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Susan Wise Bauer
A Plan for Teaching K-12 Writing
An overall plan for producing good writers at home. This workshop explains how to guide your student through a simple progression (copying, dictation, narration, summarizing, outlining, short critical essays, long critical essays, research paper) that will develop both writing and thinking skills in a systematic, stepwise manner. Includes suggestions on how to use these writing and thinking skills in every area of the curriculum.
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Amanda Bennett
Understanding Unit Studies
Have you been wondering about unit studies? Do you want to learn what they are and how they are used in homeschooling? Come join Amanda Bennett, author of Unit Studies 101, and learn the basics of this highly effective educational tool. Having written several series of unit studies, Amanda is uniquely qualified to share what she has learned about writing and using unit studies. If you have struggled with textbooks and workbooks in the past, and are looking for new direction or a refresher on unit studies, come and listen as Amanda shares her knowledge and experience about succeeding with unit studies.
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Todd Wilson, Familyman Ministries
Get REAL!
Are you convinced that every homeschooling family except yours is great? Do you believe the lie that others are more organized, better prepared, have smarter kids, are wiser parents, and have a child in the national spelling bee? Well, let me set the record straight . . . that's not the way it is! The truth is most moms feel inadequate. Homeschooling moms fear that they're letting their kids down in their education and in example. They feel like their house is out of control, their children are beasts, and the sizzle has left their marriage. Join us as we unleash the power in being REAL. You’ll never be the same again.
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Andrew Pudewa
The Four Language Arts--Developing Excellent Communication Skills in Children of All Ages
When asked, “What are the language arts,” people may respond by listing such things as: spelling, phonics, grammar, penmanship, composition, etc. But actually, only one of these is correct! According to the classical (and the common sense) model, there are four core “language arts” and to teach each from the beginning in the proper way must be the highest priority for those who call themselves “writing educators.”
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Diana Waring
Not Just Your Average Genius
In this fast-paced, easy-to-understand workshop, you will distinguish three different grids that impact the unique way each one in your family learns: learning modalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic); learning styles (Feeler, Thinker, Sensor, Intuitor); learning intelligences (interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, spatial, math-logical, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, naturalist). Discover how to honor (not curse!) that wiggler in your midst; how to create a rich atmosphere for learning that will attract every learner; how to utilize your children's strengths to learn subjects that are hard for them; and most importantly, learn that God delights in the incredibly individualized mechanisms for learning inside each of us! With this insight, including new research on intelligences, you will be able to adapt your teaching strategies AND choose your curriculum wisely.
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Deborah Wuehler
Mercy Every Minute - Devotionals With Deb
Deborah Wuehler, Senior Editor for TOS, invites you to experience the mercy of God, which is new every minute. As a busy homeschool mom, Deborah knows that we all need that mercy minute by minute!
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Carol Barnier
Help! How Do I Teach This Highly Distractible Child?
Can a simple 20 minute lesson drag into 2 hours? Does your little wiggler seem to fall out of his chair a great deal? Is he distracted by things others don’t even notice? Find out what you must change for this child to stay on task and learn. Instead of trying to make this child learn like most others, find the key that unlocks learning for the highly distractible child. We’ll cover how to put motion into learning, making math fun (no, really!) and how to make learning experiences that cement your child’s understanding of science, history, and language. In other words, come and learn practical tips that you can start using Monday morning. (Best for Pre-K through 6th )
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Gary Bates
Battle of the Worldviews
The term "worldview" is a buzzword. Most people have heard it, but what actually is it? The information our children receive, even if we homeschool, actually comes from a variety of sources—some we might not actually be aware of. The secular world’s presentation of science ultimately comes from an interpretation of the facts (i.e. within a worldview framework). In his eye-opening presentation, Gary will help us realize that in this vital, foundational area of origins, "the evidence is not neutral" as he shows us where the idea of millions of years of evolution comes from, and how such a secular view of science actually destroys the very gospel of Christ. But more importantly, how the same "facts" support the Biblical account of Creation.
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Lee Binz, The HomeScholar
Making a Transcript
Transcripts are a hassle, so why bother? Because they are the love language of colleges and a key to college admission and scholarships! Homeschoolers have the advantage, because parents can create transcripts that represent the whole student and demonstrate his unique strengths. Parents are perfectly capable of creating winning transcripts that capture delight-directed learning, while incorporating grades, credit values, and course titles. Come learn the “why and how” of making a transcript!
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Karen "Spunky" Braun
iHelp for the eHome
Are iPods, IPhones, and the Internet stealing the heart of your child? Are you spending more time cultivating a farm on Facebook than with your face in a book learning how to cultivate your child's heart? R U really there for each other during the day? With candor and humor, veteran homeschooler and blogger, Karen "Spunky" Braun shares her own family’s struggle with learning to stay focused and use electronics and the Internet responsibly in an era when everyone else simply wants to chat and twitter their time away.
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Davis Carman, Apologia Educational Ministries
Family - Our Best Apologia Ever
Apologia is a Greek word meaning “defend the faith.” In a society saturated with an evolutionary perspective, students need to be taught from a Biblical worldview. The statistics show that a very small percentage of born again believers have a worldview consistent with basic Christian doctrines. The Internet, movies, music, books, and other media heavily influence the thoughts, beliefs, and corresponding actions of young people. How can homeschool parents help their children stand firm with a solid, Biblical worldview? Certainly one solution can be the use of good books and curricula, including Creation-based science curricula. The best way is by example in the context of family. Davis will explain how raising children in a family setting where Christ is worshiped and where the Word of God is the primary text can fulfill the great commission and result in generational faithfulness. Family is truly our best defense of the Christian faith.
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Clay Clarkson
Educating the WholeHearted Child: Living and Learning at Home by God’s Design
Since 1994, Educating the WholeHearted Child has helped countless families see their home in a new light—not just as a place where homeschooling happens, but as the tool by which God designed children to live and learn. Clay will explain how the WholeHearted Learning model works, and how it can liberate learning in your home to be as natural a part of life as God intended it to be.
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Sally Clarkson
Seasons of a Mother’s Heart: Heart-to-Heart Encouragement for Homeschool Moms
Sally shares lessons she has learned about herself, her children, and her Lord, from the seasons of her life as a Christian homeschooling wife and mother of over 25 years. She opens windows into the calms and storms of the many seasons that blow through the life of a homeschooling mother, offering spiritual insights, Biblical encouragement, and real-life stories from the home-front lines.
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Sarah Clarkson
Read for the Heart: Whole Books for the Wholehearted FamilySarah was raised and educated with literature. The impact of books and story on her life has become her message for families, and for a new generation drifting away from reading. Story is, by God’s design, a powerful influence on who we become and how we think about the world. Sarah will share her thoughts on the books and stories that have shaped her, and offer insights into making reading a family priority.
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Mark Hamby
I Will Not Let You Go!
Based on the manipulative life of Jacob, his rival relationship with his brother, the lack of relationship between his mother and father, and his constant marital conflicts, the stage is set for a life of deception—self-deception. Believing that holding on to a better inheritance, more children, a better wife, and a better job will bring fulfillment, Jacob learns the hard way that he was holding on to all the wrong things in life. Join our journey with Jacob as we find unconditional acceptance in all the right places; but be prepared to fight because once you’ve found what you are looking for, you will need to hold on for your life! This seminar is based on Mark’s two years of research for his thesis and will cover sibling rivalry, marital conflict, parenting insights, and much more.
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Kim Kautzer, Writeshop
Building Your Child's Writing Vocabulary
Whether you have infants, teens, or in-betweens, Kim shares dozens of ideas to help you develop, encourage, and strengthen your children’s vocabulary. In particular, discover how simple tools such as reading aloud, asking questions, and playing word games will boost your students’ ability to use words more powerfully and precisely in their writing.
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Heather Laurie
Not Your Typical Homeschooler
Have you started homeschooling and things are rough? Learning is just not happening as fast or as well as you think it should? Heather walks through the steps to realizing hers was a special needs homeschooling family. She discusses:
- Problem vs. Phase—deciding if the problem needs help.
- Assessment—whom to go to and how to get the problem tested or evaluated.
- Making it work—adjusting so you can keep on homeschooling.
- Goals—setting goals that are high but attainable.
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Jill Novak
Catching the Journaling Bug – Creative Nature Journaling
Just as God has designed children with an intense curiosity about His Creation, He has also given them the ability to observe and re-create it as well. Not every child is a visual learner, however, so traditional methods of nature journaling can sometimes be a less-than-fulfilling experience. Thankfully, nature journaling is not limited to drawing a specimen and writing its Latin name on a page. By approaching this method of study creatively, you can heighten your child’s powers of observation and develop his writing and artistic skills as well. From her own experiences as a child artist to successfully teaching her four children how to write and draw from life, Jill shares the tips and techniques she has gleaned along the way. This inspiring and practical workshop will give you great ideas for expanding your nature journaling experience while making your child a lifelong nature enthusiast.
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Sue Patrick
Implementing the Workbox System
Sue Patrick is the creator of An Easy Approach to Optimize and Organize Your Homeschool from Preschool to High School This specialized Workbox System will allow you to teach your child more effectively and at the same time help you to better organize your school day. Children using this system stay more focused and are more successful in learning and completing their schoolwork. Starting Monday, you will provide better organization for you and your children. It will then be easier to set up a school day of curriculum, variety, and fun, while steering your child to independence and focus.
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Malia Russell
Managing the Multi-Level Homeschool
Teaching the Difficult Child
Managing the Multi-Level Homeschool
With several children in different grades, it can be difficult to keep everyone on track and moving at the appropriate pace. This practical workshop will teach you the ideas and techniques we (and others) have employed to effectively manage many grades at once. While homeschooling my four children (and at times babysitting others full-time), I spent a significant amount of time researching and learning from mothers of many more children than I had. Using their wisdom, I put these ideas to work for me and am so glad I did! Change the mayhem to peace and order, and get the important things accomplished in your home school day.
Teaching the Difficult Child
Do you have a difficult child? Is everything a struggle? What do you do when one of your children is just “different” and you struggle daily with self-control, patience, and loving kindness?
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Melissa Deveikis, ALEKS
How to Easily (and Painlessly) Individualize Math for Your Child
As you look for innovative programs to use with your homeschool curriculum, consider ALEKS as an online solution to provide individualized mathematics instruction for your children in grades 3-12. ALEKS adapts to each child’s unique needs and painlessly removes the frustration associated with teaching math. Make math a success with ALEKS!
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Sylvia Davison, Go Phonics
Systematic, Multisensory Phonics -Tying Together Reading, Writing, and Spelling
Sylvia S. Davison, author of the Go Phonics Reading Program, empowers you to more effectively teach your struggling or beginning reader. A veteran teacher for over 40 years, she shares experiences and insights into why students struggle, learn differently, have gaps. You'll learn the ease and harmony in teaching systematic, multisensory phonics and tying it to reading, handwriting, spelling, and K-2 language arts in building block fashion. Learn about time management, using engaging games to build reading fluency, and using text-to-life decodable stories students can really read -- furthering vocabulary, comprehension, creative writing
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Dr. Rebecca W. Keller
Gravitas Real Science for Kids
Will the real Critical Thinking please stand up?
Critical thinking is a buzz word used in educational and academic circles. But what is real critical thinking? In this workshop learn how to build a critical thinking lens with your child in four easy steps. This lens will give your child a powerful tool for evaluating any scientific or non-scientific claim. By learning how to use a critical thinking lens, your child will have the advantage when it comes to deciding what is "fact" and what is "fiction." |
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Donna Katz, Keyboard Town Pals
What Do Groucho Marx and JFK Have to Do with Teaching 2nd Graders to Type?
Little hands can type! Learn keyboarding skills with adorable puppets.
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Mimi Rothschild, Learning by Grace
Why Online Homeschooling is Becoming the Most Popular Way to Homeschool
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Phyllis Wheeler, MotherboardBooks
Teach Your Kids Reasoning--And Watch Them Have a Blast!
Let's stretch those young minds! Computer Lady Phyllis Wheeler from MotherboardBooks.com tells you all about the Logo computer language, developed at MIT to teach reasoning. Kids love it! She also advises homeschooling families on safe, courteous use of the Internet and on ways to add zest to your homeschool.
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Leanoria Johnson, Multiplication Shake
Teaching Personal Finances With Math, Music, and More! |
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Rand Nelson, Peterson Directed Handwriting
The impact of handwriting fluency on language skills
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Barbara Beers
The Phonics Road & The Latin Road
The Secrets of Great Spelling
Great spelling does not have to be a mystery when you know . . . the rest of the story! Unlike modern education methods of memorizing words using pictures, workbooks, and games, let me show you the tools to teach HOW English is built and WHY it is built the way it is.
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Bob Kraft, Sevenstar Academy
Dual Credit: Strengthen Your Transcript; Save on College Tuition
This seminar will highlight the significance of taking Dual Credit college courses from leading Christian Universities and Colleges while a student is still in high school. These courses provide opportunities to experience college level curriculum before actually attending a college full-time. A student cannot only jump ahead of many of their peers in course work, but also be able to get past those initial concerns of taking a college course. In addition, the student and family could experience a savings on future college tuition. Join us to learn more about Dual Credit courses from Sevenstar.
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Beverly Adams-Gordon, Spelling Power
What Research Tells Us About Teaching Spelling
Participants in this workshop learn the key aspects of effective spelling instruction. Beverly L. Adams-Gordon, one of the leading spelling instruction experts in the United States, shares with parents what skills need to be taught and when, different approaches to spelling instruction, effective teaching strategies, and how to work with both struggling and gifted students.
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Jeannine Herron, Ph.D., Talking Fingers
More Effective Ways to Teach Reading Based on New Brain Research
Brain research shows that skilled readers activate areas in the left side of the brain while struggling readers activate the right. Speech-based intervention improves reading and moves activation to the left. This presentation will demonstrate how to provide speech-based early instruction at home for maximum reading efficiency.
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