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Learn storytime engagement techniques, planning tips, and more to keep kids and families coming back for more!
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 1-3 PM Eastern/12-2 PM Central/11 AM-1 PM Mountain/10 AM-12 PM Pacific
Online session via Zoom (2 hour webinar). Includes recording access through May 18, 2024.
It’s a storytime showdown full of fresh ideas, practical tricks, and easy flannelboards, fingerplays, sign language rhymes, and other activities. Learn how to keep your audience’s attention, transition smoothly between activities, and keep kids and parents coming back for more. Certificate of completion available upon request with successful completion of post-test.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 1-3 PM Eastern/12-2 PM Central/11 AM-1 PM Mountain/10 AM-12 PM Pacific
Online session via Zoom (2-hour webinar). Includes recording access through June 9, 2024.
Been presenting programs for awhile? Refresh your storytime toolbox with fresh ideas, practical tricks, and new flannelboards, fingerplays, sign language rhymes, and other activities. Certificate of completion available upon request with successful completion of post-test.
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About the Instructor:
Kathy MacMillan is a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and storyteller. She is the author of the Little Hands Signing series from Familius Press, Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together (Hands Up Press) as well as many other books for children, teens, librarians, and educators. She has trained thousands of library staff members and educators on programming techniques and on how to better serve the Deaf community.
Find out more about booking a private webinar for your group here.
Little Hands Signing Professional Development Webinar: Weather Signs
Wednesday, April 11, 2024
11 AM-12 PM Eastern/10-11 AM Central/9-10 AM Mountain/8-9 AM Pacific
Online session via Zoom (1 hour webinar). Includes recording access for 30 days.
Add some American Sign Language to your storytime toolbox! In this interactive session, we’ll focus on basic ASL vocabulary for weather and related storytime activities. Learn how to incorporate ASL into storytime songs, rhymes, and stories in a respectful and effective way.
Certificate of completion available upon request with successful completion of post-test.
Pricing:
Find out more about booking a private webinar for your group here.
Learn American Sign Language from a Deaf instructor in these online courses from the Hearing and Speech Agency, a highly respected Baltimore non-profit.
Upcoming Class Sessions:
1-hour classes meet once a week online (10-week sessions)
Program offerings featured in “In the Community” posts are not affiliated with Stories by Hand and are shared to spread the word about other ASL learning opportunities.
Little Hands Signing Professional Development: Spring Signs (1 hour webinar)
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 2-3 PM Eastern/1-2 PM Central/12-1 PM Mountain/11 AM-12 PM Pacific
Online session via Zoom (1 hour webinar). Includes recording access for 30 days.
Add some American Sign Language to your storytime toolbox! In this interactive session, we’ll focus on basic ASL vocabulary for spring sights and activities. Learn how to incorporate ASL into storytime songs, rhymes, and stories in a respectful and effective way.
Certificate of completion available upon request with successful completion of post-test.
Individual: $40. Discounted group rates and direct invoicing available for groups of 10 or more. Contact info@storiesbyhand.com for details.
Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library
A two-part webinar series taking place on Wednesday, April 10 and Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific.
Library services are for everyone, and that includes the deaf community. In this workshop, Kathy MacMillan, librarian and certified American Sign Language interpreter, guides you in making your library a more welcoming place for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing. You will gain an understanding of Deaf culture, learn library-related signs, and become prepared to confidently work with interpreters for your programs.
After participating in this workshop, you will have:
Kathy MacMillan (she/her) is a writer, nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and signing storyteller. She has worked in school and public libraries for over 25 years. She writes fiction and nonfiction for children, teens, and adults, including the Little Hands Signing series from Familius Press and the Storytime Magic series from ALA Editions. She lives in Baltimore, MD. Find her online at KathyMacMillan.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @kathys_quill.
March 2 is Read Across America Day – and it’s also Read Captions Across America Day!
Led by the Described and Captioned Media Program, Read Captions Across America (RCAA) is held in conjunction with the National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America event every year on or around March 2.
The purpose of Read Captions Across America is to raise awareness—particularly among children and their parents and teachers—that video-based media can be just as effective at encouraging and fostering reading skills as books, as long as captions are always turned on!
Captions aren’t just for deaf and hard-of-hearing people! Studies show that captions benefit almost everyone, including beginning readers, people with learning disabilities, and English language learners!
Celebrate Read Captions Across American Day with these captioned storytimes with Kathy MacMillan!
The Runaway Shirt Storytime with Kathy MacMillan and art demo with Julia Castaño
Nita’s First Signs/Nita’s Day Storytime with Kathy MacMillan
Little Hands Signing: Love and Friendship Signs
Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 11 AM
Mary Riley Styles Public Library, 120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046
Sing, sign, dance, and play with Kathy MacMillan, author of the Little Hands Signing series. Gather the whole family for the fun as we learn American Sign Language vocabulary through stories, songs, and more!
Best for ages 3 and up. Space is limited; first come, first serve.