Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training
S.M.A.R.T. Workshop           

This interactive and energetic workshop is designed for elementary classroom, special education, physical education, and adaptive physical education teachers, along with paraprofessionals, occupational therapists and anyone working with children.  The instructors are all former and current educators and professionals with vast experience and knowledge in how to implement the program in any setting!

The S.M.A.R.T Program is a multi-sensory approach to teaching and learning that is designed to develop and enhance the critical readiness skills students need to succeed in school.  The workshop helps participants to understand how to look at children developmentally and apply activities for developing and/or enhancing students’ large and fine muscle skills, visual perception and eye-hand coordination, and auditory skills, all necessary tools for learning to read and achieving academic success.

At this engaging workshop, participants will:

• Learn how the brain develops and how that affects learning
• Experience S.M.A.R.T.  movement activities easily incorporated into the day to affect learning
• Understand how to look at students developmentally rather than as an age group
• Create tools for immediate implementation through Make & Take Sessions
• Be re-energized to go back to their classrooms and begin implementing the program!

All S.M.A.R.T. workshops are 24 contact hours.

• Wednesday, February 29 – Friday, March 2, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN
• Tuesday, July 17 – Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN
  
• Tuesday, July 24 – Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN
  

Please check back in the spring for more summer workshop dates and locations!

Principals are welcome and encouraged to attend the S.M.A.R.T. Workshop at a discounted registration fee.

LOCATION: All Minneapolis Workshops are held at A Chance To Grow and exact workshop locations for other cities will be sent with confirmation information. Space is limited and participation is confirmed in order of receipt of registration and payment.

CEU’s are offered for all MLRC workshops and Graduate Credits are offered for S.M.A.R.T. Workshops as well. Paperwork for Graduate Credits will be handed out at the workshops. For further information, call (612)706-5549 or e-mail mlrc@actg.org.

If you would like to pay with a Purchase Order, please print the Registration Form and fax or mail it to the MLRC .