2013 Workshop List
Check back often for updates to the 2013 workshop list!
Workshop Listing Format:
Title of Workshop
Name of Speaker
Name of Company
Room Location
Workshop Description
Surfacing the Entrepreneur in Your Child
Ann Haney
Aaron Publishing
Do you come from a family heritage of “employees” and desire to raise your children to break this pattern? Or maybe you are an entrepreneur and want to develop a sure foundation of success for your children. Have you questioned, “Where should I start in developing my child’s entrepreneurial mindset?” How can I discover my child’s gift to direct his/her education to prepare them for becoming an entrepreneur? No matter what question you can identify with, God’s word has life application principles that are sure to bring you and your children to success! If you desire to change your life and direct the lives of your children for prosperity, follow me on this journey through the lives of Biblical figures and some of History’s greatest achievers to discover what God has in store for you. Ann will share the key principles she has applied in the lives of 5 of her children 6 children who are entrepreneurs.
The Homeschool Mom & Working From Home
Ann Haney
Aaron Publishing
In today’s economy it seems almost impossible for a family to survive on one income. Many women, even homeschool moms are often forced to take a part time job and still continue the homeschooling. In this session Ann will take equip you with knowledge of the top work from home careers as well as their pay scales. You will also gain knowledge on websites that will help you find the work from home jobs that fit your giftings while avoiding the internet scams that can leave you discouraged. At the close of this workshop you will be empowered to try what you haven’t tried and discover the career that enables you to stay at home with the kids.
Conquering Corrupt Culture by Raising Christian Communicators
Andrew Pudewa
Institute for Excellence in Writing
Conquering implies that we are in an extended campaign—a war—for the heart of our Christian society, now corrupted by a continuous onslaught of relativism in thought, art, and morality, resulting in a culture of death, debt, and despair. We, as Christian homeschoolers, must have more than just nice reasons to homeschool—it’s not about academics; it’s about reclaiming Western Civilization for Jesus Christ, and the choices we make every day have eternal significance as we strive to raise up a generation of young people who will be empowered to communicate the truth in a world of liars and lead their clueless peers through the coming crises. We have an immediate and urgent responsibility to raise up an army of culture warriors.
Mastery Learning, Ability Development, and Individualized Education
Andrew Pudewa
Institute for Excellence in Writing
What is mastery learning, and how does it relate to home education? Andrew will explain the methods, goals, and benefits of the ability development model as developed by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, and applications to disciplines other than music, along with potential obstacles to successful implementation. Come and hear how, as Dr. Suzuki puts it, “Every child can learn,” and you can create success in areas where you or your children have struggled in the past.
The Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing
Andrew Pudewa
Institute for Excellence in Writing
We’ve all suffered it at one time or another: frustration about writing assignments. Either on the receiving end, or perhaps now on the giving end, there can be a few distinctly discouraging aspects to teaching and being taught writing. The tough questions include: What to correct and how to give a grade? How much help is too much? Isn’t the assignment clear enough? Why don’t students find their own errors? Learn and avoid four teaching mistakes that contribute to this frustration: Overcorrecting, Holding Back Help, Unclear Assignments, and Over-Expectation.
Reaching the Reluctant Writer
Andrew Pudewa
Institute for Excellence in Writing
Many children really do not like to write. Why? This workshop will answer that basic question and teach a specific and successful method of separating the complex process of writing into the smallest possible steps, making it possible for even the most reluctant writer to produce short but complete compositions. He will be proud and motivated to write again. If you remove the problem of what to write, you will be free to help your child learn how to write, using source texts, key word outlines, and “dress-up” checklists. Results guaranteed!
The Profound Influence of Music on Life, Part I
Andrew Pudewa
Institute for Excellence in Writing
Music has become such an ever-present influence in our daily lives, we seldom stop to consider what effect it has on us. But we must. As we changed over the last 100 years from being music makers to music consumers, we have gradually lost control over, and even awareness of, our auditory environment. In what way is music beneficial to our bodies and minds? In what circumstances can it actually be harmful? Solid scientific research provides some astounding answers to such questions—indeed, facts that must not be ignored by today’s parents and children.
Manners Matter & Mean Success
Monica Irvine
The Etiquette Factory
Don’t we as parents want to give our children the tools they need to succeed? Do we want our children to grow up to be great fathers, compassionate husbands, dedicated mothers and giving wives? It doesn’t just happen. Children don’t always just “pick-up” on things like integrity, compassion, empathy, table manners, work ethic, etc. These are skills that must be taught. Come and learn how to help your children become the individuals that God designed them to be. You will be so grateful you attended this workshop. This is a MUST ATTEND.
Manners Matter & Mean Success
Monica Irvine
The Etiquette Factory
Don’t we as parents want to give our children the tools they need to succeed? Do we want our children to grow up to be great fathers, compassionate husbands, dedicated mothers and giving wives? It doesn’t just happen. Children don’t always just “pick-up” on things like integrity, compassion, empathy, table manners, work ethic, etc. These are skills that must be taught. Come and learn how to help your children become the individuals that God designed them to be. You will be so grateful you attended this workshop. This is a MUST ATTEND.
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Matthew Newell Family Hope Center, The
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RightStart™ Mathematics: Visual-Based Success!
Wendy Braswell
RightStart Mathematics
People are visual thinkers and children are especially visual. Approaching math from a visual perspective is a sure-fire path to success! RightStart™ Mathematics uses manipulatives: the AL Abacus, math balance, place value cards, card games, linear fraction chart, and other items. These visual tools allow children to understand, apply, and enjoy math.
Addition, Multiplication, and Fractions, OH MY!
Wendy Braswell
RightStart Mathematics
Rote memorizing math facts is daunting. Instead, let’s play math card games to learn strategies and to master the facts! Games are fun and exciting, provide practice, and most importantly, become an application for newly learned information. Join us for some FUN as we play addition, clock, money, multiplication, and fraction games. These games are a great supplement for any math curriculum.
Guiding the Creative Child
Jim Pence
See The Light
TBD
SoS! School on a Shoestring
Cathy Canen
National Writing Institute / Writing Strands
You can teach your kids for less money than you think you can. More money doesn’t make for a better education – the school systems prove that. For 15 years, Cathy taught her kids for less than $100 per year. The SOS! method works for all learning styles and follows the classical education model. Let Writing Strands and the SOS! method makes your home school a little simpler and a little cheaper.
Combining Classical Education, Charlotte Mason, and Unit Studies with a Biblical Perspective
Amy Quakkelaar
My Father’s World
The myriad of homeschool choices can be overwhelming like interstates, highways, back roads and scenic routes. There are so many ways and opinions, how can one navigate through it all and still homeschool effectively? Why not blend the best of each method? Join My Father’s World as we show how to instill Christian values while integrating great literature, chronological history, geography, hands-on activities, notebooks and timelines, narration, study of Greek and Latin roots, nature studies, and more. Enjoy short, well-planned lessons in the morning with time to pursue individual interests in the afternoon.
Occupying Preschoolers While Teaching Older Children
Amy Quakkelaar
My Father’s World
Our children are precious gifts from the Lord but sometimes they can interfere with our human plans. These little ones seem to seek attention at the wrong time. What can we do at these times to creatively involve them in the learning process? My Father’s World shares many suggestions on how to educate and occupy little ones.
HOCUS FOCUS: Using the Arts to Engage Students in Learning
Kevin Spencer
Hocus Focus, Inc.
HOCUS FOCUS is a child-centered, experiential-based education approach that utilizes the art of illusion to engage students in the learning process. One of the most important factors for achieving success for all children is to engage them in the creative process involving the three modalities of learning – learn by seeing, learn by hearing, and learn by doing. Participants will be exposed to new tools to teach their children math, language arts, and science.
Overcoming Being Overwhelmed
Marie Ballard-Blakemore
Time4Learning
Homeschooling can be described in many different ways. A new homeschooler may say it is overwhelming. A seasoned homeschooler may say it is a joyful overwhelming journey. A person who does not homeschool may say it is weird in an overwhelming way. As a matter of perception, they are all right in their analysis and they have common adjective overwhelming.Overwhelmed is not simply the state of having lots of things to do. Being Overwhelmed has definite emotional overtones which may include stress, confusion, fear, and anxiety. Synonyms for overwhelm include: upset, submerge, overpower in thought or feeling, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, submerge, swamp, make helpless, crush, and overpower. Many times we are reluctant to acknowledge to ourselves or admit to others that we are feeling overwhelmed because we view it as a sign of weakness. Nothing can be further from the truth. Being overwhelmed is part of the process when you are striving to achieve anything spectacular. This is and introduction to or remind you of the seven life lines when you feel like you are spinning your wheels and are on the brink of giving up.
Experience Excellence in Writing
Laura House
Institute for Excellence in Writing
Come and discover award-winning Excellence in Writing, a method of teaching composition that really works. Using this program, students of all ages will learn to write stories, reports and essays with style. This workshop will give you an overview of the program and show you how you can get started.
Learn to Read and Write with PAL
Laura House
Institute for Excellence in Writing
Announcing IEW’s Primary Arts of Language (PAL), a beginning reading and writing program based on Anna Ingham’s 70-year legacy. Designed to provide everything you need to start your K-2 students reading and writing, these multisensory, interactive materials will give your children a foundation for excellence in writing as they take delight in learning.
What’s the Point of Studying Literature – really?
Robin Finley
Eternal Argument / Analytical Grammar
So a student reads a book, maybe takes a quiz or two, perhaps writes a book report. Is that it? Do we just check that box and move on? If so, why? What’s the point? How do you “teach” literature, anyway? Robin has lectured and written on this subject for more than three decades. Her belief that Western literature is really one big, long argument, which she calls “the eternal argument,” goes a long way toward answering these questions. With a lot of humor and many excellent examples from literature, she’ll explain this framework which will make reading, learning, and teaching literature a much more meaningful endeavor. Come away from this talk with the feeling you’ve just earned a mini bachelor’s degree in Western Culture … and enjoyed every minute of it!
What’s the Point of Studying Literature – really?
Robin Finley
Eternal Argument / Analytical Grammar
So a student reads a book, maybe takes a quiz or two, perhaps writes a book report. Is that it? Do we just check that box and move on? If so, why? What’s the point? How do you “teach” literature, anyway? Robin has lectured and written on this subject for more than three decades. Her belief that Western literature is really one big, long argument, which she calls “the eternal argument,” goes a long way toward answering these questions. With a lot of humor and many excellent examples from literature, she’ll explain this framework which will make reading, learning, and teaching literature a much more meaningful endeavor. Come away from this talk with the feeling you’ve just earned a mini bachelor’s degree in Western Culture … and enjoyed every minute of it!
Middle School English: How to Cover it All and Still Have Time to Breathe!
Erin Karl
Eternal Argument / Analytical Grammar
Learn what it means to schedule in seasons so you’re not trying to teach everything all at once and all the time. Middle School Language Arts is an important time in the development of your writers and readers. This is when you fill their toolbelts with all the information they need to be fully prepared for high school literature study. This workshop will show you how it can all be covered (literature fundamentals, grammar, writing responses, vocab, drama, poetry, journalism, public speaking, etc.) in about an hour a day. Let the combined 36+ years of teaching experience the ladies of Analytical Grammar have help you make it all doable!
Middle School English: How to Cover it All and Still Have Time to Breathe!
Erin Karl
Eternal Argument / Analytical Grammar
Learn what it means to schedule in seasons so you’re not trying to teach everything all at once and all the time. Middle School Language Arts is an important time in the development of your writers and readers. This is when you fill their toolbelts with all the information they need to be fully prepared for high school literature study. This workshop will show you how it can all be covered (literature fundamentals, grammar, writing responses, vocab, drama, poetry, journalism, public speaking, etc.) in about an hour a day. Let the combined 36+ years of teaching experience the ladies of Analytical Grammar have help you make it all doable!
Cat and Dog Theology: Giving your student a heart for God’s glory, saving them from Self-Centered Christianity!
Bob Sjogren
UnveilinGLORY
This seminar is designed to help you see the difference between a God-centered and people-centered Christianity. This material is being taught around the globe and is now available for home schoolers! It is a one year Bible credit and has over 1500 fill in the blank questions, over 300 quiz questions and a final exam. It is designed to change your student’s life forever!
Cat and Dog Theology: Giving your student a heart for God’s glory, saving them from Self-Centered Christianity!
Bob Sjogren
UnveilinGLORY
This seminar is designed to help you see the difference between a God-centered and people-centered Christianity. This material is being taught around the globe and is now available for home schoolers! It is a one year Bible credit and has over 1500 fill in the blank questions, over 300 quiz questions and a final exam. It is designed to change your student’s life forever!
“Teaching” Science at Home
TBD
Apologia
Teaching science can seem like a daunting task, especially at the upper levels. You can break through the barrier of self-doubt and provide a positive and successful science education for your child.
How To Teach Elementary Science at Home
TBD
Apologia
In this workshop, you will learn how to most effectively use the Apologia Science curriculum with your elementary-aged homeschool students. The Young Explorer Series is based on the Charlotte Mason teaching philosophy, which is designed to help make the subject matter come alive. You will also be introduced to the notebooking journals and given clear guidelines on their application and how to choose between the original or junior version. Example lessons plans will be shown so that you can be equipped and ready to explore the amazing wonders of God’s creation with your young children.
How to Build Lifelong Learners with Math-U-See
Sandra Rush
Math-U-See
Come see how to teach math using a skill based, multi-sensory approach from counting to Calculus. Teach your child to understand math and build a foundation for a lifelong love of learning.
Learning from the Ancients
Paul Schaeffer
Memoria Press
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The Why & How of Classical Education
Paul Schaeffer
Memoria Press
The Why & How of Classical Education: In recent years a discovery has been made–perhaps it would be better expressed as a “re-discovery”: we have found that the only form of education known until the 20th century was the now-called “Classical Education”! Find out why that system of education faded out and why it is important to reinstate it in our homes. But Paul Schaeffer will not stop there–get ready for a crash course on how to teach it in your own home!
Practical Proverbs
Dara Halydier
Abiding Truth Ministry, Inc.
Proverbs is a treasure trove of God’s wisdom. Dara will teach the background of this great book, and explain very practical ways of including it in your daily lives. High school students can earn a credit in Life Management by using Practical Proverbs for Older Students and younger students can get a firm foundation for Christian living with Practical Proverbs for Younger Students. Dara uses life stories to explain some of the topics included in her books such as self-esteem, anger management, forgiveness, work, money, relationships, trust, wisdom vs. knowledge, etc…
How to Teach History and Literature Together
Dr. James Stobaugh
Master Books
Most homeschooler veterans know that the problem with home schooling is too much time, but too little time! This very practical workshop shows a home school family how to teach history and literature in 1 hour and 15 minutes every day! Weaving together language arts skills and historical narrative is not only possible, but preferable! The student learns both disciplines very well and finishes with three full year, academic credits: Composition, Literature, and History.
ACT/SAT Preparation for Christian Students Hosted by a Certified Grader
Dr. James Stobaugh
Master Books
Doing their best on the ACT/SAT is one avenue God has before our children to prepare to be the kind of Christians who will change their world no matter what the obstacles. In light of the changes to the new SAT, this workshop is especially relevant. Finally, Dr. Stobaugh will share insights concerning the essay portion of these tests and more (he is a certified college board grader).
Teaching History the Way It Happened— In Order!
Julia Nalle
BiblioPlan For Families
In most subjects, we start by teaching the basics: In reading, we start by teaching children the alphabet; in writing, we start by teaching children how to hold a pencil; and in arithmetic, we start by teaching children how to count. Since we start every other subject at the beginning, why should we start history in the middle— with Columbus’ arrival in the West Indies, or with the American Revolution? BiblioPlan for Families’ well-ordered approach to history and literature allows students to follow history as it happened: In order, from ancient times through the present. BiblioPlan’s classical approach produces a well-rounded student who knows the stories from all of history— whether ancient or modern, Biblical or secular— that every educated person should know. This seminar will help you understand how BiblioPlan integrates history with literature reading, writing assignments, geography study, hands-on history activities in a classical four year approach. The entire family can enjoy history together (with appropriate material for each learning age) with this chronological study plan. Parents will enjoy the easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities with minimal parental preparation. Our flexible, user-friendly plans cover grades K-12.
Curing Spelling and Reading Problems
Randi St.Denis
Homeschooling Mom of 7 / Director, Home Educators Encouragement Alliance
At last! Some real help! You’ve tried every program & wonder why your child is still not a fluent reader or good speller. Randi helps parents understand why some children do not easily achieve reading & spelling success. These students must be taught with special methods, concentrating on multi-sensory, structured, sequential steps.
Homeschooling Multiple Children at Once
Randi St.Denis
Homeschooling Mom of 7 / Director, Home Educators Encouragement Alliance
So many children and so little time!? It’s easy and fun to homeschool multiple children once you know how. Learn to make homeschooling fun while making sure that each child gets what he or she need as an individual. Workshop includes help on what to do with the little ones, how to balance advanced students with struggling learners, and most importantly, how to keep one child working while mom is working with another.
Math tips and tricks to Help Grades 1-6
Randi St.Denis
Homeschooling Mom of 7 / Director, Home Educators Encouragement Alliance
There are lots of great math books out there, but the most important resource is moms and dads attitudes. Be the best math wizard your kids can get. Even if math makes you squeamish, learn key ways to help your children work smarter not harder. Seen books with weird ways to work problems? Discover how to make math simple, clear, systematic and enjoyable. Randi will also answer questions on what to look out for when choosing math materials.
Struggling Learners
Randi St.Denis
Homeschooling Mom of 7 / Director, Home Educators Encouragement Alliance
Bringing 30 years experience with Homeschooling all types of special needs children, Randi St.Denis, homeschooling mother, tutor, and special needs advocate gives parents loads of information for homeschooling success. Learn how to choose materials, use technology to speed learning, improve visual, auditory, sensory motor and social issues, and set realistic and attainable goals. Famous for her student’s high educational success rates, Randi has many special needs students who have gone on to become successful college students and employees. Start early and set your child on the path that leads to success.
Technology for the Struggling Learner
Matthew St.Denis
Matt St. Denis reveals top ten secrets to using technology to facilitate learning in middle/high through college. Matthew, an IT professional and person with dyslexia counsels parents and students on how to ensure success in utilizing technology in the classroom and while studying.
Raising and Homeschooling Boys
Randi St.Denis
Homeschooling Mom of 7 / Director, Home Educators Encouragement Alliance
Boys see differently, hear differently, think differently and learn differently. Sometimes it’s tough for moms and dads to know just how to raise and educate them. Randi St.Denis, the mother of seven children, five of them boys, helps parents face the joys and challenges of homeschooling boys as they grow into young men.
Homeschooling the Gifted Child
Randi St.Denis
Homeschooling Mom of 7 / Director, Home Educators Encouragement Alliance
Discover ways to help gifted children to achieve their potential without self destructing from stress. Gifted kids are children too! Sometimes they are more mature than anyone else & sometimes they are more babyish than anyone else. Learn secrets to pacing gifted children, encouraging them to tackle tough scenarios, helping them learn resilience when they hit a wall, & helping them to develop better social skills.
Making Meals Easy and Impactful for Homeschooling
Randi St.Denis
Homeschooling Mom of 7 / Director, Home Educators Encouragement Alliance
Many wonderful childhood memories revolve around meals. Make sure that your children fondly remember their time around the table. With little effort, meals can be restful, extend homeschool learning, be more delicious, nutritious and easier to prepare. Tips on menu planning, inexpensive meals, choosing cookbooks, etc. Get handout with fun recipes to make with the kids.
The Difficult Resistant Child
Randi St.Denis
Homeschooling Mom of 7 / Director, Home Educators Encouragement Alliance
The resistant child can be a nightmare to educate. Today’s resistant child could become tomorrow’s steadfast and reliable adult. Hear other parents discuss how they brought about real change without crushing the tender hearts of their child.
Move Your Children Away From Fantasy and Help Them to Connect to the Fantastic Reality of the Future that is Today
Matthew St.Denis
Kids are excited about the future, but we parents don’t always know to educate and encourage them technically in realistic and meaningful ways. Your homeschool children can begin now to train for working in our future world. Matthew discusses ways to engage and cast a vision for the possibilities as students become energized to learn basic technologies for fun and to make money. Discover the beginning steps for helping elementary, middle and high school students. Parents and children will thoroughly enjoy this workshop.
Storytelling in your Homeschool
Nikole Porter / Homeschool Mom
Telling stories and reading pictures books is no longer the realm of the preschooler. Come join homeschooling mom and tutor Nikole Porter as she leads this workshop designed to help you incorporate the art of storytelling into your home life and across your curriculum, no matter the age of your children!
Schooling Your Preschooler
Nikole Porter / Homeschool Mom
Are you overwhelmed over what to do with your preschool aged child? Not sure where to start? Homeschooling mom Nikole Porter will show you the how, what, when and why of preparing your younger children in a fun and engaging way while teaching them independence!
Fine Art in the Homeschool
Nikole Porter / Homeschool Mom
Many homeschooling parents find a visit to the local art museum to be intimidating, uninteresting or just plain boring, but nothing could be further from the truth! Stretch yourself beyond crafts with construction paper, markers and glue and join former teacher and homeschooling mom, Nikole Porter, in this session to learn the why’s and how’s of guiding your children in the appreciation of art.
The Study of Nature and Nature Journaling
Nikole Porter / Homeschool Mom
Why include nature study in your curriculum? Does the idea of “adding one more thing” overwhelm you? Do you lack the confidence to start nature study with your children? Former middle school teacher and homeschooling mom, Nikole Porter, will help you integrate nature study into your everyday life with your kids. Whether you have 10 acres of backyard or a small urban porch, you will come away with tons of practical advice that you can incorporate into any homeschool program. Your children have an inborn love of the outdoors…come and learn how to nurture that love!
Teaching to the Way God Made Them: Why Classical Education and the Trivium Work.
Lesli Richards / Homeschool Mom
This workshop provides the audience with a thorough overview of classical education and the trivium, and examines the way God designed children to learn in unique ways during each stage of their development. This workshop provides strategies for educating children through the grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric stages of development from birth to high school.
Fill the Freezer
Lesli Richards / Homeschool Mom
This workshop gives the busy homeschooling mother all the tools she needs to be more efficient in providing healthy, economical and delicious meals for her family. Lesli will give the audience a step-by-step plan to conquer the sometimes overwhelming task of feeding family and friends impressive meals with the least amount of time and effort. Each attendee will be given a handout with instructions, and ten of Lesli’s favorite freezer meals.
What’s In the Box? Using Activity Boxes to Tame Your Toddler!
Lesli Richards / Homeschool Mom
In this workshop Lesli demonstrates how to create a set of activity boxes that can be used to entertain and educate toddlers, providing Mom with an easy, organized way to keep those little ones constructively busy while educating older children or attending to household tasks.
Creating a Great Homeschool Room
Lesli Richards / Homeschool Mom
Joined by her handy husband Brendan, Lesli shares how they have designed a great homeschool environment for their children using a few simple woodworking tools and supplies from their local hardware store. They will share some of the plans in Lesli’s upcoming book “The Homegrown Preschooler” for a sensory and light table and plexiglass easel. Each workshop participant will receive a free plan and a comprehensive resource list.
Gods Design in Disability: Homeschooling Your Special Needs Child with Joy
Lesli Richards / Homeschool Mom
Based on her own experiences with her autistic son, Lesli shares hope and encouragement with moms who are choosing this difficult, but incredibly rewarding path. Transparent about her own successes and failures, Lesli shares strategies and problem solving techniques for homeschooling special needs children from toddlers to high school.
The Homegrown Preschooler
Lesli Richards / Homeschool Mom
In this fun and creative workshop, Lesli shares how to create an amazing preschool experience for your child at home. From the latest in scientific research on early child development to the organization of supplies, this information packed workshop will help you prepare your child for kindergarten and make wonderful memories along the way! This seminar is based on The Homegrown Preschooler, by Kathy Lee and Lesli Richards, an upcoming Gryphon House release for Spring 2013.
Homeschooling your Adopted Child
Kathy Lee
Are you nervous about integrating your older adopted child into your homeschooling family? Do you have a plan to meet the emotional and academic needs of your new family member? This workshop will address these and other common issues homeschooling families face when they adopt a toddler, preschooler, elementary, or older age child.
Creating Memories with Your Children
Kathy Lee / Homeschool Mom
What memories are your children taking into adulthood? Homeschooling is more than academics. This session will encourage parents to be intentional about their relationship with their children. Be prepared to take a trip down memory lane.
Planning for Your Preschooler
Kathy Lee / Homeschool Mom
The youngest children can often be the most challenging to a homeschooling parent. Planning for your preschooler is key! This session will help you create a developmentally appropriate plan that will prepare your child for lifelong learning.
How to Maximize College Admission Opportunities and Minimize Out-of-Pocket Expenses
George Burford
Heartland Institute of Financial Education
There are numerous resources available to assist students and parents with college planning efforts. This workshop presents and overview of the Heartland Institute of Financial Education College Planning Program and how they “Coach” clients/families through the maze of college planning, funding and admissions process. Helpful tips and valuable information to assist students and parents in “maximizing” chances for acceptance into the college of their choice and “mitigating” the high cost of college are shared.
How to Maximize College Admission Opportunities and Minimize Out-of-Pocket Expenses
George Burford
Heartland Institute of Financial Education
There are numerous resources available to assist students and parents with college planning efforts. This workshop presents and overview of the Heartland Institute of Financial Education College Planning Program and how they “Coach” clients/families through the maze of college planning, funding and admissions process. Helpful tips and valuable information to assist students and parents in “maximizing” chances for acceptance into the college of their choice and “mitigating” the high cost of college are shared.
Exodus Mandate Project and IndoctriNation
E. Ray Moore
Frontline Ministries, Inc.
Update on the positive impact that the “IndoctriNation” film and book has made since their release. Learn the history and philosophy of public school education – and discover it is based on neither Christian nor American values. Explore the biblical principles regarding education.
The Promise of Jonadab: Building a Christian family legacy in a time of cultural decline
E. Ray Moore
Frontline Ministries, Inc.
Workshop Description: Communicating zeal for God that any Christian father can emulate today, this biblical narrative unfolds an obscure character’s life in a time of spiraling moral and theological decline. Meant to encourage Christian families not only to stand, but to pass the torch of their faith securely throughout generations.
“Teaching” Science at Home
Jessica Rondina
Apologia
Teaching science can seem like a daunting task, especially at the upper levels. Come learn how you can break through the barrier of self-doubt and provide a positive and successful science education for your child.
The Ultimate Planning Tools for Homeschool Moms
Jessica Rondina
Apologia
Planning no longer has to be drudgery and despair! The Ultimate Homeschool Planner (for moms) encourages you to seek God first in your planning and gives you ample space to record your spiritual goals and God’s faithfulness to you on an annual, monthly, and weekly basis. Come to this session to find out how you can revolutionize your life!
10 Tips for Raising Godly Entrepreneurial Children: How my son brought his dad home from corporate America in just 3 years
Rhea Perry
Educating for Success
America was founded by entrepreneurs who overcame the challenge of starting a business with nothing but the resources they found. The Industrial Revolution steered those entrepreneurs into safe jobs that took them out of the home, limited their income and opportunity, and often neglected to provide for them during retirement. Now, the Information Age revives the opportunity for free spirits like Thomas Edison and Henry Ford to impact the world with their contributions. Embracing this spirit of free enterprise at the age of 18, Drew Perry replaced his dad’s income in just three years allowing him to come home from corporate America. When his dad recently lost his battle with cancer, the multiple streams of income they had created continued to provide for the family. In this story of the Perry family’s educational journey, discover the 10 secrets of financial freedom they have learned while educating their children for success in serving God and man.
7 Online Careers for You and Your Children
Rhea Perry
Educating for Success
With the coming of the Information Age, the Internet now makes it even easier than ever to operate a successful business from home. Yet how can a God-seeking family know what is right for them or who to trust to mentor their children? In this session, home school veteran and award-winning Internet business owner, Rhea Perry, shares 7 online careers anyone can learn with their children to build true financial freedom with a successful business at home.
How to Ace the SAT
Christine Torre
College Prep Genius
Test-prep expert, Christine Torre, will share the secrets of SAT success that have helped hundreds of students raise their test scores as much as 600 points! Learn how to find shortcuts in test patterns and save time on all types of questions. Math, Writing, and Verbal sections are all covered in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you have kids in high school, you can’t miss this seminar about preparing them for the SAT!
Free College at Your Fingertips
Christine Torre
College Prep Genius
Are you ready to make $500 an hour? Although it sounds too good to be true, it’s possible to earn this much in scholarships for college. This lecture will teach you two important concepts: how to get into the college of your choice and how to find the scholarships to pay for it. You will learn methods of receiving substantial scholarships that go beyond tuition and may include room and board, graduate school, and money to study abroad! Unlock the keys to finding free college at your fingertips!
Assessing My Child’s Reading Needs
Dr, Ellen Burns Hurst
Why Can’t My Daughter Read? by Dr. Ellen Burns Hurst
Dr. Hurst will engage participants in hands-on assessments which they can administer to their children in their home. These will include assessments in decoding, comprehension, fluency and spelling.
Partners in Learning: Homeschool Families & Online Schools
Marilyn Mosley Gordanier
Laurel Springs School
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to partner with an outside resource for curriculum and instruction, without giving up the unique feel of homeschooling? Many homeschool families partner with online schools to solve issues of attention for each child, specific subject area expertise, or flexible scheduling. Join us to explore what factors to examine when evaluating an online school, and how to create a partnership between your family and the online school to enhance your homeschool experience.
Partners in Learning: Homeschool Families & Online Schools
Marilyn Mosley Gordanier
Laurel Springs School
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to partner with an outside resource for curriculum and instruction, without giving up the unique feel of homeschooling? Many homeschool families partner with online schools to solve issues of attention for each child, specific subject area expertise, or flexible scheduling. Join us to explore what factors to examine when evaluating an online school, and how to create a partnership between your family and the online school to enhance your homeschool experience.
Seven R’s of Homeschooling
Meredith Curtis
Powerline Productions
“Major on the majors” and “minor on the minors” in your homeschooling. Focus on the Seven R’s: Relationships, Reading, (w)Riting, (a)Rithmetic, Research, Rhetoric, and Right Living. This will lay a foundation in your children’s lives for all kinds of learning and growing so that they can walk in the path the Lord has chosen for them in the future.
Mentoring Model of Homeschooling
Meredith Curtis
Powerline Productions
More is caught, than taught. Look at homeschooling in a new light, as an opportunity to imitate Jesus, who traveled with his disciples 24/ 7 for three years, teaching and training them. What kind of teaching style and curriculum choices work with this model? Can this educational philosophy work in your home school?
Homeschooling High School: Unlocking the Mysteries of Classes & Credits
Meredith Curtis
Powerline Productions
Common fears and worries will be dispelled. Learn about planning courses, credits, and keeping transcripts. What is the difference between college and high school credits? How can you plan an education for your teens that will honor Christ and impress colleges? What about the teen who is not heading for college? Can you still use delight-directed and personalized studies in high school? Let Meredith take the fear out of teaching high school at home! You can do this!
Raising Real Men in a Feminist Culture
Mike Curtis
Powerline Productions
In an age of feminism and same-sex marriages, can Christian families raise sons who will lead their homes and lives unashamedly for Christ? Pastor Mike will show you how to raise sons to be pro-active, protective providers.
Real Men Lead
Mike Curtis
Powerline Productions
Using the biblical qualifications for elders, Pastor Mike speaks to fathers and young men to strive toward excellence in their walk with the Lord. He talks about purity, leadership, faithfulness, ability to teach, household management, and a life above reproach. Listeners will be encouraged and challenged to be real men who lead their families, churches, and communities.
Dealing with Rebellion
Mike Curtis
Powerline Productions
Unfortunately, rebellion is a big problem in homeschooling families across America. There is a simple solution to root out this stubborn weed, but it will require hard work on your part. If you are willing to take your role seriously as a parent and mentor, the Lord can do a miracle in your teen’s life. But first, He may just have to do a miracle in your heart too.
The Importance of Art in the Home school
Randy Whitman Jr.
Creating A Masterpiece
This workshop will explain why art is so vitally important in the development of our child’s education. It is a tool that promotes creativity in solving life problems and growth intellectually. By working their way through art projects that seem overwhelming and difficult the students learn the importance of making wise decisions and creating strategies. They learn how to focus and finish a task to completion. Later on in life they will have the confidence to complete other projects much larger in scope that aren’t even art related because of the lessons learned through creating art projects. If art is taught from God’s perspective the students will come to see art as an act of worship to the greatest creator of all. No matter if your child is artistic or not, you will understand why art is such a vital tool in their personal development.
Classical Education Made Doable!
Melodee Sanchez
Classical Conversations
Learn how you can challenge your students and have fun learning at the same time. Classical Conversations makes the classical method of education manageable and doable. You will enjoy meeting with like-minded families once a week in a Christian environment as you and your children learn new memorizing techniques from trained tutors. Classical Conversations has it all from K4 through 12th grade and beyond. Make it a family affair and have fun learning!
Classically Educating through High School…Can you do it?
Melodee Sanchez
Classical Conversations
This workshop will dive into the rough waters of classically educating our high schoolers. We will deal with issues from keeping our high schoolers engaged with you and their academics as well as credit and transcript advice. Come and be encouraged to run the race with endurance and finish the journey strong!
Handwriting Without Tears®: Strategies for Success
Diane Klopfenstein
Handwriting Without Tears®
Handwriting Without Tears® is a proven success in making legible and fluent handwriting an easy and automatic skill. Children using Handwriting Without Tears to develop their writing skills through multisensory, play-based instruction. The curriculum uses hands-on, educationally sound, explicit instruction methods to teach handwriting to students with diverse learning styles and abilities. This interactive session demonstrates an effective approach for increased legibility for print and cursive. The curriculum provides instruction through music, movement, and hands-on activities and teaches the easiest skills first, then builds on prior knowledge. The unique strategies are developmentally appropriate and encourage oral language proficiency, and fine and gross motor skills. This session also provides engaging teaching strategies for grades Pre-K -5 for developing pencil grip, and learning letter/number formation, letter sizing, word spacing, sequencing, and sentence skills. It includes simple lesson plans that require minimal preparation time and online resources to support families and educators.
Teaching Your Kids to Think
Cynthia Simmons, Former Homeschool Mom of 5
In this postmodern society, it is vital that we teach our kids more than facts. This class will cover ways to instruct your children how to discern so that won’t succumb to manipulation and deceit.
Overcoming Obstacles
Cynthia Simmons, Former Homeschool Mom of 5
A busy homeschool mother will hit barriers. This class will teach you to think outside the box so you can get the job done.
How to Homeschool and Stay Organized
Cynthia Simmons, Former Homeschool Mom of 5
A disorganized home can prevent you from reaching your educational goals. This calls will cover tools to keep your home organized and functioning smoothly.
How to Homeschool and Keep Your Sanity
Cynthia Simmons, Former Homeschool Mom of 5
Taking on the education of our children forces a mother to juggle many responsibilities. This class will help you learn to set goals and live a balanced life.
Homeschool Interrupted
Christine Marsh, Homeschool Mom of 2
Whether it’s a constantly ringing phone, a temperamental toddler, a sudden illness, or a hurricane; we are all faced with interruptions along our homeschooling journey. In this workshop we will discuss the three levels of interruptions, discover the best perspective of such events, and ready ourselves to handle whatever comes our way. By so doing, we can prepare with wisdom and be freed from fear by seeking God before, during, and after any storm.
And You Are….?
Christine Marsh, Homeschool Mom of 2
That person across the table seems vaguely familiar, but you just can’t put your finger on where you crossed paths before!Homeschool marriages experience many of the same stressors as other husband-wife relationships; they also encounter unique challenges. In this workshop we will address some common relational pitfalls and discuss practical steps by which we can strengthen our marriages. This, in turn, will enable us to walk confidently as a testimony of God’s grace in family life before both our children and a watching world.
Money and Monetary Policy
Michael Lookenott
Liberty Learned
What is money? What is inflation and how does it effect individuals and society? What is a good economy and a bad economy? In a 50 minute interactive event Liberty Learned will hit the highlights of what is normally a 3 hour event in which participants get involved in an economic system and watch their purchasing power go up and down as the market is manipulated. If you want to sit around and hear someone talk, don’t choose this seminar! If you want to learn by hearing, seeing and doing, drink some caffeine and stop on by.
Law and Legal Systems
Michael Lookenott
Liberty Learned
What you can and cannot do in life and business today is a “roll of the dice” requiring calculated risk for which you must plan. Why is America like this and has it always been this way? Liberty Learned will cover a few of the topics from it’s 3 hour event on law and address Natural Law verses Political Law in a very creative way. Join us for Financial Family Feud and Wheel of Political Fortune.
Recon: Train them now for spiritual success at college
Bill Perry
RECON
Recon is an entirely new spiritual training model for juniors and seniors for college. Created for Generation Y, it includes a comprehensive 1-semester Bible curriculum, an interactive networking website, and free online resources. Students will learn defensive and offensive strategies for life using jigsaw puzzles and trees to teach worldview. This first-in-the-nation model’s ultimate aim is reaching international students for Christ who can then change the world when they return home. Suitable for parents and high schoolers.
Dynamic models to teach worldview
Bill Perry
RECON
Virtually all models used to teach worldview are static/stagnant. Worldviews help us understand life and therefore should be dynamic. Come learn 2 new dynamic models and how they are changing people’s thinking, living and outreach. Watch as they dramatically reveal the inadequacies of all other religious worldviews. See how algebra’s Trichotomy Axiom categorizes worldviews. Even non-math majors get this! You won’t be the same after this session.
Teaching Mathematics with Art! (or is it Teaching Art with Mathematics?)
Thomas Clark
VideoText Interactive Homeschool Math
Can your child’s future really be boiled down to something as simplistic as whether they are right-ed, or left-brained? Surely, as
homeschooling parents, we want our children to believe that they are capable of using “both sides” of their brains. In this educational and entertaining workshop, we will explore the natural and logical connections between Mathematics and Art. We will investigate
mathematical principles, and see how they are related to, and illustrated by, artistic applications. Likewise, we will explore several artistic concepts, and see how they are based on mathematical ideas. Of course, throughout, the importance of language and communication will be stressed, as it must play a key role in the understanding of both areas.
The Seven Laws of Teaching at Home
Thomas Clark
VideoText Interactive Homeschool Math
Are we, as parents, sufficiently equipped to teach our own children? Admittedly, we have had little, if any, “formal training”, or “certification”. How can we be confident that our children are going to be well-educated? This informative and entertaining session is based on, and adapted from, the respected work of John Milton Gregory, and will focus on effective strategies of instruction which are understandably simple, educationally sound, and ethically founded. Veteran homeschoolers, and newcomers alike, will discover some new ideas, reinforce existing practices, and be encouraged to continue the homeschooling commitment.
Teaching Mathematics as a Language – What Gets Lost in the Translation?
Thomas Clark
VideoText Interactive Homeschool Math
Did you know that Mathematics has parts of speech and sentence structure, just as does any spoken language? Did you know that understanding the “grammar” of Mathematics greatly helps student understanding of problem solving and applications? In this workshop, Tom Clark, founder of VideoText Interactive, and author of “Algebra: A Complete Course”, and “Geometry: A Complete Course”, clearly and humorously demonstrates this quality of mathematical language. At last, you will truly understand the roles of all types of mathematical symbols, and you will see how easy it is to translate between Mathematics and English, enabling you to improve your understanding, and teaching, of “story problems”, at all levels.
Is Homeschooling Math Straining your Relationship with your Children? (A Guide to finding trouble spots)
Thomas Clark
VideoText Interactive Homeschool Math
Join Tom Clark, founder of VideoText Interactive, and author of “Algebra: A Complete Course”, and “Geometry: A Complete Course”, as he offers an entertaining and educational session designed to help you discover the reasons behind the difficulty, on several of the traditional trouble spots in math. Topics discussed will be determined by the audience, and may include division of fractions and multiplication of decimals (using those mindless rules), long-division, story-problems, positive and negative numbers, and numerous others, all of which seem to indicate that Mathematics is just naturally “difficult”.
College the Smart Way
James King
CollegePlus
Would you like a debt-free college degree? Should a student know their life purpose upon graduation? If a student could earn a fully accredited degree, with no debt, in less than four years, prepared and trained to enter the next stage of their life journey… would it be worth it? Find out how.
College Credit At Age 14
James King
CollegePlus
Thomas Jefferson graduated from college at age 16. Learn how your students can master powerful critical thinking and study skills to earn college credit starting at age 14.
I CAN’T WAIT TO RESEARCH MY NEXT PAPER!
Jenny L. Cote, Award–winning Author, Speaker and Producer
Sigh, if only these words came flying out of your child’s mouth. Guess what? They can! One of my key objectives in providing creative writing workshops for kids across the country is getting them fired up about research. The #1 challenge I hear from educators is, “How can I make kids want to do research?” After showing over 20,000 kids how much fun research can be, I’m happy to give you parents the inside scoop. Get a mini-preview of my CHAIRS workshop where I focus on research, followed by Q&A on specific challenges you have.
I CAN’T WAIT TO WRITE MY NEXT PAPER!
Jenny L. Cote, Award–winning Author, Speaker and Producer
Are these words you think you’ll never hear from your child? Does it go more like this: “Writing is so boring! I hate writing!” Well never fear, I’m here to ease your pain. After speaking to over 20,000 kids on creative writing, I’ve learned a trick or two to make writing so much fun that kids can’t wait to get started on their next project. Educators have reported same day success: Your enthusiasm caught the children’s attention. Teachers said they saw an immediate improvement in the children’s journal writing, starting the day you were with us! It was a WONDERFUL day!”-Jeanne Borders, Administrator, Cornerstone Prep, Acworth, GA Get a mini-preview of my CREATE workshop where I focus on research, followed by Q&A on specific challenges you have.
Total Home Makeover (Manage everything)
Renee Metzler, Author
Get a hands-on plan to manage your home with order. It’s simple. Total Home Makeover is a complete home management course. Manage yourself, your family and your home to all bring order. Three phases: Phase 1: Transform Self. Learn smart daily and weekly home management routines that create order in the home. Phase 2: Transform Family. Coach your family to learn and maintain healthy home habits that bring order to the home. Phase 3: Transform Home. Organize (clear, sort, store) room-by-room to create a functional home with activity zones that meet your family’s needs. Supportive Website: TotalHomeMakeover.com
10 Steps to a Better Budget
Renee Metzler, Author
Create a better budget, take it home and get started on a savvy financial path. Learn about the 10-10-80 Rule, saving, tithing, spending smart, budget meal planning and more.
Creating Leaders AND Scholars – FPE Statesmanship Training
Dave Drake
FreedomProject Education
Should we graduate homeschoolers keenly aware of their nation’s history? Able to defend the truth of America’s Godly heritage? Conversant in the processes and principles of good government? Shouldn’t this be a priority? Can this knowledge change the direction of our nation? Inarguably, YES, it can! FPE’s Christian conservative instructors utilize both the best homeschool curriculum and an entire array of excellent and unique texts and materials, and little known, well researched supporting documentation to create a deeper understanding in a tangible, practical manner. Utilizing the same live, visible lectures used in all our virtual classrooms, we bring history and the value of the unique biblically-based system of government designed by our founders to life. Based on literally hundreds of years of combined experience in these subjects, our teachers help students AND parents understand the past, and it’s relationship to the present and the future. Rejecting the apologetics of politically correct historical dogma in favor of the factual truth of our heritage, we work WITH parents, FOR families, to build understanding of our nation, and it’s historical acknowledgement of our Creator, and our God-given rights, under God, in our American Studies courses.
“FPE Cavalry to the Rescue!” Partnership with Overwhelmed Moms
Mary Black
FreedomProject Education
Do you recognize the need to take charge of your child’s education in this era of public school indoctrination and amorality, but feel overwhelmed as to how to begin? From our hands-on parent-teacher partnerships for elementary students to our full array of courses for Middle and High School students, FPE’s staff of experienced, traditionally-minded teachers can help make the homeschooling experience easier and more effective. We employ an innovative, classical curriculum and friendly, expert teachers to add value to your child’s education, guaranteeing that parents retain the primary role in educating their children.
Online classes feature live, interactive lectures in a state-of-the-art virtual classroom, with assignments and grades provided by seasoned teachers with years of experience in their subjects. In rejecting all government funding, we are free to teach without deference to politically correct and anti-Biblical dogma and leftist political indoctrination. Rather, we offer a classical education in the spirit of the Founding Fathers, sensitive to our Judeo-Christian roots and proud of our American heritage and values.
The Logic of English?: A New Way to See Words
Denise Eide
Logic of English
Have you always believed English is illogical and inconsistent? In this workshop your understanding of English will be transformed! Award-winning author Denise Eide will reveal phonograms and spelling rules which explain 98% of English words. No longer will you need to tell your children “that is an exception” when they misread or misspell a word. We will learn: The rule which explains the two sounds for C in accent and describes more than 6,000 words! Three of the nine reasons for a Silent Final E. Why we drop the Silent Final E in servicing but not in serviceable, and much more! Why many math and science minded kids struggle with reading and spelling. Do not miss this revolutionary workshop. You will leave wondering why someone didn’t tell you this in kindergarten.
Nerf Guns and Shaving Cream?: Teaching Reading and Spelling to Kids Who Can’t Sit Still
Denise Eide
Logic of English
Learn how to engage your active learners through movement! Denise Eide will share her experiences teaching and parenting active children. She will also reveal the natural kinesthetic components to reading and spelling and teach parents how to tap into those to enhance learning for all students. In this workshop we will: Learn active learning games. Develop an appreciation of the gifts of kinesthetic learners. Learn how to utilize the kinesthetic gift while strengthening areas of weakness. Though this workshop will focus on reading and spelling, the concepts are easily applied to other subjects. Each participant will receive a handout of games and ideas that can be used on Monday!
College Admissions 101
Kaitlin Stannard and Donna Webb
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Learn how to maneuver through the college admission process and gain insight on required homeschool curriculum, scholarships, financial aid, and student life. ABAC enrollment counselors are here to help break down the college admissions and simplify the process.
Aromatherapy the Key to Brain Sensory
Karen Hopkins
Growing Healthy Homes
The use of aromatherapy for relaxation and good health promoting benefits can also be used to provide sensory stimulation for the brain. Inhaling essential oils through the nose into the Olfactory Bulb leads directly to the Central Brain to improve concentration, memory and all executive functions. Learn about this amazing discovery that will reduce stress and optimize learning in your classroom.
Enzymes: The Most Overlooked Link to Brain Health and Learning
Karen Hopkins
Growing Healthy Homes
Enzymes are proteins that are necessary for every chemical reaction in the body. Without enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and hormones can do nothing! Understanding how essential enzymes are to the function of the brain could improve your child’s learning ability. This information is vital for all parents especially for those children with spectrum disorders.
Courting/Dating, Waiting and Parenting
Teresa Knight, Melody Knight, Brianna Knight
Knight’s Book Knook
How do we prepare our children for the lifelong decision of finding “the One”? Are there really any godly men and women out there or do we have to just settle for the best we can find? How do we challenge them to be patient in waiting? What can we do as parents to better prepare them? It is never too early to start preparing our children and ourselves. Join Teresa Knight and two of her daughters as they share what God has done in their lives and others and how you as a teen can find peace in the waiting, confirmation of the right one and purpose along the way.
YES, your home schooled teen can get into college!
Christine Torre
College Prep Genius
Did you know colleges all over Georgia are actively recruiting home school students? Over the past two years, Christine Torre has worked with over a dozen private, public and technical colleges in Georgia to make the admission process easier for home school students. Admissions officers constantly tell her, “I’ll take all the home school students I can get” and “Home school students do very well at our school.” What does it take to get into a Georgia college? Christine will share all the secrets including amazing transcripts, dynamic course descriptions, portfolio enhancers and the Georgia graduation requirements. If you have a college bound middle or high school student, you don’t want to miss this valuable information exchange!
Dual Enrollment – The Easy Way to Free College
Christine Torre
College Prep Genius
Your teen can earn high school and college credit at the same time for FREE! It’s true – Lottery funds will pay for your teen to enroll online or on campus at a private, public or technical college in the state of Georgia. Founder of the annual FCHE Dual Enrollment Expo, Christine Torre, has personally worked with over 15 college admissions officers all of whom are actively seeking home school students. Christine will share a dozen reasons to consider dual enrollment, how you can position your teen for dual enrollment, what the requirements for dual enrollment are, how to choose your first college classes and which colleges are home school friendly. You’ll walk away amazed at how truly easy the dual enrollment process is!
Simple Steps to Improve Your Young Child’s Speech (and Prepare Him for Reading Success).
Cynthia Hammerton
Speech Therapy Homeschool
This workshop will help you to understand your three-to-six-year-old child’s speech problems and why early intervention matters. You’ll learn what you can do at home to help young children with both speech and language development. Well respected research in the field of Speech Pathology shows that teaching speech sound pronunciation and pre-reading skills together at early ages not only improves speech, but prevents reading problems. You will learn how you, the parent, can teach both speech and vital pre-reading skills together, in ways that work with busy life-styles and tight budgets.
Helping your school-aged child with R, L , S (and other pesky speech sounds)
Cynthia Hammerton
Speech Therapy Homeschool
This workshop will help you understand the causes of isolated speech sound errors. Why do so many children, who other-wise speak well, struggle with saying certain pesky speech sounds? We’ll focus on the “big three,” R, L, and S, but also share some information related to SH, CH, and J, and even touch on consonant blends. The majority of the session will focus on what you, as a parent, can do to identify speech articulation problems, and to improve speech skills. We’ll offer some practical exercises and tips you can try at home, as well as information on when and where to seek outside help. Come ready to take notes, learn, and even practice, so that you can leave knowing what YOU CAN DO to help your school-aged child with speech.
What Is a Worldview? And Why Does My Young Child Need a Biblical One?
David Webb
Apologia
Every day our children are bombarded with competing ideas, many of them opposed to Christian values. As parents, we recognize the danger, but few of us understand the critical need to start developing a biblical worldview in our kids from the earliest years of life. Even if you’re a little intimidated by the subject, you can effectively communicate a biblical worldview to your elementary and junior high children. This workshop will provide you the confidence and tools you need to equip them with a worldview firmly founded on the immovable rock of God and His Word.
Who Is God? And Why Is He Saying These Great Things about My Kids?
David Webb
Apologia
Our public schools have sacrificed American education on the altar of children’s self-esteem. Christian homeschoolers have largely (and wisely) rejected this approach to learning, but does that mean our children shouldn’t feel good about themselves? On the contrary! God has some amazing things to say about your kids, their purpose, and their future; and you need to help them to see themselves through God’s eyes. Here’s how providing them with a biblical self-image can help win the war our enemy is waging against our children.
This Can’t Wait Until High School: What You Can Do Now to Keep Your Kids from Walking Away from Their Faith Later
David Webb
Apologia
Why are three out of five young Christians walking away from the church after the age of 15? In part, it’s because their experience of Christianity is shallow—they haven’t been taught how to think about what they believe, and so their faith is easily shaken when they first encounter obstacles. Learn what you can do right now to help your children stay the course when they become teenagers and young adults.
When Faith and Family Collide: The Vital Importance of Knowing What You Believe as a Family
David Webb
Apologia
We think our children know—and agree with—what we as Christian parents believe about God, the universe, people, truth, and right and wrong. But in the absence of intentional and strategic discipleship at home, breakdowns in communicating our faith to the next generation are all too common. And most of us won’t recognize our failure until the damage is already done. Here’s what you need to do to ensure that everyone in your family is on the same page while setting your children’s feet on an unshakable foundation of faith.
Raising a Critical Thinker!
Debbie Strayer
GeoMatters / Trail Guide to Learning
Thinking skills are buzzwords in education today – everyone wants to include them in their curriculum plans! In this seminar, Debbie will explain what thinking skills are and how to incorporate strategies into daily life that will bring great results in your child’s ability to think. Include these ideas to add critical thinking to any curriculum! For Christian homeschoolers, this is a great way to prepare your children to give an account for the hope that is in them.
Teach Effectively and Save Your Sanity!
Debbie Strayer
GeoMatters / Trail Guide to Learning
Connectedness is the most important quality in effective and memorable teaching! Teach history, science, geography and language skills, such as
reading, writing and word studies to multiple ages using the unified approach. Come to this workshop to hear how to unify your subjects, engage
your students and teach critical thinking skills while still having a life!
Overcoming Learning Difficulties Together
Debbie Strayer and Ashley Wiggers
GeoMatters / Trail Guide to Learning
Children love being successful, so when they aren’t, how can you help. Come and listen to the personal homeschooling experiences of mother (a lifelong educator) and daughter when faced with obstacles to learning. This workshop tells how to overcome obstacles that may limit your ability to
teach, and your children’s ability to understand. Shared with humor and honesty, Debbie and her daughter Ashley will provide tips, and insight from the student’s perspective that can help your children achieve their greatest learning success.
Cultivating a Love for Learning
Debbie Strayer and Ashley Wiggers
GeoMatters / Trail Guide to Learning
How can homeschooling be different from schooling at home? Shared from the perspective of teacher and student, mother and daughter, listen as we share ways to transform schooling struggles into schooling success. Come to hear how to develop, or rekindle, a love for learning in the hearts of those you are teaching!
Discover the Heart of Education in Real Books
Kelly Lutman
Sonlight Curriculum
It is rare to meet someone who can name a favorite textbook from their school days, but most everyone can tell you a favorite book from their childhood. Wouldn’t you love to be actively adding to your children’s list of favorite books through the curriculum you use? Come see how Sonlight Curriculum can help you share adventures around the world with your children, all from the comfort of your couch.
Creationism, Darwinism, Intelligent Design – Oh my! Opposing Viewpoints in Science and Why They Are Important
Rebecca Keller
Real Science-4-Kids
Science education is becoming more and more polarized as both Christian and secular families try to “protect” their kids from opposing viewpoints. Dr. Keller will explain how this approach to science education has tragic consequences for kids from all faiths. Dr. Keller will show you how to help your kids examine opposing viewpoints and gain a richer understanding of science without compromising your family values and beliefs.
How to teach kids the ABCs of science while “playing” like Einstein
Rebecca Keller
Real Science-4-Kids
Description of Session: Learning content is important. Kids need to know about atoms and the difference between force, energy, and work. But learning content covers only one aspect of doing real science. Dr. Keller will discuss the difference between explicit and tacit education and will show you how to help your kids have fun learning the ABCs of science while learning to think and “play” like Einstein.
The Internet: Resource or Distraction or Both?
Rebecca Keller
Real Science-4-Kids
Description of Session: Using the internet has become an integral part of learning for many homeschool families. Today, students can take online classes, read online books, and watch online videos all as part of their educational experience. However, do these activities really help students learn or do they simply distract students making it difficult to focus? Dr. Keller will show you the latest findings on how the internet affects learning and how to help your family get the most from the internet and ways to help your kids learn without being distracted.
Yes! Teach kids chemistry and physics in first grade!
Rebecca Keller
Real Science-4-Kids
Description of Session: Most elementary and middle school science books give kids a sampling of random topics. Kids learn a little about the solar system, how a plant grows, and the human body but they never learn the basic building blocks of science: chemistry and physics. Without some knowledge of chemistry and physics, kids simply cannot understand real science and will struggle with upper level science classes. Dr. Keller will show you just how easy it is to teach kids chemistry and physics to your first grader and how this helps build the foundation they need for advanced science classes.
Equipping Kids to Plan Their Day the Easy Way!
Stephanie Tipton
Accountable Kids
Do you ever feel as though you spend most of your day telling everybody what to do and how to do it only to find much still left undone? Learn how to release your children to manage their own day and responsibilities with a simple back-to-basics approach. You will discover tools and techniques that will not only get your home and school “in order” but will build family relationships, develop character, and teach teamwork – all while giving your children the satisfaction of personal accomplishment. Discover inner peace while regaining precious lost time so you can be free to enjoy your kids in the process!
Brain Underconnectivity and Desynchronization in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Learning Difficulties
Dr. Peter J. Scire
Brain Balance Achievement Center
Brain Balance is an after school program utilizing the latest brain research to help children with Learning Disorders like ADHD, Asperger’s, Dyslexia, and Autism to function better academically, socially and behaviorally. Research shows children with these labels have areas of brain underconnectivity, especially between the right and left hemispheres. One of the two hemispheres of the Brain has become STRONGER AND FASTER and the other has become WEAKER AND SLOWER. When this happens the two hemispheres become functionally disconnected and are unable to communicate effectively. The characteristics of the stronger, faster hemisphere become amplified while the characteristics of the weaker, slower hemisphere are muted. This lack of balance translates into the noticeable academic, social and behavioral problems that these children exhibit.
Making History Fun with a “Field Trip in a Book”
Kristin Melton
Gallopade International
Experience how Carole Marsh’s Real Kids! Real Places! series (often called a “field trip in a book”) can entice even the most reluctant readers into exploring America’s history. This wholesome, family-focused mystery book series gets children interested in learning about significant events, people, culture, and locations. The workshop will also cover how to use cross-curricular materials to reinforce learning about places such as Williamsburg, VA, The Biltmore House, and Washington, D.C. This workshop is particularly helpful for parents that include field trips to historical places as part of their children’s curriculum.
Why Aren’t You Earning College Credit In High School?
Nicole Smith
Liberty University Online Academy
This informational and practical workshop helps parents who wish for their students to receive college credit while completing a high school diploma. We will begin by answering the basic questions regarding dual enrollment. Next, we will look at the how you can align high school graduation requirements with college classes. Finally, we will help you build a Course Sequence Chart. This chart will assist you in planning your student’s 11th and 12th grade years.
Learn Science without Losing your Faith
Todd Charles Wood
Core Academy of Science
Science can be one of the most challenging subjects in a young student’s life, but science can also be an amazing tool to study God’s creation and learn more about Him. Discover new insights about science and faith, and learn how your students can grow to appreciate the limitations and the value of science. Drawn from the experiences of Todd Wood – a creationist and a scientist – this workshop will introduce new opportunities for home school students to study science while remaining faithful to God and His Word.
All Hands On Deck! Using Manipulatives In Your Homeschool
Robin Gant
Messiah Christian Academy
Use manipulatives to explain syntax, sentence building, and punctuation! Make a foldable and use sticky notes to explain writing! Use tangrams in Geometry and visual logic! Many ideas for your homeschool.
What Works for Struggling Readers, Writers and Spellers
Kris Bales
Lexercise
Does your child struggle with reading, writing or spelling? Not sure where to turn for help? Join homeschool mom, Kris Bales, to learn about how Lexercise has changed the life of her struggling reader. Lexercise offers services to help children with reading, writing and spelling disorders such as dyslexia and dysgraphia. Research shows that the Orton-Gillingham Approach and daily practice can significantly help struggling readers, writers and spellers. Lexercise’s web-based tools make this affordable and well suited for home school. Come learn how Lexercise can help your struggling reader.
