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How Will the Virtual Event Work?
You may attend as many or as few of the events as you prefer. The event will begin at 9:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time and will go most of the day, ending at 5:00 PM MDT. The event was designed to be accessible to parents in all 50 states. Each event is scheduled in hour blocks. At the time of the event, use the link provided on this page of our website, which will be added to the website soon. The link will also be emailed to you at the time of the event if you have already signed up with your email. The speaker will use the first 20-35 minutes of each session. In most sessions, the topic addressed will be followed by a short Q&A session, with the last 15 minutes offering the opportunity to learn about homeschool resources and tools.
9:00 AM MDT-Rethinking Education: Presented by Cheryl Daley
Cheryl Daley is a wife and mother of two who spent 16 years working for the government, living the cubicle lifestyle, before leaving her position to homeschool her children. Fascinated with all the different ways there is to home educate, Cheryl started a podcast, The Homeschool How To, where she interviews homeschooling families across the continent, learning all the ways people are using to homeschool their children. She recently wrote a children’s book, “Let’s Talk, Emergencies” to help parents guide their children on how to navigate emergency situations, as technology changes in this fast paced world. “Let’s Talk, Emergencies” is expected to release this summer. Cheryl has become an advocate for the importance of learning self sufficiency skills, getting into nature and developing a connection with the food we eat.
10:00 AM MDT- Deschooling: What is it and how do we do it?! : Presented by Janae Judd Daniels
Janae Daniels is the host of the “School to Homeschool Podcast.” She is a wife, mother of six, and a former public middle school teacher. In July of 2020, she pulled her remaining four children living at home from the public school system to homeschool–something she NEVER thought she’d do. (Two of them were about to go into high school.) Now through her podcast, she is able to share her insights pulling older children as well as littles from the public school system to homeschool. Her goal is to help other families leave the public school system and take the hearts & minds of their children back..
11:00 AM MDT-WorldSchooling: Inspiring a Love of Learning with Hannah Alita & Stephanie Hunt
Hannah and Stephanie are lifelong friends who have been homeschooling their respective children since birth. Hannah has five rambunctious youths from 9 to 18, and Stephanie has 3 perfect angels from 13 to 18. Both love integrating travel with homeschooling and want to inspire you to do the same! Combining homeschooling with travel enriches education with real-world experiences. Families learn together through exploration as they gain an appreciation of history, cultures, landscapes, and so much more, all while building family bonds. It fosters independence, adaptability, and a love of learning beyond textbooks or a screen. Hannah and Stephanie team up each summer to offer student history tours through their company, Blast to the Past, where students and parents come together to walk in the footsteps of history and bind it to their souls.
12:00 PM MDT- Empowering Dads to Take Control of Their Legacies: Presented by Alec Griffiths
Alec Griffiths, known as Fatherhood Reforged on X and Instagram, is a husband and a homeschooling father of 2. He frequently shares his insights and comments on masculinity, fatherhood and homeschooling. Alec founded the online, dads-only homeschooling community, Dadschooling, where dads can share stories, resources, advice and laughs in a much-needed male-only space. He is also the host of The Dadschooling Podcast. His mission is to empower dads to take control of their legacies through homeschooling, intentional parenting and strong family values.
1:00 PM MDT -How to Choose Curriculum with Confidence: Presented by Tina Hollenbeck
Tina Hollenbeck is a veteran homeschooler who – along with her husband – educated her daughters at home from birth through their high school graduations. She created The Homeschool Resource Roadmap, a free curriculum database for homeschoolers, in 2013, and has been curating it ever since. The Roadmap aims to list and describe every curriculum and resource provider available to homeschooling families so that parents can see at a glance everything to which they have access and then use their own personal parameters to narrow the options and confidently make appropriate choices for their children. Tina has also written a book, 8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers; operates a homeschool-parent resource center, The Homeschool Loft, in her community; and co-hosts a biweekly podcast, the Loftcast 2.0. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, which now includes a son-in-law and a precious grandchild.
2:00 PM MDT -Connection vs Correction: Removing Conflict in our Homes Presented by: Kent & Amy Bowler
It feels like you’ve tried everything – and yet nothing works. Despite doing your best and giving your all, the massive generational gaps our society is fighting against cause your teens to feel like you don’t get them. Or love them. In fact your instinctual responses only serve to push your increasingly independent children further away.
We’ve been coaching parents for over a decade now – with 1000’s of families spanning 53 countries. Our joy is found in showing the people called by God to nurture the children in your home (you!) how to bring your home into harmony so that you can have influence in your teens’ lives (again)! When you make simple, small adjustments, your children feel your love again and the results are miraculous.
Kent and Amy have 7 children, 8 grandchildren, have been parenting together for 30+ years, have homeschooled throughout, and are still in the thick of it with teen #6 and a 10 year old at home. They love spending time with their family – laughing and playing games around the kitchen table, singing at the piano, hiking and biking.
3:00 PM MDT -Black Flag Schooling Presented By: Chris Jones
Christopher Jones (alias Mr. C) is a storyteller, but first he is a believer. For fifteen years he’s taught and
written on history, government, logic, rhetoric, and poetics (and baseball) in every educational
environment from homeschools to college. He is currently on the faculty of three schools—Liahona
Preparatory Academy, Education Underground, and Mount Liberty College—teaching everything from
World Civilizations to Defense Against the Dark Arts (yes, really). Mr. C graduated from Brigham Young
University with a B.A. in Classics (Roman History) and is a master’s candidate in Classical Literature and
Pedagogy. A prolific writer, Mr. C has published thirteen books (and counting) across multiple genres
(fiction and non-) and has written curriculum for (among others) The Good and the Beautiful and The
Tuttle Twins. He lives in Lehi, UT with his math-passionate wife Jeanette, whichever of their eight
children are home, a charm of finches, and one increasingly murderous cat.
4:00 PM MDT -Joyful Learning: Science-Backed Secrets to Make Any Subject Fun: Presentation by Claire Honeycutt
Dr. Claire Honeycutt has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering with a specialty in Neuroscience, but the title she’s most proud of is “Mom.” Dr. Honeycutt spent 20 years studying the brain and how it learns. Then she, like you, felt called to do something different. She now homeschools her two daughters (10 & 7) while using her expertise in learning science help homeschool parents give their kids an exceptional education uniquely suited to their child. You can find her on X @HippymomPhD and can get her FREE newsletter with homeschooling tips on her website http://www.theahimsamind.com