Do you want a vibrant, experienced speaker for schools visits, library sessions, Book Week, or literary events and festivals?
Kathy offers a wide variety of author talks and workshops for grades 2-9 that range from a half hour reading to a nine hour workshop series. A former primary school teacher, she is an accomplished presenter on a diverse range of topics and has visited numerous schools in Australia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. She has also presented at Voices on the Coast, Voices on the Range, St Catherine’s Catholic College Literature and Arts Festival, and the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature.
A sample of sessions that Kathy offers:
- Kathy is available to read her books and to promote awareness and acceptance of those who feel different and alienated in a classroom environment.
- Kathy has visited more than twenty countries and has ridden a camel in the deserts of Arabia, owns a warrior’s helmet from Afghanistan, has walked the souks of Oman, and explored deserted ruins in Jordan. She has treasure chests full of exotic trinkets to inspire children to create worlds and characters of their own.
- Kathy has written over twenty books translated into nineteen languages, published in four countries with eight publishing houses, so she has a wealth of experience to share. Kathy reveals the trials and joys of the publishing process from the blank page to the book in hand in her much requested Secret Life of an Author presentation.
For rates and further information please contact Speakers Ink or contact Kathy directly.
Kathy has twenty years of classroom experience and has also written many books on Asperger’s Syndrome with the best known being, All Cats have Asperger Syndrome. Her teacher handbook, The Essential Manual for Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in the Classroom won a gold medal IPPY Award (US) for teaching resources, and combines her two areas of expertise, writing on ASD and teaching, to create an invaluable tool to help teachers understand and support their students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Inclusion of children with ASD into the classroom can be a challenge and a delight. With the correct tools and experience, the teacher can make this a rewarding and fulfilling experience for all involved. Attending Kathy’s workshops will enable adults to identify, support, encourage and teach children with ASD in mainstream schools. The talks can be adapted to specific needs.
Who should attend?
Any adult who may deal with an Asperger child, from teachers, specialists, support staff and even the person at the front desk and those on playground duty.
For rates and further information please contact Speakers Ink or contact Kathy directly.
Testimonials
I liked that they took time to listen to our stories, and accepted questions that were really stories, with warmth and interest.
We recently held a Literature & Arts Festival at St. Catherine’s Catholic College, The Whitsundays for our Secondary students. All the authors that attended were entertaining, engaging and inspiring. I have had so much positive feedback from students, staff and library colleagues. The students have all been raving about how excellent the festival was, and they were disappointed at the thought of returning to classes for the rest of the week. I have had reluctant readers coming into the library to borrow books, more students are writing stories. I would definitely recommend David Burton, Josh Donellan, Kathy Hoopmann, James Moloney, Giulio Saggin, and Edwina Shaw to anyone looking at having authors present for their Secondary students.
Kathy was a pleasure to listen to, with a wonderful understanding of a world others may not be involved in.
The sensory section was fantastic.
I only had a very cursory knowledge before; now I feel able to understand at a different level.