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?? We Did It Again! ?? We’re thrilled to announce that for the 5th year in a row, hand2mind has been named a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace! ?? And we’re especially proud to share this honor with our sister company, Learning Resources, who joins us in celebrating this achievement. Companies chosen for this recognition show strengths in strong leadership, open collaboration, clear communication, and a commitment to supporting career growth. This award is a testament to our dedication to these values and to the fantastic teams who make it all possible. Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/gVmxwi6x

This year, hand2mind had the opportunity to attend the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference for the first time—and it was an unforgettable experience! ??? Our booth was buzzing with excitement as educators stopped by to meet the amazing Tara West and Jed Dearybury for inspiring conversations and lots of laughs. ???? We are also incredibly proud of our team for leading impactful sessions on coding, social-emotional learning, and purposeful play—showing how hands-on exploration can shape the future of early education. ?????? To everyone who came by to share your passion and ideas: thank you. Together, we can keep empowering educators and inspiring students. ??? Check out our TikTok page for more fun content! ?? tiktok.com/@hand2mind #NAEYC2024 #EarlyChildhoodEducation #SEL #CodingForKids #PurposefulPlay #hand2mind

?? ? Join Developer of Navigating Numeracy Learning Progression Centers Sue O’Connell for an upcoming webinar, Mastering Multiplication/Division Facts through Learning Progressions! ?? Tuesday, November 19 from 4:00-5:00pm CST ?? ?? During this webinar, Sue will discuss how designing fluency tasks around manipulative-based learning progressions will help students build upon skills and master math facts with confidence. Experience the impact of meaningful and purposeful classroom tasks and centers that empower students to actively participate in their mathematical journey. ? Register now! bit.ly/3AUZ8bm More details: ? Perfect for Grades 2-5 math teachers, principals, administrators, coaches, and other educators. ? Certificate of completion will be sent after the webinar for those who attend the live event. ? All registrants will have access to an on-demand recording.

???? Our office was buzzing with Halloween excitement this week as we welcomed the most spooktacular visitors for our annual onsite trick-or-treating event! It was a joy to see little ghosts, superheroes, princesses, and more going from department to department, trick-or-treating with big smiles and bags ready for goodies. ?? #OfficeCulture #EmployeeEngagement #HalloweenFun

??????? Join Author of Layers of Learning: Using Read Alouds to Connect Literacy and Caring Conversations JoEllen McCarthy for an upcoming webinar, Enhancing Your Read Alouds with Connections to Kids, Care, and Hands-on Literacy Tools ?? Tuesday, October 29 from 4:00 – 5:00pm CDT ???? JoEllen will explore must-have, inclusive titles that will spark powerful conversations and ways to use a framework that layers life lessons in reading, writing, and word work. ? Register now! bit.ly/3NONkdv More details: ? Perfect for PreK-2 literacy teachers, principals, administrators, coaches, and other educators. ? Certificate of completion will be sent after the webinar for those who attend the live event. ? All registrants will have access to an on-demand recording.

?? ?? Join Developer of Guided Phonics + Beyond? Focus Lessons Tara West for an upcoming webinar, Exploring the How and Why Behind Explicit, Multimodal Writing Instruction ?? Tuesday, October 22 from 5:00 – 6:00pm CDT ?? Tara will provide strategic approaches to writing instruction that benefit students’ academic performance in writing, reading, and other subjects. Discover the power of explicit, multimodal writing instruction and how it can help students explore ideas and think critically. ? Register now! bit.ly/409jqZ6 More details: ? Perfect for PreK-2 literacy teachers, principals, administrators, coaches, and other educators. ? Certificate of completion will be sent after the webinar for those who attend the live event. ? All registrants will have access to an on-demand recording.

?? ? ? Join Developer of Foundations for Strategies Small Group Lessons Pam Harris for an upcoming webinar, Reaching More Students in Less Time with Foundational Math Strategies for Small Groups ?? Wednesday, October 16 from 4:00 – 5:00pm CDT ?? Pam Harris will provide manipulative-based strategies, models, and tasks to enhance your small-group fluency instruction. With concept-grounded, skills-based fluency strategies, students will achieve bigger results by shifting their focus from memorizing and mimicking to reasoning and mathematizing. Math is Figure-out-able! ? Register now! bit.ly/406LkFb More details: ? Perfect for K-5 math teachers, principals, administrators, coaches, and other educators. ? Certificate of completion will be sent after the webinar for those who attend the live event. ? All registrants will have access to an on-demand recording.

We had such a blast connecting with educators at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - NCTM in Chicago last week! Our booth was buzzing with excitement, from meet-and-greets with Joe Elliot, the creator of Numberblocks, and our author partners Pam Harris and Sue O’Connell to a “make your own mini custom kit” station. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to connect and celebrate hands-on learning with us! Check out our TikTok page for more fun content! ?? tiktok.com/@hand2mind #NCTMCHI24 #MathEducation

?? ?? Join Developer of Interactive Decodable Text Sets Deedee Wills for an upcoming webinar, From Speech to Print and Back Again: Strengthening Writing Skills Through Blending and Segmenting ?? Thursday, October 3 from 4:00 – 5:00pm CDT ?? Deedee will explore how daily lessons not only produce greater gains in decoding but also in writing. Learn more about the reciprocal relationship between blending and segmenting and how it can strengthen writing skills. ? Register now! bit.ly/3BqZ4QR More details: ? Perfect for K-5 literacy teachers, principals, administrators, coaches, and other educators. ? Certificate of completion will be sent after the webinar for those who attend the live event. ? All registrants will have access to an on-demand recording.

?????? Join Developer of STEM Bins? Brooke Brown for her upcoming webinar, Incorporating the Engineering Design Process into Elementary STEM Instruction. ??? Tuesday, October 1 from 5:00 – 6:00pm CDT Brooke will walk you through the essential components of an elementary STEM lesson and equip you with low prep STEM activity ideas. Learn management secrets, differentiation tips, and key instructional components for an engaging, enriching, and stress-free STEM lesson. Teachers will also explore play-based engineering strategies for STEM centers and more! ??Register now! bit.ly/4dmRxzM More details: ? Perfect for K-5 science and STEM teachers, principals, administrators, coaches, and other educators. ? Certificate of completion will be sent after the webinar for those who attend the live event. ? All registrants will have access to an on-demand recording.