Online Seminars

HWT is bringing our training to you!

Handwriting Without Tears® is proud to announce our new online seminars. These webinars are designed to enhance your teaching knowledge through interactive exchanges with professionals and experts in a variety of fields.Each webinar will offer ideas and best practices for your professional development. Educators and parents alike can benefit from attending an HWT online seminar—all without having to leave the computer!


NEW: WE WILL BEGIN OFFERING CONTACT HOUR CREDIT FOR ATTENDING SELECT ONLINE SEMINARS. PLEASE READ THE SEMINAR DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE IF AOTA CONTACT HOURS ARE OFFERED, AND FOR CONTACT HOUR REQUIREMENTS.


UPCOMING WEBINARS:

  • Top 10 Questions about Handwriting Without Tears
  • Response to Intervention: The Link to Handwriting Instruction and Intervention

If you would like to be notified when these webinars are open for registration, please email webinars@hwtears.com.

On-Demand Webinars

Handwriting Tutoring: Designing a Handwriting Camp

Try our new “on-demand” online seminar format, and learn how to design your own summer handwriting camp this year!

Part I: On-Demand Webinar

Watch a pre-recorded, on-demand presentation between Monday, March 8 and Sunday, March 14. View this recording for free as often as you wish during this time. 

TO VIEW THE ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Click here (this link will be active beginning March 8). Before viewing, click here to download the webinar outline.  

Part II: Live Question & Answer Session with Christina Bretz, OTR/L

To have your questions answered during the live Q&A, email us any questions you have by March 15 and they will be answered by Christina Bretz, OTR/L. Email your questions to webinars@hwtears.com, or bring your questions to the chat.

TO REGISTER FOR THE LIVE Q&A: After you have viewed the on-demand webinar, you will receive an email with registration information for the live session. 

LIVE Q&A DATE: Thursday, March 18, 2010
TIME: 8:00 – 8:30 PM EST (5:00 PM PST)
COST: FREE

SEMINAR OVERVIEW:
Handwriting camps provide a fun-filled, hands-on environment where children can overcome obstacles and develop important skills for school. Get the inside scoop on what it takes to run a successful handwriting camp. Christina Bretz, OTR/L and Katrina Erickson, OTR/L tell you what it takes to build a session and attract participants. Join our experienced presenters, as they discuss:

  • Building a Session: costs, tools, resources
  • Getting clients: marketing, referrals
  • Designing effective sessions: evaluation, remediation, best practices

You'll walk away from this session full of exciting ideas and practical strategies for running your own handwriting camp.


Introducing Sentence SchoolIntroduction to Sentence School

What is Sentence School? How will it benefit kindergarten children? How do I actually use it? This 1-hour seminar will introduce Sentence School and show you how easy it is to get started. You’ll learn how the engaging lessons help children become confident, skilled writers in just 10–15 minutes a day.

In this interactive online seminar, you will:

  • Learn why a developmental and multisensory approach works in teaching sentence skills
  • Discover how to set up your classroom for sentence success
  • Understand Sentence School lesson structure—Read, Do, Say, Write
  • Learn how to implement Sentence School during the week
  • Understand how Sentence School integrates with all curricula.

View this webinar

BEFORE VIEWING: In order to view this webinar, you must have the free QuickTime Player installed on your computer. Download QuickTime Player here.

This on-demand webinar is not eligible to receive contact hour credit.