Dan Leibowitz offers various workshops at EdTherapy's office location and throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Diary of a More Organized Kid

	The best-selling book Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney provides an entertaining context for this hands-on, 4-session summer course. Through discussion of the experiences and misadventures of Greg Heffley and his friends, students will learn to use their laptops as tools to strengthen academic and organizational skills.
	Sean Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens provides an opportunity to learn about adolescence. Through discussion of events in the novel and humorous anecdotes about high school students, participants will learn about these habits and how they can be applied to improve outcomes in school, at home and in life.
If you are interested in participating in an October workshop on the 10th, 17th and 24th from 10-12:30, please contact Dan Leibowitz. Students will learn to: Use Inspiration Software, Webspiration, and word processing features to gather and organize information, plan writing, and take notes Learn how Google Docs, Calendar, iGoogle and other free tools can improve time management and organization Advocate for themselves, communicate with adults in supportive roles, and set goals "Wow, it looks like those kids are having a lot of fun in there. It's never to early to learn that stuff!" -G.M., San Francisco _ "...I got tons of great tools for organizing my thoughts for writing and it was pretty fun at the same time. Plus organizing my projects and my homework using Google Calendar is going to make my life a lot easier.” -6th grade participant
Details: This workshop will take place again during the summer of 2011 and will be offered to students entering 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grades. If you are interested in being put on a waiting list for the summer workshop, please contact Dan Leibowtiz. There will be no more than 6 students per class. Investment: $425.00 This course will take place at EdTherapy's office location: 2787 California St., San Francisco, CA Bring snacks for the breaks Please be aware that this course is not really about learning how to use a computer. In order to keep the course moving along, it is requested that participants are familiar with creating and saving files and documents, opening and closing applications, right and left clicking, etc. Mandatory meet and greet in September No participant is allowed to leave the building during the break unless supervised by a parent.

Summer 2011 Dates:

	Session I:	Dates and times to be determined.
	Session II:	Dates and times to be determined.

To participate, each student will need to:

Read Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Bring a laptop with wireless enabled and Inspiration, Version 9
Have a Gmail account