Pennsylvania
Homeschoolers Accreditation Agency
High School
at Home
16th Annual
Conference
Hotel Carlisle,
(schedule as
of July 12, subject to change)
THEME: Setting Goals
and Finding your Path
Jeannette Webb, author and
consultant
Called to Influence: A New Approach
to Life, Education, and College Admissions
10 Mistakes
Homeschoolers Make When Planning for College—
and how you can avoid them
all!
First Breakout Session
1.
The Excelsior: PHAA’s
student newsletter—Become a Part of It! Learn about one of the
best ways to extend your homeschool friendships and hone your writing skills—
by working on the staff of The Excelsior!—new Excelsior editor Catherine
Troll and staff.
2.
High School at Home: An Introduction to the PHAA Diploma Program—Especially
for families and evaluators new to PHAA. Find out how the program works and how
to comply with its requirements— Howard Richman.
3.
Family Dynamics: Meeting the Challenges
of the High School Years—Bonnie Gonzalez, Family Counselor, AP Psychology teacher online with PA
Homeschoolers.
4.
High Tech Careers: Your Ticket to
the Future—panel of
admissions officers from
Second Breakout Session
1.
Foreign Languages at Home: resources and approaches-- Ray Leven,
AP Spanish teacher and Hebrew teacher, PHAA evaluator
2.
Discovering Your Learning Passions— Theater, Art and More!— Natalie Bishop and Nancy Emerson
3.
Merit Scholarships for College:
Positioning yourself to Succeed—Debra Bell, AP English online
teacher, author, homeschool parent, and more!
4.
Beyond the science textbook:
Utilizing science fairs for hands-on learning and scholarships—Patti
Achee, codirector of the CCHSF Science Fair and
science fair judge for 5 years.
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Third Breakout Session
1.
Scared of Public Speaking?
Overcoming ‘communication apprehension’—Shay Jones (HACC speech teacher/ former homeschool parent)
2.
AP Online Test Prep Classes from PA
Homeschoolers: Learn
about the AP exams from this year’s online teachers, and how online learning
can help you be well prepared—panel of teachers including Susan Richman (AP History),
Bonnie Gonzalez (AP Psychology), Debra Bell (AP English Language and AP English
Literature), Cynthia Lang (AP Computer Science), Lilianna Serbicki (AP English
Literature & Language), Dianne Settino and Linus Meldrum (AP Studio Art), Lisa
Hawkins (AP US History), Mary Lanctot (AP Art History), Jeff Lanctot (AP
Physics), Howard Richman (AP Macroeconomics).
3.
College presentations—get your
questions answered! panel
of admissions officers from
4.
Incorporating CLEP exams for college credit, high school
honors, and even a college degree in high school!— Patti
Achee, evaluator, homeschool advisor, leader of small group classes for
homeschoolers – including CLEP classes with a 94% pass rate.
Fourth Breakout Session
1.
A Guide to AP Classes (by & for
students) Kyle
DeMaria moderator
2.
PHAA Evaluator’s Meeting—Discuss
concerns and questions about working as a PHAA evaluator. Clear up any
confusions on procedures and goals—Howard Richman, Natalie Bishop, Patti
Achee and Bonnie Gonzalez (evaluators only).
3.
E-Portfolios:
going hi-tech with portfolios… just like colleges are doing!—Nanette Blank,
PHAA evaluator and homeschooling parent.
4.
College the Homeschool Way—How to earn a Bachelor’s Faster, for Less, and for Sure – presenter
Benjamin Paulding is a homeschool graduate and is on his way to earning a business
degree after just 2 post-high-school years.
Fifth Breakout Session
1.
Something Old, Something New:
Potentials and Pitfalls of Using the Internet in Homeschooling—Lisa Hawkins, AP
2.
PHAA Annual Membership Meeting—Elect
a Board Member, discuss any needed changes in by-laws, possibly put such changes on a written
ballot, and more (for PHAA members only) — led by Howard Richman. (PHAA
members only – parents and evaluators)
3.
Making College Decisions—why
consider a prestigious college? – Jeannette Webb
4.
Battling Robots: great fun way to
learn to program computers! – Cynthia Lang, AP Computer Science teacher, homeschooling
parent.
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