Participants will be encouraged to participate all activities which will offer hands-on experience with manipulatives. Each workshop will provide full MVL curriculum for each participant.
Workshops will provide:
* An environment that provides support - academically, socially, and linguistically
* Training on how to use MVL 3D and 2D tools to fit school's language arts curriculum
* Opportunity for teachers to develop their own MVL curriculum while they are in the training session
* Training and modeling effective teaching for children
* Training in how to use MVL Editing Checklist to incorporate grammar rules with student's writing composition
* Ideas on how to use the tools in your classroom using posters, maps, and skits in addition to the blocks