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Home Education Convention 2019 Keynote Keynote Youth Keynote Steve Demme Dr. Joe Boot Jojo Ruba April 11–13, 2019 CONVENTION GUIDE www.aheaonline.com Welcome to the 2019 Annual Convention of the Alberta Home Education Association AHEA ~ serving the Home Education Community since 1986 e Alberta Home Education Association is committed to providing information, leadership, and resources to families involved in home education. Conventio Tea Tabl of Content General Information..............................................................................3 Korien Sampson Keynote Speakers....................................................................................5 Convention Director & Registrar Sessions by Topic....................................................................................6 [email protected] Postsecondary Institutions in the Exhibition Hall.............................6 Session Speakers...............................................................................8-13 Julie and Preston Schroeder Activities for All Ages..........................................................................14 Children’s Program Coordinators 2019 AHEA Board Nominees.......................................................15-16 [email protected] ursday Session Descriptions and Schedule ............................17-18 ank You to Our Sponsors, Volunteers, and Donors!............19-20 List of Advertisers.................................................................................20 Carol Provins Friday Session Descriptions..........................................................21-29 Exhibition Hall Coordinator Friday Schedule....................................................................................30 [email protected] Saturday Schedule................................................................................31 Saturday Session Descriptions......................................................33-41 Jennifer Sharron Graduation Ceremony Program........................................................43 Graduate Biographies.....................................................................44-46 Facilities Coordinator Convention Survey...............................................................................48 [email protected] Exhibitor Websites..........................................................................49-51 Note Pages.......................................................................................52-53 Nicole Gunter Consider Volunteering Next Year: March 26–28, 2020..................53 Graduation Coordinator Exhibitor List & Booth Numbers.................................................54–57 [email protected] Exhibition Hall Floor Plan..................................................................58 Westerner Maps.............................................................59, Back Cover Kim Sampson Allison Clarke, Sandra Gullacher: Masters of Ceremonies Music Coordinator Gary Hyde: Security Coordinator [email protected] Chantelle Hachey: Room Monitor Coordinator Matthew Clarke: First Aid Supin Hachey Victoria Sampson: Assistant Registrar Layne Huber: Webmaster ([email protected]) Speaker Coordinator Kristine Buchholtz: Convention Guide Editor [email protected] Boar of Director Angela Ho man Sponsorship Coordinator President: Terry Yaceyko [email protected] Vice-President: Shannon Tedero Treasurer: Ted Tedero , Richard Yaceyko Secretary: Brent Feyter Ryan Walker Communications: Terry Yaceyko Used Curriculum Sale Coordinator Convention Team Liaisons: [email protected] Sandra Gullacher, Shannon Tedero Government Liaison Team: Natalie Tonne Shawna Sundal, Ted Tedero , Richard Yaceyko Volunteer Coordinator Special Needs Liaison: Tracy McNichol [email protected] Support Groups Liaison: Sandra Gullacher Website Liaison: Nicole Noster Stacey Sampson Youth Coordinator Member-at-Large: Keith McNichol, Simon Noster [email protected] www.aheaonline.com Genera Informatio 2020 AHEA Convention: March 26-28 Please note the CHANGE OF MONTH for the 2020 Convention, which will be held MARCH 26–28. Annual General Meeting Please note the change of day and time for this year’s Annual General Meeting, which will take place on FRIDAY, April 12 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Ongoing Construction As the front entrance to the new Exhibition Hall is not ready, please enter the Hall by way of the Stockmens Pavilion (where the Exhibit Hall was located in previous years). Every $25 spent in the hall enters one ticket into the draw. Exhibition Hall Hours You may combine receipts. e new Exhibition Hall is open for shopping during the You need not be present to win. following hours: Receipts accepted until 4:00 pm on Saturday. Friday, 10:30 am – 6:00 pm Used Curriculum Sale and concession receipts do not qualify. Saturday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Show your receipts and enter the draw Name Tags at the BUY IT HERE Booth. In order to gain re-entry into the Convention, you will (#409, next to AHEA) need to display your name tag as this is your entrance Find the full list of prizes on page 20. ticket. Please help us keep Convention costs down by Draws will take place every hour returning your name tag — with strings inside — when throughout the day! you leave on Saturday. ank you. Children’s Program Attendees AHEA Information Booth Parents may visit their children who are registered in the e AHEA Information Booth is located at booth #510 Children’s Program anytime during the weekend. Please in the Exhibition Hall (please see map on page 58). If ensure your children are picked up promptly for lunch and you have any questions, concerns, or comments about at the end of the program each day. the Convention, or need more information about home education or AHEA, please come and talk to us. Board Baby/Toddler Rooms members will be present at various times to speak with Please note that we have two baby/toddler rooms: one you and answer questions. (See the schedule at the booth upstairs in Lookout Room A and the other in Salon A (at to see who is available and at what times.) We would be the back of the Prairie Pavilion). For your convenience, there happy to help you in any way we can. We also invite you are change tables for the babies as well as live audiovisual to visit these other AHEA booths: New Home Educators, coverage of speakers in the Prairie Pavilion streamed into Home Educating rough High School, and Special Salon A. Needs. Cell Phones and Pagers Children Please turn all phones and pagers o or put on vibrate Our Convention is open to all ages. Please be aware that all during the speaking sessions out of courtesy of others and sessions are being recorded and that if your child becomes for the integrity of the recordings. Ringing phones are noisy (including happy noisy sounds), the recordings pick extremely irritating to other attendees and are picked up by up these sounds quite easily. If you have small children the recording devices. with you, please do show consideration for others (including those recording the sessions) by sitting at the Parking back of the room or near the door whenever possible, in Please park only in the designated areas on the west side of order to facilitate taking children out quickly should they the building. If there is an event at e Centrium on Friday become disruptive. As well, should seats in a session be evening, paid parking will be in e ect. is fee will be waived limited, please hold your small child on your lap in order when you show the parking attendant your name tag. If you to make more room for others. do not have your name tag, you will be charged for parking. - 3 - 2019 AHEA Convention Guide Genera Informatio Food Conference Recordings You are allowed to bring in food and beverages for your Audio copies (CDs and/or MP3s) of the sessions may be own consumption, including food purchased elsewhere. An purchased from M77 Technologies at the back of the Prairie extra concession will be opened during the lunch hour in the Pavilion. Gallery as well as a café in the Exhibition Hall . (Please note Lost and Found that food and beverages are allowed in the Exhibition Hall.) If you nd a lost item, please bring it to the AHEA Coat/Bag Check Information Booth or the Registrar’s Table in Salon A and Tired of carrying your coat or purchases all day? Bring them we will make every attempt to return it to its rightful owner. to the Coat/Bag Check in the Gallery of the Prairie Pavilion, If you have lost something, please stop by the AHEA Booth and the Central Alberta Homeschool Band members will to see if we have it. AHEA is not responsible for lost or stolen take care of them for you. All donations for this service go articles. directly to support the band. Convention Survey: Help Us to Help You Your comments are very important to us, and we read and Artwork consider every one of them, so please be sure to ll out Beautiful artwork by our homeschooled youth will be your survey (found on page 48 of this Guide) and leave it on display all weekend on the main oor near the Prairie in the box by the door. A draw for free entry to the 2020 Pavilion entrance. Please note that select pieces are for sale. Convention will be made from the completed surveys. Please also complete the surveys on our 2019 speakers found by the Board Members, Convention Team, and Volunteers door of each session or online at www.aheaonline.com Board members will be wearing special name tags and will be serving at the AHEA Information