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WILD
FLORIDA
Live Free
FLORIDA HOMESCHOOL CONVENTION
MAY 23-25, 2019 | ROSEN SHINGLE CREEK | ORLANDO
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On behalf of the Florida Parent-Educators Association,
I want to invite you to attend the 2019 Annual FPEA Florida Homeschool
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Convention. We are celebrating this year with the theme,www.fpea.com
Wild Florida – Live
Free! Our freedom to explore is intricately aligned with our freedom to
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homeschool. The Convention is scheduled for May 23-25, 2019, at the Rosen
Shingle Creek Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., a venue that
Suzanne Nunn, truly embraces Florida’s wild heritage and vintage charm.
Chairman We are the biggest and the best Convention for homeschooling families
in the country. There is something for everyone – education, entertainment,
Suzanne Nunn
encouragement and great shopping! This year we are excited to bring you
two incredible keynote speakers. Todd Wilson will be greeting us Friday morning with all of the wit and
encouragement the Familyman has to offer. Saturday morning, we’ll welcome Florida’s own Connie Albers
who will offer up her special flavor of inspiration to encourage us to embrace our own unique journey.
These are only two from the exciting slate of speakers we have in store for you. Some are familiar faces,
but some, like author Melanie Dickerson and the Hip Homeschool Moms, are making their first appearance
at our Convention. All of our speakers and each of their sessions have been carefully selected to help us
celebrate our freedom to homeschool as we see fit.
Take your time to peruse these offerings as well as the many exciting events for the entire family. Then,
log onto www.fpea.com and REGISTER!
Looking Forward to Seeing You There! FPEA BOARD MEMBERS
Loving Florida - Living Free,
Suzanne Nunn, Chairman
Larry Wang, Tracy Pons,
Treasurer Secretary
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Table of Contents
CONTRIBUTORS 1 Welcome to the Convention
GR A P H IC DE S IGN
Perry Albrigo
4 New This Year
DI R E C T OR OF E V E N T S
Cathi Lundgren, CAE
5 Parking / Mentoring Moms
A DV E RT I S I NG M A NAGE R
Joanne Mastronicola 6 How to Register
M E M BE R SE RV IC E S
DI R E C T OR
Sharon Rice
6 Volunteers / Badges
E DI T OR 7 Family Games Tourney / Convention App
Dave Fiore
P HO T O GR A P H S 8 Teen Program
Moorman Photographics
9 Children’s Program
CONTACT INFO 11 Youth Leaders Forum
E -M A I L :
Office@fpea.com 12 Convention Planner
T OL L F R E E T E L E P HON E :
877.ASK.FPEA (275.3732) 14 Green Ember Live
L O C A L P HON E :
321.872.6600 15 Youth Makers Market
FA X :
321.872.6620
P U BL I SH E D BY
Florida Parent-
Educators Association, Inc.
255 East Drive, Suite E
Melbourne, FL 32904
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16 More Convention Programs
17 Exhibit Hall Hours / Audio Recordings
18 Authors Spotlight
20 Teen Con
21 Leaders Forum
24 Rosen Shingle Creek VISIT US AT
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32 Convention Tracks FOR CONVENTION UPDATES
33 Workshop Descriptions
36 Entertainment
60 Workshop Schedule
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66 Convention Map FOR CONVENTION UPDATES
70 Checklist of Essentials
72 Frequently Asked Questions
74 Deadlines to Remember VISIT US AT
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NEW THIS YEAR!
Cutting Edge Leadership:
Youth Leaders Forum
Thursday, 9 a.m.
Join Rick Green, Joel Grewe and Jeremiah
Lorrig for a new and exciting opportunity
for youth who have a passion to impact their
culture. This program is designed to motivate
and encourage the next generation of leaders.
More on Page 11.
Bedtime Stories
with Sarah MacKenzie
Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Sarah, founder of the Read-Aloud-Revival, will be
choosing her favorite bedtime stories to read with you
and your children. Perfect for little ones who love a
good storybook adventure! More on page 16.
Green Ember live Thursday, 8 p.m.
Series author S. D. Smith will
team up with Read-Aloud maven
Sarah Mackenzie to bring you a fun,
new adventure with laughs and
Bullet Journaling 101 S. D. Smith
action and surprises!
art
The event will also feature new
from illustrator Zach Franzen
and original songs from the series
Saturday, 7 p.m. you can sing along with.
The Green Ember Series is a phenomenon of
Grab your bullet journals and those modern storytelling. These “new stories with an old
soul” have captured the hearts of countless kids and
fancy pens and come out for a night of their families across the world over the past four years.
fun and journaling with Eric Enriquez. Families have seen their kids beg for “just one more
chapter” as the thrilling tales of #RabbitsWithSwords
More on page 16. unfold in homes hungry for tales steeped in hope.
More on page 14.
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ONSITE ONLY Busy Bags
Friday | 10:30 a.m.
Parking for all Convention attendees will Registration Add-On Option (Cost: $10)
be onsite at Rosen Shingle Creek. The Looking for something to keep your
cost to park is $9 (plus tax) per vehicle for little ones engaged and curious while
on the road, waiting for an appoint-
self parking for hotel guests. If you are
ment or even at a homeschooling con-
not staying at the hotel but driving in for vention? Join Cheryl Bastian as she
the day, self parking is $18 per day, and walks parents through the process of
$26 for valet (plus tax). making ready-to-use busy bags!
MENTORING
Our Mentoring Moms (and
MOMS
Visit the Mentoring Moms FPEA Booth in the exhibit hall.
Dads) are great resources You will be greeted by veteran homeschoolers who have
for your homeschool volunteered their time to encourage and inform. Have a
journey. This is the place question about transcripts or dual enrollment? Or perhaps
you want to discuss unit studies with someone who has
to have your homeschool
years of experience. Are you homeschooling an only child or
questions answered by homeschooling multiple ages at once? Do you just need some
those who have, “Been encouragement?
there, done that.” Whatever your specific need, stop by the Mentoring Moms
booth for some practical help.
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HOW TO Register
Registration is now easier than ever!
Pre-registration is online at www.fpea.com. Click on the Convention banner and find the “Register Online”
button on the right side of your screen. You can also add your special event tickets to your order, as well as Get
’n’ Go Meals. Special Event tickets and Get ‘n’ Go Meals must be purchased in advance. Registering early ensures
the best savings. The deadline for online Convention registration is May 3, 2019— otherwise you’ll need to reg-
ister onsite. For a listing of registration deadlines for Convention-related events, please see the back cover.
Badges VOLUNTEERS:
We Need You
PICK THEM UP THERE ARE MANY VOLUNTEER
ONSITE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE FPEA
CONVENTION AND THE BENEFITS
All Convention badges may be
picked up onsite at the badge pick- ARE FANTASTIC!
up area in the Panzacola registra-
tion area. Look for the sign noting Volunteers are needed for Thursday - Saturday.
the first letter of your last name, Areas of service include attendee assistance, directions,
and bring your photo ID with you badge pickup, the Mentoring Moms (and Dads) Booth
to pick up your badge(s). You may and many more. Volunteers must be FPEA members.
not pick up badges for anyone When you work a four-hour block at the Convention,
other than yourself. you will be mailed a $45 check after you serve. Only one
You must wear your badge to $45 check will be issued per member family, though.
receive access to all Convention (Shifts cannot be broken up—it must be a four-hour
activities, especially lectures, block, no exceptions.) Working less than four hours
exhibitor workshops and the ex- has benefits too — you will have free access to a digital
hibit hall (badges will be checked). download of a Convention workshop recording for
Badges may not be transferred every hour you work (up to three).
from one person to another. Lost Volunteer signup is easy and can be found at www.
badges may be replaced for a $10 fpea.com by clicking on the events tab. Simply com-
fee at the main registration booth plete the form, choosing your desired time and area of
in the Panzacola registration area. service. The deadline to sign up is April 1.
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Come and have some fun under the Florida sun!
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Join us Saturday evening for a
fun Family tournament on the Rosen
Shingle Creek’s sand volleyball
courts. The always-popular Coach
Rick Andreassen of Saints Interna-
FAMILY GAME TOURNEY WITH COACH RICK
tional and his team will have a wide
array of “picnic-style” games for a
friendly Family competition.
Teams will compete in tug-o-
war, sack races, hula hoop, Frisbee
challenge, parachute relays and
much more. This will be a safe,
structured and organized station
rotation format with fun for the
whole Family.
You can bring all or part of your
Family, but we ask that children
NOT come unaccompanied. If only
a couple of family members can
participate, we will pair you up
with another Family, so don’t let
that keep you away.
Current Events!
2019 CONVENTION MOBILE APP
Want all the details of the 2019
WILD
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Florida Homeschool Convention in the
palm of your hand? This year’s mobile
Live Free app will allow you to see workshop
schedules and plan your trip
through our expanded exhibit hall.
There will be real-time updates for those on a cellular
data plan, and connections to social media will allow
you to share your Convention experience.
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OGRAM
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iObject puts students on the
Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. front lines of the judicial system,
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. allowing them to be immersed
Registration is $50 per teen | Ages 13 - 18 in a 1930s Chicago mafia case
Check In: Wekiwa 3
as a grand juror. Students
question witnesses, examine
PRESENTED BY evidence and learn what is
and what is not allowed in
testimony. Students will determine if the pros-
ecution has enough evidence to bring a suspect to trial or if
the prosecution seems to be targeting an innocent man.
8 2019 HOMESCHOOL CONVENTIONCheck In:
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AGES 6-12
FPEA STEAM
ADVENTURES
Join us at this year’s Children’s Program, as we explore
science and art through fun hands-on activities.
The Children’s Program is a two-day convention registration add-on option
for children ages 6 - 12. Children registered for this event who are younger than
Schedule
age 6 on the date of the event will be turned away at the door, as we are not
FRIDAY, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
equipped to offer child care for children under age 6.
8-9:30 a.m. Check In; Welcome Activities
No refunds will be given for the Children’s Program for any reason. So please
9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Activities
be certain your child can attend before completing the registration. (Unfor-
5:45-6 p.m. Wrap Up; Pickup
tunately, we cannot take registration onsite or after the online registration
deadline.) In an effort to serve your child well, we limit the Children’s Program
Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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In; Welcome Activities
participant spots are filled, but no later than May 3, 2019 at 5 p.m.
The cost is $85 per child for both days and includes lunch on both days. Un-
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9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Activities
4:45-5 p.m. Wrap Up; Pickup
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sensitivities and allergies. Please make arrangements to pick up your children You must pick up by 5 p.m. on Saturday or you
during meal times if they need alternative food choices. WILL be charged a late fee.
Once a child is checked out or picked up, they will NOT be allowed back for
the day. The only exception we can allow are kids with allergies being picked up
for the lunch period. For the safety of our children in the program, we cannot
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and pickups during the program day. Please read all the online informa-
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www.F PEA . com 9Explore homeschool options with FLVS®! Our courses are available
online 24/7 and offered FREE to Florida students in Kindergarten–
12th grade. We can help meet your family’s unique educational
needs by providing a fun and flexible learning experience.
With FLVS, you can:
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• Learn from dedicated, Florida-certified teachers.
• Talk with school counselors and access our advisement center.
• Connect with other students through online clubs, activities,
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» Explore FLVS Flex Elementary, an innovative, online option for
students in grades Kindergarten through 5.
Learn more at flvs.net/fpea
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does not endorse this product.
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a public school district of the State of Florida. 181213
10 2019 HOMESCHOOL CONVENTIONLeadership
tting Edge
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Youth Leaders Forum
THURSDAY Schedule:
$10 PER STUDENT 9 a.m. Check in
This is a new and exciting 9:30 – 10:25 a.m. Keynote: Rick Green; The Leaders Edge
opportunity for youth who
have a passion to impact 10:30 – 11:25 a.m.
their culture. It is designed to Jeremiah Lorrig
motivate and encourage this
generation of young people ADVOCACY: HOW TO IMPACT YOUR GOVERNMENT
to make a difference in the In a constitutional democratic republic, we the people have the ability (and sometimes the
lives of others and become responsibility) to make our voices heard. In this session, learn about the three-meeting rule,
effective leaders who will make the importance of working with elected officials from all parties and the keys to building
relationships with elected officials.
a difference in the future of our
nation. Register online today!
11:30 -12:45 p.m. Lunch on your own
1 – 1:55 p.m.
THE HUMILITY OF A LEADER
Joel Grewe
People in leadership often feel that they have to be perfect—or at least fake it well. This can
be a crushing burden for a leader, particularly for a young one. In this session, Joel Grewe
explains a wiser model of leadership that admits that the leader will fail, apologize for his or
her failures and go on to lead sacrificially.
2 – 2:55 p.m.
CHANGING THE WORLD: HOW YOU CAN AFFECT
HISTORY FROM WHERE YOU ARE
Jeremiah Lorrig
John Quincy Adams was just a teenager when he became one of America’s first diplomats and
opened diplomatic ties with Russia. Then, he became president of the United States! But his
most inspiring contribution to America came after all of that, when he spent his sunset years
fighting for the freedom of the slaves, becoming the American William Wilberforce. In this
session, Jeremiah Lorrig explains that lasting impact does not depend on your title, age or
vocation. Instead, it comes from doing what you were designed to do to the best of your ability.
www.F PEA . com 11Plan YOUR DAYS
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fill them in under the “session time” slots in the schedule below.
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THURSDAY, MAY 23
7 a.m. Sacred Music Festival Check-In
7:45 a.m. Leaders Forum Check-In
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3-5 p.m. Hotel Check-In
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3 p.m. Badge Pick up in Panzacola Lobby
5-9 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
5-7 p.m. Pick up Get ‘n’ Go Meals
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5-8 p.m. Food Court Open
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8 p.m. Green Ember Live
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FRIDAY, MAY 24
7:30 a.m. On-Site Registration Opens
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10 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 a.m. Session 1:
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Food Court Open
11:30 a.m. Session 2:
12:30 p.m. Session 3:
1:30 p.m. Session 4:
2:30 p.m. Session 5:
3:30 p.m. Session 6:
4:30 p.m. Session 7:
5-7 p.m. Pick Up Get ‘n’ Go Meals
5-8 p.m. Food Court Open
5:30-8 p.m. Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
6:30 p.m. Bedtime Stories with Sarah MacKenzie
8:30 p.m. Brad Stine Comedy Show (Sebastian Ballroom)
12 2019 HOMESCHOOL CONVENTIONSATURDAY, MAY 25
7:30 a.m. On-Site Registration Opens
8 - 9:30 a.m. Children’s Program Check-In
8:30-10 a.m. Keynote Session in Sebastian Ballroom
9 a.m. Teen Program
10 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 a.m. Session 1:
11 a.m. -2 p.m. Food Court Open
11:30 a.m. Session 2:
12:30 p.m. Session 3:
1:30 p.m. Session 4:
2:30 p.m. Session 5:
3 p.m. Concealed Carry Permit Course
3:30 p.m. Session 6:
4:30-7 p.m. Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hours
5 p.m. Purchase Audio Recordings
5-7 p.m. Pick Up Get ‘n’ Go Meals
7 p.m. Family Tourney
7 p.m. Bullet Journaling
8 p.m. Destination Adventure
8 p.m. Graduation Dinner
10 p.m. Graduation Dance
SUNDAY, MAY 26
11 a.m. Hotel Check Out (If attending graduation, please check out BEFORE the ceremony.)
11 a.m. FPEA Statewide Graduation Class of 2019
1:30 p.m. Graduation Luncheon
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GREEN
FEATURING READ-ALOUD REVIVAL’S
SING ALONG WITH ORIGINAL SONGS FROM THE SERIES!
A NEW UNRELEASED GREEN EMBER STORY READ LIVE!
An exciting event for the
whole family to enjoy! Experience a new,
unpublished, exclusive, never-released
Green Ember story LIVE!
Time: Thursday, 8 p.m. Cost: Free to Convention attendees
Series author S. D. Smith will team up with Read-Aloud maven Sarah Macken-
zie to bring you a fun, new adventure with laughs and action and surprises!
The event will also feature new art from illustrator Zach Franzen and original
songs from the series you can sing along with.
The Green Ember Series is a phenomenon of modern storytelling. These “new
stories with an old soul” have captured the hearts of countless kids and their
families across the world over the past four years. Families have seen their kids
beg for “just one more chapter” as the thrilling tales of #RabbitsWithSwords
unfold in homes hungry for tales steeped in hope.
Sarah Mackenzie’s Read-Aloud Revival is a more than a podcast, membership
site and publishing juggernaut. It’s a movement of families returning to the
time-tested tradition of sharing great stories together. Sarah is an inviting ex-
pert whose positivity and passion are fueling an army of well-equipped parents
sharing the soul food of stories with a generation of hungry kids.
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Youth Makers Market
Creative Youth, Ages 10-18
☛ Learn the basics of business and sell
your products.
☛ Approved applicants granted market space
in our FPEA Vendor Hall.
☛ For details and application deadlines,
visit FPEA.com.
Does your child have a dream of owning their own business and
being their own boss one day? Are they creative with a product idea
that can be sold? Put that passion to work at the FPEA Youth Makers
Market, where junior makers and entrepreneurs can gather and inspire
one another!
Young entrepreneurs will feature their handmade items with a
focus on fresh design and exceptional workmanship. Youth can use
this opportunity to learn and practice entrepreneurial skills that will
empower them for their future, while encouraging our community in
supporting the creative endeavors of the next generation.
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SATURDAY | 7 P.M. | COST: $10
Bullet Journaling (or BuJo for short) has
DE S T IN AT ION:
inspired a productivity craze among its fol-
lowers as a way to organize and archive their
Adventure!
lives. Getting started with bullet journaling
can feel overwhelming and scrolling through
images of beautifully illustrated journals on
Instagram might be discouraging, especially if you consider
SATURDAY | 8 P.M. yourself unartistic.
FREE TO CONVENTION ATTENDEES Whether you think you lack skills, time, or patience for
BuJo, it’s important to remember that it’s not so much how it
Does your family long for adventure in looks, but how it works for you that is key! In other words, don’t
the great wild somewhere? Can you think worry if your handwriting looks like chicken scratch. You don’t
of any better way to learn than hitting the need to learn calligraphy or buy up every supply at the craft
open road? Guess what? You’re not alone! store.
If you love travel and adventure (or think Bullet journaling is flexible enough for productivity enthu-
you might) – you won’t want to miss this siasts and novices alike! As long as you have 15 minutes, a pen
event! and a notebook, you’re ready to go.
Join us for this fun and exciting time The workshop will teach you the basic building blocks of
full of laughter, ideas and travel talk with BuJo so you can take advantage of its benefits right away and
the RVing Familyman himself, Todd will also cover ways to set self-consciousness aside and sustain
Wilson and the Hip Homeschool Moms – the habit long term.
Trish Corlew and Wendy Hilton.
FRIDAY 6:30 P.M.
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Sarah Mackenzie’s Read-Aloud Revival is more
than a podcast, membership site and publishing
juggernaut. It’s a movement of families returning
to the time-tested tradition of sharing great stories
together. Sarah is an inviting expert whose positivity
and passion are fueling an army of well-equipped
parents sharing the soul food of stories with a VISIT US AT
Sarah Mackenzie
generation of hungry kids. www.fpea.com
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16 2019 HOMESCHOOL CONVENTIONEXHIBIT HOURS
Visit Our Exhibit Hall!
Thursday 5 - 9 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Make plans to visit our exhibit hall while at Convention. If
you’ve never attended the Florida Homeschool Convention, you
might be overwhelmed when you first enter the exhibit hall.
Remember to take your time, break up your visits and engage with
our vendors. It’s like that old adage, “How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time.”
Our exhibit booths include curriculum, products, services and
activities that will enhance your homeschool. You will also find the
FPEA booth in the center of the hall staffed with FPEA representa-
tives and Mentoring Moms waiting to answer your homeschooling
questions. You can find a list of our exhibitors online at the FPEA
website. We add new vendors every week. Please check back regu-
larly at www.fpea.com.
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HOW TO www.fpea.com
purchase. Audio recordings are available as MP3
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instant downloads, as well as mail-order CDs.
PURCHASE AUDIO Attending every workshop that interests you may be impossible, but you
can still benefit from the lecturer’s expertise by placing an order for the
RECORDINGS session recording. Pricing is $5 per workshop for each MP3 and $7 for each
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CD (plus shipping). We also offer a full Convention recording package. On-
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site specials for those attending the Convention can be found at the audio
sales booth, located in registration. For additionalFOR
ordering information,
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www.F PEA . com 17THE AUTHORS SPOTLIGHT
Are you and your family reading?
Are you looking for new books and authors to explore as a family?
Do you have a young writer who needs inspiration?
This year at the 2019 Florida Homeschool Convention, we are spotlighting six of our speakers who are also published au-
thors. Each of these accomplished writers will be interacting with attendees at a special spotlight table in the Gatlin Foyer
at the times scheduled below. You can browse their books and purchase copies at their booths, and have them signed.
CHUCK JENNY BRYAN S.D. SMITH SARAH MELANIE
BLACK COTE DAVIS ›› The Green Ember MACKENZIE DICKERSON
›› Kingdom Series ›› The Amazing Tales ›› Children of the Series; ›› Teaching ›› The Healer’s Ap-
›› Knights of of Max and Liz Bard Series; ›› Tale of Old Natalia from Rest: A prentice Series
Arrethtrae Series Series ›› Tales of Starlight 1 Series Homeschooler’s ›› Fairy Tale Ro-
›› Epic Order of the Series; Guide to mance Series
Seven Series ›› Dragons of Unshakable Peace ›› Regency Spies of
Starlight Series London Series
›› I Know Why the ›› Southern Seasons
Angels Dance Series
Series
BOOK SIGNING TIMES ›› Echoes from the
Edge Series
Friday ›› Oracles of Fire
12 p.m.: Chuck Black Series
›› Dragons in Our VISIT US AT
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4 p.m.: Sarah Mackenzie
Midst Series
›› Spit and Polish for
Husbands
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11 a.m.: S.D. Smith
12 p.m.: Melanie Dickerson
1 p.m.: Bryan Davis
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Bring your teens to the 2019 Florida Homeschool Convention!
We’ve highlighted a few events and workshops that might pique your interest.
Check out the full schedule on pages 12-13 for even more options.
THURSDAY
Interested in Interested in OTHER TOPICS OF
9 a.m.
Cutting Edge Leadership Writing? APOLOGETICS? INTEREST:
Choose from these workshops Choose from these workshops Choose from these workshops
(Convention Add-on)
Friday, 10:30 a.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Friday, 1:30 p.m.
8 p.m. Epic Characters, Jenny Cote Escapism: Avoiding the Snares Kid Entrepreneurs and
of Social Media, Chuck Black Starting a Business,
Green Ember Live Friday, 11:30 a.m.
Sarah Brown
How to Start a Hero’s Journey Friday, 2:30 p.m.
Story, Bryan Davis Practical Apologetics, Friday, 2:30 p.m.
Chuck Black Making Your Test Scores Soar,
FRIDAY & SATURDAY Friday, 2:30 p.m.
Overcome Writer’s Block and Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Dennis DiNoia
Finish Your Novel, Melanie The Secret Code of Creation, Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Jason Lisle Priceless Florida, Catie Frates
Dickerson
Generation Joshua –
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Teen Program: iObject Cloak, Jenny Cote
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LEADERS FORUM
THE BEST LEADERS INSPIRE OTHERS TO LEADERSHIP.
Leaders work selflessly for something they believe in. FPEA leaders
are investing in the future, sharing with others why we believe
homeschooling is so important. Loving Florida – Living Free!
This special day of training and encouragement is for those in leadership or those
considering taking on a leadership role.
> During this special convention add-on option, our speakers are ready to
instruct and inspire you so that you can continue to get it done.
> The day will begin with a welcome breakfast with your fellow leaders.
Then, following the welcome, attendees can choose from multiple
workshops.
> There are many speakers and workshops planned just for you.
> Attendees will be treated to a wonderful luncheon and keynote
address by Rick Green before heading back to additional
workshops for the afternoon.
> And, of course, all Leaders Forum attendees will have early
access to the exhibit hall. Imagine a quiet exhibit hall shopping
time just for you.
Any adult in a leadership role within a homeschooling community
can benefit from attending the Leaders Forum. Registration for the
event is an add-on option with Convention registration. The price is
$45 per person and includes breakfast and lunch.
SCHEDULE
7:45 a.m. Badge Pick-Up (no on-site registrations)
8 a.m. Welcome Breakfast
9:35 a.m. Sessions Begin
11:45 a.m. Leadership Luncheon
2 p.m. Sessions Resume
4 p.m. Special Early Entrance to the FPEA Exhibit Hall
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8-9:30 a.m.
BREAKFAST KEYNOTE SPEAKER: TIM LAMBERT
PANZACOLA G1
PANZACOLA F1 PANZACOLA F2 PANZACOLA F3 PANZACOLA F4
L1. D. DINOIA: L2. A. PUDEWA: L3. L. WANG: L4. THE YOUNGS:
Goal Setting Literature and Leadership: Incorporating Your Group & Getting Families Out of the
9:35-10:30 a.m. Cultivating Character and 501(C)(3) House and Into Your Group
Keeping the Vision
L5. C. FRATES: Joy in the L6. C. ALBERS: L7. T.J. SCHMIDT: Update on L8. S. NUNN: Keys to a
Journey Communicating Your Your Homeschool Freedoms Healthy Leadership Team
10:35-11:30 a.m.
Message & Growing Your in Florida
Group
11:45 a.m.- 1:15 p.m. LUNCH KEYNOTE: Rick Green: The Fate of the Free World Depends on YOU - No Pressure!
BRENDA DICKINSON:
1:30-2 p.m. Legislative Update
L9. J. MURFF: L10. LAMBERT/GREEN/ L11. Z. TYLER: L12. THE YOUNGS:
Understanding & NUNN: Raising Up Good Developing Influence by What About My Family?
2-2:50 p.m.
Engaging Millennial Leaders Bringing Out the Best in
Moms Others
L13. T. LAMBERT: L14. C. ALBERS: How to L15. Z. TYLER: L16. THE YOUNGS:
3-3:50 p.m. Grassroots and Local Develop an Effective Social Planning Your Day Stop the Presses!
Groups Media Platform (or Start Them Up)
3:50 p.m. ASSEMBLE FOR EXHIBITS
Join Andrew in this workshop as L4. GETTING FAMILIES OUT
THURSDAY LEADERS FORUM SESSIONS he discusses the use of literature OF THE HOUSE AND INTO
in cultivating character and the YOUR GROUP
importance and influence of HAL AND MELANIE YOUNG
L1. GOAL SETTING style, with everyone having an
mentoring. PANZACOLA F4
DENNIS DINOIA opportunity to create and share
Being a support group leader
PANZACOLA F1 their goal that will leave each
Goal setting is often thought participant inspired by their goal
L3. INCORPORATING YOUR is frustrating these days! You
GROUP AND 501(C)(3) go to all the trouble to set up an
of as a great idea and something and by the goals of others.
LARRY WANG event and hardly anyone shows
everyone needs to do, but we
PANZACOLA F3 up. What do you do when you
rarely do it and when we do, we L2. LITERATURE AND Attorney and FPEA Treasurer, know homeschool parents need
usually lose track of the goal LEADERSHIP: CULTIVATING Larry Wang, will underscore the support, they need your group,
along the way. In this workshop,
goals are brought to life through
CHARACTER AND KEEPING benefits of incorporating your but they don’t know it? How do
creation and conversation. Ev-
THE VISION homeschool group and guide you reach this generation? How
ANDREW PUDEWA you through the process. He will do you get them to get involved?
eryone participating will create a PANZACOLA F2 also talk about the benefits of It’s not impossible, you just
goal and a visual display for that Andrew is the founder and registering as a 501(c)(3) and if it’s need to think differently. Come
goal during the workshop. This principal speaker of the Institute appropriate for your group. and learn how this generation
process can be done with family for Excellence in Writing. thinks and how you can meet
members over and over again, as Andrew is passionate about de- their needs and help keep the
well as with other homeschool veloping confident writers who homeschool movement strong
groups as activities. The process can communicate effectively. for our kids’ generation.
is created in a fun and fast-paced
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L5. JOY IN THE JOURNEY yes to the first hand in the air? L11. DEVELOPING INFLUENCE connected homeschool groups.
CATIE FRATES Is it more important to have BY BRINGING OUT THE BEST Join Tim as he talks about the
PANZACOLA F1 quantity or quality, after all, don’t crucial connection between local
Homeschooling is a spiritual
IN OTHERS
we need all hands on deck? Have ZAN TYLER groups, grassroots and your state
and physical adventure we need these or similar questions run PANZACOLA F3 organization.
to embrace with an attitude of through your head while develop- As Christian homeschool
gratitude, even on those rough ing your leadership team? Join Su- leaders, we are called to be L14. HOW TO DEVELOP AN
days! Sharing many survival tech- zanne as she shares some crucial ambassadors for Christ first and EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA
niques from her personal home- lessons learned in her journey as a foremost, and in the process we
schooling journey in a humorous
PLATFORM
leader. You will walk away with a become ambassadors for the CONNIE ALBERS
fashion, veteran home educator renewed perspective on defining family and homeschooling. In PANZACOLA F2
and Biblical scientific creationist the crucial elements of developing this session, we will discuss how Do you get frustrated spend-
Catie Frates would like to answer a healthy and strong leadership to present homeschooling in the ing hours posting on social media
your questions, share curriculum team. best possible light. We will also only to hear crickets? Are you
suggestions and offer encourage- discuss principles and actions wondering how to reach your
ment in this Bible-based session. L9. UNDERSTANDING AND that motivate and inspire others, target audience? Find out what
All questions are welcome. ENGAGING MILLENNIAL as well as those that cripple them. social platforms work best and
MOMS These principles are valuable how to get people engaged in your
L6. COMMUNICATING YOUR JENN MURFF whether you are working with groups.
MESSAGE AND GROWING PANZACOLA F1 children, your spouse, other
YOUR GROUP Homeschooling is on the rise homeschoolers, the media or local L15. PLANNING YOUR DAY
CONNIE ALBERS and leaders are left scratching officials. ZAN TYLER
PANZACOLA F2 their head as they seek to under- PANZACOLA F3
How do you get your message stand and engage the Millennial L12. WHAT ABOUT As leaders in our homes-
heard in a sea of competing parent (specifically the homes- chool community, we often find
MY FAMILY?
voices? Communications, social chooling mom). In this session, HAL AND MELANIE YOUNG ourselves running at the speed of
media and marketing strategist you will leave with a deeper PANZACOLA F4 light and struggling to set aside
Connie Albers will share how to understanding of the Millennial You don’t want to lose your important time for our families,
create messaging that not only homeschooling mom as well as own children teaching other peo- not to mention much-needed time
inspires but makes people want practical ways to engage, market ple how to raise theirs, but how in for our own personal care and
to join your group. Come learn and message. the world can you get it all done? refreshment.
how to communicate messages Find balance in all the ministries Join Zan as she talks about the
homeschoolers will hear. L10. RAISING UP GOOD God has given you, and don’t wear importance of planning your day
yourself out, either! with these important things in
LEADERS
L7. UPDATE ON YOUR LAMBERT/GREEN/ NUNN mind, as well as offering tools that
HOMESCHOOL FREEDOMS IN PANZACOLA F2 L13. GRASSROOTS AND might help you in the process.
FLORIDA Where can you find good LOCAL GROUPS
TJ SCHMIDT leaders? Do you notice that it is TIM LAMBERT L16. STOP THE PRESSES!
PANZACOLA F3 sometimes a challenge to find PANZACOLA F1 (OR START THEM UP)
T.J. Schmidt from HSLDA people who are passionate about Tim Lambert has served as HAL AND MELANIE YOUNG
will discuss recent challenges leadership and committed to serv- president of Texas Home School PANZACOLA F4
by Florida’s county governments ing? How do you solve the need Coalition (the state homeschool What do we do when the news
to homeschool families. He will for good leaders in your group? support organization since is bad? With a proper understand-
review the basics of Florida law, Raise them up! Invest in those 1986) and has been involved in ing of the media and a strategic
along with any recent changes, who need to carry the torch into homeschool leadership in Texas approach, you can minimize the
revisions or protections. the next generation. Join Tim, since 1984. Tim is recognized as impact of bad news and actu-
Rick and Ethan as they discuss an authority on home education ally generate positive news for
L8. KEYS TO A HEALTHY how to grow up strong leaders issues in his state, having testified homeschooling. Hal explains as
LEADERSHIP TEAM who have passion and commit- before numerous legislative a veteran homeschool leader and
SUZANNE NUNN ment to serving their community. committees and state government an experienced investigative jour-
PANZACOLA F4 agencies related to homeschool- nalist how to handle print and
What are you looking for ing. Tim’s experience has given broadcast interviews, write effec-
when you choose leaders for your him a unique perspective on tive press releases and cultivate
groups? Do you feel like saying the importance of active and relationships with the media.
www.F PEA . com 23WELCOME TO FPEA 2019’S
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chool Convention is the Rosen Shingle Creek. You tropical settings for an incredibly relaxing experi-
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Keynote Speakers
CONNIE ALBERS
TODD WILSON SATURDAY | 8:30 - 10 A.M.
FRIDAY | 8:30 - 10 A.M. SEBASTIAN BALLROOM
SEBASTIAN BALLROOM Connie Albers has spent much of
Todd Wilson, author of her adult life as a homeschool mom
Help! I’m Married to a Ho- and mompreneur with an outreach
meschooling Mom and The and ministry to parents through her
Official Book of Homeschool- speaking and various leadership roles.
ing Cartoons, is a dad, writer, Balancing her roles as a wife, speaker,
conference speaker and former homeschooler, consultant, and active vol-
pastor. Todd’s humor and gut-hon- unteer, she has learned to discover resilience
est realness have made him a favorite and joy within the stop and go of life. She is a
speaker at homeschool conventions across respected leader, social media enthusiast and trusted mom who understands
the country and a guest on Focus on the Family. the challenges of balancing the demands of life, work, and homeschool.
His articles have appeared in various magazines. Chris- More recently Connie is the author of Parenting Beyond the Rules by
tianity Today also posts his weekly column,The Familyman NavPress. In her book, she shares practical examples and positive approaches
Weekly, on their website. to parenting today’s teenagers. Her enthusiasm for helping moms and small
Todd and his wife, Debbie, along with their eight children businesses navigate social media led to her taking a post at Social Media
spend several months of the year traveling the country en- Marketing World.
couraging moms and dads. His humor, realness and straight Connie and her husband, Tom, have been married 34 years and have
talk to men (and women) have become his trademark. homeschooled their five children, all of whom continued their studies and
www.familymanweb.com graduated from the University of Central Florida. She is an author and
spokeswoman. Her latest venture is fulfilling her desire to equip women in
their calling through her Equipped To Be ministry. The Albers family lives in
Winter Garden, Florida.
FeatureD Speakers conniealbers.com
DAVID BARTON become involved in strengthening their
communities, states and nation.
CHERYL BASTIAN
David Barton is the A national news organization has Cheryl Bastian can’t
founder and president of described him as “America’s historian,” remember a time when she
WallBuilders, a national and Time Magazine called him “a hero wasn’t teaching. What start-
pro-family organization to millions—including some powerful ed with making her broth-
that presents America’s for- politicians.” In fact, Time Magazine named ers play school evolved to
gotten history and heroes, him as one of America’s 25 most influential job shadowing and tutoring
with an emphasis on our moral, religious evangelicals. in high school. Through experiential learn-
and constitutional heritage. David and his wife, Cheryl, reside in Ale- ing, Cheryl’s passion for education grew.
WallBuilders is a name taken from the do, Texas. They have three grown, married She completed post-secondary coursework
Old Testament writings of Nehemiah, who children, and three grandchildren. and internships at Illinois State University,
led a grassroots movement to rebuild the www.wallbuilders.com first as a special education major and then
walls of Jerusalem and restore its strength continuing in early childhood education.
and honor. In the same way, WallBuilders Concerned she would miss once-in-a-life-
seeks to energize the grassroots today to
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time milestones in her children, Cheryl left Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Homeschool Channel. Tens of thousands of
the classroom and brought learning home. Learning and Life. public, private and homeschooled students
Twenty-four years of homeschooling Julie draws from her work with tens of have gone through her program.
and eight children—ages twenty-eight to thousands of homeschool families over the
toddler— allow Cheryl and her husband last 20+ years, and her own homeschool
Mike to journey alongside families at many journey to enrich the homeschool and JANICE CAMPBELL
stages of parenting and learning, from parenting experience. Her writing program Janice Campbell and her
toddling to adulting. As a magazine colum- includes award-winning online writing husband, Donald, home-
nist, blogger and speaker, Cheryl shares classes and paradigm-shifting writing man- schooled their sons from
her experiences, stories and challenges as uals that allow parents and kids to become preschool into early college
she enthusiastically encourages parents to allies in the writing process. using a lifestyle-of-learning
be intentional, real, and relational as they approach influenced by
raise life-long learners. Her resources are Charlotte Mason and classical learning.
available at Celebrate Simple. SARAH BROWN Janice speaks at conferences nationwide on
www.cherylbastian.com When Josh and Sarah subjects including making time for things
Brown found out that their that matter, teaching literature and writing,
8-year-old daughter, Anna, homeschooling high school, record keeping,
CHUCK BLACK had Dyslexia, they began transcripts and micro-business. She is
Chuck Black is the their search for answers the author of the Excellence in Literature
author of 16 books compris- and solutions. Sarah was curriculum, Transcripts Made Easy and
ing the “Kingdom Series,” amazed and puzzled by the way Anna, like other resources, and a writer at the Every-
the “Knights of Arrethtrae most children with dyslexia, could create dayEducation.com, Excellence-in-Liter-
Series,” the “Wars of the detailed works of art and yet still struggle ature.com and DoingWhatMatters.com
Realm” trilogy and “Call to with simple reading tasks. Sarah was deter- websites.
Arms: The Guts and Glory of Courageous mined to find out why such brilliant kids
Fatherhood.” “Kingdom’s Dawn” received couldn’t learn to read.
Homeschool.com’s “Voted #1” award and She believed that the key to teaching TOM CLARK
was on Christian Booksellers Association’s them to read correctly was hidden some- Thomas Clark is a life-
top 10 best-sellers list twice in 2008 for all where in their brilliant and creative minds. long teacher of mathematics
Christian youth literature. Chuck is also Sarah began creating art and puzzle games and science, with more
the inventor or co-inventor on 12 patented to trick Anna into learning to read, and Dys- than 49 years of classroom
products distributed and sold nationally lexia Games was invented. Now thousands and tutoring experience at
and internationally. of children around the globe use Dyslexia all levels, from elementary
www.perfect-praise.com Games with a 99 percent satisfaction rate. through adult. Seventeen years ago, he
The Browns have a large family and founded VideoText Interactive, a company
enjoy music, art, traveling and working in that specializes in bringing the textbook
JULIE BOGART Hawaii. to life through technology. He then began
Julie Bogart is the popu- directing his attention toward helping
lar voice of common sense homeschooling parents become more effec-
and compassion in the ho- JEAN BURK tive instructors, especially in mathematics.
meschool community. She’s Jean Burk is the creator www.videotext.com
the creator of the innovative of the revolutionary and
and writing program called award-winning College
Brave Writer and the popular fastgrowing Prep Genius curriculum, TRISH CORLEW
practice called Poetry Teatime. She home which has helped thousands Trish Corlew is one of
educated her five children for 17 years, who of high school students the owners of Hip Homes-
are now globe trotting adults. prepare for the SAT and PSAT/NMSQT, and chool Moms. She has been
Her new book, published by Tarcher raise their scores by as much as 600 points! married to her best friend,
Perigree, Penguin Random House, comes As a Fox News contributor, her expertise David, for 20 years and they
out in February 2019: The Brave Learner: has been featured on Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, have three sons (ages 17, 16
WE, Forbes Living, UshopTV and The and 14). Trish is from the coast of North
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Carolina, but they now live in rural West
Need Help?
Tennessee on a 40+ acre farm. She has been
homeschooling since 2009 and her home-
school style leans towards a Montessori
approach with a heavy emphasis on hands-
on learning. They also own a small business
that Trish runs from home. Trish’s family
is Messianic and they love studying the
Scriptures, learning Hebrew and growing in Offering comprehensive
their faith and walk daily. In her spare time,
Trish loves to write, work in their garden psychological, neuropsychological or
and can regularly be found trying to learn psychoeducational evaluations for
something new, modeling that learning is
indeed a life-long endeavor! ADHD, autism spectrum disorder or
learning disabilities.
JENNY L. COTE
Award-winning author
and speaker Jenny L. Cote,
Now accepting
who developed an early therapy
passion for God, history and
young people, beautifully
appointments!
blends these three passions
in her two fantasy fiction series, The Amaz-
ing Tales of Max and Liz® and Epic Order of Stacy Carmichael PhD ABPP
the Seven®. Likened to C. S. Lewis by read- Call 727.481.2444 Florida Licensed Psychologist
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has a passion for making history fun for
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discover their part in HIStory.
MARTIN COTHRAN issues and other issues of public impor-
tance, and is a frequent guest on Kentucky
Jenny’s books are available online and in Martin Cothran is the di- Educational Television’s “Kentucky To-
stores around the world, as well as in multi- rector of the Classical Latin night,” a weekly public affairs program. His
ple e-book formats. Jenny has been featured School Association and the articles on current events have appeared in
by Fox News on Fox & Friends and local editor of Memoria Press’s numerous newspapers, including the Lou-
Fox affiliates, as well as numerous Op-Ed Classical Teacher maga- isville Courier-Journal and the Lexington
pieces on FoxNews.com. She has also been zine. He is the author of Herald-Leader.
interviewed by nationally syndicated radio several books for private and home schools,
and print media, as well as international including Memoria Press’s Traditional
publications. Jenny holds two marketing Logic, Material Logic and Classical Rhetoric DIANNE CRAFT
degrees from the University of Georgia and programs, as well as Lingua Biblica: Old Dianne Craft has a
Georgia State University. A Virginia native, Testament Stories in Latin. master’s degree in special
Jenny now lives in Roswell, Ga. He is a former Latin, Logic and Rhetoric education and is a reading
instructor at Highlands Latin School in specialist. She has 25 years’
Louisville, Ky. He holds a B.A. in philosophy experience teaching bright
and economics from the University of children who have to work
California at Santa Barbara and an M.A. too hard to learn. She has developed the
in Christian Apologetics from the Simon successful “three-pronged approach” to
Greenleaf School (now part of Trinity Uni- reducing and eliminating learning disabil-
versity). He is widely-quoted on educational ities: brain integration therapy, right-brain
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teaching strategies and targeted nutritional time writing stories of love and adventure of a strong family relationship is woven in
interventions. Parents across the country near Huntsville, Ala. each message. Holly gleans from her own
have seen their children overcome learning www.melaniedickerson.com life with boys, embracing the outdoors and
struggles using these tools. navigating the challenges of a special needs
She has designed the Craft “Right Brain” child, to tell stories, woven with humor, that
readers for children with dyslexia. As a DENNIS DINOIA are sure to encourage the weariest of souls.
nutritionist, Dianne specializes in natural Dennis DiNoia has been Nature is her springboard to inspire you to
treatments for kids with sensory process- immersed in education for a more abundant life at home.
ing dysfunction and focus/attention issues. over 25 years. He holds an Holly is the author of Blaze New Trails,
She is president of the consulting firm Child M.A. in education from the creator of the Learning Lifestyle Revival
Diagnostics, Inc. in Denver and is consid- University of South Florida and opens her home and life to you at the-
ered the leader in alternative teaching and has been a Florida gilesfrontier.com. Holly co-hosts the popu-
strategies by several teaching universities. state-certified secondary mathematics lar podcast Roadschool Moms Radio each
www.diannecraft.org teacher since 1988. He is affectionately week with Mary Beth Goff. They banter
known to all of his students as Mr. D. about their own experiences in parenting
Mr. D has designed a curriculum for and home education.
BRYAN DAVIS students taking pre-algebra to pre-calcu- Thegilesfrontier.com
Bryan Davis is the author lus. This math program infuses problem
of the Dragons in Our Midst, solving and treating math as a language
Oracles of Fire, Children as the basis for its delivery and offers the RICK GREEN
of the Bard, Reapers, The equivalent of a personal teacher in one’s Rick Green is one of the
Reapers Trilogy, Dragons of home or co-op. most dynamic and inspira-
Starlight, Tales of Starlight www.mrdmath.com tional speakers in America
and Echoes from the Edge series, contem- today. He equips, empow-
porary/fantasy books for young adults and ers and challenges about
adults. The first book, Raising Dragons, CATIE FRATES 100,000 people a year in live
was released in 2004, and several books in Catie Frates is a disciple audiences and millions more through radio
the series have hit various bestseller lists. of Jesus Christ, veteran and television. His moving presentations
Bryan lives in western Tennessee with his home-educator of over 20 often include his children, as they help to
wife, Susie, and their children. Bryan and years and science instructor. passionately explain the bedrock principles
Susie have homeschooled their four girls As an author and nationally which led to America’s place as the most
and three boys. recognized biblical scientific successful nation in the history of the
creation speaker, her primary goal is to world.
share the scientific evidence that supports rickgreen.com
MELANIE DICKERSON the Genesis account and the inerrancy of
Melanie Dickerson is the God’s Word. Her passion is to enable her
New York Times bestselling audiences and students to interpret science WENDY HILTON
author who combines her and life through a biblical worldview in an Wendy Hilton is one of
love for history, adventure enthusiastic, entertaining encounter. the owners of Hip Homes-
and romance. Her books www.catiefrates.com chool Moms. She married
have won a Christy Award, her high school sweetheart,
two Maggie Awards, The National Reader’s Scott, over 27 years ago, and
Choice Award, the Christian Retailing’s HOLLY GILES they live in the South with
Best Award, the Book Buyer’s Best Award, Holly Giles is a wife, their three children. Hannah, age 23, has au-
the Golden Quill and the Carol Award. She mother and storyteller. tism and was the first homeschool graduate
earned her bachelor’s degree in special edu- She has a passion for in the family. Noah, age 21, was the second
cation from The University of Alabama and helping families discover homeschool graduate. Mary Grace, age 15, is
has taught children and adults in the U.S., their own learning style the remaining homeschool student. Wendy
Germany and Ukraine. Now she spends her and use it to nurture their loves working out and teaching Training
children’s God-given gifts. The importance for Warriors classes at her local gym. She
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also enjoys learning along with her family, Mysteries; Watch for Gifted Kids at Home: She is currently working on a new book
educational travel, reading and writing, and Everything You Need to Know to Under- for Zondervan to inspire parents to make
she attempts to grow an herb garden every stand Your Quirky Children and Help meaningful and lasting connections with
summer with limited success. Them Thrive; and The Coolest, Dirtiest, their kids through books. Sarah lives in
hiphomeschoolmoms.com Creepy-Crawliest Backyard Nature Science the Inland Northwest with her husband
Activities for Kids coming soon! Andrew, where they homeschool their six
RaisingLifelongLearners.com kids (including identical twin boys).
MONICA IRVINE www.readaloudrevival.com
Monica Irvine is the
owner and creator of The JASON LISLE
Etiquette Factory. This Dr. Jason Lisle, founder KIRK MARTIN
unique and exclusive of Biblical Science Insti- Laugh-out-loud funny,
program is changing the tute, is a Christian astro- practical and life-changing.
world, one person at a time. physicist who researches That is how over 300,000
Mrs. Irvine is the published author of three issues pertaining to science parents at over 1,000 live
books on etiquette, an additional book titled and the Christian faith. Dr. workshops have described
Schedules Make for a Happy Family, as well Lisle has always desired to serve the Lord Celebrate Calm founder and
as the Etiquette Jukebox CD. out of love and gratitude for salvation, and homeschooling father Kirk Martin. Based
Mrs. Irvine has created a program that to spread the Gospel message to all people. on work with 1,500 of the most challenging
children love and parents adore because Dr. Lisle double-majored in physics and children right in his own home, Kirk’s strat-
it really works. As a national speaker, Mrs. astronomy with a minor in mathematics egies will eliminate the power struggles,
Irvine speaks to thousands of parents at Ohio Wesleyan University. He then went yelling and arguing that characterize our
and students every year, encouraging and on to obtain a master’s degree and Ph.D. in homes. Parents leave changed and grateful.
teaching them the skills that will ensure astrophysics at the University of Colorado What makes his workshops unique?
their personal and professional success. in Boulder. There, he used the SOHO space- Kirk’s presentations are filled with
www.theetiquettefactory.com craft to analyze the surface of the sun, and strategies that are concrete, challenging
made a number of interesting discoveries, and funny. His gut-wrenchingly honest
including the detection of giant cell bound- approach inspires transformation. Plus we
COLLEEN KESSLER aries. Dr. Lisle has published a number of spend a lot of time helping parents change
Colleen Kessler is an books, plus articles in both secular and (not just kids). After all, the best discipline is
explorer, tinkerer, educa- creationist literature. teaching a child self-discipline.
tor, writer, creator and a www.biblicalscienceinstitute.com USA Today, Parade Magazine and
passionate advocate for countless TV and radio shows have relied
the needs of gifted and on Kirk’s expertise to stop defiance, power
twice-exceptional children. SARAH MACKENZIE struggles and sibling fights.
She has a B.S. in elementary education, a Sarah Mackenzie started www.celebratecalm.com
M.Ed. in gifted studies and is the founder of the Read-Aloud Revival pod-
the popular blog, Raising Lifelong Learners, cast on a whim. That fateful
as well as Raising Poppies, a community of decision resulted in a highly JENNIFER MURFF
support for parents of gifted children. rated show that, three years Dr. Jenn Murff has been
Colleen left teaching after more than later, has over two million named among the top 100
a decade to write and speak about parent- downloads and reaches tens of thousands Influential Evangelical
ing, education, giftedness and hands-on of listeners. Sarah interviews leaders, Leaders you Ought to Know.
learning and play. Homeschooling is an authors and experts in the read-aloud She is the president of
adventure she hadn’t planned on, but she movement, connecting them with families Millennials for Marriage, a
has embraced the opportunity to learn all over the world who desire to help their faith-based nonprofit that works to change
alongside her kids every day, and is inspir- kids fall in love with books. the Millennial generation’s distorted
ing other moms and dads to do the same. She is the author of the best-selling perspectives on marriage and the family.
Her recent titles include Super Smart book, Teaching from Rest: A Homeschool- Murff’s research has been cited by The
Science: 180 Days of Warm-Ups and er’s Guide to Unshakable Peace and is a Christian Post, Christian Broadcasting
Challenging Activities; Real-Life Science popular speaker at national conferences. Network, Christianity Today, Institute on
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