Virtual Open House
We at THEE hope that you will find the following videos to be helpful to you whether you are a newbie or veteran homeschooler!
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta
Shared Responsibility Program Option
Homeschool Through High School
How to Design & Build Your Homeschool
How to Select Your Learning Resources
Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers
Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers
1. Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta
A. Step 1: How Homeschooling Works in Alberta
INTRODUCTION
Homeschooling in Alberta
OVERVIEW
Provincial Requirements:
• Notification
• Evaluation
• Funding
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Learn the Lingo:
Speak Homeschoolese!
B. Step 2: Selecting Your Board (So Many to Choose From!)
Part 1
Select Your Board:
WHY CHOOSE THEE?
THEE Parents Answer That Question
THREE KEY CRITERIA
• Philosophy
Parents are in control
• Supports
– General
– Facilitation
– Communication
– Systems
• Programs & Special Strengths
Part 2
Select Your Board: WHY CHOOSE THEE?
You have many choices for homeschooling boards in Alberta, so why choose THEE? Let’s talk about that.
Part 3
Select Your Board:
Faith-Based or Secular? Parents are Always in Control.
Home Education is not like teacher-directed school when it comes to the religious or secular background of the school. THEE urges parents to select a home education board based on the level and types of support, independence, freedom, etc. that they will receive from the home education program.
Part 4
Questions To Help Parents Choose a Homeschooling Board
Step 2: Register (i.e. Notify) Your Homeschooling Child
Register Your Child:
• Notification Form
• Program Plan
• Deadline: Sept. 29th
…(for Funding)
September 29th is Too Late!
Don’t wait until September 29th to join (i.e. Notify with) a Homeschool program
Step 3: Creating Your Education Program Plan
Planning Your Plan
• Start with small steps
• Follow the “runway approach”
…(incremental acceleration)
• Control the
…scope-n-sequence
…(you don’t have to
…replicate the
…classroom model)
Final
Confirmation Package
• Letter of Acceptance
• Introduction to Facilitator
• Form for Direct Deposit
• Dates of Deadlines
• Instructions for completing the
…Reimbursement Form
• List of Popular Vendors
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
FAQ – ROUND 1
FAQ – ROUND 2
FAQ – ROUND 3
FAQ – ROUND 4
FAQ – ROUND 5
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
2. Funding & Reimbursements
FUNDING
Funding & Reimbursement
REIMBURSEMENT
Completing Our Reimbursement Form
REIMBURSEMENT
Buying Your Resources with a Purchase Order (PO) Number
REIMBURSEMENT
The 75% Rule
REIMBURSEMENT
Reimbursement for Your Internet Costs
REIMBURSEMENT
Making Sense of the “Standards of Home Education Reimbursement” Policy
REIMBURSEMENT
Did You Know? (Part 1)
Reimbursement Details
REIMBURSEMENT
Did You Know? (Part 2)
Deep Dive Into New Regulations
REIMBURSEMENT
Top 10 Dos And Don’ts When Completing Your Reimbursement Form
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
3. Facilitation & Evaluation
FACILITATION:
Home Ed Facilitator
EVALUATION:
Student Evaluations
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
4. Shared Responsibility Program Option
(Home Ed + Teacher-Taught Courses)
JR & SR HIGH SCHOOL
Introduction to Our Shared Responsibility Program
JR & SR HIGH SCHOOL
“Deep Dive” into the Administrative Details of the Shared Responsibility Program
- Definition
- Requirements (Home Ed and Teacher-Led)
- Percentages
- Funding
- Program Planning
- Student Evaluation
JR & SR HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher-Taught Courses from SILC Online
- Course Offerings
- Faith-based Instruction
- Online learning (not print-based correspondence)
- Live video conferencing
- Video-based tutorials
JR & SR HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher-Taught Courses from SILC – Chesterton Academy Online
- Overview of the distinctively Classical Education program
- Integration of Classical Education into Alberta Ed curriculum requirements
- Course Offerings
- Faith-based Instruction
- Online learning (not print-based correspondence)
- Live video conferencing
- Video-based tutorials
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
5. Homeschool Through High School
HIGH SCHOOL
Options for Homeschool:
• Traditional
• Traditional + Course Challenges
• Traditional + Distance Ed
…Courses (e.g. ADLC)
• Traditional + “Grade 13”
HIGH SCHOOL
Traditional Homeschool:
• No interaction with Alberta
…Education Curriculum or
…Program of Studies
• No Diploma from Alberta
…Education
• Options for admission to
…Post Secondary programs
• SAT & ACT
HIGH SCHOOL
Traditional + Course Challenges:
• Purpose for this approach
• Diploma from Alberta…Education is possible
• What is a Course Challenge?
• Options for “Challenging a
…Course”
HIGH SCHOOL
Traditional + Distance Ed Courses (e.g. ADLC):
• Purpose for this approach
Education is possible
• Courses from a Distance Ed
…Provider in Alberta
HIGH SCHOOL
Traditional + “Grade 13”:
• Purpose for this approach
• Diploma from Alberta Education is
…possible
• Description of “Grade 13”
AP, CLEP, SAT, and ACT
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
Credit by Examination
• Advanced Placement (AP) Courses…& Exams
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Exams
Admission by Examination
• SAT Exams (SAT1 & SAT2)
• ACT Exams
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
6. How to Design & Build Your Homeschool
STYLES of LEARNING:
Learning Styles:
Matching your instruction to your child’s learning style:
-Feeler
-Thinker
-Sensor
-Intuitor
STYLES of TEACHING
Teaching Styles:
Recognizing your own (parent) teaching style:
-Feeler
-Thinker
-Sensor
-Intuitor
STYLES of HOMESCHOOL
Homeschool Styles:
-Traditional
-Classical
-Charlotte Mason
-Unit Studies
-Unschooling
STYLE: TRADITIONAL
Traditional Education:
-School-type approach
-Textbooks
-Workbooks
-Parent/Teacher Editions
STYLE: CLASSICAL
Classical Education:
-Individual Basis
-Societal Basis
STYLE: CLASSICAL
Classical Education:
-Trivium
–Grammar Stage
–Logic or Dialectic Stage
–Rhetoric Stage
STYLE: CHARLOTTE MASON
Charlotte Mason style of teaching and learning
STYLE: CHARLOTTE MASON
Charlotte Mason style:
-Living Books
-No “Twaddle”
-Narration
-Music and Art
STYLE: UNIT STUDIES
Unit Studies:
What is a “Unit Study”?
What are some examples of a “Unit Study”?
STYLE: UNSCHOOLING
Unschooling:
A group of parents explain unschooling
STYLE: UNSCHOOLING
Unschooling:
Judy Arnall of Alberta Homeschooling Association (AHA) Presentation to the AERO Conference
STYLE: UNSCHOOLING
Unschooling:
Brett Bowers from THEE interviews Judy Arnall of Alberta Homeschooling Association (AHA) to learn more about unschooling.
STYLE: UNSCHOOLING
Unschooling:
Brett Bowers from THEE shares two “real world” examples of an unschooling learning plan.
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
7. How to Select Your Learning Resources
MATH:
Top 10 Homeschool Resources: Math
SCIENCE:
Top 10 Homeschool Resources: Science
HISTORY:
Top 10 Homeschool Resources: History
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Top 10 Homeschool Resources: Lang Arts
LANGUAGE ARTS: Spelling
Top 10 Homeschool Resources: Spelling
LANGUAGE ARTS: Grammar
Review of Fix It!
LANGUAGE ARTS: Writing
Review of Excellence in Writing
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
8. Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers
History Alive! and Science Alive! in Alberta:
“Made by Homeschoolers for Homeschoolers!”
Special Offer for THEE Homeschoolers
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
10. Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!)
Assistive Technology in Office365 and Google Suite-Education
Part 1
Assistive Technology in Office365 and Google Suite-Education
Part 2
The Seven Types of ADD
By Dr. Daniel Amen
Irlen Syndrome: What Is It?
Irlen Syndrome: Interview with Helen Irlen
By Dr. Daniel Amen
Understanding
Irlen Syndrome and the Irlen Method
Irlen Syndrome: Using Coloured Filter Lenses
By Dr. Daniel Amen
Irlen Syndrome: Personal and Professional Experiences
By Jeannie Lundgard, former ed psych and home education director for
Elk Island Public Schools, Sherwood Park, Alberta
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options
11. Advantages of Home Education
Learning In Context Of Relationship
10 Advantages of Homeschooling
10 (More) Advantages of Homeschooling
Why I am a Fan of Homeschooling
The 6 Foundational Purposes for Public Schooling
10 Health Advantages of Homeschooling
Parents vs. Peers:
Parents Matter More than Peers
Advantages, Reasons, and Benefits of Homeschooling
Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta | Funding & Reimbursements | Facilitation & Evaluation | Shared Responsibility Program Option | Homeschool Through High School | How to Design & Build Your Homeschool | How to Select Your Learning Resources | Providers of Learning Resources for Homeschoolers | Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers | Resources for Special Learning Needs (and for Everyone!) | Advantages of Home Education | Post-Secondary Options