Sponsoring Contact
To learn more about sponsoring your own training, call 402-492-2766, or e-mail coordinator@hwtears.com.
Possible Workshop Ideas
- Grade-Specific Workshop
- Readiness Workshop
- Printing Workshop
- Cursive Workshop
- The Print Tool™ Workshop
Plan Your Own Workshop
You can sponsor a training workshop for your school, district, or organization. Workshops are easy to organize and cost-effective. An experienced workshop coordinator will guide you through the planning process. Handwriting Without Tears® will send a Certified National Workshop Presenter to lead your fun, dynamic, and interactive workshop session—and to address your group's specific needs.
Benefits of Sponsoring Your Own Training
- Flexible scheduling to match your attendees' needs
- Full and half-day workshops
- During the week or on a weekend
- Cost-effective and efficient
- Train all staff at once
- Discounts available based on purchases
- Group enthusiasm and excitement for the teaching strategies being implemented
- Customized to integrate with your organization's curricula and goals
- Certificates of attendance and contact hours for attendees
Handwriting Without Tears is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
School and District Sponsored Workshops
Open Workshops
There are currently no open workshops.
Closed Workshops
July 2009
July 21, 2009: Birmingham, AL
Closed Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Mountain Brook Schools
Presenter: Kerri Bailey, OTR/L
July 22, 2009: Norristown, PA
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Montgomery County IU
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
July 23, 2009: Norristown, PA
Closed 3rd – 5th Full-Day Workshops
Sponsor: Montgomery County IU
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
July 27, 2009: Derby, KS
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Derby Public Schools
Presenter: Roxanne Thompson
July 29, 2009: Greensboro, NC
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Guilford County Schools
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
July 29, 2009: Waco, TX
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: ESC-Region 12
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
July 30, 2009: Waco, TX
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: ESC-Region 12
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
July 30, 2009: McDonough, GA
Closed Pre-K – 2nd Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: McDonough Methodist Academy
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
July 30, 2009: Bossier City, LA
Closed Pre-K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Region 7 Assistive Technology Center
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
August 2009
August 3, 2009: Baton Rouge, LA
Closed Pre-K - 4th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Our Lady of Mercy School
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
August 3, 2009: Scottsdale, AZ
Closed Kindergarten-4th Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: American Education Group/Lexis Prep
Presenter: Stephanie Capshaw, MA, OTR
August 3, 2009: Many, LA
Closed Kindergarten - 4th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Sabine Parish School Board Federal Programs
Presenter: Angie Kalman, OTR/L
August 4, 2009: Many, LA
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Sabine Parish School Board Federal Programs
Presenter: Angie Kalman, OTR/L
August 3, 2009: Davenport, IA
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Workshop (2 sessions)
Sponsor: Davenport Community Schools
Presenter: Bill Weaver, MOT, OTR/L
August 4, 2009: Davenport, IA
Closed 3rd – 5th Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Davenport Community Schools
Presenter: Bill Weaver, MOT, OTR/L
August 4, 2009: Greenfield, IN
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Greenfield Central Schools #3125
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 5, 2009: Gretna, NE
Closed Kindergarten - 4th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Gretna Public Schools
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 6, 2009: Lyndon, KS
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Three Lakes Educational Coop
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 6, 2009: Memphis, TN
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Emmanuel United Methodist Kindergarten
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
August 10, 2009: Marshfield, WI
Closed Pre-K - Kindergarten Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Marshfield School District
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 10, 2009: Hutchinson, KS
Closed Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Hutchinson Public Schools
Presenter: Emily Knapton, OTR/L
August 12, 2009: Williamson, WV
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Mingo County Board Of Education
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 12, 2009: Broken Bow, NE
Closed 3rd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Broken Bow Public Schools
Presenter: Emily Knapton, OTR/L
August 13, 2009: Westerville, OH
Closed 2nd – 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Westerville City Schools
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 13, 2009: Gallup, NM
Closed Pre-K - 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Tobe Turpen Elementary
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
August 14, 2009: Austin, TX
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Barton Hills Elementary
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 14, 2009: Anchorage, AK
Closed 2nd Grade Workshop (Two Half-Day Sessions)
Sponsor: Anchorage Public Schools
Presenter: Vanessa Silver, M.S., BCET
August 14, 2009: University, MS
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Willie Price Nursery School
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
August 14, 2009: El Dorado, KS
Closed Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: El Dorado Public Schools
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 17, 2009: Troy, OH
Closed Pre-K – 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Miami County ESC
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 17, 2009: Eatonton, GA
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Putnam County SD
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 17, 2009: Davenport, IA
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Davenport Community Schools
Presenter: Bill Weaver, MOT, OTR/L
August 17, 2009: Westminster, CO
Closed Pre-K - 4th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Woodrow Wilson Academy
Presenter: Emily Knapton, OTR/L
August 18, 2009: Dunwoody, GA
Closed Pre-K - Kindergarten Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Dunwoody United Methodist Preschool
Presenter: Kerri Bailey, OTR/L
August 18, 2009: Eatonton, GA
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Putnam County SD
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 18, 2009: Harrington, DE
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Delaware Early Childhood Center
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
August 18, 2009: Austin, TX
Closed 3rd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Eanes ISD
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
August 18, 2009: Bridgeport, NE
Closed Pre-K – 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Bridgeport Elementary School
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 19, 2009: Williamson, WV
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Mingo County BOE
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 20, 2009: Williamson, WV
Closed Kindergarten-5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Mingo County BOE
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 20, 2009: Las Vegas, NV
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Jacob E. Manch Elem
Presenter: Vanessa Silver, M.S., BCET
August 20, 2009: East Peoria, IL
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: East Peoria Elementary SD
Presenter: Bill Weaver, MOT, OTR/L
August 20, 2009: Seminole, TX
Closed 2nd – 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Seminole Primary School
Presenter: Roxanne Thompson
August 20, 2009: Fargo, ND
Closed Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Fargo Public Schools
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 20, 2009: Harrisburg, PA
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Central Dauphin Schools
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
August 21, 2009: Asheville, NC
Closed Kindergarten-2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop & 3rd-5th Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Asheville City Schools
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
August 24, 2009: Los Angeles, CA
Closed K – 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Brawerman Elementary School
Presenter: Vanessa Silver, M.S., BCET
August 25, 2009: Walled Lake, MI
Closed Kindergarten Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Walled Lake Consolidated SD
Presenter: Keith R. Kline, OTR/L
August 25, 2009: Tomah, WI
Closed Pre-K - 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Tomah Area School District
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 25, 2009: Hanover Township, PA
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Full Workshop
Sponsor: Hanover Area SD
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 25, 2009: Villa Hills, KY
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Kenton City SD Preschool
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 27, 2009: Salem, NH
Closed Kindergarten Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Salem SD
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
August 27, 2009: Papillion, NE
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Closed 3rd – 5th Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Papillion – LaVista School District
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
and Bill Weaver, MOT, OTR/L
August 27, 2009: La Cañada, CA
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: La Cañada Unified School District
Presenter: Vanessa Silver, M.S., BCET
August 27, 2009: Stamford, CT
Closed PreK - 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: The Children’s School
Presenter: Terri Foster, OTR/L
August 28, 2009: Plattsmouth, NE
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Plattsmouth Early Childhood Center
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 28, 2009: Wilbraham, MA
Closed Kindergarten – 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Hampden-Wilbraham Regional ISD
Presenter: Keith R. Kline, OTR/L
August 28, 2009: Fort Worth, TX
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: First United Methodist Preschool
Presenter: Roxanne Thompson
August 28, 2009: Steamboat Springs, CO
Closed Pre-K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Northwest BOCES
Presenter: Emily Knapton, OTR/L
August 31, 2009: Montpelier, OH
Closed Pre-K Half-Day and Kindergarten Half-Day Workshops
Sponsor: Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
September 2009
September 1, 2009: Kelowna, BC, Canada
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop (2 sessions)
Sponsor: Central Okanagan Teacher’s Association (COTA)
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OTreg(Ont)
September 1, 2009: Cape May, NJ
Closed 1st - 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Lower Township SD
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
September 1, 2009: Standish, MI
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Standish Sterling Community Schools
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
September 2, 2009: Madison Heights, MI
Closed PreK - 2nd Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Lamphere Schools
Presenter: Diane Eldridge, RN, COTA
September 2, 2009: Kelowna, BC, Canada
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Central Okanagan Teacher’s Association (COTA)
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OTreg(Ont)
September 2, 2009: Standish, MI
Closed 3rd – 5th Grade Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Standish Sterling Community Schools
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
September 2, 2009: Pacific Palisades, CA
Closed Pre-K – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Calvary Christian School
Presenter: Vanessa Silver, M.S., BCET
September 2-3, 2009: Cadillac, MI
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop & Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Wexford – Missaukee ISD
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
September 3, 2009: Wildwood, NJ
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Wildwood School District
Presenter: Christine Cridland, OTR/L
September 3, 2009: Brooklyn, NY
Closed Pre-K – 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: New York City PS 261
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
September 3, 2009: Tarzana, CA
Closed Pre-K & Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Temple Judea Nursery School
Presenter: Vanessa Silver, M.S., BCET
September 10, 2009: Warman, SK, Canada
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Prairie Spirit School Division
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OTreg(Ont)
September 11, 2009: Warman, SK, Canada
Closed Pre-K – 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Prairie Spirit School Division
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OTreg(Ont)
September 14, 2009: Murray, NE
Closed Kindergarten -5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Conestoga Elementary School
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
September 23, 2009: Grand Rapids, MI
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Kent ISD
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
September 23, 2009: Lindenhurst, NY
Closed 2nd & 3rd Grade Workshop - 2 Half-Day Sessions
Sponsor: Lindenhurst Public Schools
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
September 25, 2009: Lyndonville, VT
Closed Pre-K - 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Northeast Kingdom School Development
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
October 2009
October 6, 2009: Highland, IN
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Northwest Indiana ESC
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
October 9, 2009: Sudbury, MA
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Sunny Hill Elementary School
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
October 12, 2009: Jena, LA
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: La Salle Parish School Board
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
October 14, 2009: Asheboro, NC
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Randolph County Partnership for Children
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
October 19, 2009: Loup City, NE
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Central Nebraska Community Services
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
November 2009
November 12, 2009: Visalia, CA
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Tulare County Office of Education
Presenter: Vanessa Silver, M.S., BCET
November 13, 2009: Visalia, CA
Closed K – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Tulare County Office of Education
Presenter: Vanessa Silver, M.S., BCET
December 2009
December 18, 2009: Lee’s Summit, MO
Closed Pre-K Half-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Great Beginnings Early Ed Center
Presenter: Emily Knapton, OTR/L
February 2010
February 26, 2010: Durham, NC
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Durham Orange Preschool Association (DOPA)
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L