Category Archives: Homeschool Expo Updates
Workshop: Ideas for Creating & Augmenting a Valid, Engaging, & Customized Foreign Language Curriculum without Stress
Title: Ideas for Creating & Augmenting a Valid, Engaging, & Customized Foreign Language Curriculum without Stress
Speaker/Affiliation: Jessie McGuire/Bilingual Book
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 1:45 PM
Description: The speaker will present ideas on how to implement a foreign language program capitalizing on the learners’ interests and without involving a major expenditure of time or money. Valuable online resources for most major languages will be given, as well as fun, engaging and educational projects that can involve the entire family. (Room 112)
Workshop: Integrating the Seven C’s of Biblical History into your Curriculum
Title: Integrating the Seven C’s of Biblical History into your Curriculum
Speaker/Affiliation: Polly Brown/Answers In Genesis
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 1:45 PM
Description: Discover practical ways to implement the seven critical events from our Biblical history into your teaching no matter what curriculum you are currently using. It is so important to purpose to teach a true Biblical worldview. (Room 115/116)
Workshop: Why Art is Essential to your Child’s Education
Title: Why Art is Essential to your Child’s Education
Speaker/Affiliation: Geri Dietz/ARTS Attack
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 1:45 PM
Description: This presentation will review the important role art plays in developing right brain skills (creativity, synthesis, spatial awareness, intuition, imagination, visualization, etc.) and in enabling children to develop their full potential as students. It will also review the Atelier art program; and discuss the essential elements of a successful program while viewing slides of children’s artwork. (Room 117/118)
Workshop: Expert Advice for Helping the Struggling Reader and Writer
Title: Expert Advice for Helping the Struggling Reader and Writer
Speaker/Affiliation: Donna Lookenott/Homeschooling Mom of 6, Tutor
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 1:45 PM
Description: Tutor and Certified Wilson Language Instructor, Donna describes her journey to find answers for her daughter’s reading difficulties. See how the multisensory, structured, sequential approach allows children to become fluent readers and spellers. Homeschool parent and child friendly materials end frustrations! (Room 113/114)
Workshop: Experience Excellence in Writing
Title: Experience Excellence in Writing
Speaker/Affiliation: Pamela White/Excellence in Writing
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 3:00 PM
Description: 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. Best of all, parents and students alike find it easy to use and effective in all their writing endeavors. This workshop will give you an overview of the program and show you how you can get started with even the most reluctant writing student so you can give it a try at home.
