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Fall
2006 Seminars by Cindy Downes:
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EDMOND,
OK: Saturday, October 7, 9 am - 3 pm, sponsored
by OKLAHOMA HOMESCHOOL MOMS INFORMATION NETWORK and
the Edmond Home Educators’ Support
Group. Held
at Waterloo Road Baptist Church, 3100 East Waterloo
Road, Edmond, OK. Schedule:
8:30
am - Doors open. Register for door prizes.
9:00 am - Time
Management, Scheduling and Recordkeeping. Many
homeschool parents quit because they become overwhelmed
with too many children on too many grade levels
and too much to do in too little time. In this
seminar, you'll learn how to (1) set priorities
and keep them, (2) squeeze five hours of school
into two, (3) write a log book entry, (4) document
academics, extracurricular activities, and life
learning in your log book, (5) create a portfolio,
and (6) figure GPAs for transcripts.
10:30 am - Teaching
Without Textbooks: The best curriculum
is not necessarily a textbook especially if your
child has difficulty with traditional schoolwork,
is advancing academically faster than "normal," or
has specific career goals. This seminar will
help you to think "out of the box" when
choosing (or using your current) curriculum.
You'll learn how to use alternative resources
to create your own multi-level, lesson plans
that will take advantage of your child's specific
interests, abilities, and learning styles. You
may even save money in the process!
12:00 - Lunch catered by Carrabba's Italian
Grill.
1:00 pm - Vocational
& Ministry Training for Teens: God created
each child for a specific purpose in his or her generation.
Many parents make the mistake of overlooking their
child's God-given gifts and strengths in order to
focus on “what every 5th (6th, etc.) grader
needs to know” or they assume that every child
is called to be a doctor, lawyer, or teacher. But,
the real question is: What is the Lord calling your
child to do? This workshop will encourage parents
to help their child find his specific calling, discover
what he lacks to pursue that calling, and then equip
him with what he needs to fulfill it. The information
presented here is very helpful to parents whose teens
are interested in alternatives to college.
2:30 pm - Open Forum
CHILDCARE NOT PROVIDED. NURSING BABIES ONLY.
You must preregister! No at-the-door registrations. Registration
Deadline: September 30. Cost:
$30 single, $45 couple (Lunch included. Couple includes spouse
or teaching grandparent. Non-refundable.) The
first 20 paid registrations will receive a free copy of Cindy's
new E-Book, "Oklahoma Travel Guide."
To register: Download a registration form here.
For questions, contact Ellen Latimer, ebl57@yahoo.com.
Phone (405) 326-9490. www.groups.yahoo.com/group/okhsmoms-info
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Summer
2006 Seminars:
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Tulsa,
OK. Homeschooling: Teaching Without Textbooks (K-8).
Friday, June 23 (1:30-4:00) $17.00.
Learn how to homeschool using the library, the internet,
bookstores, and other local resources. You’ll
learn how to teach more than one grade level at a time
and how to write your own lesson plans based on the
interests and abilities of your children. This seminar
will be held at The Apple Tree, 204 E. 41st Street -
Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more info or to register, contact
The Apple Tree, Phone: (918) 622-8733, Email: Info@theappletreeinc.com,
Website: http://www.theappletreeinc.com/
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Tulsa,
OK. Homeschooling 101: Getting Started Plus (K-12).
Saturday, July 29 (9:00-3:00) $27.00. This
seminar is for parents who are “just looking”
into homeschooling or who are currently homeschooling
but looking for some new ideas. Cindy will show you
how to get started, how to keep records, how to set
your schedule and how to choose curriculum based on
your child’s
learning style, needs, and abilities. She will also demonstrate
the writing of a simple curriculum plan, how to integrate
hands-on learning with textbooks, and how to utilize
the internet, the local library and other available
resources.This workshop will be held at The Apple Tree,
204 E. 41st Street - Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more info
or to register, contact The Apple Tree, Phone: (918)
622-8733, Email: Info@theappletreeinc.com,
Website: http://www.theappletreeinc.com/
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Cindy
is available to do seminars at your event. She especially
enjoys teaching homeschool parents how to think "outside
the box" when creating an educational plan for
their children. Her goal is to encourage them to seek
God's purpose for each child, to discover each child's
individual gifts and callings, and to create lessons
plans that will help their children fulfill that calling.
She especially enjoy teaching parents whose children
are struggling with traditional curriculum or looking
for alternatives to college. Here are some recent seminars:
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Seminar
1: Teaching Without Textbooks: The best curriculum
is not necessarily a textbook especially if your child
has difficulty with traditional schoolwork, is advancing
academically faster than "normal," or has
specific career goals. This seminar will help you
to think "out
of the box" when choosing (or using your current)
curriculum. You'll learn how to use alternative resources
to create your own multi-level, lesson plans that will
take advantage of your child's specific interests, abilities,
and learning styles. You may even save money in the
process!
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Seminar
2: Vocational & Ministry Training for Teens:
God created each child for a specific purpose in his
or her generation. Many parents make the mistake of
overlooking their child's God-given gifts and strengths
in order to focus on “what every 5th (6th, etc.)
grader needs to know” or they assume that every
child is called to be a doctor, lawyer, or teacher.
But, the real question is: What is the Lord calling
your child to do? This seminar will encourage parents
to help their child find his specific calling, discover
what he lacks to pursue that calling, and then equip
him with what he needs to fulfill it. The information
presented here is very helpful to parents whose teens
are interested in alternatives to college.
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Seminar
3: The Truth About Homeschooling. Homeschooling
has now become "the thing to do" and many
parents are jumping into it without much thought or
prayer. This seminar honestly explains some of the
pros and cons of homeschooling from the viewpoint of
a twenty-six year veteran homeschool mom who not only
homeschooled her own children from K-12 but also helped
hundreds of others to do the same. She will tell you
what it's really like to homeschool, what she learned
from her homeschooling experience, and what life is
like after homeschooling.
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Seminar
4: Seven Things to Give Your Child Besides a Good Education:
Luke 2:52 says that "Jesus increased in wisdom
and stature, and in favor with God and man." As
Christian, homeschool parents, our goal should be to
give our children a well-rounded education by helping
them increase in these same four areas. Most of us,
however, focus on academics and neglect the rest. This
seminar will discuss seven ways to give your children
a "Luke 2:52" education.
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Seminar
5: Time Management, Scheduling and Recordkeeping.
Many homeschool parents quit because they become overwhelmed
with too many children on too many grade levels and too
much to do in too little time. In this seminar, you'll
learn how to (1) set priorities and keep them, (2) squeeze
five hours of school into two, (3) write a log book entry,
(4) document academics, extracurricular activities, and
life learning in your log book, (5) create a portfolio,
and (6) figure GPAs for transcripts.
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Seminar
6: Composition for the Delayed Learner. This
seminar will discuss problems many children have with
handwriting and composition in their early years and
what you can do to overcome them. You will not only learn
about resources available for teaching handwriting and
composition but you will also participate in some writing
exercises that will help your child write more effectively.
Bring a pen and paper for this one!
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Seminar
7: Oklahoma History. Cindy will show you how
to make Oklahoma history something that the whole family
will enjoy using resources that are inexpensive, easy
to find, and easy to use. You’ll learn how to schedule
Oklahoma history into your school year, how to determine
what topics to cover, and what resources you can use to
make it interesting for all ages. This non-traditional
approach will give you the flexibility to decide when
and how long to spend on Oklahoma history, depending on
your family’s interests and needs.
Cindy
is also available to do seminars on:
- Homeschool:
Getting Started in Oklahoma
- Homeschooling
PreK & Kindergarten
- Homeschooling
on a Budget
- Other
topics as needed.
How
to Schedule a Seminar (within 3 hours drive of Tulsa): Cindy
will need a room to do the workshop and someone to coordinate
the event. The coordinator's job is as follows:
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1.
advertise the event
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2.
provide the room and chairs for the event
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3.
provide a speaking podium (can be a music stand) and two
6-10' tables for Cindy
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4.
If the group is over 15, provide a microphone and sound
system.
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5.
Provide drinking water and paper cups for the attendees.
Other refreshments are fine, but not required.
Seminar
Fee (negotiable depending on facilities available and distance):
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1/2
day (9-12 or 1-4) for $15 each or $20/couple*
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full day (9-3) for $25 each or $30/couple* *Couple
can include a relative instead of spouse if the relative
is doing some of the teaching (ie: grandmother) This
offer is for relatives only.
Cindy
will need a minimum number of pre-paid admissions (The number
depends on where the workshop is located.) to cover the costs
of travel and handouts. Admissions will be refunded and the
workshop cancelled if the minimum is not met.The coordinator
will receive free admission and a copy of
The Checklist OR a one year subscription
to Oklahoma History Online (for
personal use only) at no charge, if the event takes place.
If
you are interested in having Cindy speak at your event or
need information about events that are further than 3 hours
driving distance from Tulsa, contact Cindy at contact@oklahomahomeschool.com.
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Testimonials:
I
think your workshop was great! It gave me the confidence
I needed to know I could go ahead and get started. I
thought I was on the right track before, but your workshop
made me much more confidence that I could do it. You
told us great tips and websites to visit. I came home and
started downloading all types of assessments and materials.
Daylynn Green, Collingsville, OK
I
really enjoyed the seminar! The testings were the biggest
help for me. They helped me determine my teaching style
which will help me be the best teacher I can possibly be
for my children. It was like coming out of the forest to
finally see the individual trees. It gave me understanding and
clarity about the fact that we all have different learning
and communication (teaching) styles. It helped me to identify
my own and my childrens' learning style and learn about
curriculum that embraced each style. Thanks for the
seminar. I could easily use another one.
Bethany W., Tulsa, OK
I
attended your workshop yesterday at the AppleTree. It
was such a pleasure meeting you. The workshop was a
tremendous blessing for me. I will be a first-time homeschooling
mom. I so needed to hear all the information that you shared
with us. I had very little knowledge on curriculums, styles
of teaching, etc. My eyes were opened to so much information
that I needed for myself and for my daughter, and finding
what is best for the two of us. Thank you for putting
on the workshop, I know you blessed us all. Claudia
S., Tulsa, OK
I
have attended several of Cindy's workshops over the last 10
years. Each time I would come away renewed and encouraged
to continue on this wonderful journey of homeschooling. I
recall several times that I would find myself trying to figure
out what is missing, or how to change my teaching style or
technigues, but could not seem to get all the pieces together.
Then I would attend one of Cindy's seminars and she would
convey clear and precise ideas and direction that would clarify
things and help me bring all the loose pieces together. Kathy
R., Owasso, OK
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