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Below is the list of Adult Workshops offered at the last conference.

A1 - Preparing Your Teens For Life on Their Own - Barbara Frank - Will your teens know about insurance, taxes, mortgages, or handling credit before they leave home?  Here's how you can make sure they're prepared to live on their own. 

A2- Unschoolers Support Network - Cynthia de Seife - This workshop is a roundtable discussion designed for committed unschoolers who would like to get together and share stories, experiences, questions, and support for this unique form of home education.

A3 - Get It Done! Setting and Attaining SMART Goals: Part 1 - Marsha Marsh - Are you a classic procrastinator? Do you think this year will be the year you finally get organized? This year will you actually write up and follow your lesson plans?  Many times when we find ourselves unable to reach our goals, the problem isn’t apathy, but that our goals are not in line with our values. This experiential workshop can help you learn how to discover your top values and how to use those values to create

and meet specific, attainable, relevant, time-measured goals.
*This is a 2 session workshop, you must register for the B7 session as well.* 

A4 - Great Books/ Socratic Discussions - Pattie Kelley-Huff - Using Great Books, Jr. Great Books, and Newberry Award books, learn the basics of the Socratic method & book discussion.  Great way to foster critical thinking and speech skills.

A5 - Answering Others’ Concerns - Dorothy Werner   Dorothy has been answering such concerns for 28 years now. She will help define who needs answers and what you can do to allay others' worries. This is frequently called the grandmother problem . Bring your particular questions. 

A6 - Holistic Health Ideas to Enhance Learning - Kiela Smith-Upton - Enhanced learning requires that our children's body, mind and spirit function at its best. This workshop will introduce you to holistic health concepts that may have a beneficial

impact on your schooling and family life. Receive priceless information, learn powerful and simple movements and breathing techniques that may help concentration and sample healthy refreshments. 

A7 - What in the World is…? - Carol Severson - This workshop will explain in depth all the different approaches to homeschooling so parents can make an informed decision as to which one is best for their family and their children.  This will be an interactive workshop so bring your list of questions about each type of learning and each curriculum.  We will be discussing everything from correspondence schools to the free-to-learn approach, and math to driver’s ed.

A8 - Breathe & Relax! Techniques for the Harried Homeschooler. - Suton Cicero - Using relaxation techniques can reduce feelings of stress. Take a seat, get comfortable, close your eyes. Come, relax all your muscles, breathe slowly. 

FE1 - The MAHMA Project - Susan Pecyna - Mothers At Home Making A Difference - a business model and lifestyle perfectly matched for homeschoolers.  This Project incorporates a mother-to-mother network of support for those interested in building a Shaklee business. Shaklee is the #1 natural nutritional company in the world, a pioneer/leader in the Green movement, a company with a 50 yr. track record in wellness and a great opportunity to build wealth.  If you value freedom, a non-toxic world, optimum health and like to help others..."Whether you think you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."... - Henry Ford.  This is a no-hype/no-pressure presentation about Shaklee and the MAHMA Project conducted by mothers who home school.

FE2 - When Education Is Fun, It's Fun To Be Educated: Board Games and Education - Graeme Thomson - There are few more effective means of imparting and retaining knowledge than when learning becomes part of play.  This presentation will focus on the positive educational, social and personal benefits of board games.  Drawing on recent studies that have shown that board games can increase brain size, promote higher levels of thinking and reduce the risks of dementia, the presentation will not only seek to encourage the use of thoughtful (and fun!) board games as part of a general educational environment, but also to increase awareness of the resources available to the public. 

FE3 - Take the Groan out of Writing - Cathy Ptak - Institute for Excellence in Writing - When you ask your student to improve a written composition "just a little bit" do you get groans and whines? This need not be!  Come discover a

method of teaching writing that equips students with a palette of stylistic techniques that not only dramatically improve writing, they even make it fun. 

FE4 - AL Abacus + Card Games = RightStart Math - Angie Benz - The AL Abacus incorporates hands-on learning and visual strategies to build a foundation.  Card games provide the interesting repetition to master the facts.  RightStart Mathematics is a research-based kindergarten through middle school curriculum, one that children love. 

FE5 - The Five Approaches to ADD, ADHD and Obesity (Part I) - Dr. Olga Roshior - Optimize Your Child's Learning by Improving Health: What Do ADHD and Obesity Have in Common?
Approach #1:  Chiropractic, biomechanics, neurology
Approach #2:  Exercise and movement
Approach #3:  Rest and environment
Approach #4:  Attitude
Approach # 5 (See Part II, SE6.)
This is a comprehensive and energetic lecture on some of the typical parts of our life that we are able to have control over and reach a more optimal health for us and our children.  Please come and get affirmed as to what you are doing correctly and what you might want to improve in the health of your family.  Dr. Olga believes that health does not need to be complicated; simple, fundamental steps can go a long way.

FE6 - Test Your Family's Health IQ! - Kim Skinner - Come learn how nutrition can help ADD, autism, chronic ear infections, allergies, asthma, headaches, and other health concerns without the use of drugs.  Hear from those who have experienced

success.  See how easy it is to incorporate into your daily routine.  Presented by Reliv International. 

FE7 - Helping Parents Improve the Writing Skills of Their Children - Herb Hrebic - This workshop will provide hands-on strategies to improve reluctant writers' sentence skills and paragraph development.  Four user-friendly devices will be featured including grading sheets, think sheets for brainstorming, and a revision technique that makes mistakes "jump" out for the writer.  In short, the ideas are practical - guaranteed. 

FE8 - The Increasing Need for Quality Alternative Education - Annie Packard - Studies show that an increasing number of students are turning to alternative education.  As individualized instruction becomes the goal for educators, alternative credit programs, such as BYU Independent Study, become a valuable resource.  BYU Independent Study offers over 300 high school and over 200 university courses that can help students make up credit, graduate on time, enhance their curriculum, or earn university credit.  Students can sign up at any time and have one year to complete each course, allowing them to work at their own pace.  All courses are accredited and are generally transferable to other educational institutions.  BYU Independent Study is known as an organization with integrity, and our primary goal is to help students receive a high-quality, affordable education. 

B1 - Living with the Right-Brained Child - Cindy Gaddis - Does your child need the tags taken out of their clothes or will s/he only wear sweat pants?  Is change difficult for your child or are transitions from activity to activity or even life phase to life phase a balancing act?  Does your child have a strong sense of fairness and everything is negotiable?  Is the glass always half-empty?  Discover the emotional, social, and sensorial differences that often accompany the right-brained learner.  Learn about strategies available to facilitate positive experiences, incorporate skill-building tools, and adjust your value system to create a balanced approach to living harmoniously with this complex learner.  You may also be interested in Cindy's other workshop called "Understanding the Right-Brained Child". 

B2 - Blogging for Homeschool Moms - Barbara Frank - Learn what a blog is and how it can expand your circle of friends and your home business too.  You can even use it to bring in a little side income on its own.  Find out how at this workshop. 

B3 - The Cure for the Math Curse - Kathy Wentz - Ah, math, the subject that most of us freak out about the fastest.  How can we ensure our children LOVE math and are good at it, when we don't like it ourselves?  Learn how to break the mold of math anxiety by breaking the bad teaching habits that create it, and learn new ways of approaching math to replace those old fear-inducing habits. 

B4 - PE & Health Requirements - Carol Severson - How do you go about meeting your state Physical Education Requirements?  How do you keep track of the time spent and make sure that you have what you need? What counts, how do you count the credits, and how do you report it on your transcripts?  What should be covered and how?  What do I need to cover each year in my health class?    These and many more questions will be answered in this workshop.   As a PE teacher in a private school and at a local community college, Carol, can explain what is necessary to cover for high school transcripts and college requirements.

B5 - Translating Unschooling into Transcripts - Dorothy Werner - How can we make what we do as unschoolers understandable to mainstream educators? Dorothy has had many years of experience helping Clonlara families to do that. She will give tips and answer questions about making ourselves comprehensible to institutions.

B6 - Teach Art at Home - Karine Bauch - This workshop offers help for homeschooling parents looking to introduce the world of art in practical ways that can be used across the curriculum, incorporating various other subjects.

B7 - Get It Done! Setting and Attaining SMART Goals: Part 2 - Marsha Marsh - Are you a classic procrastinator? Do you think this year will be the year you finally get organized? This year will you actually write up and follow your lesson plans?  Many times when we find ourselves unable to reach our goals, the problem isn’t apathy, but that our goals are not in line with our values. This experiential workshop can help you learn how to discover your top values and how to use those values to create and meet specific, attainable, relevant, time-measured goals.  *This is a 2 session workshop, you must register for the A3 session as well.*

B8 - Make It Easy on Yourself - Kathryn Stout - Put the spark back into your homeschool!  Turn kids into thinkers and independent learners without exhausting yourself or your bank account.  Children trained to love learning become a joy to teach.  Learning becomes their goal, not just another assignment.  If that's what you want for your children, there are specific activity ideas and methods to use with children of all ages, including those that make it easier to teach multiple levels. 

C1 - 5 Steps to Becoming an Unschooler - Alison McKee - So you are realizing that unschooling is probably the best thing for your family but are unsure about how to get there.  It isn't too hard as long as you keep focused on the basics so you can put them to use immediately as you transition to your unschooled life. 

C2 - High School Sciences for the Faint of Heart - Kathy Wentz - Which sciences does my high school student need to graduate?  How is it possible to teach upper level sciences in a home?  Where do you find the materials and resources?  Here is a guide to help parents maneuver through all the scientific gobbledy-gook to help their high school students learn what they need to know. 

C3 - The Art of Teaching - Kathryn Stout - All of us can remember in our own experiences having "good" and "bad" teachers.  Some inspired us, others may have left us with a permanent dislike for a particular subject.  What makes a "good" teacher?  Learn the techniques that inspire confidence and a love of learning in kids while building understanding and skill at the same time. 

C4 - 10 Things Homeschools Can Do Better Than Public Schools - David Klein - In the last 30 years, researchers have come to understand important principles about how people learn.  However, public schools haven't taken advantage of these discoveries.  This session will explore the ten most important ways that learning can be nurtured in the home, based on new principles of learning.

C5 - Basic Primer of Classical Education - Pattie Kelley-Huff - An introduction to the Trivium approach to classical education and critical thinking for any learning style and amount of structure.  Kid-Tested and Parent-Appreciated resources!

C6 - Study Skills & Note-Taking - Jonathan Carroll - Arm yourself with practical solutions to help your students improve study skills and take great notes!

C7 - I Can't Even Draw Stick Figures - Karine Bauch   A hands-on art class for parents to help you gain artistic confidence.  Step-by-step instruction will guide you through your first masterpiece. 

 D1 - The Collaborative Learning Process - Cindy Gaddis - How do you homeschool all your different children and meet each of their needs and still help them find their gifts?  What is your role as parent-educator at the various stages of learning?  How do you let all your children lead out in their own learning lives, but still bring in the wisdom, experience, and perspective one can offer as the adult in their lives?  There are distinct learning  stages that each child navigates through, that builds on one another in discovering each person's gift.  You play a crucial role during each stage in exposing your children to all that is available while sharing wisdom and insight while developing their weak areas through collaborative efforts.  Come, learn the formula sometimes referred to as the 60/30/10 principle. 

D2 - The Art of Philosophical Discussion - Roy Underhill - Philosophical discussion improves our ability to think, listen, and articulate our thoughts and evaluate what we hear from the media, government, friends and family. We will discuss what philosophy is, how to promote

philosophical traits of open-mindedness, consistency and thoroughness, how to choose topics and find further resources, and the special challenges of facilitating philosophical discussion in the family and in larger groups. You may also be interested in Socrates Café for Adults, where participants will engage in a philosophical discussion. Teens are welcome to attend and can participate in their own Socrates Café. 

D3 - You're Doing It Right! - Elizabeth Klein - Most homeschoolers worry that the are not doing things right.  Examples might be sleeping schedules, meal schedules, lessons taught, and how much they fit into their schedules.  Most homeschoolers know someone who they believe is doing it better than they are doing it.  However, Dr. Bette Klein will show you how you are really doing it right! 

D4 - Organization Strategies - Jonathan Carroll - Get organized! Helpful tips will be provided to improve your organization both during and away from your daily instructional routines. 

D5 - EuropeanTravel Discussion Panel - Dale Bartlett - Come and discuss the pros and cons of traveling abroad.  See how to do it inexpensively and incorporate it into your children's education. 

D6 - Deschooling Ourselves - Dorothy Werner - We can keep our children out of institutional schools, but how do we take the school out of ourselves? How about all the people around us who are institutionalized also? Dorothy will discuss recognizing school patterns and we will explore some strategies for minimizing their effects on our children. 

D7 - Coaching Youth Soccer - Phil Anders - Considering coaching your child's soccer team?  Youth soccer programs are often in need of volunteer parent coaches.  Come discuss coaching methods and tips from an experienced, licensed youth soccer coach.  Topics covered will include organizing practice sessions, game strategy, drills, positions, scrimmages, team work and sportsmanship. 

E1 - Hiking the John Muir Trail:  220 miles of family time, learning, and inspiration -  Family Workshop - Lisa and Michael Varnes-Epstein and Katie and David Wokosin - Two homeschooled families with children ages 7, 9, 10, 10 and 11 completed the 220 mile John Muir Trail in the heart of the Sierra Nevadas on Sept 8th, 2006. Come share the adventure that will weave together the accomplishments of the naturalist John Muir,  the natural history of the Sierra Nevadas, and our personal experience of such pristine wilderness.  Hear about "Trail Magic", the beauty, and the fun.  Come be inpired.  You really can do more than you think. Think BIG! This is open to children who would like to attend with a parent.

E2 - Discovering the Joy in Math - Roy Underhill - Come explore how mathematics is as interesting, varied and beautiful as art, music or literature. See how you can enjoy that beauty with children of any age and overcome or prevent the "I hate math" mentality through books, games and other activities that focus on the joy and beauty of math and the fascinating mathematicians who have created it. Covered topics will include basic computation to current research, along with resources and activities appropriate to all ages. 

E3 - Classic Movies as Literature - Richard Stout - Are your teens able to analyze literature?  Can they articulate why they like or don't like a movie?  If not, they may find themselves accepting a jumble of philosophies without really thinking.  Stories entertain, but they also

teach.  By developing the ability to critique movies, teens will not only be better protected from absorbing the wrong influences, but will be better able to analyze any literature.  This workshop includes a discussion of story elements and film techniques, questions to ask, and movies that can be used for students 13-18. 

E4 - Sound, Art & the Music of Words - Amy Lowe - Singer and songwriter Amy Lowe, inspires participants to explore the rhythm of words and learn how to add elements of music to text to create musical compositions.  Through creative group interaction, theater games, and music activities, participants will learn how to demonstrate simple rhythms through chant and body percussion that identifies the feeling and mood of a story. There will be plenty of opportunity to create and perform their original compositions with each other. 

E5 - Did You Say What I Heard? Part 1 - Marsha Marsh - Listening is an important communication tool, it is an essential component of both parent/child and teacher/student relationships. So, how do we listen and what do we really hear? Through a series of innovative, unique exercises, this workshop is designed to help you better understand and enhance your listening skills and learn who you might really be listening to when you parent and teach your children.
*This is a 2 session workshop, you must register for the F7 session as well.* 

E6 - Environmental Education:  Education in the Natural World - Spring Valley Nature Center - What is environmental education?  Why is it important to homeschool families?  Field trips, homeschool classes, and family programs that weave together topics such as animals, habitats, history, literature, and conservation will be discussed.  Be ready to participate in some hands-on activities. 

E7 - Frugal Family Travel - Dale Bartlett -Travel for the homeschool family can be the "ultimate field trip".  What better way is there to learn about a particular region, city, or culture than by actually visiting?  This workshop will focus on traveling with children and how to incorporate travel into your homeschooling without breaking the bank.  Learn from over six years of our experiences traveling the world cheap and free.  Discover how to get free airfare for the entire family, free places to stay, free transportation when you get there, and more. 

E8 - Former Teacher's Panel - Dorothy Werner and Melissa Bradford - They've looked at kids and learning from both sides - conventional schools and homeschooling. Come hear what these homeschooling parents, who are also former teachers, have to say about their experiences in the world of school, why they chose homeschooling for their own families, how being teachers helped or didn't help when they began to homeschool with their children, and how they feel about school now. 

F1 - Understanding the Right-Brained Child - Cindy Gaddis - Is your child interested in drawing, music, theater, computers, video games, or building things (Legos)?  Have you heard the labels ADD, gifted, dyslexia, Asperger Syndrome, LD, or other similar differences associated with your child?  Have you heard people make comments about your child, such as, s/he does not live up to his or her potential or s/he is smart but lazy?  Does your child resist teaching methods?  Your child may be right-brained and/or a visual-spatial learner.  Discover your child's path to learning with joy and the characteristics of this learning style.  Come celebrate the gifts of the right-brained learner while understanding why certain subjects may develop "later".  You may also be interested in Cindy's other workshop called "Living with the Right-Brained Child". 

F2 - Educational and Motivational Philosophies - David and Elizabeth Klein - A little technical, this workshop will explain theories of education and motivation that apply directly to homeschooling.  We ( Dr.'s David and Elizabeth Klein) will show you practical ways to implement these theories into your homeschool and family.  While "isms" may be a little frightening, we will take the bite out of educational philosophies and theories and make them homeschool friendly. 

F3 - Frugal Family Travel - Dale Bartlett - Travel from the homeschool family can be the "ultimate field trip".  What better way is there to learn about a particular region, city, or culture than by actually visiting?  This workshop will focus on traveling with children and how to incorporate travel into your homeschooling without breaking the bank.  Learn from over six years of our experiences traveling the world cheap and free.  Discover how to get free airfare for the entire family, free places to stay, free transportation when you get there and more.   This is a repeat of session E7.

F4 - Simple Bookbinding - Cynthia de Seife - It's a make-it and take-it craft activity for adults!  Learn a simple bookbinding technique while making your own blank book.  You can use it as a diary, a scrapbook, a travel journal, or a neat, handmade gift.  Then take this method home and use it with your children to enhance many different kinds of learning activities. 

F5 - Free Open Source Software - John Jeffus - Learn how to access software that can be used, copied, studied, modified, and redistributed with little or no restriction.  A resource list will be provided as well as tips on what's available to you, where to get it, why you may want it, and the many uses it can have in your homeschool.  Yes, there are free desktop publishing programs, office programs, educational programs and more readily available for you. 

F6 - Introduction to Brain Gym® - Barbara Bednarz - Develop the brain's neural pathways through movement in order to improve cognitive, organization, focusing, coordination and relaxation skills. Highly effective, especially for learning challenges. 

F7 - Did You Say What I Heard? Part 2 - Marsha Marsh - Listening is an important communication tool, it is an essential component of both parent/child and teacher/student relationships. So, how do we listen and what do we really hear? Through a series of innovative, unique exercises, this workshop is designed to help you better understand and enhance your listening skills and learn who you might really be listening to when you parent and teach your children.
*This is a 2 session workshop, you must register for the E5 session as well.* 

F8 - What Tests??? I Can't Afford College. - Carol Severson - Do you need help sorting out all the tests?   What tests do your kids need, if any.  Do you know a CLEP test from an AP or the SAT?  Carol will make all the tests, how and where to take them, which ones to take, and when, clear to us all.  She will also address financial aid, how to get scholarships and how to pay for college without going broke.  The Severson’s currently have their last 2 in college. All have gotten full tuition scholarships.  Not just for grades either.  Come find out how to get scholarships and when to apply.  Teens are welcome. 

SE1 - Yes, Mom, You Can! - Carol Severson - You can get healthy, feel better and have more energy through changing your diet and exercise.  This presenter went from a size 14 to a size 0 with a program called T-Tapp.  She regained her health and energy and now teaches others how, in 35 minutes three times a week, they can do it too.  Some moms even use this as their PE program.  Come and learn all about how this amazing, easy, nutritionally sound program can work for you! 

SE2 - Homeschool, Inc. - Tim Perry - Home School, Inc. Is a web-based application that provides a "Beginning to End" experience that includes planning courses and assignments, community learning resources, report-making, on-line curriculum shopping, and so much more.  No other organization offers everything under one roof, and it is FREE!  Our mission:  First, we are focused on increasing the awareness of home-based education around the globe.  Second, we provide a web-based applicatiion that provides an invaluable tool for the entire family. 

SE3 - Knowledge Journeys - Debby Williams - This demonstration of Knowledge Journey's conceptual, hands-on math curriculum will forever change how you view the way kids learn math (and use it in real life!).  Geared towards early elementary, participants will gain a whole new appreciation for the fun and importance of early mathematical concepts such as grouping, sequencing, and geometry. 

SE4 - Bite-Size Physics - Jim Mueller - Frustrated trying to teach science at home?  Are you finding books that contain content but no experiments?  Or books that have experiments but no content?  Is it all up to you to create an interesting, cumulative, sequential curriculum?  You may want to give Bite-Size Physics a try.  In this workshop, Jim Mueller will describe his philosophy of teaching science and will describe how this full physics curriculum may be just what you need for your at-home science curriculum.  Jim Mueller is the director of Launch Pad Science and the

creator of the Bite-Size Physics curriculum.  He has been teaching science exclusively to homeschoolers across northern Illinois for over three years. 

SE5 - The MAHMA Project - Susan Pecyna - Mothers At Home Making A Difference - a business model and lifestyle perfectly matched for homeschoolers.  This Project incorporates a mother-to-mother network of support for those interested in building a Shaklee business.  Shaklee is the #1 nutritional company in the world, a pioneer/leader in the Green movement - a company with a 50 yr. track record in wellness and a great opportunity to build wealth.  If you value freedom, a non-toxic world, optimum health and like to help others ... "Whether you think you can or that you can't, you are usually right." - Henry Ford.  This is a no-hype/no-pressure presentation about Shaklee and the Mahma Project conducted by mothers who homeschool. 

SE6 - The Five Approaches to ADD, ADHD and Obesity (Part II) - Dr. Olga Roshior - Optimize Your Child's Learning by Improving Health:  What Does ADHD and Obesity Have in Common?
Approach #5:  Nutrition
This is a comprehensive and energetic lecture on some of the typical parts of our life that we are able to have control over and reach a more optimal health for us and our children.  Since without food and water we can not live, it has to be prioritized appropriately.  Besides being a chiropractic physician, Dr. Olga has been working on a Ph.D. in Natural Health for the past 10 years and can give you some functional suggestions which can produce great strides in the health of your family.  Dr. Olga believes that health does not need to be complicated; simple fundamental steps can go a long way. 

SE7 - The Way You Wish You'd Been Taught.  Guaranteed - Jessica Brown - Flexible....Faith Affirming....Filled with Great Stories!  Do you want to create life-long learners and equip students to think, not just memorize facts?  Come see how Sonlight Curriculum has done the planning for you and compiled all the tools to make this year a learning adventure for a lifetime. 

SE8 - Take the Groan Out of Writing - Cathy Ptak - When you ask your student to improve a written composition "just a little bit", do you get groans and whines?  This need not be!  Come discover a method of teaching writing that equips students with a palette of stylistic techniques that not only dramatically improve writing, they even make it fun.

SE9 - Helping Parents Improve the Writing Skills of Their Children - Herb Hrebic - This workshop will provide hands-on strategies to improve reluctant writers' sentence skills and paragraph development.  Four user-friendly devices will be featured including grading sheets, think sheets for brainstorming, and a revision technique that makes mistakes "jump" out for the writer.  In short, the ideas are practical - guaranteed. 

SE10 - How to Avoid the 5 Most Common Errors When Teaching Math - Kristy Trahan - For Parents/educators of children aged 4-8 - Many children grow up not liking math or not being very good at it, but a love or at least appreciation of math can often be fostered just by avoiding these common errors.  In this hands-on interactive workshop, strategies and tactics are provided on ways to avoid the fear, frustration, and boredom that often accompany math and to make math learning fun. 

SE11 - Parents as Guides - Marsha Marsh - Would you like to improve your relationship with your children?  With unique tools and innovative ideas, Marsha will facilitate the exploration of yourself, your kids, and your relationship.  Through examination of the factors that most influence the parent/child relationship you will come away from this workshop with a fresh new approach to parenting.  "If I fill up my children's lives with things that are important to me, there may be no room left for the things that are important to them." - Meditations of Parents Who Do Too Much.

Adult Session G
Saturday, 1:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

G1 - Special Needs Panel - Kathy Wentz, Pattie Kelley-Huff and Cindy Gaddis - More and more children with special physical needs and significant learning differences are finding success through homeschooling. As parents are empowered to become experts on their own child's unique needs they are better able to build on strengths instead of focusing on weaknesses. This panel discussion is designed to help you find the resources you need to educate and advocate for your child.

G2 - Life After Unschooling - Alison McKee - Children who are unschooled take on the responsibility for their learning in significantly different ways than their "schooled" peers.  What can this look like?  What should we expect?  How can we help our children make the final transition to adulthood without having to resort to traditional high school work?  Alison has first-hand experience with this final transition and will share her insights with you in this session. 

G3 - Music for Homeschoolers - Roy Underhill - We will discuss why music should be part of your homeschooling day and the many ways to enjoy it. We will explore traditional approaches (such as Suzuki), including ways to find a good teacher and ways to make practicing an

instrument more meaningful and enjoyable.  We will also discuss the many other ways to listen to, sing, play, and especially create, different kinds of music. 

G4 - Homeschooling a Large Family - Elizabeth Klein - Most people view having a large family as overwhelming and homeschooling them impossible.  Dr. Bette Klein will provide practical tools to use in getting your large family organized and show how to homeschool more than one level and stage at a time. 

G5 - Math that Makes Sense - Kathryn Stout - Children need to understand math, not just memorize formulas and reproduce them with practice.  Help kids get past the "I don't get it, just tell me what to do" stage with these practical techniques for teaching children from preschool to grade 8.  Encourage discovery, logic, and reasoning in order to develop the "math sense" necessary for your children's future day-to-day living. 

G6 - Legal Panel - Rebecca Jaxon, Dorothy Werner and Maureen O'Grady - What exactly is the law regarding homeschooling and how do we respond to it? Several experienced people will present the law and answer your questions about it. 

G7 - Teaching Living History - Carol Severson - Journey through each time period with literature that shows people and historical events intertwined and influenced by each other.  Learn how to use great literature and living books to teach history, science, literature, and language arts with ease.  You will also learn how to teach your children to create their own webpages on their favorite time periods. You will receive book recommendations and a history overview showing the lifetimes of famous painters, musicians, inventors and so forth, to see how they influenced each other’s thinking.  There will be a brief demonstration on how you can incorporate living history events to make history really come to life for your kids. 

G8 - Teaching the Creatively Gifted - Sharon Jeffus - Many parents become frustrated and discouraged because they either have not recognized their child's giftedness, consider them rebellious, or the child has been misdiagnosed with ADHD.  Learn how to recognize giftedness.  Creativity is good; in its very nature, creativity marches to a different drummer.  Come, be encouraged to develop your own creative gifts and the gifts of your children. 

 H1 - The Value of Developing Self-Motivation - Alison McKee - So you don't think your child is a self-motivated learner and you'd like to do something about it.  What is self-motivation?  How does it really look?  How can we become more attuned to the process of helping self-motivation flourish?  Alison, a devoted unschooler, will answer these questions and yours in this session. 

H2 - Homeschooling for Cheapskates - Kathy Wentz- Homeschooling doesn't need to be expensive.  In fact, many of us find that homeschooling can be virtually free!  Join us for a discussion about how to homeschool by using materials and resources available for free on the internet, at the library, or in your community.  Be sure to bring your unique problems as well as creative solutions and ideas you have discovered. 

H3 - Socrates Cafe for Adults - Roy Underhill - When is the last time you had a really deep, engaging discussion about important questions with other adults? This seminar aims to provide that experience. No prior experience

necessary; just bring an open mind and a desire to cooperatively examine whatever compelling questions interest us at the time, whether from religion, politics, morality, or even homeschooling (!). This seminar is a hands-on version of The Art of Philosophical Discussion. Attendance at that seminar is strongly encouraged. Teens are also welcome to attend and participate. 

H4 - Strategies for Teaching and Learning Spelling - Kathryn Stout - Find out why so many approaches fail to help children remember how to spell words beyond the test.  Discover the simple techniques anyone can use to learn and retain correct spelling (even the dyslexic).  This is not an attempt at photographic memory, but rather the use of strategies that can leave kids confident in their abiility to learn. 

H5 - Education Savings Plans - Judy Nicchetta - Take a look at various education savings alternatives including a focus on section 529 plans.  Start planning for your family’s future educational needs today. 

H6 - Teaching Writing - David Klein - Based on research and his experience teaching college writing, Dr. David Klein will demonstrate how writers learn to write,  and what home educators can do to help learners become good writers, and even enjoy writing.  Although the ideas apply to anyone, this hands-on workshop will be of particular interest to educators of children who are heading to college. 

H7 - Gaming Your Way to Classical Education - Pattie Kelley-Huff - Learn how to use games, multi-media resources and other real-life experiences to foster learning and critical thinking skills within the classical education model.  Your kids will love these ideas! 

H8 - Maximum Internet Learning Experience - John Jeffus - Make the most of your family's learning experience through the internet, computer web design, and desktop publshing. Lots of tips and ideas to get you started or get you going further.