Demme Learning

Creating a Love of Learning
2022-10-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online (Link in the description)
Free Virtual Event
“A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we’re loved.” — Mr. Rogers.Join us as we give you ideas on how to instill a love of learning in your family. We will provide practical tips, suggestions, and good old-fashioned wisdom about raising the whole child.
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Inspiring Your Quirky, Passionate Student, with Colleen Kessler
2022-10-11 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Colleen Kessler, talented blogger, author, podcaster, and gifted encourager will join us to talk about inspiring differently-wired students and twice-exceptional kids. What are effective strategies for you when your kids are quirky, passionate, and intense? Colleen brings a wealth of ideas on how to spark a passionate, lifelong learning experience in your students, and provides practical encouragement for homeschool moms on this incredible journey. If you are the parent of a differently-wired child, this will be a not to miss event.
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Creating a Micro-Business in Your Home, with Katie Dugdale
2022-10-25 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
We are called to be creators, not just consumers. When we start a micro-business, we are innovating and creating opportunities for ourselves and others—creating more space to grow and give. Micro-businesses—companies with annual sales and assets valued at less than $250,000 and fewer than five employees, including the owner—thrive in a home-based environment. What are you already doing for free that could be channeled into a micro-business? Graphic design? Dog walking? Babysitting? Writing? Yard work? Sewing? Teaching? If creating a business like this sounds exciting, join us to learn some basic building blocks of starting a micro-business.
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Helping the “Artsy” Math Student Succeed
2022-11-01 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
There is often a misconception that artistic and mathematical thinking are opposites. Math and art are more like fraternal twins—they might not look alike, but there is a definite connection between them. Join us as we talk about some ways to demonstrate the connection between math and art, for either your “artsy” student or your more “math-y” student who might need some creative thinking encouragement.
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Can an AIM Intervention Create a Better Math Experience for You in 2023?
2022-11-08 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Math-U-See has two mathematical intervention programs, AIM for Addition and Subtraction and AIM for Multiplication, that have been beneficial for so many families. Join us for a conversation about how these foundational skillsets affect student performance all the way to upper-level math and how you might take advantage of them during the holiday break. If you have a struggling math student, this will be a pivotal conversation for your student’s success.
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Reevaluating Your Progress Before the Holidays
2022-11-15 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Before you take a much-needed break, join our team to discuss your progress thus far. Let us help you evaluate what is working and what might need a different game plan as you step into 2023. We will offer practical advice to help you decide your priorities and maintain your sanity as your routine shifts to celebrating.
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Learning Styles: Sorting Preferences from Needs with Your Child's Learning Style
2022-11-29 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Everyone has a preference for how they like to learn, and by careful observation, most homeschool parents can discern their student’s learning preferences from an early age. What are some of the benefits (and pitfalls) from tailoring your student’s learning experiences to their preferences? Join us for a lively discussion of learning styles, from multiple angles.
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Relaunching the Ship: Evaluating Your Course and Considering Changes to your Homeschool Plan, with Janna Koch
2022-12-06 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Join Gretchen Roe in a conversation with Janna Koch, BookShark’s Community Manager, about fitting curriculum around your family instead of the other way around. Often we begin our homeschool journeys with a specific plan, and as we reach the mid-point of the year, we find things that are not working as well as we thought. We will offer practical tips in evaluating what is working, what might work better, and how you might change the course of your homeschool ship beginning in 2023.
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Habits: How Establishing Them Helps your Homeschool Journey
2023-01-03 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Habits can be so hard to master. Whether you are a student or a parent, habits have the ability to create calm or chaos. Join us as we explore some concrete actions to implement in your home so that changing and reviewing habits becomes a part of your journey.
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Goal Setting: An Essential Skill for Your Homeschool Journey
2023-01-10 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Goal setting is the key to success in so many endeavors. Let us help you create some SMART goals for your homeschool that will keep you on track through the remainder of your academic year. This skill will be essential for your students as they move beyond their homeschool time.
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Avoid Homeschool Burnout
2023-01-17 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
January is the time of year when the days seem long and patience can be short. How do you keep it all together when the finish line seems so far off? Join us for conversation, encouragement, and suggestions.
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What Does it Mean to Achieve Mastery in Math?
2023-01-24 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
If you are a Math-U-See parent, you may wonder “what does mastery look like?” at some point in your journey. Join us as we discuss how you know you are on the right track and share observations to parents who might be interested in a mastery approach.
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History Should Be an Essential Part of Your Homeschool Journey, with Charlene Notgrass
2023-01-31 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Charlene Notgrass—homeschool pioneer, historian, blogger, and consummate encourager—says her joy in the journey of homeschooling came when she learned “how to make homeschooling who you were instead of something to be carried around like a big, heavy burden.” Along with her husband, Ray, they have given the homeschooling world Notgrass History, one of Cathy Duffy’s Top Picks for homeschool curriculum. Join us as we have a conversation full of history, encouragement, and joy as we discuss how history studies can positively impact both you and your students.
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Thinking Outside the Box for Your Post–High School Journey, with Jonathan Brush
2023-02-07 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
It’s difficult for our students to envision what comes after high school. In our increasingly complex world, there are more and more paths for a post–high school journey. Join us for a lively discussion with Jonathan Brush, president and CEO of Unbound, to talk about having conversations with your high schooler now to prepare them for the future. We will explore attitudes to develop in your student and essentials you need to know as your prepare your students to leave the nest.
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Do You Have a Heart for Math?
2023-02-14 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
If you’re a parent who doesn’t see yourself as mathematically adept, it can feel difficult to create a successful mathematical environment for your student. What if you could “flip the script” and learn alongside your student? Join us for a discussion about fostering your own mathematical success so you can model it for your students.
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Creating the Skill Sets for High School Math Success
2023-02-21 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Before a student begins their high school math experiences, they need to have a set a skills in place. As a parent, how do you recognize what skills are necessary and how to foster them? This discussion will center on what skill sets students need as they step into the world of pre-algebra and beyond.
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Math-U-See is Tailor-Made for the ADD Student's Success
2023-02-28 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
How can the Math-U-See methodologies and materials set your student with attention deficit disorder up for success? Join us as we review how to implement strategies that will make your student more mathematically successful.
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When Your Journey is Different: Homeschooling a Special Needs Student, with Meredith Taylor
2023-03-07 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Homeschooling parents whose children learn differently often find themselves wondering what resources are available to them and how to take advantage of those resources. Join Gretchen Roe and Meredith Taylor, Director for Special Needs for the South Carolina Association of Independent Schools, for a discussion on where to begin and how to flourish. Parents will learn practical advice and also how SCAIHS could support them in their journey.
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Exploring Parental Rights in the Context of Homeschooling
2023-03-21 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Parental rights are integral to homeschooling and are important for many other issues. Join us for a discussion with Ethan Demme, CEO of Demme Learning and a board member of the Parental Rights Foundation, and Will Estrada, President of the Parental Rights foundation, as they discuss their homeschool experiences growing up and their continued commitment to supporting and defending parental rights.
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Finding the Joy in Creative Writing
2023-03-28 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Parents often ask us how they are going to teach their children creative writing—especially when they don’t feel successful with that process themselves. Join us for a practical conversation about how to foster a love of writing in your children and how to teach them the skill sets to help them thrive.
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An Occupational Therapist Talks With Us About Handwriting, with Katie Roe, MS, OTR/L
2023-04-04 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Handwriting struggles take many forms, and parents often have a difficult time sorting concern from frustration. Join us for a conversation with Katie Webster Roe, OT, about ways to improve your child’s handwriting, how to evaluate struggles, and how to create a game plan for success.
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Creating Your Plan B: Enthusiasm for Life After Homeschool?
2023-04-11 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Sometimes we forget that good journeys have endings. Homeschool moms often feel adrift when their journeys end. Join us for this important discussion about how to plan for your future now so that you can move from one phase of life to another with grace and joy.
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Grammar as the Key to Writing Potential
2023-04-18 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Grammar is a subject many parents feel is boring and outdated, but we would like to change the conversation. You engage with your student grammatically every time you talk to them. Instead of considering grammar as something to dislike, what if you considered it a tool to help your student become a better writer? Join us for a lively conversation about using grammar effectively in your learning endeavors. We promise to take the sting out of the conversation.
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Creating Emotional Intelligence in our Children
2023-04-25 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Empathy. It is so often lacking in our exchanges in society today. But how do you teach it to your children? The ability to understand and share in others’ feelings is something unique to the human experience. As parents, how do we foster the conversations that create a safe space to explore emotional intelligence and grow it within ourselves and our children? Join us for an insightful conversation with Heather Frommack, MS, RDN, CPTD. Heather is a veteran homeschooling mom of five awesome kids—by birth and international adoption. Her mission is to help normalize unity amidst diversity through the portals of empathy, Cultural Intelligence (CQ), and relationships. In her previous role as HSLDA’s Director of Outreach and Educational Consulting, she collaboratively built their first multicultural outreach program, which continues the work of cross-cultural bridge-building today. She shares from a biblical perspective, scholarly support, and humbled humor about how empathy and compassion can be created, nurtured, and fostered within your family and the greater community.
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Join the Road to Discovery and Recovery for your Perfectionist
2023-05-02 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
We have countless conversations with parents about how they struggle with perfectionism, both in their students and in themselves. We’re not experts, but we have been intentional in compiling thoughtful commentary and strategies to provide insight and action plans as you continue your journey. Use this as the framework for an essential discussion with your family.
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Incorporating Virtual Reality into Your Homeschool
2023-05-09 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Experiences—that is how the brain is wired to learn. To engage, from birth, with the world, learning through interactions with objects, spaces, and living elements. Yet somewhere along the way, the element of experience and fun has escaped the world of education. It’s time to bring it back. It’s time to engage kids with their curiosities, promote exploration, understand concepts, support social-emotional learning skills, and travel to faraway places without ever leaving home. With VictoryXR’s Virtual Learning Platform, students can experience a wide variety of virtual learning environments without exceptional costs involved. Come learn how to explore a virtual world.
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Outdoor Education Opportunities that Make Memories for Your Student
2023-05-23 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Take your summer outdoors and create educational opportunities that are fun, memorable, and different. We will have ideas and resources for adventure-making memories.
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Pros and Cons of Changing Curriculum
2023-06-06 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
We all have our favorite curriculum. What are the things to consider when you feel like your favorite is not serving your child well? Join us as we weigh the pros and cons of math, spelling, composition, and grammar curricula, and help you create a list of priorities in deciding what the coming year means for you in these academic areas.
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Exploring the Benefits of Sound Therapy for Students who Learn Differently
2023-06-13 13:00 - 14:00
Free Virtual Event
Faith Berens, a trained dyslexia interventionist who holds a certification in Equipping Minds Cognitive Curriculum, joins us for a discussion of sound therapy, its benefits, and how often learning difficulties are rooted in auditory and language processing weaknesses. This insightful discussion will help parents of students whose unique learning experiences make learning more of a challenge.
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What's your Homeschool Philosophy?
2023-06-20 12:00 - 13:00
Free Virtual Event
Homeschooling takes so many different forms. This is the time of year when parents consider starting their homeschool journey. Join us for a conversation about different homeschool styles and how you might tailor one or more to make your journey enjoyable.
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