Upcoming Conference Hosts National and International Speakers
The Annual 2006 New England Homeschool & Family Learning Conference presents U. S. and international education experts. On July 14 and 15, the 16th annual event hosts one of the region's finest educational events for homeschoolers and families at the Boxborough Woods Holiday Inn in Boxborough, MA.
Boxborough, MA (PRWEB) July 7, 2006
The Annual 2006 New England Homeschool & Family Learning Conference presents U. S. and international education experts. On July 14 and 15, the 16th annual event will host one of the region's finest educational events for homeschoolers and families at the Boxborough Woods Holiday Inn in Boxborough, MA.
Featured speaker Dr. Read Schuchardt who currently teaches at Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland, received his Ph. D. (NYU) in Media Ecology under the direction of (author, media critic and) professor Neil Postman and speaks internationally on the subject of Media Literacy and Consumption. His topics include "Seeing Through Cinema", "Understanding Media" and "Media, Culture and Family". Nationally acclaimed performer and storyteller Jim Weiss, whose recordings have earned 75 prestigious awards will perform and present educational workshops for parents.
Other speakers include Attorney Deborah Stevenson, director of National Home Legal Defense, who champions the right of parents and children to teach and learn through homeschooling; Kathi Kearney, M. A. Ed., a Professional Associate with the Gifted Development Center in Denver, Colorado., founder of the Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children and advocate for homeschooling children and families; Janet Uhlar-Tinney, author, "Bunker Hill: A Novel" and veteran homeschooling mother. Teen and Children's Activities throughout the weekend. Visit the web site for more information: http://www. homeeducator. com/Conference/index. htm (http://www. homeeducator. com/Conference/index. htm)
This year's schedule of over 80 workshops is divided into six interest or focus tracks:
Educational How-Tos (Topics of Interest to All)
Identifying and Homeschooling Gifted and Talented Students
Homeschooling Children With Special Needs.
Homeschooling High School Students
Personal and Family Time Management/ Organization
Parenting and Family Issues
The public is invited to join hundreds of families for a weekend of learning, encouragement and support. Veteran home educators, beginners or those simply looking at the option of homeschooling or independent study will be provided with a full selection of sessions to meet every need. A full bookfair in the exhibit hall features over 70 companies and thousands of the finest educational resources available for purchase on-site.
This year's guest speakers include:
Dr. Read Schuchardt - Read holds both a Masters and Doctoral degree in Media Ecology from New York University, where he wrote his dissertation on religious and corporate symbolism under the advisorship of the late Neil Postman (Amusing Ourselves to Death, The Disappearance of Childhood, etc). He has been a college professor for eight years, during which time he has lectured extensively on media, culture, and religion to university, church, high school and civic organizations. He has been published in Utne Reader, Christianity Today, the Chicago Tribune, and a variety of academic and cultural journals. He is contributing editor for The New Pantagruel (www. newpantagruel. com), founder and publisher of the award-winning film interpretation site Metaphilm (www. metaphilm. com)
Jim Weiss, an internationally known and respected recording artist and live performer and storyteller. Literature truly comes alive when Jim Weiss performs! From fairy tales to Sherlock Holmes to the ancient world of Archimedes the mathematician, Jim's performances and workshops combine the richenss of oral language with the best in world literature, and the result is entertainment (and learning) magic.
Kathi Kearney, M. A. Ed., currently teaches gifted students at the Noble VI School in Berwick, ME and is also a Professional Associate with the Gifted Development Center in Denver, CO. She is the founder of the Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children, a national resource and support network for exceptionally gifted children and their families. She was an instructor in talented and gifted education at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa for two years. Kathi has worked with children as a teacher and administrator in a wide variety of settings, urban and rural, in public, private, religious, and home schools.
Dale Bartlett, author of Have Kids - Will Travel, now in its third printing and has been sold throughout the US and even Australia and Canada. Officially, he has been a Systems Integrator for the traffic industry, husband and father of four. Have Kids – Will Travel was written using 6 years of research and experience traveling the world with their children and coming up with new and unique ways to do it both inexpensively and free
Diana Waring, has been traveling and speaking throughout the U. S., Canada, and recently in Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific to enthusiastic audiences on four continents for the past sixteen years. With transparency, humor, and warmth, she comes to encourage, equip and educate. Her family homeschool business, "Diana Waring--History Alive!" produces books, tapes, videos, and history curriculum for the homeschool market.
Attorney Deborah G. Stevenson, founder of National Home Education Legal Defense. Ms. Stevenson has a private practice in Southbury, Connecticut, handling cases in all aspects of education and appellate law. In addition to her legal practice, Attorney Stevenson is also a veteran homeschool Mom and founder of Connecticut's Citizens to Uphold the Right to Educate (CT's C. U.R. E.) and Executive Director of Home Education Legal Defense of Connecticut, newly reorganized as NHELD>
Derek Carter, president of Foundations for Success and a licensed family, marriage and parenting counselor, active in the Long Island Greater New York homeschool community as a leader and homeschooling father.
Cheryl Carter, founder and director of "Organize Your Life" an organization that helps people reach their maximum effectiveness and productivity. She is a writer, homeschool leader and homeschooling mother.
Shirley Minster, a Master Degree certified teacher who holds credentials in education, educational guidance, and counseling. As an ardent supporter of homeschooling and individualized learning programs, she uses her extensive credentials to advocate for individual families and the right to choose the educational program that works best for the children.
Josh Shaine, former director of the MIT High School Studies Program and former headmaster of Massachusetts Academy for Gifted students. He has taught at public, private, and alternative schools, and has also worked with special needs students who were either at home or institutionalized for a number of public school districts in several different states.
Thomas Clark, a lifelong teacher of mathematics and science with more than 30 years of experience at all levels, from elementary through adult. He began his career with twelve years of classroom teaching, including a full year of graduate study, and then served for five years as the state mathematics suprvisor for the Indiana Department of Education. Currently, he is president of Video Text Interactive, a company that specializes in bringing the textbook to life through technology.
Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld, author, educator, international commentator and school reformer, who has spent the last 30 years writing about American education and seeking answers to such baffling questions as: Why is America experiencing a decline in literacy? Why are so many American children afflicted with learning disabilities? His six previous books on education answer these and many more questions puzzling the public. His best-selling expose of the National Educational Association, N. E.A. Trojan Horse in American Education, has virtually become a classic in critical educational literature.
Lynn Scully is the founder and developer of the get IT Independent Tutorial SAT Preparation course. Lynn’s 16 years of tutoring experience range from the elementary level through the master’s level and has covered many topics. Lynn has conducted numerous workshops and classes and is actively involved with various New Jersey schools as a testing and curriculum consultant. She currently works at Blair Academy in Blairstown, NJ.
Families, parents, educators, and those interested in the future of education are invited to Boxborough, MA on July 14 and 15 for the 16th annual New England Homeschool & Family Learning Conference. This event offers newcomers, veterans or the interested everything they need to know about the opportunities offered by homeschooling and school choice.
Walk-in registrations are welcome. Registration information can be found online: http://www. homeeducator. com/conferences. htm (http://www. homeeducator. com/conferences. htm).
Walk-in registration begins at 8:00 a. m. on Friday and Saturday. There is a special Friday Daytime Rate available for those wishing to browse the exhibit hall and buy resources.
Press Passes are also available.
For more information, contact Home Education & Family Services
207-657-2800 or fax 207-657-2404.
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