Category Archives: Homeschool Expo Updates
Workshop: Gaining Confidence to Teach
Title: Gaining Confidence to Teach
Speaker/Affiliation: Debbie Strayer/Co-founder of Homeschooling Today Magazine
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 11:15 AM
Description: Whether you are a newcomer to homeschooling, or a veteran of many years, this talk will encourage and refresh you. Debbie Strayer speaks with humor and honesty about the homeschooling life and the confidence available to all who feel called to home school. (Room 103)
Workshop: America’s National Mystery Book Series=Great Cross-Curricular Material
Title: America’s National Mystery Book Series= Great Cross-Curricular Material
Speaker/Affiliation: Carole Marsh/Gallopade International
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 11:15 AM
Description: America’s National Mystery Book Series: Real Kids! Real Places! uses real kids as characters in current day stories that incorporate history, geography and culture. With locations all over the country, these fact-based mysteries will take children on a journey of learning through the excitement of mystery! Free handouts will be available and a door prize will be given. (Room 104)
Workshop: Homeschooling Civics 101
Title: Homeschooling Civics 101
Speaker/Affiliation: Mike Olson/HEIR [Home Education Information Resource]
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 11:15 AM
Description: Learn the requirements of Georgia law for home study programs &, just as importantly, appreciate the freedoms that the law respects. How have we gotten to where we are? Who & what forces threaten the free practice of home education? (You might be surprised.) How do we defend our freedom? What is more important: Access to the taxpayer-funded resources, albeit fair, or practicing home education without third party oversight (3PO)? (Room 105)
Workshop: How to Prepare an Artistic Portfolio
Title: How to Prepare an Artistic Portfolio
Speaker/Affiliation: TBD/The Savannah College of Art & Design
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 11:15 AM
Description: Learn helpful tips on preparing a dynamic artistic portfolio! This session presents the fundamentals of successful portfolios & what our review committee looks for in portfolio submissions. The presentation will address visual, media, & performing arts; writing elements, artistic elements, guidelines for inclusion, presentation quality as well as additional aspects of portfolio preparation. The session will include visual examples of portfolios, including those meriting past scholarships. (Room 106)
