2019 SEA Homeschoolers Online Symposium
Event Schedule
**All times are US Eastern PM**
Monday, July 22nd
12:00-12:30 – Symposium Opening: SEA Homeschooling by Blair Lee
12:30-1:15 – Evidence of Evolution and How to Teach It by Bertha Vazquez
1:15-1:30 – Break
1:30-2:00 – Vendor Showcase: Global Academic Productions
2:00-2:45 – Building Radically Inclusive Homeschool Spaces by Alycia Wright, M.Ed
2:45-3:00 – Break
3:00-3:30 – Vendor Showcase with Give-Away: Project-Based Learning: Creating a Modern Education of Curiosity, Innovation, and Impact
3:30-4:15 – The Importance of Teaching History in a Modern Education by Samantha Matalone Cook, MAT
4:15-4:30 – Break
4:30-6:00 – Critical Thinking by Dale McGowan, PhD
Tuesday, July 23rd
12:30-2:00 -Creating Learner-Centered Education through Project-Based Learning by Blair Lee, MS and Samantha Matalone Cook, MAT
2:00-2:15 – Break
2:15-2:45 – Vendor Showcase with Give-Away: Bon Voyage World Languages Academy
2:45-3:30 – Taking Learning Outdoors: Increasing Children’s Motivation and Engagement by Rachel Tidd
3:30-3:45 – Break
3:45-4:15 – Vendor Showcase: Excel Academy
4:15-5:00 – Embracing What Works & Letting Go of What Doesn’t: Advice from a Second Generation Secular, Eclectic, Academic Homeschooler by Kat Hutcheson
5:00-5:15 – Break
5:15-6:00 – Advice for the Non-Primary Homeschool Parent by Amanda and Josh McClure
Wednesday, July 24th
12:20-1:45 – Mother Nature’s Pedagogy: How Children’s Natural Curiosity, Playfulness and Sociability Serve Their Education by Dr. Peter Gray
1:45-2:00 – Break
2:00-2:45 – Embracing a Literature-Based Approach to Learning by Amy Sharony, Ph.D.
2:45-3:15 – Vendor Showcase: High School at the Academy: Complete High School Curriculum
3:15-4:15 – Collaborating with Behaviorally Challenging Children by Dr. Ross Greene, PhD
4:15-4:30 – Break
4:30-5:15 – Playing School: Developmentally Appropriate Preschool & Kindergarten for Students with High Academic Needs by Kat Hutcheson
5:15-5:30 – Vendor Showcase: Hard Copy HQ
Thursday, July 25th
12:30-1:15 – Testing 101: Why and How Assessments Can Play an Important and Positive Role in Your Homeschool by Ellen Crain
1:15-1:30 – Break
1:30-2:00 – Vendor Showcase with Give-Away: The Science of Climate Change
2:00-2:45 – From Homeschooling to College: Demystifying the Process by Lessa Scherrer
2:45-3:00 – Break
3:00-3:30 – Vendor Showcase with Give-Away: Dayla Learning
3:30-4:15 – Creating Transcripts from a Non-Traditional Education by Wes Beach
4:15-4:30 – Break
4:30-6:00 – Self- and Peer-Assessment for Enhancing Student Learning by Michael Wride
Friday, July 26th
12:30-2:00 – Encouraging Entrepreneurship with PopUp Business School Techniques by Alan Donegan
2:00-2:30 – Vendor Showcase: Praxis
2:30-3:15 – Scholarships and Aid For Homeschoolers by Brett Kennedy
3:15-3:45 – Live Vendor Showcase: Outschool
3:45-4:30 – Teaching Financial Literacy in Your Homeschool by Victoria Khaze
4:30-4:45 – Break
4:45-5:30 – Homeschooling with Financial Independence In Mind by Kate Eby
5:30-6:00 – Symposium Closing Remarks
