CSTHEA—Curriculum Fair Workshop Summaries

All You Need to Know to Teach the Child with ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia: UNDERSTANDING THE WAY / SAIL AWAY: Brenda Murphy; No further description was available at time of publication.
Art to Reinforce Core Subjects: Visual Manna: Josh Jeffus; Learning can be more fun for your children with different core subjects. Instead of having them read a book with no pictures, bring in a little bit of a hands-on art project with each lesson. They will be able to learn easier and have a blast at the same time.
Building a Christian Worldview: FOUNDATIONS COLLEGIUM (Formerly ST. THOMAS ACADEMY): David Kennedy Bird; The term “worldview” has become trendy in Christian circles during the past couple of decades. What does it really mean… and how can you assist your child in developing a full-bodied, well-informed worldview with Christ at the center, reason and rightly interpreted experience as anchors, and a Biblical foundation?
Building Preschool Language Arts Skills: No further description was available at time of publication.
Choosing and Using Curriculum: Presented by Joyce Herzog; Understand your curriculum choices so you can choose more effectively! Joyce presents principles to consider as well as specific comments. This will help you understand your needs better so you waste less money on materials that don’t work! We do address special needs, but have much to offer every parent making curriculum choices — educational styles, grade levels, curricular pros and cons, and independent learning.
Choosing Your Curriculum: Choosing Your Curriculum; How to think through your choices before you get overwhelmed or spend all that money.
Chronological Bible Study: The Foundation for a Lifetime of Bible Learning: KARYN HENLEY RESOURCES: Larimore Henley; Because kids have a story-centered faith, the “mixed-up” order of a traditional Bible is often confusing, leaving a life-long impression that the Bible is difficult to understand. This workshop presents the Day by Day Kid’s Bible series by Karyn Henley (author of the original Beginner’s Bible) as an enjoyable, age-appropriate, 7-minute-a-day experience for children ages 4 and up. In one year’s time it gives a chronological jour-ney through the entire Scripture narrative, while companion devotions books help instill the sound character traits presented in God’s Word.
Computer Internet Safety for Kids (for ADULTS): Presented by Scott Harrison; The Internet has become a very effective resource for communication and information, but advances in technology can have a darker side. What are your kids doing on the Internet today, and who are they talking to? Learn more about how to protect your kids online based on informa-tion gathered by experts. We will focus on Internet risks, predators, and ideas on how to make the Internet experience safer for our children. We’ll also talk about the less obvious risks of influence through Social Networking and Online Gaming.
Confident Homeschooling: NOTGRASS COMPANY: Ray Notgrass; Many voices in the world — and sometimes in our families and churches — tear down our confidence about homeschooling our children. Ray uses the encouragement of God's Word to help homeschooling fathers and mothers stop letting others make them afraid. Learn to let go of the world's standards for your children. Find new confidence as you train your children according to God's standards.
Conquering Hearts for Christ: HEAVENLY C. PUBLISHING: Cheryl A. Cook; No description was available at time of publication.
Earn College Credit Through Dual Enrollment: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECH. COMM. COLLEGE: Carol Swayze; Get a head start on college. Chattanooga State created the Dual Enrollment Program to give honor students the opportunity to get a head start on their college careers while simultaneously obtaining the high school credits necessary for graduation. Students who have participated in this program have graduated from high school with 12 to 50 hours of college credit!
A Family’s Worship: Without Good Arrows a Bow is Just a Bent Stick — A Traditional Archer Looks at Psalm 127: REFORMED FAMIKLY BOOKS: Steve Morse (Pastor, Christ Church of Chattanooga); Pastor Morse talks about the four qualities to focus on in our children: the arrow’s nock, fletches, shaft, and head. The four corresponding qualities in the parent are the bow, the string, and the archer’s hands and eyes. Psalm 127 gives a perfect platform for describing this process.
First Things First: Homeschooling with Heaven in Our Eyes: HIS IMAGE MINISTRIES: Shelley Hendry; No description was available at time of publication.
“Foundations of Home Education”: HOMELIFE ACADEMY: David Parkerson; This multimedia presentation is an introduction to HomeLife Academy. The big picture is important: Why are we doing this? So are the details: How do we do this? Foundations are essential to success. Foundation #1 is God! Learn how He sparked the grassroots homeschooling movement in America, and is uniting families to raise Kingdom children! Understand homeschool laws, teaching, record keeping, resources, networking, support groups, and more. Finally, hear how HomeLife Academy is doing its part to help “Bring Education Back Home.”
Fractions the Way You Wish You’d Been Taught: RIGHTSTART MATHEMATICS / ACTIVITIES FOR LEARNING: Wendy Braswell; Fractions can be fun and easy to learn through visualization and games. See a visualizable model that reduces fractions to the basics. Using Dr. Joan A. Cotter’s research, we will introduce ways to understand fractions and teach a few games to learn and practice the fraction concepts.
From “Apples to Apples” to “Zig Zag”: Smart Ways to Play: SOLID ROCK EDUCATORS’ BOOKS AND SUPPLIES: Wilma Inman; Do you want “moneywise kids”? Do you have a “Herd of Horses” to manage? Are there “skeletons in your closet”? “Dinosaurs,” “Iguanas,” and “Pink Elephants.” Oh, my! The “how-to’s in educating your children with fun in mind. Learn how to incorporate these games and others into your homeschooling.
Games, Math Games, Math Card Games!: RIGHTSTART MATHEMATICS / ACTIVITIES FOR LEARNING: Wendy Braswell; Have fun and help your children master math facts and concepts with card games. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, clocks, and money games with any math program. Players of various abilities can play together. In this session, you will learn and play card games to help children learn and master addition, multiplication, and fractions.
Getting Started: GATEWAY: Greg or Linda Stablein; A simplified approach to homeschooling.
High School: GATEWAY: Greg or Linda Stablein; How to plan ahead for high school, translate your course work into credits for a transcript, and more.
Homeschooling Distractible Kids Who Don’t Like School: SCHOOLHOUSE PUBLISHING: Susan Kemmerer; You’ve been blessed with this amazing bundle of energy — he’s doing everything at top speed! And now you want to put a book in his lap and convince him that reading word lists and adding columns of numbers is fun? Homeschooling is the perfect learning environment for this child! Susan, a mother of 9 children (including 7 wiggly boys) shares with you ideas on how to homeschool these distractible little bundles of energy in order to enjoy and use their boundless energy instead of quenching their fire. We’ll look at our own heart issues as well
How to Teach Math So Children Will Ask for More: RIGHTSTART MATHEMATICS / ACTIVITIES FOR LEARNING: Wendy Braswell; Parents often find math difficult to teach because they themselves do not have a good foundation. Math is discovering patterns and relationships, so much more than memorizing facts. Finger counting, flash cards, and tears need not be part of the equation! Incorporate the child’s natural ability to visualize using the AL abacus. Use math games for mastering the facts. Hands-on learning and visual strategies help master the facts and solve problems. This workshop will introduce you to a new way to teach math — one both you and your child will enjoy.
The Importance of Unity in a Child’s Education: ST. THOMAS ACADEMY: David Kennedy Bird; The universe is a chaotic mass of disconnected facts and irrelevant information. Well, not really. But that’s the impression given by most conventional approaches to the structuring of an education. Isn’t there some way to help the child bring it all together into a meaningful picture? If God’s world is a unity, how can we present it in a unified manner to our young people?
Introducing Analytical Grammar: ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR: Robin Finley; Robin Finley, the author, will explain how A.G. differs from other programs on the market. You can teach this important subject, thoroughly and comprehensively, in much less time and with less repetition. Recommended in The Well-Trained Mind and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. Reviewed and given an A rating from Homeschoolingfromtheheart.com.
Kids Stand Joyfully for Christ: THE VOICE OF THE MARTYRS: Gloria Anderson; The Voice of the Martyrs workshop helps you and your children link up through prayer and projects with today’s heroes of the Christian faith. "Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong." (1 Corinthians 16:13)
Legal Issues Seminar: CSTHEA: Jeff Atherton, Attorney and CSTHEA Vice-President; All the latest scoop on the legal issues pertaining to Tennessee homeschoolers.
Making and Using Unit Studies: CREATIVE LEARNING CONNECTION: Catherine Jaime; Are you ready for a more relaxed approach to educating your children? Are textbooks driving you all to distraction? Catherine Jaime, 24-year homeschooling veteran, shares ideas and techniques for making your own unit studies, presenting ideas on teaching Lewis & Clark, presidents, states, the War Between the States, and many more. Whether you are teaching one student or 12 students, she’ll show you many ways to make the process more enjoyable!
Navigating the Middle School Years: HOMESCHOOLING FROM THE HEART: Cindy Prechtel; The ’tween years can be both challenging and rewarding stages in your homeschool! This is a time of raging hormones attended by great growth for your child. Cindy helps you navigate these exciting years with topics including academics, emotions, character issues, social needs, and purposeful worldview training.
A New Kind of Christian (Education): FOUNDATIONS COLLEGIUM (Formerly ST. THOMAS ACADEMY): David Kennedy Bird; No further description was available at time of publication.
Reaching the Heart of Your Child: Biblical Discipline: PREPARING THE WAY MINISTRIES: Rebecca Ingram Powell; There is far more to parenting than getting our children to "act" right. We have to get them to "think" right and to be motivated out of a love of virtue rather than a fear of punishment. Rebecca encourages and equips moms to reach past the outward conduct of their children and pull out what lies within their hearts. A practical, fun, and inspiring workshop!
Reaching the Heart of Your Home: Organizing the Chaos: PREPARING THE WAY MINISTRIES: Rebecca Ingram Powell; The thing about homeschooling is you have to stay home to do it! How do you manage being a wife, mom, teacher, and home manager, too? Join Rebecca as she shares secrets of scheduling the school day, managing the clutter, and establishing and enjoying a peaceful home.
Reaching the Heart of Your Teen: Encouraging Excellence Through Bible Study and Active Application: PREPARING THE WAY MINISTRIES: Rebecca Ingram Powell; What is the most important subject in your homeschool? It ought to be Bible study. Children learn God’s Word sitting at their mother’s feet, but teens learn God’s Word by sitting at the Master’s feet. By the time your children are teens, they ought to be spending part of each day on their own with the Lord. But don’t stop at studying! Learn how to encourage your children to make God’s truths real and applicable to their everyday lives.
The Reluctant Writer and Starting IEW: INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING: Pamela White; When you assign a simple writing assignment do you get groans and whines of “I just can’t, Mom! I don’t know what to write!” Come discover a checklist method of teaching writing that provides students with a clear model of what the finished product should contain and gives you an objective method of evaluating their work. Finding that you can use this program with any grade student, you will come away from this workshop saying, “Yes, I can teach writing!”
Report Writing: INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING: Pamela White; One of the best ways to document what your students have been learning is to have them write a report. Varying from one paragraph to several pages, reports both encourage necessary research and display your student’s expanding knowledge. This workshop will provide you with the incremental steps necessary to teach your students how to approach report writing from the beginning and provide you with a model that reaps success every time.
Scaredy Cat Reading System: JOYCEHERZOG.COM: Gary Sinclair; With twenty-five years of teaching disability children Joyce Herzog found no reading curriculum that consistently worked. Using her students as assistants, over ten years, she designed a curriculum that guaranteed success. Scaredy Cat teaches reading the way a child learns. Games and special designed activities make reading come alive. LetterMaster and the Children’s Theater present a new version of the letters and sounds with even Brave and Scared Vowels. Mastery teaching allows a child to read at 30 WPM and spell 9 out of 10 correct. The proven results … it works!
Spelling Strategies for Success: UNDERSTANDING THE WAY / SAIL AWAY LRN’G: Brenda Murphy; No further description available at time of publication.
Story Writing and Book Reports: INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING: Pamela White; Some children love to write stories while others would rather scrub the kitchen floor. This workshop will address not only how to craft stories the fun way, but also how this skill can be used to write book reports on all those great books they have read!
Teach Your Child Music: EBARU PUBLISHING: Eden Vaning; The blessing of a Music Education enriches a child’s life by imparting special skills for sharing the beauty of music with others; builds self-esteem; fosters leadership; improves math, reading, and other academic skills; encourages creativity; and enhances communication skills. Even parents with little or no music background can effectively teach music. Our workshop introduces a fun and easy approach to incorporate music into your curriculum with lots of demonstrations. Music bonds the family, lifts the heart, and is a wonderful way to give back to the community.
Teaching the Heart Vs. Teaching the Mind: HOMELIFE ACADEMY: Lani Carey; This workshop covers the following topics: Teaching for thoughtfulness; producing leaders, not followers; getting back to a truly classical education; and empowering the high schooler.
Teaching Math Effectively in the Home School: MATH-U-SEE: Lisa Angle; “I wish I’d been taught this way!” Parents using Math-U-See are now understanding math concepts which they only memorized and promptly forgot in their youth. Frustrated parents and students see each concept concretely before they are asked to do abstract problems built on the same principles. This low-cost, popular, DVD-based curriculum works, using short segments with manipulatives as well as phone and/or email help. Tests at the high school level are formatted like the ACT. Complete high school DVD courses cost $60 - $90. The workshop is an overview of K-12 math concepts emphasizing grades K-9. This information helps you teach math with any curriculum. Come “SEE” and relearn math for the benefit of your children. Free demonstration DVD available.
Teaching Reading with Success: Presented by Joyce Herzog; Learning to read CAN make sense and be fun! Look at why so many methods leave your learner struggling to read, spell, or both — and get strategies that lead to success. All ages, all learning styles, even special needs can learn to read and even spell better!
Teaching Teens: CREATIVE LEARNING CONNECTION: Catherine Jaime; Enjoying teaching teens, not just surviving them! If you are overwhelmed at the thought of teaching your teens, are struggling with the paperwork involved, or just want to talk to others who have gone through this, please join us. Cathy has graduated 7 of her 12 children at home, and has much to share from their experiences.
Teaching the Essay: ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR: Robin Finley; Robin Finley, creator of Analytical Grammar, will share her classroom-tested unit for teaching the literary essay, the basis of all expository writing. Via her materials, entertaining video, and her own brand of humor, you’ll learn this essay method, which can be used for the SAT requirement — and college-application essays! You’ll come away feeling very “empowered”! This inexpensive unit will give you everything you need to get started right away.
Teaching the U. S. Constitution: CREATIVE LEARNING CONNECTION: Catherine Jaime; Good citizenship is not an option: it is a God-given responsibility. After teaching her own high schoolers for more than a decade, Catherine Jaime has become convinced that we as Christians need to give our students a firmer foundation in the Constitution, the bedrock of the U. S. Government. In this workshop she will help you develop a better grasp of the Constitution, particularly the all-important “Bill of Rights.”
Using Free & Open Source Software at Home: Presenter: Scott Harrison; You probably know about software discounts available to schools and students, but you may have overlooked the real freebies. Tired of limitations on copying and sharing your software among multiple family computers or even friends? Every imaginable high-quality software package category from operating systems to office suites to programming utilities are generally available from the open source repositories without restrictions on use or copying to multiple users.
Using Games to Teach: CREATIVE LEARNING CONNECTION: Catherine Jaime; Are games the reward at the end of a busy day or a busy week? Do they get set aside until after the “real” school? Let Cathy Jaime, 24-year homeschooling veteran show you how games be used as part of school, not just relegated to after school. Board games, card games, purchased games, family-made games, are all a valuable part of your schooling.
“Value Makes Your Drawings ‘Pop’”: AGAPE ART ACADEMY: Karen Anna Barton; This is not just a demonstration, but also a participation. Come experience the fun. See how we teach a lesson to your children, ages 6 – 19. Learn how, when we employ the principle of value to a line drawing, it makes your drawings “pop” like a professional’s.
What About Me?: SCHOOLHOUSE PUBLISHING: Susan Kemmerer; You are now a full-time homeschool mom married to a single-income, conservative kind of guy. The four walls of your home define you. Hobbies, romance, adult conversation, and me-time seem like things of the past for both of you. You feel you are losing your identity. Is it possible to find fulfillment and joy in this “new” domestic model of you? Is it possible to rekindle the romance and passion that seems to have been buried under the avalanche of dishes, diapers, and dirty laundry? Dale and Susan will encourage both husbands and wives in this humorous presentation, giving you many practical ideas on how to creatively find “me-time” while embracing with joy this season of your life. (Note to husbands: If you are looking for ways to support your family’s homeschool endeavor, you won’t want to miss this workshop.)
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal: The Poison of A Woman’s Anger: HIS IMAGE MINISTRIES: Shelley Hendry; “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can break my heart; the tone of your voice and the look on your face can tear that heart apart.” Especially for families with dysfunctional family backgrounds and/or those lacking Biblical training, this workshop helps develop a Biblical foundation for dealing with conflicts and keeping tender love alive in our homes. Mothers can nurture their own marriages in the midst of great pressures and help foster tenderness in siblings and parents. Mothers and fathers can help keep the children’s hearts tender toward their parents despite the obvious imperfections that home education often brings out. Biblical conflict resolution and deliverance from anger and self-centeredness is the course no woman can afford to fail.
You Can Teach High School History: NOTGRASS COMPANY: Ray Notgrass; You can teach high school history and your children can enjoy it with curriculum from Notgrass Company. Both Exploring America and Exploring World History give students a comprehensive historical narrative, encourage them to appreciate great literature, and help them to develop a Biblical worldview. History is the story of adventure, struggle, and triumph. Learn how you can love history and share that love with your children.

2007 Curriculum Fair: Workshop Summaries