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Workshop Guests ...

The guest who attends one of our workshops will enjoy a fun filled evening with friends, as well as experience a time of learning.

Guests will enjoy learning many helpful tips and strategies through the workshops.



I currently serve Cayuga, Onondaga, and Tompkins Counties, New York.
Copyright 2003 Country Home
Workshops with you in mind
The Workshops...
    
     Workshops cover many topics so there will always be something fresh and new to learn at the next one you attend or host. They combine a short seminar style training module, then move into a group Q&A / discussion phase and then the group enjoys some fun activities, designed to enhance what they have just learned. Each attendee will also receive printed materials to take home that go with the workshop, so they may refer to the information later when it is needed.

Last, but not least, each Guest will receive a packet of goodies to take home with them - to peruse and enjoy once the workshop is just a fond memory.
WORKSHOP TOPICS

IS THERE A RIGHT WAY TO WRITE?
What is the purpose of writing?
*Encouraging the reluctant writer.
*Seven kinds of writing.
HOMESCHOOL AWAY FROM HOME- Field Trips
*Making good use of your community resources
*Turning your family vacation into an "edu-vacation"
*Finding the hard-to-find opportunities
*Field trips from home- virtual field trips
IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME- Foreign Language in Homeschool
*Why study a foreign language?
*Choosing which method
*Choosing which language
A TAILOR MADE DIPLOMA-High School/College
*Determining graduation requirements
*Deciding on a specific course of study
*Apprenticeships, vocations, etc.
*SAT I, SAT II, & ACT tests
*Preparing for adulthood
BRIDGING THE SUMMER GAP
*Summer vacation or year round?
*Supplement and review suggestions
*Finding the fun in summer
CHOOSING YOUR HOMESCHOOL PATH-Teaching Methods & Approaches
*Eight most common educational methods
*Choosing the best method for your family
PLANNING YOUR HOMESCHOOL MENU (Mini Workshop)
*The four main brain food groups
*Selecting your main courses
*Healthy snacks & comfort food
MATH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
*Parts of math speech & sentence structure
*Early math concepts
*Higher math & problem solving
BUILDING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
*What is critical thinking?
*Ladder of thinking
*Thinking in the subjects
ASSESSING YOUR CHILD- MAKING THE GRADE
*State requirements
*3 methods
*Choosing & using a method
PRACTICAL PRE-SCHOOLING
*Setting goals
*Knowledge & skills
*Creatively teaching creativity
AN ORGANIZED HOMESCHOOL
*Organize your resources
*Organize your time
*Finding help on the internet
ETYMOLOGY- THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE
*Why study word origins?
*Latin & Greek roots
*Semantics & word changes
*The birth of words
*The tools of the trade
HOW I TEACH - HOW THEY LEARN (Learning Styles)
*What is a learning style?
*Why find out about learning styles?
FAST AND SIMPLE LESSON ENHANCERS
*Enhancing a lesson
*Simple ideas
*Tying it all together
HOMESCHOOLING THE STRONG WILLED CHILD
*Characteristics of a strong-willed child
*Suggestions for teaching
CREATING YOUR OWN UNIT / THEME STUDIES
*Writing & implementing a successful unit study
*Ideas
HOMESCHOOL 101- HOW TO GET STARTED
*Options & freedoms
*Resources
*Legalities
*Support
*Organization
TEACHING HISTORY IN HOMESCHOOL
*3 things to remember
*Methods & approaches
*Use the internet
EXPLORING SCIENCE IN THE HOMESCHOOL
*Areas of science
*Things to remember
STUDY SKILLS
*Learning styles
*Ideas
L.A.P.(Learning Activity Project) BOOKS
*What are they?
*How to do them
*Samples & Practice


WORKSHOPS FOR NON-HOMESCHOOLERS
LEARNING STYLES
SUMMER ENRICHMENT IDEAS
STUDY SKILLS
HOMESCHOOL 101- HOW TO GET STARTED
L.A.P.(Learning Activity Project) BOOKS
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