Benefits of Sponsoring a Training

  • Flexible scheduling to accommodate your attendees
  • Full and half-day workshops
  • Week or weekend options
  • Affordable and efficient
  • All staff trained together
  • Discounts based on purchases
  • Group enthusiasm for the teaching strategies being implemented
  • Customized to your organization's curricula and goals
  • Certificates of attendance and contact hours for attendees

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.

To learn more about sponsoring your own training, call 402.492.2766, or e-mail coordinator@hwtears.com.

Open School and District Workshops

September 9-10, 2013: Singapore
Open Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math and K-5 Workshops
Sponsor: Bridging Talents
Presenter: Peter Giroux, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Registration: http://www.bridgingtalents.com/2013_HWT_GSS.aspx

September 11, 2013: Singapore
Open The Print Tool Workshop
Sponsor: Bridging Talents
Presenter: Peter Giroux, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Registration: http://www.bridgingtalents.com/2013_HWT_PT.aspx

October 5, 2013: Houston, TX
Texas Children's Hospital
OPEN Kindergarten-5th grade workshop
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR
More Information | Register Online

Closed Workshops

May 2013

May 21, 2013: Philadelphia, PA
Closed Print Tool Workshop
Sponsor: Philadelphia School District
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L

May 24, 2013: Biddeford, ME
Closed 2nd and 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Biddeford Primary School
Presenter: Terri Foster, OTR/L

May 23-24, 2013: Memphis, TN
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and K – 4th Grade Workshops
Sponsor: Christ Methodist Day School
Presenter: Peter Giroux, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

May 27-28, 2013: Melbourne, Australia
Closed Pre-K – 2nd Grade and Print Tool Workshops
Sponsor: Sensory Tools
Presenter: Christina Bretz, OTR/L

May 30, 2013: Ashland, MO
Closed Pre-K – 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Southern Boone Primary
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L

June 2013

June 1, 2013: Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math Workshop
Sponsor: St. Rita Preschool
Presenter: Kerri Bailey, OTR/L

June 2-3, 2013: Sydney, Australia
Closed Pre-K – 2nd Grade and Print Tool Workshops
Sponsor: Sensory Tools
Presenter: Christina Bretz, OTR/L

June 3, 2013: Diamondville, WY
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing – 1st Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Lincoln County School District #1
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

June 5, 2013: Birmingham, MI
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math Workshop
Sponsor: First Presbyterian Hand in Hand Early Learning Center
Presenter: Valerie Zaryczny, OTR/L

June 7, 2013: Viera, FL
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop
Sponsor: Brevard PS
Presenter: Angie Kalman, OTR/L

June 13, 2013: San Antonio, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing – Kindergarten Workshop
and Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Northside ISD
Presenter: Roxanne Thompson

June 15, 2013: Omaha, NE
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop
Sponsor: ESU 3
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L

June 17, 2013: Spring, TX
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Klein ISD
Presenter: Heather York

June 18, 2013: Prince Frederick, MD
Closed 1st Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Calvert County Public Schools
Presenter: Todd Misura, OTR/L

June 24, 2013: Azle, TX
Closed Kindergarten - 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Azle ISD
Presenter: Tracy Mitnick

June 25, 2013: Arlington, VA
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math Workshop
Sponsor: Arlington Public Schools
Presenter: Amy Prechel, OTR

June 26, 2013: Arlington, VA
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd & 3rd - 5th Workshop
Sponsor: Arlington Public Schools
Presenter: Amy Prechel, OTR

June 28, 2013: Lubbock, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and K – 2nd Grade Workshop (2 sessions)
Sponsor: ESC Region 17
Presenter: Peter Giroux, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

June 29, 2013: Hallettsville, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing – 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Down Syndrome Foundation of South Texas
Presenter: Sara Maier

July 2013

July 8-9, 2013: Castle Rock, CO
Closed K – 5th Grade and Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshops
Sponsor: Douglas County SD
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

July 16, 2013: New York, NY
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop
Sponsor: Fordham University Graduate School of Education
Presenter: Amy Prechel, OTR

July 19, 2013: Bowling Green, KY
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Pre-K Literacy & Math Workshops
Sponsor: Green River Regional Educational Co-Op
Presenter: Christina Bretz, OTR/L

July 20, 2013: Monongahela, PA
Closed Pre-K – Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Mon Valley YMCA
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR

July 25-26, 2013: Castle Rock, CO
Closed K – 5th Grade and Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshops
Sponsor: Douglas County SD
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

July 25-26, 2013: Bossier City, LA
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing - 2nd Grade and Pre-K Literacy & Math Workshops
Sponsor: Northwest Region Assistive Technology Center
Presenter: Peter Giroux, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

July 29, 2013: Victoria, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math Workshop
Sponsor: Victoria ISD
Presenter: Heather York

July 30, 2013: Round Rock, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math Workshop
Sponsor: Round Rock ISD
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR

July 30, 2013: Victoria, TX
Closed Kindergarten – 4th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Victoria ISD
Presenter: Heather York

July 31, 2013: El Paso, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing – Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Gadsen ISD
Presenter: Roxanne Thompson

August 2013

August 1, 2013: Parker, CO
Closed Pre-K – 2nd Grade and 3rd – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Parker Core Knowledge Charter School
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

August 1-2, 2013: Camp Point, IL
Closed Pre-K – 2nd Grade and 3rd – 5th Grade Workshops
Sponsor: CUSD #3
Presenter: Bill Weaver

August 2, 2013: Valdosta, GA
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Dewar ES/Lowndes County Schools
Presenter: Angie Kalman, OTR/L

August 6, 2013: Fresno, CA
Closed Pre-K - Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Washington Unified School District
Presenter: Erin Dolin, MOT, OTR/L

August 6, 2013: Stanford, KY
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop
Sponsor: Lincoln Co. Early Childhood
Presenter: Carol Rushing-Carr, MOT, OTR/L

August 7, 2013: San Jose, CA
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Allen At Steinbeck ES
Presenter: Erin Dolin, MOT, OTR/L

August 8, 2013: Spring, TX
Closed Kindergarten – 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Klein ISD
Presenter: Heather York

August 8, 2013: Ulysses, KS
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Ulysses USD 214
Presenter: Tracy Sloper

August 8, 2013: Douglas, WY
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing – 2nd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Converse County SD #1
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

August 9, 2013: Gretna, NE
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Gretna PS/ESU 3
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L

August 10, 2013: Fort Collins, CO
Closed Readiness & Writing - Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Poudre School District
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

August 14, 2013: Round Rock, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math Workshop
Sponsor: Round Rock ISD
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR

August 15-16, 2013: Pflugerville, TX
Closed Kindergarten – 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Pflugerville ISD
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR

August 17, 2013: Denton, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop
Sponsor: First Baptist Church Denton
Presenter: Tracy Sloper

August 19, 2013: Houston, TX
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math Workshop
Sponsor: St Francis Episcopal Day School
Presenter: Katrina Erickson, OTR

August 19, 2013: Mansfield, MA
Closed Kindergarten 1/2 Day Workshop
Sponsor: Mansfield PS
Presenter: Keith Kline, OTR/L

August 20, 2013: Sunapee, NH
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: SAU #85
Presenter: Margaret (Peggy) Morris, MS, OTR/L

August 20, 2013: Dallas, TX
Closed Kindergarten – 3rd Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Harry C. Withers Elementary School
Presenter: Roxanne Thompson

August 21, 2013: Birmingham, AL
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop
Sponsor: Canterbury Day School
Presenter: Kerri Bailey, OTR/L

August 21, 2013: Huffman, TX
Closed K – 1st Grade, 2nd & 3rd Grade Workshops
Sponsor: Huffman ISD
Presenter: Heather York

August 22, 2013: Fergus Falls, MN
Closed Pre-K – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Lakes Country Service Cooperative
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

August 22, 2013: Federal Way, WA
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Math Workshop
Sponsor: Federal Way PS
Presenter: Vanessa Silver

August 24, 2013: Baltimore, MD
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Literacy & Math – Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: The Goddard School
Presenter: Christina Bretz, OTR/L

August 26, 2013: Eau Claire, WI
Closed Pre-K – Kindergarten and 1st – 3rd Grade Workshops
Sponsor: Eau Claire Area School District
Presenter: Patty Bunce, OTR

September 2013

September 4, 2013: West Hartford, CT
Closed Pre-K - Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Lollipop Tree Nursery School
Presenter: Terri Foster, OTR/L

September 6, 2013: New York, NY
Closed Kindergarten - 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: NYC Special Education
Presenter: Tania Ferrandino, OTR/L

September 5, 2013: Williamsport, PA
Closed Pre-K Readiness & Writing and Math Workshop
Sponsor: BLaST IU17
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR

September 25-26, 2013: Riverton, WY
Closed Kindergarten – 1st and 2nd – 3rd Grade Workshops
Sponsor: Fremont County School District #25
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

October 2013

October 1, 2013: Gillette, WY
Closed Kindergarten – 5th Grade Workshop
Sponsor: Campbell County School District
Presenter: Dianna Ruck, OTR

October 10, 2013: Lincolnshire, IL
Closed Pre-K – Kindergarten Workshop
Sponsor: Tamarak Country School
Presenter: Paula Heinricher, MA, OTR

March 2014

March 14, 2014: Bellevue, NE
Closed Readiness & Writing Workshop
Sponsor: Bellevue Public Schools
Presenter: Cathy Van Haute, OTR/L

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