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1. Transition to Scholar – Gwen Wood
There’s an age at which kids are looking for more than Love of Learning classes. As parents and mentors, it’s exciting watching for this time to arrive. We want them to develop into scholars and life-long learners, who are serious about their education and ready to submit to a mentor. However, there are scholar skills that most Love of Learners still lack.
As a teacher of early Scholar classes, I noticed a pattern in my classes. Students who had the opportunity to learn and practice basic Scholar skills, such as note taking or presenting, before they took a Scholar class were prepared to learn more in the class than those who didn’t. Enter the Transition Phase.
Transition is that level that builds a bridge between Love of Learners and Scholars and prepares youth for a successful Scholar experience. In this presentation, I’ll talk about basic scholar skills your students need. I’ll also share how to teach those skills to your students who are ready for more but still need to have fun and enjoy what they’re learning.
Check out Gwen’s curriculum here: By My Light
2. Super Effective Ways to Capture Your Students’ Attention – Molly Christensen
In this world of 15 second attention spans, how do you engage with students to keep their attention? In this class, we’ll share ideas on how to have interested kids in your class, and you’ll be amazed at how fast the time flies by in your co-op classroom!
Check out Molly’s curriculum here: Building Heroes Academy
3. Studying Primary Source Documents – Sarah Harriman
What is a document study? Is it just reading the Declaration of Independence or the Mayflower Compact? What qualifies as a document that should be studied? Are the only things worth studying written down on paper, or can you study other cultural icons? The answer is that there is a lot that we can learn from studying famous documents and other icons. They bring insights to ideas, philosophies, and cultures of the past as well as revealing basic foundational truths about humanity in general. Through studying documents successfully in the classroom, scholars develop the ability to gain insight into the world around them and in their own lives. In this presentation I will talk about what constitutes a document study and break down how to use this tool in your classroom effectively.
Check out Sarah’s curriculum here: By My Light
4. How to Create Great Literary Experiences in the Classroom — Bonita Sutton
A constant assignment for homeschool classes is the reading of books. Quality books have the potential to inspire students- they can open our minds from our limited perspective. Books can affect our social perception, teach us empathy, improve our vocabulary, increase our spelling, and ignite imagination. However, the choices are numerous: historical books, fantasy books, dystopian mysteries, classics and MORE. There are so many good books!!
HOW do you decide which books to have your class read? AND how can books be an instrument in your classroom? How can you squeeze the most out of your books in class? Excellent questions! Let’s discuss it.
Check out Bonita’s projects here: The Homeschool Librarian
5. Group Discussion vs. Lecture – Amy Edwards
It was a pleasure to have Amy Edwards present at Art of Teaching 2020. If you haven’t read it, you can purchase Amy’s book For the Love of Learning: Giving Your Children a LOLIPOP Education as a pdf download here: The Lolipop Book
6. Classroom Management – Rachel Keppner
Rachel has years of experience in the classroom as a theater teacher. She brings her best tips and tricks to this session of Art of Teaching to pass on what she’s learned about effective classroom management in the classroom. Check out Rachel’s Shakespeare curriculum here: Homeschool Shakespeare
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