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We at THEE hope that you will find the following videos to be
helpful to you whether you are a newbie or veteran homeschooler!

1. Getting Started: Homeschool in Alberta

A. Step 1: How Homeschooling Works in Alberta

INTRODUCTION

Homeschooling in Alberta

INTRODUCTION

Homeschooling in Alberta

AUDIO RECORDING:

From Webinar with

Judy Arnall, Alberta Homeschooling Association

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Learn the Lingo: Speak Homeschoolese!

B. Step 2: Selecting Your Board (So Many to Choose From!)

INTRODUCTION

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

INTRODUCTION

Select Your Board: WHY CHOOSE THEE?

You have many choices for homeschooling boards in Alberta, so why choose THEE? Let’s talk about that.

From Webinar with

Judy Arnall, Alberta Homeschooling Association

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.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Learn the Lingo: Speak Homeschoolese!

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)

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

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

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

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

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

2. Funding & Reimbursements

Funding & Reimbursement

Completing Our Reimbursement Form

Buying Your Resources with a Purchase Order (PO) Number

The 75% Rule

REIMBURSEMENT

Reimbursement for Your Internet Costs

EIMBURSEMENT

Making Sense of the “Standards of Home Education

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

3. Facilitation & Evaluation

FACILITATION

Home Ed Facilitator

EVALUATION:

Student Evaluations

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

5. Homeschool Through High School

(Home Ed + Teacher-Taught Courses)

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

HIGH SCHOOL

Traditional + Distance Ed Courses (e.g. ADLC):

• Advanced Placement (AP) Courses…& Exams
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Exams

Admission by Examination
• SAT Exams (SAT1 & SAT2)
• ACT Exams

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 LEARNING:

Teaching Styles:

Recognizing your own (parent) teaching style:
-Feeler
-Thinker
-Sensor
-Intuitor

STYLES of LEARNING:

Homeschool Styles:

-Traditional
-Classical
-Charlotte Mason
-Unit Studies
-Unschooling

STYLE: TRADITIONAL

Traditional Education:

Traditional Education:
-School-type approach
-Textbooks
-Workbooks
-Parent/Teacher Editions

STYLE: CLASSICAL

Classical Education:

-Individual Basis
-Societal Basis

STYLE: CHARLOTTE MASON

Charlotte Mason style of teaching and learning

STYLE: UNIT STUDIES

Unit Studies: What is a “Unit Study”?

STYLE: UNSCHOOLING

Unschooling: A group of parents explain unschooling

STYLE: CLASSICAL

Classical Education:

-Trivium
–Grammar Stage
–Logic or Dialectic Stage
–Rhetoric Stage

STYLE: CHARLOTTE MASON

Charlotte Mason style of teaching and learning

-Living Books
-No “Twaddle”
-Narration
-Music and Art

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

STYLES of LEARNING:

Learning Styles:

Matching your instruction to your child’s learning style:
-Feeler
-Thinker
-Sensor
-Intuitor

9. Support Resources in Alberta for Homeschoolers

Homeschool Support Groups in Alberta:

Meet-N-Greet with

AHEA and AHA

HSLDA: Home School Legal Defence Association

HSLDA

HSLDA in Alberta:

Supports and Legal Protection Services in Alberta…Interview with Patty Marler

HSLDA

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?

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?

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

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

The Seven Types of ADD By Dr. Daniel Amen

Assistive Technology in Office365 and Google Suite-Education Part 1

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

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