and independent writing!

ONLY $110 with early bird pricing ncludes $160 of FREE licenses* (One 1-year license for each grade [K–5])

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Professional Development | Handwriting Assessment Full Day Workshop | 7 Contact Hours

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Professional Development Assessment Tool

Administer and score the Pre-K Assessments, the NEW Screener of Handwriting Proficiency, and The Print Tool® and choose remediation materials and strategies based on results

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Describe the seven basic handwriting components essential to handwriting success

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Understand different handwriting curricula, discover new handwriting resources, and use The Print Tool with various populations Identify the benefits and process of becoming a certified handwriting specialist for evidence-based practice

ONLY $220 with early bird pricing ncludes $180 of FREE materials (shown below) + Virtual PD Hub Membership!

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Get Set for School®

CHECK READINESS

(See Readiness & Writing Pre–K Teacher’s Guide) 1. Name 6 Pictures Ask, “What is this?”

2. Name 6 Colors Apple_____ Carrot_____ Ask, “What color is this Banana_____ crayon?” Red_____ 3. Color 2 Pictures Tree_____ Orange_____ Jeans/pants_____ Child uses “fill in” coloring: Yellow_____ Grapes_____ Green_____ Blue_____ Yes_____ Somewhat_____ Not Attempts Purple_____ yet_____ 4. Crayon Grip Standard_____ to stay in lines: Yes_____ Somewhat_____ Not Alternate_____ Palm_____ yet_____ Hand preference L_____ R_____ ?____________ Holds paper while coloring Yes_____ Sometimes_____ No_____

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WASHINGTON Seattle October 18

CANADA

Toronto September 20

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INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS

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30+ days in advance

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5 or more

Pre-K Readiness & Writing

$230

$265

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Pre-K Literacy & Math

$215

$250

$195

K–5 Handwriting

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K–5 Keyboarding VIRTUAL

Handwriting Assessment

COMBINED WORKSHOPS Fan Favorite

30+ days in advance

5 or more

$360

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Pre-K + K–5 Handwriting (Three Workshops)

$525

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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 One, Half Day, Morning Session (see p. 2 for objectives) Pre-K Literacy & Math: Day One, Half Day, Afternoon Session (see p. 3 for objectives) K–5 Handwriting: Day Two, Full Day (see p. 4 for objectives) ARIZONA

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Baltimore October 11–12

NEW YORK

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We offer flexible scheduling to accommodate attendees, and we customize the curriculum to meet your needs.

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