Workshop Offerings include…

The Creative Journey with Peter H. Reynolds
Join author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds (The Dot, Ish, The North Star) for a delightful and inspirational day-long retreat. Experience self-discovery and renewal — Peter uses story telling, videos, technology, and the magic of believing to light the creative spark in you and your classroom.

To learn more, check out www.fablevision.com/creativejourney.

The North Star:
A Blend of New Thinking about Learning and Creativity
Discover the North Star Approach to Teaching and Learning as you consider your own life-long journey of learning, and the path you’re on (or off). Explore real, pencils-down applications of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences and strategies for differentiation. Inspire yourself to create, out of the elements of your classroom, a one-size-fits-few environment of imagination, discovery, and sharing. This exciting workshop is based upon Peter H. Reynolds book, The North Star, which can be found on line at www.fablevision.com/northstar. Click here for more detailed workshop information and outline.

Inspiring Writing with Young Children
Children naturally love to write, create, and ‘make stuff’. Learn how to create a writing workshop in your classroom. Well thought out writing workshops that include mini lessons, independent writing time, sharing opportunities, and the right tools of the trade encourage students to use writing as a one of the most wonderful and powerful ways of communicating. Be part of an actual writing workshop and use a variety of tools, books, and resources that support the writing workshop concept. Click here for more detailed workshop information and outline.

We will also introduce you to FableVision’s Stationery Studio®, an easy-to-use software program that lets students and teachers customize and print motivational writing paper for stories, letters, reports, shape books, mini-books, and countless other creative projects.

Writing Beyond Paper, Pencil, and Essay Tests
Writing is one of the greatest tools for creativity. Learn about some wonderful projects and ideas that will take you and your students beyond traditional paper and pencil. Invest your time and energy in some fun, worthwhile, and curriculum-based writing projects using a variety of sources including FableVision’s Stationery Studio®. Create thousands of unique pieces of writing paper and creative projects.

Academic Achievement: Does One Size Fit All?
How do students learn? Why is learning so different for everyone? And how do educators create and provide a learning environment that will reach every child? Learn proven, research-based teaching techniques that help your students develop and use effective learning, studying, and test-taking strategies. Meet FableVision's BrainCogs®, a software-based cognitive coaching program, developed in collaboration with The Reseach Institute for Learning and Development. Click here for more detailed workshop information and outline.

The Power of Expression
The ability to write clearly and concisely is one of today’s great challenges for students. How can we empower students to express themselves and respond to essays in clear, well thought out paragraphs, on tests and in general? How do we help students understand the meaning of the key words in an essay question, to support an answer with specific information, to write both a topic sentence and concluding sentence, to organize information so that it aligns with the topic? And how does a student review an essay after it’s written? You will be presented with a variety of resources and great ideas to use in your classroom, including FableVision’s latest product, Essay Express™. We’ve taken the complex and abstract elements of essay writing and broken them down into concrete components that all students can master.

Tilting the Balance in a Balanced Reading Program
Since One Size Never Fits All with Sally Grimes
Learn how to use information about individual learners to “tilt the balance” in a balanced reading program while using research based methods that address the five components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Certain children need more hands on activities, explicit teaching and scaffolding than other children need. This workshop will provide the “nuts and bolts” of current Reading First (NCLB) information while also providing motivating and exciting classroom applications. Click here for more detailed workshop information and outline.

For more information about Sally Grimes and the Grimes Institute for Reading, please refer to: http://www.grimesreadinginstitute.com/index.html