Anchorage - The Egan Center

Friday, April 25, 2008

Keynote Breakfast 8:00-10:00 am
Exhibit Hall Open from 10:00 to 7:00

8:30 am - Breakfast is served in Summit Hall (downstairs)

"Raising an Independent Learner"

Keynote Speech by Debra Bell

Homeschooling mother, author, English teacher, and popular conference speaker

Time

Room 1

Room 2

Room 11-12

Room 13-14

Session 1
10:15-11:15

Spelling Through Morphographs (P)

Sherri Bauer

SRA/McGraw-Hill

If I Tell You One More Time… (L)

Traci Heaton

Ten Deadly Myths About Homeschooling Math (L)

Steve Clark

It’s Good to Know Stuff (L)

Brian Wasko

Session 2
11:30-12:30

Experience Education! How to turn any outing into a learning adventure (L)

Jen Barnett

A Creative Visual Art Workshop for Students (Ages 5-8) (L)

Marcia Osterink

Starting a Homeschool Business (L)

Dan Sinclair

Fun Science with Things That Fly (L)

Myrna Martin

12:30-1:30 ~ Mid-Day Break ~ Exhibit Hall and Ordering Only

Session 3
1:30-2:30

Determining Your Child’s Learning Style (L)

Debra Bell

Motivating Your Child to Write (P)

Judith Darling

Razzle Dazzle Learning Company

Are You Struggling with Teaching Word Problems? Let’s Make it Simple! (L)

Steve Clark

It’s Good to Know Stuff (A Workshop for Teens) (L)

Brian Wasko

Session 4
2:45-3:45

Getting Started Homeschooling (L)

Debra Bell

Paying For College (L)

Andrea Van Ravenswaay

Teaching Reading for Understanding (L)

Dan Sinclair

Development of Right-Brain Creativity: What the Atelier Art Program Can Do for Your Child (P)

Larry Osterink

Atelier by Arts Attack

Session 5
4:00-5:00

Benefits, Rewards, and Advantages to Independent and Distance Learning (P)

Russell Bryant

Brigham Young University

Barbara Meidinger

ND Center for Distance Ed.

Alicia Bixby

University of Missouri

Charlotte Seewald

University of Nebraska

The Scaredy Cat Reading System (P)

Dan Sinclair

Teach4Mastery

Homeschooling Math Without a Plan: Are You Serious? (L)

Steve Clark

The Writing Process (L)

Brian Wasko

Session 6
5:15-6:15

Teaching Alaska Studies - Geography, History, Natural History (L)

Jan O'Meara

World Book Online: The New Features (L)

Darrell Thompson

World Book Online

Report Writing (L)

Janet Beckett

Learning French and Spanish at Home (P)

Barbara Peterson

Breaking the Barrier

6:15-7:00 ~ Exhibit Hall and Ordering Only

Anchorage - The Egan Center

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Exhibit Hall Open from 9:00 to 4:00

Time

Room 1

Room 2

Room 11-12

Room 13-14

Session 7
9:00-10:00

Developing Creative and Critical Thinking Skills (L)

Debra Bell

Math-U-See: Where Seeing is Understanding (P)

Dan Sinclair

Math-U-See

Can a Person with YOUR Personality Really Be a Good Homeschooler? (L)

Steve Clark

The Wonderful World of Words (L)

Brian Wasko

Session 8
10:15-11:15

Motivating the Reluctant Learner (L)

Debra Bell

Look Forward to Teaching Writing and Language Arts (L)

Judith Darling

Concrete Algebra for an Abstract World (L)

Dan Sinclair

The 4 C’s of LEGO Learning (P)

Maureen WmsCornelius

LEGO Education

Session 9
11:30-12:30

Learning Styles Approach to Education (P)

Rebecca Wolthers

Laurel Springs

Why Johnny Can’t… (L)

Traci Heaton

Algebra Alcatraz! A Workshop for Teens and Their Wardens…(Oops! I mean Parents!) (L)

Steve Clark

Evaluating Student Writing (L)

Brian Wasko

Session 10
12:45-1:45

Corrective Reading: intense direct instruction reading intervention (P)

Sherri Bauer

SRA/McGraw-Hill

A Creative Visual Art Workshop for Students (Ages 9-12) (L)

Marcia Osterink

Writing the Essay (L)

Janet Beckett

Math Card Games Thrills vs. Math Drills (L)

Nancy Hameloth

Session 11
2:00-3:00

Homeschooling Teens (L)

Debra Bell

Teaching Life Skills: Are You Worried That Your Kids Won’t Be “Ready”? (L)

Steve Clark

Seeing How Multiplication Affects the Understanding of Fractions (L)

Dan Sinclair

The Most Fascinating Discussion of Grammar in the History of the World (Or Your Money Back) (L)

Brian Wasko

3:00-4:00 ~ Exhibit Hall and Ordering Only