Plan Your Own Workshop
Upcoming School-Sponsored Workshops
You can sponsor a training workshop for your snechool, 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
- Timing and schedule to match your attendees’ needs
- Full and half-day workshops
- During the week or on a weekend
- Full and half-day workshops
- Cost-effective and efficient
- Train all staff at once
- Discounts available based on purchases
- Train all staff at once
- 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
Possible Workshop Ideas
- District-wide Introductory Workshop
- Grade-Specific Workshop (Pre-K to Gr. 5)
- Writing Readiness Workshop
- Printing Workshop
- Cursive Workshop
- Using HWT with a Target Audience
- Level One Certification Workshop
- The Print Tool™ Workshop
To learn more about sponsoring your own training, call Lori Breckenridge or Sherry Landes at 402-492-2766, or e-mail coordinator@hwtears.com.
School-Sponsored Workshops
JULY 2008
July 7, 2008: Ancaster, ON Canada
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Ontario Christian School Teacher’s Association
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OT Reg.(Ont.)
July 9, 2008: Waco, TX
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Region 12 ESC
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
July 10, 2008: Waco, TX
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Region 12 ESC
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
July 15, 2008: Oswego, NY
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Oswego City School District
Presenter: Keith Kline, OTR/L
July 16, 2008: Chandler, AZ
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Carebear Preschool
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
July 21, 2008: Baton Rouge, LA
Closed Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Full Day Workshop
Sponsor: Parkview Baptist School
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
July 22, 2008: Wetumpka, AL
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: First Baptist Child Development Center
Presenter: Kerri Bailey, OTR/L
July 24, 2008: Fargo, ND
Closed Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Fargo Public Schools
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
July 24, 2008: Johnston, IA
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Heartland AEA 11
Presenter: Jan Olsen, OTR
July 25, 2008: Johnston, IA
Closed Printing and Cursive Workshop
Sponsor: Heartland AEA 11
Presenter: Jan Olsen, OTR
July 28, 2008: Johnston, IA
Closed The Print Tool Workshop
Sponsor: Heartland AEA 11
Presenter: Jan Olsen, OTR
July 28 & 29, 2008: Lawrence, KS
Closed Pre-K - 4th Grade Full Day Workshop
Sponsor: Lawrence Public Schools
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
July 30, 2008: Haysville, KS
Closed Pre-K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: The Learning Ctr – USD 261
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
July 31, 2008: St Louis, MO
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Concord W.E.E. School
Presenter: Amy Prechel, OTR
AUGUST 2008
August 1, 2008: Lawrenceburg, KY
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Anderson County RTC
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 1, 2008: Huntsville, AL
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Madison County Board of Education
Presenter: Kerri Bailey, OTR/L
August 4, 2008: Quincy, IL
Closed Pre-K - 1st Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Adams County Special Education Association
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 6, 2008: Jacksonville, IL
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Four Rivers Special Ed District
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 6, 2008: Atlanta, GA
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Smart Start/United Way of Atlanta
Presenter: Denise Donica, DHS, OTR
August 7, 2008: Jacksonville, IL
Closed 1st - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Four Rivers Special Ed District
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 7, 2008: Orlando, FL
Closed 3rd – 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Lake Highland Preparatory School
Presenter: Amy Prechel, OTR
August 7-8, 2008: Westerville, OH
Closed: Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Westerville City Schools
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OT Reg.(Ont.)
August 8, 2008: Springfield, NE
Closed Pre-K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: South Sarpy District #46
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 8, 2008: Tularosa, NM
Closed Pre-K – 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Tularosa Municipal Schools
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 8, 2008: Newton, IA
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Newton Community School District
Presenter: Emily Knapton, OTR/L
August 8, 2008: Houston, TX
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Memorial Drive UMC Weekday School
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
August 11, 2008: Tomball, TX
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Tomball ISD
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
August 11, 2008: Oakley, KS
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Northwest Kansas ESC
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 12, 2008: San Antonio, TX
Closed Pre-K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Westwood Terrace Elementary NISD
Presenter: Kerri Bailey, OTR/L
August 12, 2008: Pensacola, FL
Closed Pre-K Half Day Workshop
Sponsor: Escambia County Head Start
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 12, 2008: Oakley, KS
Closed 1st Grade - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Northwest Kansas ESC
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 12, 2008: Visalia, CA
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Central Valley Christian
Presenter: Joanne Figone, MA, OTR/L
August 13, 2008: Caruthersville, MO
Closed Pre-K - 1st Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Caruthersville Elementary
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
August 13, 2008: Freeport, IL
Closed: Pre-K – 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Freeport School District
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 13, 2008: Victoria, TX
Closed PreK and Kindergarten Half Day Workshop
Sponsor: Region III ESC
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
August 13, 2008: Marshfield, MA
Closed 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Marshfield Public Schools
Presenter: Keith Kline, OTR/L
August 14, 2008: New Hartford, NY
Closed Pre-K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Oneida Herkimer Madison BOCES
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
August 14, 2008: Turtle Creek, PA
Closed K - 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Propel Charter Schools
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 14, 2008: Kankakee, IL
Closed Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Kankakee SD #111
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
August 15, 2008: Houston, TX
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: The Woods Private School
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
August 15 & 18, 2008: Anchorage, AK
Closed 1st Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Anchorage Public Schools
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
August 18, 2008: Newcastle, WY
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Weston County Children’s Center
Presenter: Emily Knapton, OTR/L
August 18, 2008: Austin, TX
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Austin ISD
Presenter: Diane Eldridge, COTA
August 19, 2008: Bolivia, NC
Closed Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Brunswick County Schools
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
August 19, 2008: Bend, OR
Closed Pre-K - 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: High Desert ESD
Presenter: Joanne Figone, MA, OTR/L
August 19, 2008: Topeka, KS
Closed Pre-K - 1st Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Topeka Public Schools USD 501
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 19, 2008: Woodstock, VT
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Woodstock Elementary School
Presenter: Keith Kline, OTR
August 19, 2008: Austin, TX
Closed K - 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Kiker Elementary School
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
August 20, 2008: Potsdam, NY
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: St. Lawrence Valley
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OT Reg.(Ont.)
August 20, 2008: Peotone, IL
Closed Pre-K & Kindergarten Half Day Workshop
Sponsor: Peotone CUSD-207U
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 20, 2008: Austin, TX
Closed K - 3rd Grade Full Day Workshop
Sponsor: Eanes ISD
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
August 20, 2008: Gretna, NE
Closed K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Gretna Public Schools
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 20, 2008: Washington, DC
Closed Pre-K – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Murch School
Presenter: Amy Prechel, OTR
August 21, 2008: Upper St Clair, PA
Closed 1st Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Upper St Clair School District
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 21, 2008: Sioux City, IA
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Community Action Agency of Siouxland
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 22, 2008: Monroe, NC
Closed Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Union County Public Schools
Presenter: Kerri Bailey, OTR/L
August 22, 2008: Cape May, NJ
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Lower Township Elementary SD
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
August 22, 2008: Mason, OH
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Ohio District Early Childhood Cabinet
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 22, 2008: Monroe, NC
Closed Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Full-Day Workshop
Sponsor: Union County Public Schools
Presenter: Denise Donica, DHS, OTR
August 25, 2008: Beachwood, OH
Closed Pre-K to 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Fuchs Mizrachi School
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 25, 2008: Nashville, TN
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Westminster Preschool
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
August 25, 2008: Birmingham, MI
Closed 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Birmingham Public Schools
Presenter: Diane Eldridge, COTA
August 26, 2008: Cortez, CO
Closed Pre-K - 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Montezuma-Cortez School District
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 26, 2008: Skowhegan, ME
Closed: K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: MSAD #54
Presenter: Emily Knapton, OTR/L
August 26, 2008: Commerce, MI
Closed Kindergarten – 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Onsite Professional Learning
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
August 27, 2008: Kelowna, BC
Closed: K - 1st Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Central Okanagan Teachers’ Association
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OT Reg.(Ont.)
August 27, 2008: Stamford, CT
Closed K - 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Toquam Magnet
Presenter: Keith Kline, OTR/L
August 27, 2008: Grafton, WI
Closed K - 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Grafton School District
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
August 27, 2008: Havertown, PA
Closed 3rd - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Haverford SD
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
August 28, 2008: Howell, MI
Closed Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Howell Public School
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
August 28, 2008: Atlanta, GA
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: First Presbyterian Preschool
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L
August 28, 2008: Revere, MA
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Revere Public Schools
Presenter: Christine Cridland
August 28, 2008: Castalia, OH
Closed 2nd and 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Margaretta Local Schools
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
August 29, 2008: Billings, MT
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Head Start Inc
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
SEPTEMBER 2008
September 3, 2008: Red Bluff, CA
Closed Pre-K - 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Tehama County Department of Education
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR
September 3-4, 2008: Boise, ID
Closed Kindergarten - 1st Grade Half Day Workshops
Sponsor: Boise School District
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
September 5, 2008: New York, NY
Closed Pre-K and Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: West Side Montessori School
Presenter: Peggy Morris, MS, OTR/L
September 10, 2008: Topeka, KS
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Family Service & Guidance Center
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L
September 10, 2008: Spring Valley, NY
Closed Kindergarten - 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: East Ramapo School District
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
September 11, 2008: Oak Park, IL
Closed Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Half Day Workshop
Sponsor: District 97
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
September 12, 2008: Oak Park, IL
Closed Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Half Day Workshop
Sponsor: District 97
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
September 15, 2008: Victoria, TX
Closed 1st - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: ESC Region III
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
September 15, 2008: Townsend, Ontario, Canada
Closed: Pre-K - 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Haldimand – Norfolk Resource, Education and Counseling Help
Presenter: Sarah Matson, OT Reg.(Ont.)
September 16, 2008: Lindenhurst, NY
Closed 1st and 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Lindenhurst Public Schools
Presenter: Amy Prechel, OTR
September 22, 2008: Mt Vernon, OH
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Knox County Head Start
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR
September 26, 2008: Pottstown, PA
Closed Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Pottstown School District
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
September 27, 2008: Exton, PA
Closed Pre-K - 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Austill’s Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L
OCTOBER 2008
October 18, 2008: Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
Open – Pre-K - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: One On One Learning Center
Presenter: Peter Giroux, M.H.S., OTR/L
To Register or for More Information: Please contact Laura Nivar at
lauranivar.oneonone@gmail.com
or Laura Barrera at lbarrera.oneonone@gmail.com or by phone at 809-683-4151.
October 21, 2008: Middleboro, MA
Closed Pre-K to 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: READS Collaborative
Presenter: Keith Kline, OTR/L
NOVEMBER 2008
November 20, 2008: Anaheim, CA
Closed Cursive Workshop
Sponsor: Core Knowledge Foundation
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L
DECEMBER 2008
December 17, 2008: Arlington, VA
Closed Pre-K Workshop
Sponsor: Arlington Public Schools
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L