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.
Workshop: Occupying Preschoolers While Teaching Older Children
Title: Occupying Preschoolers While Teaching Older Children
Speaker/Affiliation: Alyssa Lancaster/My Father’s World Books
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 3:00 PM
Description: 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. (Room 105)
Workshop: The Art & Joy of Storytelling & Reading Aloud to Children
Title: The Art & Joy of Storytelling & Reading Aloud to Children
Speaker/Affiliation: Jim Weiss/Greathall Productions
Date and Time: Friday, July 30th, 2010, 12:30 PM
Description: Who doesn’t like to be read to? And who better to read to children than the people they love & trust most, their parents. This workshop will teach parents to make the very most of their precious read-aloud time with their children. At the heart of each story he tells, Jim Weiss’ renowned ability to make even complex subjects comprehensible & memorable to young children is evident. This delightful & immediately useful workshop will help parents to become even better readers; more clearly define their children’s listening skills; facilitate the consideration of the freshness, outlook & interpretation of the stories they choose to read; & assist in using ones voice as an instrument with rewarding & dramatic results.
Workshop: Language Arts that Really Communicate
Title: Language Arts that Really Communicate
Speaker: Debbie Strayer/Co-founder of Homeschooling Today Magazine
Date and Time: Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 3:00 PM
Description: Children are born with a God-given desire to communicate! In this seminar, Debbie will talk about the key areas of communication and how to develop your child’s skills in each area. As Christian homeschooling parents, we have been freed from “worldly philosophies” and are able to do what is efficient and effective. Come and learn about ways to decrease stress and increase productivity in your language arts instruction! (Room 103)
Workshop: Give Your Child Great Computer Skills
Title: Give Your Child Great Computer Skills
Speaker/Affiliation: Kelly Ling/Computer Wizard and Homeschooling Mom of 5
Date and Time: Friday, July 30th, 2010, 3:00 PM
Description: From car repair to farming to law – tomorrow’s world requires strong computer skills. Even parents without any computer knowledge can give their child a great computer education at home, usually for FREE. Kelly explains how homeschoolers can begin early and safely teach children from ages 8 to 18 all the essential skills from pivot tables to programming and photos to video editing. This workshop will interest adults and students alike. (Room 113/114)
