2013 Conference Program

April 19–20, 2013 • Mayo Civic Center • Rochester, Minnesota

2013 MÂCHÉ Homeschool Conference and Curriculum Fair

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33 KJV).

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Table of ContentsKeynote Speakers and Sessions ....5

Featured Speakers ................................6

Supporting Speakers ...........................8

Workshops by Topic ............................12

Friday Workshops ............................... 14

Workshops at a Glance .................... 18

Mayo Civic Center Map .....................21

Exhibitors ................................................ 22

Saturday Workshops ........................ 24

Special Presentations ....................... 29

Do You Know Jesus ............................30

iAdvocate Teen Track ..........................31

When a Child Doesn’t Remember

What He Reads .................................... 32

Schedule at a Glance ....................... 36

Welcome!MÂCHÉ opened its doors for the first time in November of 1983 when 50 people met for an organizational meeting in South Minneapolis. Nearly thirty years later, many of those attending that first meeting continue to serve in the home-school community. Through the years MÂCHÉ has steadily grown from what started as a small group of home educators into one of the largest state home education organizations in the nation. This year we will be celebrating our 30th anniver-sary as an organization.Much energy has been poured into planning the 2013 MÂCHÉ Homeschool Conference and Curriculum Fair! It is our hope and prayer that you will receive the sup-port and encouragement you need to realize your desire to home educate your children and to help them grow toward full maturity in Christ. They have the potential to change their world for the LORD. We have some stirring speakers and timely topics that are certain to be significant for every attendee.Take time to look through this program before the confer-ence begins, as it is full of important information that will help you schedule your time more efficiently during this busy conference weekend.We would enjoy meeting you, so please stop by the MÂCHÉ information booth in the Grand Lobby while you are here. May the LORD bless your weekend tremendously!— David Watkins, MÂCHÉ executive director

Conference Director: Linda Watkins

Conference Coordinator: Alice Tillman

Equipment and Supplies: Keith and Karen Soencksen

Exhibit Hall: Steve and Cheri Spaid

Exhibit Hall Assistant: Dan Erickson

Homeschool Helps Booth: Cindy Kravik

Hosts and Hostesses: Jerry and Molli Ophoven

MÂCHÉ Booth: Lynda Lorenz

Office Manager: Doris Wetjen

Prayer and Hospitality: Keith and Becky Bateman

Thanks!We owe a great deal of thanks to the following people who have given innumerable hours of their time to help plan the 2013 conference:

Publications: Tracie Henkel and Linda Watkins

Recording: Jeff Childress and Timothy Watkins

Registration: Sue Liesmaki

Security: Paul Watkins

Speaker Gifts Coordinator: Wendy Tuma

Speakers and Workshops: Linda Watkins

Students Coordinator: Amanda Watkins

SGL Symposium Coordinator: Karen Soencksen

Used Curriculum: Sheila Bien

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Dr. Henry Morris III is the chief executive officer of Institute for Creation Research (ICR). He holds four earned degrees, including a Doctor of Minis-try from Luther Rice Seminary and the Presidents and Key Executives MBA from Pepperdine University. A former college professor, administrator, business executive and senior pastor, Dr. Morris is an articulate and passionate speaker fre-quently invited to address church congregations, college assemblies and national conferences. The eldest son of ICR's founder, Dr. Morris has served for many years in conference and writing ministries. His love for the Word of God and passion for Christian maturity, coupled with God's gift of teaching, have given Dr. Morris a broad and effective ministry over the years. He has authored numer-ous articles and seven books, including The Big Three: Major Events that Changed History Forever, Exploring the Evidence for Creation, and 5 Reasons to Believe in Recent Creation. Dr. Henry Morris will present the following workshops:

• The Biblical Basis for Modern Science• Can Petunias Hear?

Dr. John Morris is president of the Institute for Creation Research (ICR). He is perhaps best known for leading expeditions to Mt. Ararat in search of Noah's Ark, and served on the University of Oklahoma faculty before joining ICR. He received his doctorate in geological engineering at the University of Oklahoma in 1980. Dr. Morris held the position of professor of geology before being appointed president in 1996. He travels widely around the world, speaking at churches, conferences, schools, and scientific meetings. Dr. Morris has written numer-ous books and articles about the scientific evidence that supports the Bible. He is the author or co-author of such books as The Young Earth, The Modern Creation Trilogy, and The Fossil Record: Unearthing Nature's History of Life. Dr. John Morris will present the following workshops:

• The Search for Noah's Ark• Creation, Evolution and

Current Issues

Friday Keynote Session:Damnable Heresies, Anti-Knowledge and Willing Ignorance • Dr. Henry MorrisThere are some teachings that must be opposed. The New Testament presents three categories that receive special condemnation from the Lord Jesus. The biblical message of cre-ation is foundational to who God is and therefore at the core of all Truth.

Saturday Keynote Session:The Fall, Death, and Thermodynamics • Dr. Henry MorrisWhat really happened when Eve ate the forbidden fruit? Why didn’t Adam and Eve just drop dead and God start all over again? Why does everything die? What does death and thermodynamics have to do with the gospel message? Why did God have to die for us?


Keynote Speakers and Sessions

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Featured SpeakersDianne Craft, a speaker and former homeschooling mom, discovered that there are many bright, hardworking, home-educated children who have to work way too hard to learn. As she speaks with homeschool leaders across the country, she hears that their fastest growing population of new home edu-cators is comprised of parents who are working with bright yet struggling learners. This appears to be about 30% of the home-schooling population. Her goal is twofold: show parents how to determine whether their chil-dren are struggling with a learning block or a character problem, and show parents how to reduce the impact of a learning glitch and get the child moving forward. Dianne has a master’s degree in elementary and special education with 25 years of teaching experi-ence. She now teaches parents across the country how to help their child learn faster and easier using therapies and strategies that are very effective, yet inexpensive. She is a Certified Natural Health Professional, specializing in natural treatments for children with attention, learning and behavioral issues. Dianne is president of the educational consulting firm Child Diagnostics, Inc. in Littleton, Colorado. Dianne will be presenting the following workshops:• Identifying "If " Your Child Has a Learning Glitch• Children and Teenagers with Focus/Attention Issues• Training Your Child's Photographic Memory• Auditory Processing and Memory Issues

Kay Hiramine is the catalyst for Humanitarian Internation-al Services Group (HISG). He was born into a first-generation Japanese-American home. In 1986 he earned a bachelor's degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, and has an international diploma in humanitarian assistance, a globally recog-nized diploma that was attained in Geneva, Switzerland. Kay was awarded an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Kathmandu International University in 2010 in the field of philanthropy. Kay is one of the founders of HISG. He has worked with non-governmental organizations, international organizations, government officials, business leaders and faith-based groups

in humanitarian activities around the world. Kay will be presenting the following workshop:• Project Blessing: A Project for the Whole Family.

Julie Hiramine is the founder and executive director of Gener-ations of Virtue, a ministry that equips parents to empower their children for purity in our world today. As an internationally noted speaker, author and Chris-tian leader, Julie has encouraged parents and teens both in the United States and internation-ally through her speaking and written materials. Julie gradu-ated from Pepperdine University with dual bachelors degrees in nonprofit business management and sociology. Julie’s background in youth ministry has shaped her into a passionate advocate for raising the next generation to fulfill their God-given destinies. Kay and Julie Hiramine home educate their five daughters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Julie will be presenting the following workshops:• Purity on Purpose• Project Blessing: A Project for the Whole Family• Through the Eyes of a Child• Technology Overload: A Survival Guide for Parents• Adolescence 101: Who Are You and What Have You Done with

My Child?

Andrew Pudewa is the founder, principal speaker and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Presenting throughout North America, he addresses issues relating to teaching, writ-ing, thinking, spelling and music with clarity, insight, practical experience and humor. His sem-inars for parents, students and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer and have equipped educators with power-ful tools to dramatically improve students’ skills. Although he is a graduate of the Talent Educa-tion Institute in Japan (Suzuki Method) and holds a certificate of child brain development, his best endorsement is from a

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young Alaskan boy who called him “the funny man with the wonderful words.” He and his beautiful, heroic wife Robin are parents of seven, grandparents of three and educators of their two youngest children at home in Oklahoma’s Green Country. Andrew will be presenting the following workshops:• The Profound Influence of Music on Life• The Profound Influence of Music on Life, Part 2: Evaluating

Musical Elements• The Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing• Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather

Make Forts All DayExtremely happily married since 1979, Bill and Diana Waring home educated their three children nearly twenty years. The now grown Waring kids were the proving grounds for all the concepts and encouragements Bill and Diana teach — real-life examples of the wonders of home education. Their mis-sion is to serve families by encouraging, equipping and educating in an entertain-ing way. Diana and Bill have spoken and written for the Christian homeschool and private school community for over 20 years. Through their business ministry, Diana Waring Pres-ents, formerly Diana Waring-History Alive!, they have met and talked with homeschoolers in 46 states, half of Canada, and three other continents. The curriculum for world history study, which Diana began writing in 1994, has been growing and expanding. She is in the midst of a seven-year effort to update and expand the research and presentation of the ma-terial. She is well-known for her rapid-fire history recordings and workshops, but is also appreciated for her workshops and books of homeschool encouragement, such as Beyond Survival and Reaping the Harvest. Some of these fascinating concepts received emphasis while she was reading and being mentored concerning how students learn and how teachers can facilitate learning. Diana will be presenting the following workshops:• History via the Scenic Route• Not Just Your Average Genius• Learning: A Breathtaking Adventure• Exposing the Wizard of Oz: A Christian's Guide to Teach-

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Michael Ernst has been involved in theater for over 40 years. Along with a theater/speech degree from Truman University, he has additional course work from several other universities. Michael taught speech and theater for over 30 years in high schools and com-munity colleges. His theater work includes over 150 direct-ing and onstage appearances. From actor-in-residence at the Ice House Theater in Hannibal, Missouri, to assistant director of the Tom Arnold Acting Workshop, to (most recently) creator of the one-man Christian drama ministry, His Men Revealed Min-istries, theater has consumed his lifetime. While working with church drama teams and eagerly conducting Christian drama workshops, seminars, and camps for teens and adults, he contin-ues to perform, direct and write Christian-influenced material. His most recent onstage secular appearance was as Fagin in Oliver. Numerous onstage Christian portrayals of his own characteriza-tions have included his highly regarded creation of John Adams. His most recent directorial credits include Christian productions of Believe and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and a secular pro-duction of the Fantasticks. Michael is a member of Christians in Theater Arts (CITA) and has performed in nine states. Since retir-ing from teaching high school, Michael lives with his wife Marcia in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where he participates actively at his church. Michael will be presenting the following workshops and dramatic presentations:• Why Use Drama in Your Homeschool?• Dealing with Stage Fright and Other Lessons• America, Did You Know dramatic presentation• Charles Carroll: The Last One Standing dramatic presentation

Nancy Bjorkman began as the ultimate homeschool skeptic, yet now, after 20 years teaching her own four children, she has become the resource and information lady for many and a champion of the cause. She is a certified teacher and has spoken at homeschool confer-ences in ten states. She loves practical topics such as manag-ing mealtime, avoiding burnout, homeschooling through high school, and using games to make learning meaningful. Though she stays busy as a support group leader and now bookstore owner, her favorite times are spent talking and laughing with her family at the dinner table. She is excited to have graduated all four of her children and has found it exciting to have graduated herself from being mentored to being a mentor for other homeschool families. She and her husband own a homeschool resource store and catalog business in Elk River, Minnesota, where they delight in minister-ing to the unique needs of homeschool families year round. Nancy will be presening the following workshops:• Time and Home Management: Managing Life and Home

While Homeschooling• Walking You Through the Homeschool Years

Mike Donnelly serves as HSLDA’s director of international affairs and as a staff attorney for member affairs in the states of Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, West Virginia, Wyoming and the District of Columbia. As direc-tor of international relations, he coordinates HSLDA’s support of homeschooling freedom all over the world. Mike is also an adjunct professor of government at Patrick Henry College where he

teaches constitutional law. He received a juris doctorate from the Boston University School of Law with honors as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar. He is a member of the bars of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court. Mike’s previous experi-ence includes combat service during the first Persian Gulf War as a United States Army cavalry officer, private legal practice, and


Supporting Speakers

Eileen Hoffman is an almost-retired homeschool mom and a MÂCHÉ board member. She has a degree in applied psychology with an emphasis in crisis coun-seling. She and her children have ministered to teens in camp settings, church youth groups and in their home. Their biggest challenges have been with teens from dif-ficult backgrounds. Helping her children walk through crisis management and set healthy goals and boundar-ies with those hurting friends

has taught her and her family a lot. Eileen will be presenting the following workshop with her daughter Given:• Preparing Our Children to Minister to Hurting Teens.

Given Hoffman is a 20-year-old homeschool graduate, alumni of Worldview Academy, and member of Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild. She is currently writing a book about the history of home education in Minnesota that will be pub-lished sometime this year. Given has a passion for encouraging teens to live a biblical world-view, which she endeavors to do in person and through her blog, whentherocksspeak.wordpress.com. She has a heart for hurting teens and a gift of mercy. Given will be presenting the following workshop with her mother, Eileen:• Preparing Our Children to Minister to Hurting Teens.

Mary James lives in Bastrop County, Texas, where she has home-schooled her eight children since 1989. In 1999 Mary cofounded Smoothing the Way, an organization that seeks to satisfy the needs of new homeschoolers during their first year of homeschooling. Currently Mary serves on the Texas Home School Coalition board of directors and continues her popular speaking ministry at sev-

eral homeschool conferences each year. In her workshops Mary draws not only from her personal experience as a home-schooling mom, but also from her many years of working with families new to this lifestyle. Speaking from her heart with warmth and humor, she encour-ages her listeners to face the often daunting task of educating

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their children at home. Mary will be presenting the following workshop:

• Which Way Do I Go?”.

Sandy Norlin is con-vinced that there are three key ingredients to successful homeschooling: God’s bound-less grace, His faithfulness and diligent parenting. Beginning in 1994, Sandy received on-the-job training by teaching her three children at home. With her hus-band’s constant support, vision and encouragement during those years, she also was the coordinator of a local support group, a MÂCHÉ liaison, and a

private home education mentor and consultant. She also co-facil-itated the MÂCHÉ traveling workshops, “Finishing the Journey: Homeschooling Through High School” and “Considering Home-schooling.” Sandy desires her workshops to be an encouragement to homeschooling families, especially moms, as they experience and see God’s faithfulness in their education journey. Sandy will be presenting during the Homeschooling Through High School preconference track and the conference. Sandy will be presenting the following workshop:• When Homeschooling Becomes a Burden

Sonya Shafer is a popular homeschool speaker and writer who specializes in the Charlotte Mason method. She has been on a fifteen-year adventure of studying, researching, practic-ing and teaching Charlotte’s gentle and effective methods of education. Her passion for homeschooling her own four daughters grew into helping others and then into a business, Simply Charlotte Mason, which publishes her many books and hosts the simplycharlottemason.com website — a place of practical encouragement to homeschool-ers. To minister to younger mothers and those dealing with special needs, Sonya shares her heart through IntentionalParents.com and her book This Anguishing Blessed Journey: A Mother’s Faith Journal through Autism. Sonya will be presenting the following workshops:• The Early Years: Homeschooling Your Preschooler• Laying Down the Rails• Looking Past the Fear• Learning with Living Books• Fine Arts the Charlotte Mason Way


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David and Linda Watkins are southern transplants to cold, wintry Minnesota. David has pastored for 43 years at Baptist churches in Okla-homa, Missouri, Virginia and Minnesota. They began home educating their eight children in 1986 and have continued to be involved in home education circles even though their chil-dren have graduated. They have a deep desire to assist parents in strengthening their families and

personal relationships with Jesus Christ through daily fellowship with the LORD and Scripturally-focused home education. They served on the MÂCHÉ board nine years: David as the chairman and Linda as the conference director. In 2012 they stepped off the board, and David became the first executive director of MÂCHÉ. Linda continues to serve as the conference director. In 2007 they began serving on the National Alliance of Christian Home Educa-tion Leadership (Alliance) board. David serves on a committee for international homeschool relations, and Linda writes the Commu-nique e-newsletter and oversees special projects. Four of their eight children are married, two of their sons serve in the military, one daughter is in nursing school, and one daughter is an invaluable help at home. Eight of their fif-teen grandchildren are of school age and are now being home educated. In their spare time David enjoys hunting with his family in the woods of northern Minnesota, and Linda enjoys sewing, quilting and music. David and Linda will be pre-senting the following workshop:• Grandparents Tea:

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John Tuma began his career as an attorney for a firm in the Northfield, Minnesota, area. During 1991 he opened his own solo practice and in 1994 he was elected state representative for the district. He served in office for four consecutive terms. As a rep-resentative, John had the honor of chairing the Crime Prevention Committee and was one of the chief authors of the state's terror-ist bill developed as a result of the September 11 terrorist attack. John remains active at the Capitol as a lobbyist. John and his wife, Wendy, have served on the MÂCHÉ board since 2002. Both feel

God has called them to be a part of this ministry to homeschool-ing families. John has a deep desire to use his God-given gifts and legal training to help homeschooling families under-stand the law and legislation. His struggle with dyslexia since his youth has also given him a heart for parents of children with special needs. John will be presenting "Town Hall 101: Emerging Issues in Home Edu-cation" with Mike Donnelly.


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AcademicsCreation/ScienceThe Search for Noah’s Ark 1M

The Biblical Basis for Modern Science 2M

Dam nable Heresies, Anti-Knowledge and Willing Ignorance KM

Creation, Evolution and Current Issues 6M

The Fall, Death and Thermodynamics KM

Can Petunias Hear? 5M

Teaching Science at Home 1E

History History via the Scenic Route 1M

Exp osing the Wizard of Oz: A Christian’s Guide to Teaching History 5M

Glimpses of Glory 6M

WorldviewTeaching Biblical Worldview to Ages 6 – 14 6E

LanguageNer f Guns and Shaving Cream: Teaching Reading and

Spelling to Kids Who Can’t Sit Still 1E

Latin: The Key to English 4E

The Logic of English: A New Way to See Words 6E

Road Map to Literacy 5E

WritingReaching the Reluctant Writer 1M

The Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing4M

Experience Excellence in Writing 5E

Workshops by TopicDramaWhy Use Drama in Your Homeschool? 1M

Dealing with Stage Fright and Other Lessons 4M

MusicThe Profound Influence of Music on Life 2M

The Influence of Music on Life, Part 2: Evaluating Musical Elements 3M

Fine Arts the Charlotte Mason Way 6M

Mathematics

How to Build Lifelong Learners with Math-U-See 6E

Visual-Based Success 3E

Mathematics: Kindergarten to College the RightStart Way 5E

Technology Technology Overload: A Survival Guide for Parents 5M

ArtArt — It’s Essential 1E

The Importance of Art in the Homeschool 4E

Foreign LanguageRosetta Stone Homeschool Foreign Language Curriculum 1E

Latin: The Key to English 4E

Beginning to HomeschoolTim e and Home Management: Managing Life and Home

While Homeschooling 4M

Which Way Do I Go? Early Session M

The Compelling Case for Home Education 2M

Looking Past the Fear 4M

Family InterestsPreparing Our Children to Minister to Hurting Teens 1M

Purity on Purpose 2M

Laying Down the Rails 2M

Project Blessing: A Project for the Whole Family 3M

Grandparents Tea: Compounding Your Influence 3M

Through the Eyes of a Child 4M

Looking Past the Fear 4M

Tea ching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day 5M

Technology Overload: A Survival Guide for Parents 5M

Ado lescence 101: Who Are You and What Have You Done with My Child? 6M

Relief from the Myth of Perfect Kids 3E

Parenting Adopted Children 4E


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Preschool/Elementary HomeschoolThe Early Years: Homeschooling Your Preschooler 1M


Special Needs/Struggling LearnersIdentifying “If” Your Child Has a Learning Glitch 1M

Kids and Teenagers with Focus/Attention Issues 3M

Training Your Child’s Photographic Memory 4M

Auditory Processing and Memory Issues 6M


Ner f Guns and Shaving Cream: Teaching Reading and Spelling to Kids Who Can’t Sit Still 1E

End the Struggle: Understanding a Brain-Based Approach to ADHD, Social, Academic, and Behavioral Issues 4E

Parenting Adopted Children 4E

Teaching MethodsWhich Way To I Go? Early Session M

Not Just Your Average Genius 2M


Learning: A Breathtaking Adventure 3M

Training Your Child’s Photographic Memory 4M


Learning with Living Books 5M

Classical Education Made Doable 1E

The Trail Guide to Learning Series 1E


Com bining Classical Education, Charlotte Mason, and Unit Studies with a Biblical Perspective 2E

Ner f Guns and Shaving Cream: Teaching Reading and Spelling to Kids Who Can’t Sit Still 1E

Hom eschooling Through High School with Classical Education 6E

Pra ctical Discernment: Learning to Distinguish Good from Evil by Fictional Means 5E

Pra ctical Discernment: Learning to Distinguish Good from Evil by Fictional Means 5E

Wha t Kind of Inheritance Are You Leaving to Your Children? 6E

Occupying Preschoolers While Teaching Older Children 6E

General Which Way Do I Go? Early Session M

Not Just Your Average Genius 2M

The Compelling Case for Home Education 2M

When Homeschooling Becomes a Burden 2M

Walking You Through the Homeschool Years 3M


Equipping Kids to Plan Their Day the Easy Way! 3E

The Trail Guide to Learning Series 1E

ELM: Supporting the Home Educator’s Curriculum 2E

Legal/SupportThe Compelling Case for Home Education 2M

Elites to Homeschoolers: You’re Next 3M

Knock, Knock! There’s a Truant Officer at the Door 5M

Town Hall 101: Emerging Issues in Home Education 6M

Middle/High/Post-High SchoolThe Profound Influence of Music on Life 2M

The Influence of Music on Life, Part 2: Evaluating Musical Elements 3M

Purity on Purpose 2M

iAdvocate Teen Track by Generation JoshuaCou rse to Credit Options with the College Level

Examination Program 2E

Choosing the Right College 3E

Hom eschooling through High School with Classical Education 6E

Miscellaneous“Ame rica, Did You Know” — Dramatization by Michael J.

Ernst“Cha rles Carroll, the Last One Standing” — Dramatization

by Michael J. Ernst

OrganizationWhich Way Do I Go? Early Session M

Tim e and Home Management: Managing Life and Home while Homeschooling 4M

Equipping Kids to Plan Their Day the Easy Way! 3E

A Wise Woman Builds Her House 2E

Executive Skills for Your Student 5E

Your Most Organized Homeschool Year Ever 4E

Purchase individual workshop recordings or a complete set of all 94 workshops. Recordings are available at the conference or from the MÂCHÉ website as audio CDs or MP3 downloads.

MÂCHÉ Conference Audio Recordings


Friday WorkshopsEarly Session • 9:00 a.m.Which Way Do I Go? • Mary James • Presentation HallLearn about the most popular methodologies (textbook, living books, unit studies, classical, and unschooling) and gain a close-up look at the homeschool publishers that carry these methodologies. (Many of these publishers will be in our conference exhibit hall.) You will be able to determine which methodology would be best for your homeschool. You’ll be glad you attended this workshop!

Session 1 • 10:30 a.m.The Search for Noah’s Ark • Dr. John Morris • Taylor ArenaJoin a well-known ark explorer as he recounts the lessons and vital facts that he gleaned from his many trips to Mount Ararat. Leave with an understanding of the biblical flood’s impact on geology and paleontology, as well as the ark’s important spiritual analogy to the salvation message.Identifying If Your Child Has a Learning Glitch • Dianne Craft • Presentation HallIn this workshop you will learn how to identify if your child has a learning glitch or if he is just a late bloomer. Is your child exhibit-ing a maturity problem or is she actually struggling with a blocked learning gate? Determine which learning gates are open and which could be blocked. Learn the signs of auditory processing problems. This workshop answers these questions and supplies strategies for dealing with these situations and more.History Via the Scenic Route • Diana Waring • BallroomAre you tired of force feeding history to your children? Does history make them yawn? Or, do you have one of those hungry-for-history type students who would devour far more than you could ever dream up to provide? Diana Waring will take you on an extraordinary learning adventure as she shares with you how to make the facts come alive and the learning go deeper. Join Diana to learn her “sit-on-the-edge-of-your-chair-in-suspense” history approach that has captivated home educators across five nations, using literature, music, art, science, cooking and more.Reaching the Reluctant Writer • Andrew Pudewa • Suite C-DMany children really do not like to write. Why? This workshop will answer that basic question and teach a specific and success-ful method of separating the complex process of writing into the smallest possible steps, making it possible for even the most reluc-tant writer to produce short but complete compositions. He will be proud and motivated to write again. If you remove the problem of what to write, you will be free to help your child learn how to write, using source texts, key word outlines and “dress-up” check-lists. Results guaranteed!

Why Use Drama in Your Homeschool? • Michael Ernst • Elliott SuiteDrama offers an untapped treasure of possibilities for home educa-tors of all ages. Exploring the benefits of drama will be the focus of this workshop. From drama as academic content (such as history, people, literature) to the “synthetic art” of theatre (such as design, costume, sound, marketing) to personal skills (such as performance, confidence, writing, speaking, analysis, appreciation), the potential is endless. Understanding the potential drama has for your situa-tion is our goal. Ideas and plans on how to include drama will be included, time permitting.The Early Years: Homeschooling Your Preschooler • Sonya Shafer • Legion SuiteGive your child what is most important. Instead of academic or social pressures, Charlotte Mason encouraged mothers to give their little ones a full six years of developing good habits, getting acquainted with nature, exploring with the five senses, growing in their spiritual lives, and more. Learn how to give your child a quiet growing time.Preparing Our Children to Minister to Hurting Teens • Eileen and Given Hoffman • Art CenterOur children are light in a hurting world. Knowing how to help their friends, summer youth campers and acquaintances work through their struggles in a godly way is important. In this session Eileen and her daughter Given will share some of their experi-ences. You will receive an overview of some of the possible issues your child might encounter and the biblical crisis counseling skills they can use, plus some tips on how to help your teens have effec-tive helping relationships.Nerf Guns and Shaving Cream: Teaching Reading and Spelling to Kids Who Can’t Sit Still • Denise Eide (Logic of English) • Suite ALearn how to engage your active learners through movement. Denise Eide will share her experiences teaching and parenting active children. She will also reveal the natural kinesthetic com-ponents to reading and spelling and teach parents how to tap into those to enhance learning for all students. In this workshop we will learn active learning games, develop an appreciation of the gifts of kinesthetic learners, and learn how to utilize the kinesthetic gift while strengthening areas of weakness. Though this workshop will focus on reading and spelling, the concepts are easily applied to other subjects. Each participant will receive a handout of games and ideas that can be used at home on Monday.Teaching Science at Home • Becky Edmondson (Apologia) • Suite BTeaching science can seem like a daunting task, especially at the upper levels. You can break through the barrier of self-doubt and provide a positive and successful science education for your


child. Along with practical instruction and encouragement, in this workshop you’ll discover reasons you can successfully homeschool through junior and senior high school science, how to prepare your child for evolution-based science in secular colleges and universi-ties, and more. Ultimately, learn how you can face science with confidence and make it an enjoyable part of the day for you and your child.Art: It’s Essential • Christy Peddicord (Arts Attack – Atelier Art) • Suite EWhy is art important? How does art help our children to commu-nicate more effectively? How does art enhance other core subjects? Perhaps the most important question is, “How can you teach art to your children?” Whether you are teaching in a home, small group or co-op setting, learn how Atelier Art can give you the tools you need to teach art effectively with confidence. We invite you to listen, laugh, learn and discover your inner artist.Classical Education Made Doable • Kim VanDyken (Classical Conversations) • Mayo 1Classical education is for real moms and their kids. Many believe a classical education is a difficult and outdated approach reserved for gifted children. The truth is that the classical approach is simple, yet profound. Using classical methods, ordinary moms can give their children an exceptional education. Come learn about the classical model of education and simple ways to organize and implement the model in your home.The Trail Guide to Learning Series • Ashley Wiggers (Geo-Matters) • Mayo 2Come hear about the Learning Series, a complete curriculum that offers easy-to-use, activity-based learning, reflecting the proven educational principles of Dr. Ruth Beechick and Charlotte Mason. Beginning with “living” books, the Trail Guide to Learning series uses a natural approach to teaching that helps develop strong thinking skills.Rosetta Stone Homeschool Foreign Language Curriculum • Jenefer Igarashi (Rosetta Stone Ltd.) • McDonnell 1Experience firsthand the power of Rosetta Stone® Homeschool. We’ll explore how this program provides students with a rich, interactive and engaging language-learning experience, while giving parents the tools and resources needed to track and manage student progress. Find out why Rosetta Stone is homeschool’s #1 foreign language software curriculum. Come join us for this inter-active language learning experience!

Session 2 • 1:30 p.m.The Biblical Basis for Modern Science • Dr. Henry Morris • Taylor ArenaAlthough the Bible is not a textbook of science, it does speak to scientific principles and discusses many scientific issues. If God is an omnipotent, omniscient and holy being, He could not present anything that would not be accurate. Just what does the Bible cover relating to modern science?The Profound Influence of Music on Life • Andrew Pudewa • Presentation HallMusic has become such an ever-present influence in our daily lives that we seldom stop to consider what effect it has on us. But we must! As we changed over the last 100 years from being music

“makers” to music “consumers,” we have gradually lost control over, and even an awareness of, our auditory environment. In what way is music beneficial to our bodies and minds? In what circumstances can it actually be harmful? Solid scientific research provides some astounding answers to such questions — indeed — facts that must not be ignored by today’s parents and children.Not Just Your Average Genius • Diana Waring • BallroomIn this fast-paced, easy-to-understand workshop, you will distin-guish three different grids that affect the unique way each one in your family learns: learning modalities (visual, auditory, kines-thetic), learning styles (feeler, thinker, sensor intuitor),and learning intelligences (interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, spatial, math-logical, bodily-kinesthetic, musical and 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 use 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.Purity on Purpose • Julie Hiramine • Suite C-DIf we want our kids to experience the blessings of a pure life, we can’t just start teaching them about it at age 13. Join Julie as she shows you how to create a culture of purity in your home no matter how old your children are. Purity of heart, mind and body is a subject we not only need to discuss frequently, but also need to model in our own lives on a daily basis. Moms and dads need to be on the same page with their children when they give direction on things like media standards and boundaries in relationships. Par-ents, teens and children will be equipped to instill purity as part of their family’s DNA.The Compelling Case for Home Education • Mike Donnelly • Elliott SuiteAre you curious about home education, yet unsure whether you’re ready to make the commitment? Do you have a friend or family member saying you’re crazy if you homeschool? Join HSLDA staff attorney and homeschooling father of seven, Mike Donnelly, and see why homeschooling may be the right choice for you. Mike will help you understand the basics, show how home-educated stu-dents often outshine their public school peers, and shed light on the myths surrounding homeschooling.Laying Down the Rails • Sonya Shafer • Legion SuiteDiscover the secret to smooth and easy days: habit training. Learn how to instill good habits, which habits Charlotte Mason encour-aged parents to cultivate in their children, and practical tips for cultivating the top three.When Homeschooling Becomes a Burden • Sandy Norlin • Art CenterScenario #1: It’s Monday morning, and skies are gray again for the twelfth day in a row. Somewhere down the hall you hear your two youngest children fighting about who left the cap off the toothpaste and now the end is dry and crusty. You pull the covers over your head to shut out the impending dread of doing battle with lessons, sibling rivalry, and trying to keep your house from looking like it should be condemned as a public health risk. You are a homeschool mother. Scenario #2: It’s Monday morning, skies are gray but you



are up and at ‘em. Where are your children? They should be washed, brushed, fed and in their school desks by now. Goodness knows the morning is nearly gone as you look at the hands on the clock that read 8:00. Why were you given such lazy children? “Up and at ‘em!” you yell from the bottom of the stairs. Your oldest child stares at you with bleary eyes. “Is it Monday already?” he sighs. These children are homeschool students. It is time to reassess character, curriculum and commitments. This presentation gives suggestions and helps us reevaluate the possible reasons that we are tired and frustrated with our homeschool program. It is useful in determin-ing how to be refreshed and encouraged to finish the task before us.Equipping Students for Success with Language Skills • Jay W. Patterson (The Works People) • Suite AExcellent writers understand function and logic of words. Student survival and success in our culture depend upon language profi-ciency. Future success and professional credibility depend upon language competency. Grammar Works and Writing Works foster personal ownership and craftsmanship of English while building solid literacy foundations by developing highly sharpened lan-guage skills incrementally and sequentially. This curriculum hits a home run every time it’s tried. Come and find out why.Combining Classical Education, Charlotte Mason, and Unit Studies with a Biblical Perspective • Amy Quakkelaar (My Father’s World) • Suite BThe myriad of homeschool choices can be overwhelming like interstates, highways, back roads and scenic routes. When there are so many ways and opinions, how can one navigate through it all and still homeschool effectively? Why not blend the best of each method? Join My Father’s World as we show how to instill Chris-tian values while integrating great literature, chronological history, geography, hands-on activities, notebooks and timelines, narration, study of Greek and Latin roots, nature studies, and more. Enjoy short, well-planned lessons in the morning with time to pursue individual interests in the afternoon.Course to Credit Options with the College Level Examina-tion Program • Cheri Frame (CLEP) • Suite EStudying United States history? How about algebra? This work-shop will help you learn how to translate your student’s high school studies into college credit for under $100. The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a College Board program that allows students to demonstrate mastery of material often taught in introductory-level college courses by passing a computer-based

exam. This session will include an overview of the CLEP program, help you understand how to include CLEP into your student’s high school schedule today, and shares web links and free resources. Parents with students in middle school, high school and college are encouraged to attend.A Wise Woman Builds Her House • Sheryl Stam (Inheritance Publications) • Mayo 1A veteran homeschool mother of four shares many practical ideas for making your homeschool God-centered, while introduc-ing you to some of the resources Inheritance Publications has to offer. Sheryl will discuss meal times, devotions and family worship, music, lesson planning, reading good books and much more.How to Build Lifelong Learners with Math-U-See • Linda Fugleberg (Math-U-See) • Mayo 2Come see how to teach math using a skill based, multi-sensory approach from counting to calculus. Teach your child to under-stand math and build a foundation for a lifelong love of learning.ELM: Supporting the Home Educator’s Curriculum • Beth Staats (Electronic Library for Minnesota) • McDonnell 1The Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM), a collection of 40+ online databases, is funded in part by the Minnesota Legislature. Made available at http://www.elm4you.org for all Minnesota resi-dents to access, the databases include information in many subject areas, including social sciences, math, literature, science, geogra-phy, health, business and education. There are databases specifically aimed for kids and teens that include full-text magazine and news-paper articles, as well as articles from encyclopedias and reference books. Locate biographies, primary source documents, essays, liter-ary criticism, full-text plays and poems, images, videos, broadcast transcripts, maps, and links to accurate, authoritative and vetted websites. The K-12 databases also include citation and research tools and tips. Attend this session to learn more about the world of information available to you and your children, all by way of ELM.

Session 3 • 3:00 p.m.Children and Teenagers with Focus/Attention Issues • Dianne Craft • Taylor ArenaDo you have a child who has to work too hard to stay focused on a task? Does his pencil become paralyzed when you leave the room for a few minutes? Does he seem lazy and unmotivated? Are you at your wits end about how to help this child? “He’s so smart, but it takes him forever to complete his work!” You’ve tried

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all the focusing tricks from the books you’ve read; however, you still have to use so much of your teaching day just getting the required work out of this child or teenager. This workshop will give you a totally different view of and approach to children and teenagers with focus/attention issues. Dianne is a nutritionist who special-izes in helping parents find natural ways to help their children and teenagers who work too hard to focus and attend. When mood disorders are a problem, you will find out solutions for them, too. Come and find out how to understand the problem and then target your strategies. Many parents report great success using this approach with their teenagers.The Profound Influence of Music on Life, Part II: Evaluating Musical Elements • Andrew Pudewa • Presentation HallPicking up from where “The Profound Influence of Music on Life” workshop leaves off, this presentation uses musical samples to help listeners learn to hear more actively, both to gain the most out of their listening experience as well as to encourage “defensive” lis-tening and teach their children to listen with greater discernment. Musical selections of baroque, classical, folk and popular genres are played and discussed with the goal of helping listeners identify and understand the significance of rhythm, harmony, melody, repeti-tion, syncopation, pattern and complexity. Without saying, “This is good; this is bad,” Mr. Pudewa presents a unique perspective on the question of whether all music is equally beneficial to the Christian.Learning: A Breathtaking Adventure • Diana Waring • BallroomDoes that ring true for you? Is learning a breathtaking adventure in your homeschool, or more of a weary forced-march, plod-ding through endless subjects? One of the most difficult aspects of homeschooling is breaking away from the model of education that we grew up with. A desk, a flag and an apple symbolize the “look” of school, while “lecture, drill and test” describe the method of school — the method that left us passive and bored. It’s time to enter a whole new world of education to find a captivating, breath-taking way to learn. Join Diana for this refreshing, reviving and reinvigorating workshop during which you will discover the best brain practices in learning, the environment that encourages learn-ing, and the many nontraditional ways students can practice what they are learning. Take a new look at practical, proven and possible ways to make your home school journey a wondrous adventure.Project Blessing: A Project for the Whole Family • Kay and Julie Hiramine • Suite C-DThe Bible speaks often about the power of blessing those around us. But in our modern-day world, this foundational aspect is often overlooked. The act of blessing our families doesn’t have to be a hyper-spiritualized, time-consuming affair. Even the simplest of words can reach deep into the hearts of our children and plant seeds of blessing, hope and love. Join Kay and Julie as they impart prac-tical, hands on wisdom to rebirth the lost art of biblical blessing.Elites to Homeschoolers: You’re Next • Mike Donnelly • Elliott SuiteIncreasing numbers of intellectual elites are calling for dramatic regulation and even eradication of private and home education. Although the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized parents’ rights to direct the education and upbringing of their children, American home educators need to prepare to confront growing resistance to freedom in education — especially home education. Come hear

Mike Donnelly, HSLDA attorney, director of international rela-tions, and homeschooling father, as he examines this growing threat and what American home educators need to do to meet it.Walking You Through the Homeschool Years • Nancy Bjorkman • Legion SuiteNancy will use her twenty-plus years of homeschool experience to identify several seasons of homeschooling from early childhood through high school. She will cover a basic scope and sequence for these stages and recommend some strategies and resources for each. We will also take some time to interact as a group to glean ideas from other attendees. We’ll talk about where things like grammar fit into the big picture and what exactly is pre-algebra. We’ll also cover what long term goals might look like and how to create them. Novices will find great direction and veterans will be refreshed.Grandparents Tea: Compounding Your Influence • David and Linda Watkins • Art CenterThis workshop is a pleasant break for the grandparents who ven-tured with you to the conference. While they enjoy refreshments and a respite from the noise in the exhibit hall, we will help them understand how important they are to their grandchildren and give them practical ways to help home educate them. This will be a very encouraging workshop.Raising Kids Who Love to Learn • Jennifer Scheler (Sonlight Curriculum) • Suite AEducation can and should be enjoyable — for both the students and the teachers. In this workshop you’ll learn from a 15-year homeschool veteran how the award-winning Sonlight Curriculum inspires the love to learn, builds family bonds, equips students to think, and shares a strong missions focus. Sonlight’s comprehen-sive packages are flexible enough to teach one student or a houseful with the best books and complete lesson plans. The adventure is yours to enjoy!Relief from the Myth of Perfect Kids • David Swan, M.A, Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (Family Quest) • Suite BWhen a family takes on the vision of homeschooling, dreams, hopes and aspirations are high. Amidst the desire to do things excellently, do things right, do things “as unto the Lord,” perfectionism can sneak in and rob you of your joy, peace and contentment. Brand new homeschoolers, homeschoolers with a new high schooler, or parents with a strong sense of responsibility and obligation to do their best can all be affected, resulting in discouragement, disil-lusionment and strained relationships. In this workshop, you will learn the signs of creeping perfectionism and find graceful and encouraging ideas on how to learn the “unforced rhythms of grace” that Jesus spoke about in Matthew 11.Choosing the Right College • Bret Hyder (Crown College) • Suite EYou’ve dedicated yourself to educating your children. Now, you want to make sure the college they attend carries that same dedi-cation to academic excellence and spiritual commitment so they can succeed in today’s world. With more than 3000 colleges in the United States, and only 118 proclaiming to teach with a Christian worldview with Christian faculty, college selection is one of the biggest decisions of your student’s life. This workshop will discuss topics such as: Why attend college? What to ask while visiting


Location

MÂCHÉ Workshops Exhibitor WorkshopsTaylor Arena

Presentation Hall

BallroomRiverview

C-DElliot Suite Legion Suite Art Center Suite A Suite B Suite E Mayo 1 Mayo 2 McDonnell 1

9:00 AMEarly Session

Which Way Do I Go? • Mary James

10:30 AMSession 1

The Search for Noah's Ark • John D. Morris, Ph.D.

Identifying If Your Child Has a Learning Glitch • Dianne Craft

History via the Scenic Route • Diana Waring

Reaching the Reluctant Writer • Andrew Pudewa

Why Use Drama in Your Homeschool? • Michael Ernst

The Early Years: Homeschooling Your Preschooler • Sonya Shafer

Preparing Our Children to Minister to Hurting Teens • Eileen and Given Hoffman

Nerf Guns and Shaving Cream: Teaching Reading and Spelling to Kids Who Can't Sit Still • Denise Eide for Logic of English

Teaching Science at Home • Becky Edmondson for Apologia

Art: It's Essential • Christy Peddicord for Arts Attack – Atelier Art

Classical Education Made Doable • Kim VanDyken for Classical Conversations

The Trail Guide to Learning Series • Ashley Wiggers for GeoMatters

Rosetta Stone Homeschool Foreign Language Curriculum • Jenefer Igarashi for Rosetta Stone, Ltd.

12:15 PMSupport Group Leaders Symposium(invitation only)

1:30 PMSession 2

The Biblical Basis for Modern Science • Henry Morris III, D.Min.

The Profound Influence of Music on Life • Andrew Pudewa

Not Just Your Average Genius • Diana Waring

Purity on Purpose • Julie Hiramine

The Compelling Case for Home Education • Mike Donnelly

Laying Down the Rails • Sonya Shafer

When Homeschooling Becomes a Burden • Sandy Norlin

Equipping Students for Success with Language Skills • Jay W. Patterson for The Works People

Combining Classical Education, Charlotte Mason, and Unit Studies with a Biblical Perspective • Amy Quakkelaar for My Father's World

Course to Credit Options with the College Level Examination Program • Cheri Frame for CLEP

A Wise Woman Builds Her House • Sheryl Stam for Inheritance Publications

How to Build Lifelong Learners with Math-U-See • Linda Fugleberg for Math-U-See

ELM: Supporting the Home Educator's Curriculum • Beth Staats for Electronic Library for Minnesota

3:00 PMSession 3

Children and Teenagers with Focus/Attention Issues • Dianne Craft

The Influence of Music on Life, Part 2: Evaluating Musical Elements • Andrew Pudewa

Learning: A Breathtaking Adventure • Diana Waring

Project Blessing: A Project for the Whole Family • Kay and Julie Hiramine

Elites to Homeschoolers: You're Next • Mike Donnelly

Walking You Through the Homeschool Years • Nancy Bjorkman

Grandparents Tea: Compounding Your Influence • David and Linda Watkins

Raising Kids Who Love to Learn • Jennifer Scheler for Sonlight Curriculum

Relief from the Myth of Perfect Kids • David Swan, Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, for Family Quest

Choosing the Right College • Bret Hyder for Crown College

Equipping Kids to Plan Their Day the Easy Way • Coleen Jurado for Accountable Kids

Spelling and Grammar and Latin — Oh My! • Barbara Beers for Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading

Visual-Based Success • Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D. for RightStart Mathematics by Activities for Learning, Inc.

6:00 PMKeynote

Taylor ArenaDramatization: “America, Did You Know” • Michael ErnstMusic • Matthew and Allen CarlsonDamnable Heresies, Anti-Knowledge and Willing Ignorance • Henry Morris III, D.Min.

9:00 AMSession 4

Training Your Child's Photographic Memory • Dianne Craft

The Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing • Andrew Pudewa

Time and Home Management: Managing Life and Home While Homeschooling • Nancy Bjorkman

Through the Eyes of a Child • Julie Hiramine

Dealing with Stage Fright and Other Lessons • Michael Ernst

Looking Past the Fear • Sonya Shafer

Latin: The Key to English • Barbara Beers for Latin Road to English Grammar

Parenting Adopted Children • David Swan, Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, for Family Quest

End the Struggle: Understanding a Brain-Based Approach to ADHD, Social, Academic and Behavioral Issues • Michael Mullin for Brain Balance Achievement Centers

Your Most Organized Homeschool Year Ever • Esther Wilkison for BJU Press/HomeWorks by Precept

The Importance of Art in the Homeschool • Sharyn Hofer for Creating a Masterpiece

Teaching Foreign Language at Home: It Is Important and It Can Be Done • Dale Gamache for la Clase Divertida

10:30 AMKeynote

Taylor ArenaMusic • JuBell-Lante! Bell ChoirThe Fall, Death and Thermodynamics • Henry Morris III, D.Min.

1:30 PMSession 5

Can Petunias Hear? • Henry Morris, D.Min.

Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day • Andrew Pudewa

Exposing the Wizard of Oz: A Christian's Guide to Teaching History • Diana Waring

Technology Overload: A Survival Guide for Parents • Julie Hiramine

Knock, Knock! There's a Truant Officer at the Door • Mike Donnelly

Learning with Living Books • Sonya Shafer

Practical Discernment: Learning to Distinguish Good from Evil by Fictional Means • Chawna Schroeder for Imagination Investigation

Experience Excellence in Writing • Jan Miller for Institute for Excellence in Writing

Hope for Those Who Struggle with Learning: A New Approach to Strengthen Learning Deficits • Kathryn Kimball and Lynne Twiford for Bachmann and Associates Christian Counseling

Mathematics: Kindergarten to College the RightStart Way • Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D. for RightStart Mathematics by Activities for Learning, Inc.

Road Map to Literacy • Jay W. Patterson for The Works People

Executive Skills for Your Student • Kathy Bennet, Roberta Ziegler, Nancy Brydle and Tim Polson for Tutor Doctor

3:00 PMSession 6

Creation, Evolution and Current Issues • John Morris, Ph.D.

Auditory Processing and Memory Issues • Dianne Craft

Glimpses of Glory • Diana Waring

Adolescence 101: Who Are You and What Have You Done with My Child? • Julie Hiramine

Town Hall 101: Emerging Issues in Home Education • Mike Donnelly and John Tuma

Fine Arts the Charlotte Mason Way • Sonya Shafer


Occupying Preschoolers While Teaching Older Children • Carol Kelsey for My Father's World

The Logic of English: A New Way to See Words • Denise Eide for Logic of English

Teaching Biblical Worldview to Ages 6–14 • Apologia

Homeschooling Through High School with Classical Education • Melisa Weaver for Classical Conversations

What Kind of Inheritance Are You Leaving to Your Children • Stephen Stam for Ineritance Publications

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Location

MÂCHÉ Workshops Exhibitor WorkshopsTaylor Arena

Presentation Hall

BallroomRiverview

C-DElliot Suite Legion Suite Art Center Suite A Suite B Suite E Mayo 1 Mayo 2 McDonnell 1

9:00 AMEarly Session

Which Way Do I Go? • Mary James

10:30 AMSession 1

The Search for Noah's Ark • John D. Morris, Ph.D.

Identifying If Your Child Has a Learning Glitch • Dianne Craft

History via the Scenic Route • Diana Waring

Reaching the Reluctant Writer • Andrew Pudewa

Why Use Drama in Your Homeschool? • Michael Ernst

The Early Years: Homeschooling Your Preschooler • Sonya Shafer

Preparing Our Children to Minister to Hurting Teens • Eileen and Given Hoffman

Nerf Guns and Shaving Cream: Teaching Reading and Spelling to Kids Who Can't Sit Still • Denise Eide for Logic of English

Teaching Science at Home • Becky Edmondson for Apologia

Art: It's Essential • Christy Peddicord for Arts Attack – Atelier Art

Classical Education Made Doable • Kim VanDyken for Classical Conversations

The Trail Guide to Learning Series • Ashley Wiggers for GeoMatters

Rosetta Stone Homeschool Foreign Language Curriculum • Jenefer Igarashi for Rosetta Stone, Ltd.

12:15 PMSupport Group Leaders Symposium(invitation only)

1:30 PMSession 2

The Biblical Basis for Modern Science • Henry Morris III, D.Min.

The Profound Influence of Music on Life • Andrew Pudewa

Not Just Your Average Genius • Diana Waring

Purity on Purpose • Julie Hiramine

The Compelling Case for Home Education • Mike Donnelly

Laying Down the Rails • Sonya Shafer

When Homeschooling Becomes a Burden • Sandy Norlin

Equipping Students for Success with Language Skills • Jay W. Patterson for The Works People

Combining Classical Education, Charlotte Mason, and Unit Studies with a Biblical Perspective • Amy Quakkelaar for My Father's World

Course to Credit Options with the College Level Examination Program • Cheri Frame for CLEP

A Wise Woman Builds Her House • Sheryl Stam for Inheritance Publications


ELM: Supporting the Home Educator's Curriculum • Beth Staats for Electronic Library for Minnesota

3:00 PMSession 3

Children and Teenagers with Focus/Attention Issues • Dianne Craft

The Influence of Music on Life, Part 2: Evaluating Musical Elements • Andrew Pudewa

Learning: A Breathtaking Adventure • Diana Waring

Project Blessing: A Project for the Whole Family • Kay and Julie Hiramine

Elites to Homeschoolers: You're Next • Mike Donnelly

Walking You Through the Homeschool Years • Nancy Bjorkman

Grandparents Tea: Compounding Your Influence • David and Linda Watkins

Raising Kids Who Love to Learn • Jennifer Scheler for Sonlight Curriculum

Relief from the Myth of Perfect Kids • David Swan, Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, for Family Quest

Choosing the Right College • Bret Hyder for Crown College

Equipping Kids to Plan Their Day the Easy Way • Coleen Jurado for Accountable Kids

Spelling and Grammar and Latin — Oh My! • Barbara Beers for Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading

Visual-Based Success • Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D. for RightStart Mathematics by Activities for Learning, Inc.

6:00 PMKeynote

Taylor ArenaDramatization: “America, Did You Know” • Michael ErnstMusic • Matthew and Allen CarlsonDamnable Heresies, Anti-Knowledge and Willing Ignorance • Henry Morris III, D.Min.

9:00 AMSession 4

Training Your Child's Photographic Memory • Dianne Craft

The Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing • Andrew Pudewa

Time and Home Management: Managing Life and Home While Homeschooling • Nancy Bjorkman

Through the Eyes of a Child • Julie Hiramine

Dealing with Stage Fright and Other Lessons • Michael Ernst

Looking Past the Fear • Sonya Shafer

Latin: The Key to English • Barbara Beers for Latin Road to English Grammar

Parenting Adopted Children • David Swan, Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, for Family Quest

End the Struggle: Understanding a Brain-Based Approach to ADHD, Social, Academic and Behavioral Issues • Michael Mullin for Brain Balance Achievement Centers

Your Most Organized Homeschool Year Ever • Esther Wilkison for BJU Press/HomeWorks by Precept

The Importance of Art in the Homeschool • Sharyn Hofer for Creating a Masterpiece

Teaching Foreign Language at Home: It Is Important and It Can Be Done • Dale Gamache for la Clase Divertida

10:30 AMKeynote

Taylor ArenaMusic • JuBell-Lante! Bell ChoirThe Fall, Death and Thermodynamics • Henry Morris III, D.Min.

1:30 PMSession 5

Can Petunias Hear? • Henry Morris, D.Min.

Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day • Andrew Pudewa

Exposing the Wizard of Oz: A Christian's Guide to Teaching History • Diana Waring

Technology Overload: A Survival Guide for Parents • Julie Hiramine

Knock, Knock! There's a Truant Officer at the Door • Mike Donnelly

Learning with Living Books • Sonya Shafer

Practical Discernment: Learning to Distinguish Good from Evil by Fictional Means • Chawna Schroeder for Imagination Investigation

Experience Excellence in Writing • Jan Miller for Institute for Excellence in Writing

Hope for Those Who Struggle with Learning: A New Approach to Strengthen Learning Deficits • Kathryn Kimball and Lynne Twiford for Bachmann and Associates Christian Counseling

Mathematics: Kindergarten to College the RightStart Way • Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D. for RightStart Mathematics by Activities for Learning, Inc.

Road Map to Literacy • Jay W. Patterson for The Works People

Executive Skills for Your Student • Kathy Bennet, Roberta Ziegler, Nancy Brydle and Tim Polson for Tutor Doctor

3:00 PMSession 6

Creation, Evolution and Current Issues • John Morris, Ph.D.

Auditory Processing and Memory Issues • Dianne Craft

Glimpses of Glory • Diana Waring

Adolescence 101: Who Are You and What Have You Done with My Child? • Julie Hiramine

Town Hall 101: Emerging Issues in Home Education • Mike Donnelly and John Tuma

Fine Arts the Charlotte Mason Way • Sonya Shafer


Occupying Preschoolers While Teaching Older Children • Carol Kelsey for My Father's World

The Logic of English: A New Way to See Words • Denise Eide for Logic of English

Teaching Biblical Worldview to Ages 6–14 • Apologia

Homeschooling Through High School with Classical Education • Melisa Weaver for Classical Conversations

What Kind of Inheritance Are You Leaving to Your Children • Stephen Stam for Ineritance Publications



colleges. How to apply and get accepted by the college of your choice. How to pay for college. How does college play a role in preparing students for God’s calling in their lives?Equipping Kids to Plan Their Day the Easy Way • Coleen Jurado (Accountable Kids) • Mayo 1Do you ever feel as though you spend most of your day telling everybody what to do and how to do it, only to find much still left undone? Learn how to release your children to manage their own day and responsibilities with a simple back-to-basics approach. You will discover tools and techniques that will not only get your home and school in order, but also will build family relationships, develop characterand teach teamwork — all while giving your chil-dren the satisfaction of personal accomplishment. Discover inner peace while regaining precious lost time so you can be free to enjoy your kids in the process.Spelling and Grammar and Latin — Oh My! • Barbara Beers (Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading) • Mayo 2A frequent lament of parents revolves around teaching their chil-dren to spell as well as they read. What begins enthusiastically in kindergarten commonly deteriorates so that by 4th grade a student reads okay, cannot spell well, and usually hates to write. Since this affects all his language arts, such as grammar, composition and for-eign language studies, parents find themselves at a loss at how to proceed any further. Why do these students lack in the early foun-dations when reading programs and spelling workbooks abound in the marketplace? Learn not only the troubling reasons for such a decline, but also how to gain back for yourselves what has been lost.

Visual-Based Success • Dr. Joan A Cotter (RightStart Mathematics by Activities for Learning, Inc.) • McDonnell 1People are visual thinkers, and children are especially visual. Approaching math from a visual perspective is a sure-fire path to success! RightStart™ Mathematics uses manipulatives: the AL Abacus, math balance, place value cards, card games, linear fraction chart and other items. These visual tools allow children to under-stand, apply and enjoy math. H

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Session 4 • 9:00 a.m.Training Your Child’s Photographic Memory • Dianne Craft • Taylor Arena“Visual memory is far superior to auditory memory. It is essen-tially perfect” (The Brain Book by Peter Russell). Many people think that some are just born with a photographic memory, but we now know that this amazing ability can be easily taught. Teach your children learning strategies that are taught at Cambridge Univer-sity. Research shows that there are more “megabytes” in the right brain for memory storage. Learn techniques for imbedding data on visual stimuli. These visual memory techniques work with all types of learners and can be an essential learning tool for a child or an adult who has an auditory processing glitch. Everyone looks smart when these strategies are used. Spelling bee winners store their words in their photographic memory for quick retrieval. You will learn the easy, powerful right-brain reading method Dianne used in her resource room to help all of her students make a two-year gain in reading and spelling in one year. You can do this, too. Watch your children become good spellers and readers by using a totally different strategy! Help your children get in touch with the “smart part of themselves” and be forever grateful to you for it. This method works even with adults.The Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing • Andrew Pudewa • Presentation HallWe’ve all suffered it at one time or another: frustration about writ-ing assignments. Either on the receiving end or perhaps now on the giving end, there can be a few distinctly discouraging aspects to teaching and being taught writing. The tough questions include: What to correct and how to give a grade? How much help is too much? Isn’t the assignment clear enough? Why don’t students find their own errors? Learn and avoid four teaching mistakes that contribute to this frustration: overcorrecting, holding back help, unclear assignments, and over-expectation.Time and Home Management: Managing Life and Home While Homeschooling • Nancy Bjorkman • BallroomTime management does not mean scheduling, but it includes sched-uling. Time must be budgeted just like money. We must determine the difference between the fixed (what we must do) and the dis-cretionary (what we would like to do) before setting our priorities. This workshop will be filled with practical tips and encouragement for everyday living as a homeschool family. Areas covered include understanding your calling, relationships, schooling, household clutter and cleaning, and general household management. Attend-ees will leave with practical and applicable tips.Through the Eyes of a Child • Julie Hiramine • Suite C-DOur culture has drawn the battle line: immerse our children at any cost. While the world’s agenda may be knocking at our door, we

Saturday Workshopsas parents are the gatekeepers of our homes, especially regarding media. In this session Julie explains how the developmental age of our children is vital in knowing the type and content of media they are able to consume and appropriately view. Julie gives practical age-by-age tips for parents on how to teach their children discern-ment while watching TV and movies, playing video games, and using the Internet. These easy-to-implement ideas will help you chart a course for your children’s lifelong media standards.Dealing with Stage Fright and Other Lessons • Michael Ernst • Elliott SuiteHave you ever wanted to get your children excited about a particu-lar lesson by visualizing what you were teaching? Do you want your children to grow in confidence, as well as develop performance and speaking abilities, but you have no idea how to teach them something like that? This workshop will cover basic information in presentation techniques, voice and diction, imagination, impro-visation, and stage fright. Michael’s goal in all of this is clear: to advance Jesus Christ through the arts.Looking Past the Fear • Sonya Shafer • Legion SuiteSonya provides an encouraging look at God’s response to five fears that homeschooling moms face: fear of what God is calling you to do, fear of being inadequate for the job, fear of what might happen in the future, fear of ridicule or rejection, and fear of our weak areas ruining our children.Latin: The Key to English • Barbara Beers (Latin Road to English Grammar) • Suite ANo other language in the entire world’s history affects English as much as Latin because it reveals the secrets to many of our difficult English spellings and meanings. It is the mother language of our most common spoken foreign languages and provides the key to the vocabulary of the sciences, medicine, law, literature and his-tory. Now you can learn this important language along with your 5th – 12th grade students and teach them their advanced Eng-lish grammar at the same time, using The Latin Road to English Grammar.Parenting Adopted Children • David Swan, M.A., Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (Family Quest) • Suite BIf adoption has not turned out the way you planned — if your adopted child seems emotionally shut down or oppositional — attachment may be the issue. Learn what attachment is and how to identify when a child is struggling with attachment. Learn to adjust your parenting to win this child’s heart.End the Struggle: Understanding a Brain-Based Approach to ADHD, Social, Academic and Behavioral Issues • Michael Mullin (Brain Balance Achievement Centers) • Suite EDo you want to help your child and family to be happier, healthier and more successful? A natural brain-based approach can help. Join


Brain Balance Minnesota for this informative program for parents and educators of children ages 4-17 that are struggling with aca-demic, behavioral, emotional or sensory issues. You will leave with answers to these hot button questions: Why are kids being diag-nosed with these disorders in epidemic proportions? What has and hasn’t been working and why? What is the current research show-ing? How can a natural drug-free brain-based approach help on a long term basis?Your Most Organized Homeschool Year Ever • Esther Wilkison (BJU Press/HomeWorks by Precept) • Mayo 1“Is it normal to end the homeschool day sitting on the floor in tears? This is not how I wanted homeschooling to be.” Even if your days don’t end this way, do you ever wonder if other homeschoolers make it through their day on schedule without taking time to hunt for missing things? Come discover organizational strategies that will help you take advantage of the many opportunities you have to influence lasting transformation in your students.The Importance of Art in the Homeschool • Sharon Hofer (Creating a Masterpiece) • Mayo 2Sharon will explain why art is vitally important in the development of a child’s education. It helps promote creativity and intellectual growth. By working their way through art projects that seem over-whelming and difficult, students learn the importance of making wise decisions and creating strategies. They learn how to focus and complete a task, thereby giving them confidence later in life to complete other projects larger in scope that may not be art related.Teaching Foreign Language at Home: It Is Important and It Can Be Done • Dale Gamache (la Clase Divertida) • McDonnell 1While most parents are familiar with and feel somewhat confident teaching the three Rs to their children, very few feel confident with foreign language instruction. In my workshop I hope to answer many of the questions I have heard repeatedly during my 29 years of Spanish instruction of children ages four through 18 and my 15 years of homeschooling.

Session 5 • 1:30 p.m.Can Petunias Hear? • Dr. Henry Morris • Taylor ArenaJust what is life? The Bible teaches that God made plants for food. Do we murder them when we eat them? Why does the science of botany stress that plants are alive? What difference does it make anyway? What does the Bible tell us about life?Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day • Andrew Pudewa • Presentation HallChildren like to do what they can do; they want to do what they think they can do, and they hate to do what they think they cannot do. If you want excited and enthusiastic children who learn well, you must understand these key laws of motivation, and focus on the essential requirement of relevancy. If it matters, children will learn it; if it doesn’t matter to them, they won’t. This session will enlighten you with specific ways to find and create relevancy for children even when they have no apparent interest.Exposing the Wizard of Oz: A Christian’s Guide to Teaching History • Diana Waring • BallroomThis is an essential crash course for every homeschooling parent. Discover insights from Diana’s research behind the events of

history. Glean from her wisdom for teaching history. Do you wonder, “Whom do I trust and what do I read to know real his-tory?” Diana will equip you, regardless of your curriculum, to find your way through the challenges. She will lead you to a path you can follow in discovering treasures of history with your family.Technology Overload: A Survival Guide for Parents • Julie Hiramine and GOV Team • Suite C-DHave teens or ‘tweens? Then undoubtedly you have been asked, “Can I have or use [insert newest gadget or program here]?” You have probably answered one of two ways to this question: “I guess.” (meaning: You aren’t sure what it can do, but other kids have it, so it must be okay, right?) or “No!” (meaning: You have no idea what it does or how it works and don’t have time to figure it out, so just to be safe it is an absolute no.). Parents, the reality is that the teens and ‘tweens in this generation can use modern technol-ogy in powerful ways to further the kingdom of God; however, they must be trained to use it responsibly. Even if we don’t fully understand technology, it is our responsibility to equip them to navigate this potentially treacherous aspect of our modern lives. Join the GOV Team as we reveal a proven course for your teen’s and ‘tween’s safety while maintaining a pure heart, mind and body. Topics include social media, Internet filtering, cell phones, music, video games, TV and movies.Knock, Knock! There’s a Truant Officer at the Door • Mike Donnelly • Elliott Suite What are you going to do? There is no need to fear if you under-stand your rights, the law, and how to manage the interaction with these government workers. They have a job to do — and so do you. Come hear HSLDA attorney and homeschooling father, Mike Donnelly, discuss the most frequent issues home educators face when dealing with school superintendents, principals and social workers. In this practical workshop Mike will discuss how to homeschool legally in your state and how to handle encoun-ters with civic authorities. Support group leaders are encouraged to attend this workshop.Learning with Living Books • Sonya Shafer • Legion SuiteGood “living” books feed our children a feast of ideas, not just dry facts. Join Sonya for a look at this simple, yet effective, approach to true education. Learn what makes books “living,” and practice using them in a way that makes learning stick.Practical Discernment: Learning to Distinguish Good from Evil by Fictional Means • Chawna Schroeder (Imagination Investigation) • Suite AIn a world gone haywire we need more than ever the ability to discern right from wrong. Yet situations fly at us almost faster than we can process them, and once we make a decision, it often cannot be reversed. So how can we learn — and teach to our children — proper discernment beforehand? Is there any way to tackle the issues before we face them? Welcome to the realm of fiction. With its imitation of reality, fiction can provide a crash course to life if we know how to use it. Come learn seven questions to ask about the fictitious to help prepare your kids for the real world.Experience Excellence in Writing • Jan Miller (Institute for Excellence in Writing) • Suite BCome and discover award-winning Excellence in Writing, a method of teaching composition that really works. Using this pro-gram, 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. Then you can give it a try at home.Hope for Those Who Struggle with Learning: A New Approach to Strengthen Learning Deficits • Kathryn Kimball and Lynne Twiford (Bachmann and Associates Christian Counseling) • Suite EThis workshop will explain how learning deficits look in the daily academic setting and how they can be addressed with educational therapy. Educational therapy is a deficit-stimulation program tailored to the needs of the individual student. The goal is to strengthen weak areas of processing that affect the way the student learns and, therefore, the way he achieves. This program is based on the National Institute of Learning Development (NILD) model.Mathematics: Kindergarten to College the RightStart Way • Dr. Joan A. Cotter (RightStart Mathematics by Activities for Learning, Inc.) • Mayo 1Teach your child how to think mathematically from preschool to college. Hear how RightStart™ lays an amazing foundation with the basics, building and applying knowledge step by step. The mid-dle-school curriculum shows the student where and how to apply mathematics. Then finish strong with VideoText’s high school algebra and geometry curriculum. Standardized testing and the new common core standards will also be discussed.Road Map to Literacy • Jay W. Patterson (The Works People) • Mayo 2With Reading Works you can be assured there are no gaps in your handwriting, phonics, reading and spelling programs. Do you want a language arts program that is based upon neurological research and addresses all learning styles? Do you need a complete, inte-grated, research-based approach that is still adaptable to your students’ unique learning rates and needs? In this workshop you will get an overview of how to make the neurological, research-based WRTR truly user-friendly and cover all the bases.Executive Skills for Your Student • Kathy Bennet, Roberta Ziegler, Nancy Brydle, Tim Polson (Tutor Doctor) • McDonnell 1Tutor Doctor will discuss strategies to help your child develop “exec-utive skills, which are fundamental (brain-based) skills required to execute tasks. Examples are getting organized, planning, initiating work, staying on task, controlling impulses, regulating emotions and being adaptable and resilient. Recent studies show that stu-dents who have weak executive skills between the ages of 12-15 are at a huge disadvantage as they reach high school level and beyond.

Session 6 • 3:00 p.m.Creation, Evolution and Current Issues • Dr. John Morris • Taylor ArenaWhat is the best definition for the created kind according to cur-rent scientific understanding? How does a creation or evolution worldview affect one’s understanding of racism, abortion, euthana-sia and other societal wrongs? Wrong thinking leads to and justifies wrong behavior, which the Bible calls sin. With this understand-ing, become aware of the impact that the correct worldview has

on the current hot topics of cloning, stem cell research and global warming.Auditory Processing and Memory Issues • Dianne Craft • Presentation Hall“When my daughter reads, she has to sound out the same word over and over again in the story.” “If I give my child three simple directions, he only does one — if that! Is he being inattentive or is something else going on?” “My son’s memory is terrible. He’s ten years old and can’t remember the months in order.” Do you have a child or teenager who has (or you suspect he/she has) an audi-tory processing problem or short term memory problem? This can affect so many areas of life — not just academic areas. Let’s take the mystery out of this processing dysfunction, along with the memory issues that seem to go with it. In this workshop, you will learn: the common myths about auditory processing problems, the clear cut symptoms of kids and adults with this issue, the degree of your child’s processing problem, the ten auditory processing channels that can be blocked, at-home corrections for this issue, effective teaching strategies to bypass the processing problem, and nutri-tional interventions that improve memory and processing. You will find many answers in this enlightening workshop! So many good testimonies come from parents who implement these easy ideas for themselves or their child.Glimpses of Glory • Diana Waring • BallroomCan we fallible and finite human beings see the fingerprints of God in history? Are there examples from various times and cul-tures that show the unmistakable handiwork of the Creator and Redeemer? Does history have more to teach us than mere dates, names and places? For an intriguing look at the story behind the stories, join Diana for this adventure-filled recounting that could change your life!Adolescence 101: Who Are You and What Have You Done with My Child? • Julie Hiramine • Suite C-DThis season of change, both physically and emotionally, can take a big toll on our ‘tweens moving into adolescence. What changes should we, as parents, expect? How do we continue to train them during this intensive and sensitive time? Join Julie as she helps you navigate this short, influential season with your son or daughter.Town Hall 101: Emerging Issues in Home Education • Mike Donnelly and John Tuma • Elliot SuiteMike and John will lead this interactive workshop. Bring your ques-tions and comments pertaining to current events and legal issues in the world of home education and have a great group discussion.Fine Arts the Charlotte Mason Way • Sonya Shafer • Legion SuiteYou don’t have to be a music major or an art aficionado to teach fine arts to your children. In this hands-on workshop you’ll dis-cover an easy, effective way to give your children music and art appreciation that will enrich their lives and yours.How to Build Lifelong Learners with Math-U-See • Linda Fugleberg (Math-U-See) • Suite A

Come and see how to teach math using a skill-based, multi-sensory approach from counting to calculus. Teach your child to under-stand math and build a foundation for a lifelong love of learning.


Occupying Preschoolers While Teaching Older Children • Carol Kelsey (My Father’s World) • Suite BOur children are precious gifts from the Lord, yet sometimes they can interfere with our plans. These little ones seem to seek atten-tion 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.A New Way to See Words • Denise Eide (Logic of English) • Suite EHave you always believed English is illogical and inconsistent? In this workshop your understanding of English will be transformed! Award-winning author Denise Eide will reveal phonograms and spelling rules that explain 98% of English words. No longer will you need to tell your children “that is an exception” when they mis-read or misspell a word. We will learn the rule that explains the two sounds for c in accent and describes more than 6,000 words. Three of the nine reasons for a silent final e. Why we drop the silent final e in servicing but not in serviceable, and much more.Learn why many math and science-minded kids struggle with reading and spelling. You will wonder why someone didn’t tell you this in kindergarten!Teaching Biblical Worldview to Ages 6 – 14 • Apologia • Mayo 1Are you intimidated by the idea of teaching biblical worldview at home? What is a worldview anyway, and why should you teach worldview as part of your curriculum? And what is the best method for teaching a biblical worldview to elementary and middle-school children? Establishing a clear biblical worldview and a strong

foundation in basic Christian doctrine will inoculate your children against the false teachings and worldly values they will one day encounter during the critical teen years. This workshop will give you the confidence and tools you need to cover this vital subject with your children.Homeschooling through High School with Classical Educa-tion • Melisa Weaver (Classical Conversations) • Mayo 2Homeschooling your junior high and high school student can seem to be an overwhelming task. Can you really do it? Abso-lutely! Come learn about classical education and hear how you can homeschool through high school while providing the tools for your student to develop a love of learning and the tools to learn for a lifetime.What Kind of Inheritance Are You Leaving to Your Children? • Stephen Stam (Inheritance Publications) • McDonnell 1An experienced homeschooling father of four addresses the impor-tance of leaving a godly spiritual inheritance for families. Stephen will speak to the need for fathers and mothers to exercise watch-fulness over their own lives and that of their family. He will offer practical tips on compiling spiritual resources and implementing family worship, thereby encouraging fathers to fulfill their God-given role in their families. H

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Special PresentationsDramaAmerica, Did You Know? • Michael Ernst • Taylor ArenaIn his most requested piece, “America, Did You Know?”, Michael Ernst portrays the second president of the United States, John Adams, as he reveals America’s Christian heritage. John Adams said, “The general principle on which the Fathers achieved inde-pendence were the general principles of Christianity.” In this striking and inspiring piece, Adams boldly makes known that the United States of America, from its conception, was founded on Christian principles, and such principles were intended to guide our everyday behavior. Despite being disliked, John Adams was one of the most vocal and effective pursuers of independence. With words from Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, James Madison and others, he spells out the case that the providential history of this land must be learned and taught to the next genera-tion. John Adams challenges this generation to live up to the ideals of our forefathers with some very specific directives to which we should all aspire to live up to. The very dramatic Christian/patriotic message is clear: America’s history is founded in God! This drama-tization will be performed during the prelude for the Friday night keynote session, beginning promptly at 6:00 p.m.Charles Carrol: The Last One Standing • Michael Ernst • DoubleTree HotelIn Mike’s newest piece he portrays the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Maryland. In “Charles Carroll, the Last One Standing,” you will learn about this obscure Founding Father from Maryland. His personal story — including religious persecution, congressional appointments, extreme wealth and notable danger — reveals a unique view of what the Founding Fathers intended for America. From his par-ticipation in the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution to the Bill of Rights, it is clear our arrival at godly governing documents was due to the Christian character of the Founding Fathers. The thrust of this piece is straightforward: Our founders saw Christianity and freedom as intertwined. Whether they will be rewritten by a secular world ignoring the very God who inspired them is the fear Charles Carroll puts before us. Those who enjoyed John Adams in “America: Did You Know?” will certainly be moved again by these words of yet another Christian Founding Father. This dramatization will be performed for the iAdvocate Teen Track on Saturday, promptly at 1:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel. If there is room, parents are welcome to attend this presentation.

MusicAllen and Matthew Carlson • Taylor ArenaThe great homeschooling adventure began for the Carlson family in the summer of 2007 when together we felt a strong calling from God to embark on this amazing journey. Our family consists of my wife Kyrsten, daughter Melissa, son Matthew, and Allen (that’s

me). While our days are pretty busy with school, music lessons and sports, we feel blessed to have the opportunity to be involved in an incredible family music ministry.Our family has been tested in numerous areas throughout the years, yet we have grown to realize how faithful and good God is. He has never given up on loving us. We are reminded in the book of James that we should consider it pure joy when we face different types of trials because we can be assured that this testing will build per-severance. That’s a reassuring promise for all of us no matter what we may be going through.We praise God daily for His unfailing love and faithfulness in bringing restoration to both our marriage and family life. While we enjoy sharing our family journey through both word and music for a wide range of audiences — includ-ing church groups, family reunions, weddings and funerals — we mostly minister to audiences at nursing homes, retirement com-munities, assisted living complexes and memory-loss cottages. We chose three songs to share with you during the Friday night keynote session that will give you an idea of who Allen and Mat-thew Carlson are musically speaking. We trust that you will be encouraged by the messages of these timeless and beautiful hymns. We as a family feel so blessed to have both the opportunity to home-school and to have a music ministry, because they work together so well. God’s blessings to you as you continue homeschooling.JuBell-Lante! Bell Choir • Kathy Lytle, Director • Taylor ArenaThe Rochester Area Association of Christian Home Educators (RAACHE) Youth Hand Bells have been ringing since the fall of 2005 when choir director Suzy Johnson acquired a three-octave set of hand chimes on loan. Teams of chimers enjoyed the opportunity, so a used four-octave set of Schulmerich hand bells was purchased, refurbished and prepared for use by the fall of 2006. Currently we have 15 ringers using our 4/12 octaves and an additional borrowed octave of bells. The ringers practice for 90 minutes once a week, with a goal of several end-of-term performances. Families pay a small tuition fee with fundraising supplementing our needs. Hand bells are truly a unique and beneficial means of teaching our home-educated students music and teamwork. And they are a lot of fun! We are especially grateful to Karen Buchs, the assistant director, for all the time she donates to the students, IBM for the grants they have given us, Assisi Heights for providing practice space, Emmanuel Baptist Church for lending us their bells, and the parents for their help and dedication to excellence. Ringers are Mitchell, Alex and Grace Barnhart; Martha Benson; Christina Campos, Cassia and Johanna Holter; Grace and Megan Pearson; Jillissa Taubel; Aaron, Isaac and Eric Thoreson; Caleb Ulbricht; and Margaret Winkels. Director Kathy Lytle is a former home-school mom of three. Along with a crash course in teaching music through hand bells, she has been teaching English to ESL students for 11 years. JuBell-Lante! will be playing during the prelude prior to the the Saturday morning keynote session.

person can do, nor any good intention that a person may have, that will secure his salvation. Scriptural faith is always active and never stagnant. Faith begins when a person believes God, and it is then demonstrated by willing obedience to the Word of God. This involves the person turning from his sin, agreeing from the heart that Jesus died and rose from the dead, being baptized (immersed in water), and desiring to follow Christ’s teachings. That spiritual birth then gives the true believer a new nature empowered by the Holy Spirit to live a life that witnesses of the grace and mercy of God.• “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not

of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV).

• “Then Peter said unto them, ‘Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.’” (Acts 2:38 KJV).

The ChoiceChoosing to become a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ will change your life for good. Your sins will be forgiven, and you will have hope for now and eternity. Will you make your choice today?• “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart

that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, ‘Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.’” (Romans 10:9-11 KJV).

• “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works” (Titus 2:11-14 KJV).

If you would like more information, please stop by the MÂCHÉ booth. We would be glad to talk with you.


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Do You Know Jesus?Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior? A personal relationship with Jesus Christ is the key to life, both now and for eternity. When God created man, He designed him to have perfect fellowship and harmony with Himself. The perfection that man enjoyed also gave him the ability to have complete fellowship and harmony with other human beings. And being perfectly created, man was given a will by which he could freely choose to obey God and stay within God’s fellowship, or he could choose to disobey God and follow the consequences of an independent course.• “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 KJV).• “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female

created he them” (Genesis 1:27 KJV).• For further study, read Genesis 1-3.The ProblemGod’s command to the first man Adam, for his own protection, was to not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The Lord warned him that if he disobeyed and ate it, he would surely die. Death involves separation. Spiritually it means man’s spirit is separated from fellowship with God; physically it means man’s soul is separated from his body. Adam chose to disobey God, and that act caused him to die and lose his perfect fellowship with God. It also caused him to have a sin nature. By default each person since that time has inherited the sin nature. It manifests itself in wrong motives, wrong attitudes and wrong actions. God’s perfect justice demands that every person’s sin must be judged, and that judgment is to be separated from God for eternity in hell.• “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,’Of every tree of the garden thou mayest

freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.’” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).

• “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat” (Genesis 3:6 KJV).

• “Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life” (Genesis 3:23-24 KJV).

• “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12 KJV).

• “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” (James 2:10 KJV).

The SolutionThe good news is that because God loves every person in the entire world, the Son of God (Jesus Christ) willingly came to earth as a sinless man, perfectly obeyed the Father, and chose to die in man’s place to satisfy God’s righteous judgment on sin. Jesus then miraculously rose from the dead as proof that God’s justice had been satisfied. Every person who unreservedly believes in Him is cleansed from the penalty of sin.• “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”

(Romans 6:23 KJV).• “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth

in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17 KJV).

• “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV).

• “And the angel answered and said unto the women, ‘Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead…” (Matthew 28:5-7 KJV).

• For further study, read Matthew 28.The WayAn individual is saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. There is no good work that any


iAdvocate Teen TrackGeneration Joshua (GenJ) — led by Will Estrada, Joel

Grewe, Jeremiah Lorrig and the GenJ team — will be presenting their iAdvocate seminar for the 2013 MÂCHÉ Teen Track. This program features interactive activities that simulate what a legislator encounters when he or she tries to draft and advocate legislation. Participants will have to choose between competing priorities, such as personal legislative goals, the goals of his or her party, and the professional agreements he or she has made with other participants.

Students will start with drafting legislation in a small committee and will progress to an official legislative session where they will have the chance to debate and vote on their legislation. To round out the program, GenJ staff will provide lectures focusing on Christian world view and civic involvement, and how they relate to law and public policy.

iAdvocate provides a safe atmosphere for students to learn how to respond to decisions. Ultimately the goal is to train students to be an unfailing testimony as an advocate for Christian principles as they serve their country.

Fast FactsTime Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Ages Teens ages 13 – 19 years oldCost The registration fee included a one-

year membership to the national GenJ organization.

Chaperones MÂCHÉ will have an adult host and host-ess staying in the teen track area. GenJ will also have their own adult team members present at all times.

Location Off site at the DoubleTree Hotel in the University Hall on the skyway level.

Directions Take the skyway from the Mayo Civic Center (upstairs) and follow the signs to the DoubleTree Hotel. When you enter the hotel on the skyway level, the University Hall is on the left side of the balcony area.

ScheduleFriday • Foundation of Advocacy9:00 a.m. Welcome, devotional and introduction to

advocacy

10:00 a.m. Strategy meetings: Staff will coach students to draft legislation on an assigned topic, to secure cosponsors and to build coalitions.

11:00 a.m. Party caucuses: Students will feel out and elect party leaders and begin networking.

12:00 (noon) Lunch with parents1:00 p.m. Party caucuses: Students will lobby for party

endorsements of their legislation and con-tinue strategic coalition building.

2:00 p.m. Lecture and practice: “Christlike, Strategic Advocacy: Both in Office and Out” pre-sented by Joel Grewe and Jeremiah Lorrig.

3:00 p.m. Strategy meetings: Original authors and co-sponsors of legislation will meet to strat-egize for effective advocacy and revision (amendment) of their legislation.

4:00 p.m. Dismiss

Saturday • Advocacy in Practice9:00 a.m. Devotional and introduction to the day9:30 a.m. Press conferences and networking: This

is an opportunity for students to advocate their legislation and ideals to their peers and to build networks and support for the legis-lative sessions to follow.

10:30 a.m. Introduction to congress and parliamentary procedure

11:00 a.m. First legislative session: With both houses in session, students will advocate their posi-tions on the floor of their respective houses while learning to respect others’ opinions and using proper legislative procedures.

12:00 (noon) Lunch with parents1:00 p.m. Dramatization: “Charles Carroll: The Last

One Standing”1:30 p.m. Second legislative session3:30 p.m. Wrap-up lecture and debriefing4:00 p.m. Dismiss


By Dianne Craft, M.A., CNHP

One of the most puzzling situations a homeschooling mother finds herself in is when she has a child who can read the words in a book, yet he cannot answer

the questions or tell her what has just been read. These moms frequently hear the phrase, “I don’t remember,” when queried about the reading material.

When working with bright, hardworking 4th through 8th graders in my reading class, I often had students who were experiencing this particular reading difficulty.

I realized that these students were not proficient at converting the words they were reading into a “movie” in their head, as the rest of us do when we read. They were merely doing “word calling” much of the time. I found that “movie making” was a skill that could be developed in them, using an easy fifteen-minute-a-day exercise. This exercise did not involve paper or pencil, only the use of their brain. “Word calling” is a left-brain auditory task, while creating a picture or movie of those words is the responsibility of the right-brain hemisphere. I merely showed them how to create a seamless flow of words to pictures as they were reading. You can do this at home very easily.

Converting Words to PicturesWhen a child or teenager regularly reads a passage well, yet

“can’t remember what is said,” we know that he is using an inefficient strategy for comprehension. He often is trying to remember the exact words he read instead of converting the words into pictures. Whether he is reading for recreation or information, he must change the words he reads into images in his mind. The more these images involve the senses (sight, sound, smell, feel), the greater will be the comprehension of the passage.

Daily Training SessionsThe following steps can be used with a student to develop

his ability to change the words he hears or reads into pictures for good comprehension. You will be surprised by how fast his comprehension skills will improve after just a few weeks of these training sessions. (This method works well with one child or a group of children or teenagers.)

1. Parent or teacher reads a passage aloud.Choose material to read to the child that is interesting and very descriptive. Standing in front of him as you read to him, have the child sit upright and keep his eyes upward, creating a “movie” in his mind. You can pretend that you are looking at the projection screen in a movie theatre to further aid him in his “movie making.” Read a sentence or two aloud. Then ask him a few questions until you are sure he is seeing the pictures of the words you read in detail.For example, this is how your training session might look if you are reading aloud a passage about a beaver. Your first sentence you read may be, “The beaver is the largest rodent in North America.” Stop reading, and point to the imaginary screen, and say, “On our screen, let’s draw a quick sketch of North America. Now put the beaver on that map.”Your next sentence in this passage will read, “An adult beaver weighs from 35-70 pounds.” Stop reading and point up to the imaginary screen and say, “Now use the zoom lens of your “brain camera” and write 35-70 on the beaver’s coat. Let’s use white paint to do this. Is your paint dripping? Oh well, he’ll wash it off soon.”The next sentence in the text will be, “Because of its’ large lungs, a beaver can remain submerged in water for fifteen minutes.” Stop reading and look up at the screen and help

When a Child Doesn’t Remember What He Reads

Dianne Craft will be speaking numerous times during our conference. Come hear her and talk

with her at her booth about your child. She is a wealth of information for your bright, hardworking child who has to work too hard to learn.For a demonstration of the right-brain reading com-prehension daily training session, see her “Teaching the Right Brain Child” DVD. Visit her website, www.diannecraft.org, to read articles about children and learning, and to download her free daily lesson plans for the struggling reader and writer. Questions? Email Dianne short questions at [email protected] of MÂCHÉ receive articles just like this six times a year in The Paper MÂCHÉ newsletter. Become a member at the conference or online at www.mache.org to enjoy this benefit and more.


the child see this in his head by saying, “Now we need to change our scene. Let’s make a picture of a pond, with beavers around it. Do you see it on your screen? Now have one of the beavers slip into the pond. See him down on the bottom of the pond? Picture a large clock next to him. Have the hands of the clock move from twelve o’clock to twelve fifteen.”As you do this training, instruct your child how to “move” his pictures and “freeze” them when he wants to notice something. You both will have fun with this.When you get to the end of a passage you’re reading, instruct your child to “rewind” the movie to answer some questions about the passage. As you ask the questions, direct his gaze upward as he reviews his “movie” for the answers. This is the exciting part. Your child will be amazed at how easy it is to answer the questions.

2. The student reads aloud to you.After your child has demonstrated proficiency in converting words to pictures as he hears them, he is ready to read the words himself while creating his “movie.” Select a reading passage that is easy for him to read so that he can concentrate on making pictures rather than sounding out new words. Repeat the process you used before, stopping him after he has read a sentence or two, to ask him some questions about his “movie.” Direct his gaze upward to see what he just read.

Be sure he gives you detailed pictures. As this becomes easier and more accurate for him, you can increase the number of sentences he reads before you ask questions.

3. The student reads silently.When your child is successfully reading aloud while making good pictures in his mind, you can have him read a passage silently, asking him to stop every few lines or so, and asking him to tell you about the pictures he has made. If the pictures are detailed and accurate, you can have him read to the end of the passage uninterrupted. At the end of the reading, have him “rewind” his film and tell you all that he has read. You will be surprised at the things he remembers! His “words to pictures” process will soon become automatic. The upward eye movement will soon be unnecessary for the storage and retrieval of reading material.Remember:

No pictures = No answersFew pictures = Few answersGreat pictures = Great Answers

This strategy is simple, yet very effective. Expect to see great changes in the comprehension and retention of reading material in your children. H



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Schedule at a GlanceFriday 8:00 AM Open: registration, exhibits, used curriculum sales and food court

9:00 AM Early Session

iAdvocate Teen Track begins

10:30 AM Session 1 Workshops

11:45 AM Lunch will be available for purchase in the food court.

12:15 PM Support Group Leaders Symposium (by invitation only)

1:00 PM iAdvocate Teen Track resumes

1:30 PM Session 2 Workshops


4:00 PM iAdvocate TeenTrack ends for the day

5:00 PM Dinner will be available for purchase in the food court.

5:30 PM Exhibits and used curriculum sales close. All purchases must be completed.

6:00 PM Dramatization: “America, Did You Know” by Michael Ernst (Taylor Arena)

6:30 PM Keynote Session: “Damnable Heresies, Anti-Knowledge, and Willing Ignorance”

by Henry Morris III, D.Min. (Taylor Arena)

Saturday 8:00 AM Open: registration, exhibits, used curriculum sales and food court

9:00 AM Session 4 Workshops

9:00 AM iAdvocate TeenTrack begins

10:30 AM Keynote Session: “The Fall, Death, and Thermodynamics” by Henry Morris III,

D.Min. There will be a MÂCHÉ drawing at the conclusion of the keynote address

11:45 AM Lunch will be available for purchase in the food court.

1:00 PM iAdvocate Teen Track resumes

1:00 PM Dramatization: “Charles Carroll: The Last One Standing” by Michael Ernst

(DoubleTree Hotel)



4:00 PM iAdvocate TeenTrack ends

5:30 PM Exhibits and used curriculum sales close. All purchases must be completed.


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