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Making Your Library Work for Homeschoolers Workshop (August 2018)
This document provides information and resources for libraries to better serve homeschooling families. It discusses collecting materials on topics like state history, audio books, and special needs that are relevant to homeschoolers. It also suggests services libraries can offer, such as testing proctoring, databases, and designated homeschooling areas. The document outlines typical programs for homeschoolers like classes, book groups, and STEM activities. It stresses the importance of connecting with local homeschooling organizations and providing resources from state associations and libraries.
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- 1. Making Your Library Workfor HOMESCHOOLERS
- 2. Hi all! Suzanne Walker IndianaState Library Indiana Young Readers Center suwalker@library.in.gov
- 3. Question? What is your relationshipto homeschooling?
- 4. A Brief Historyof Homeschooling…
- 5. Diverse Resources for Homeschooling ◦National BlackHome Educators ◦Muslim Home Education Network Australia ◦Room 316 (Resource for Jewish Homeschoolers) ◦Indian Association of Homeschoolers ◦National LDS Homeschool Association ◦National Indigenous Latino Chicano Home Educators
- 6. Why? Why have somany people chosen to homeschool?
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- 9. Online curriculums Online Schools Different ways tolearn at home
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- 14. Online curriculums Online Schools Bookbased curriculumsDifferent ways to learn at home Unschooling Units Groups http://www.lds-nha.org/homeschooling-philosophies/ - More ways here!
- 15. How many? How manypeople nationally choose to homeschool?
- 16. “ According to datapublished on May 7, 2015 by the National Center for Education Statistics(NCES), in 2003 1,096,000 school-aged children were homeschooled in the U.S., representing 2.2 percent of the total number of students in that age range that year (ages 5-17). In 2012, the number homeschooled was 1,773,000, or 3.4 percent of elementary and secondary school-aged children that year. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13_206.10.asp
- 17. 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 2,000,000 2003 2012 # ofChildren Homeschooled Nationally
- 18. Data from theIndiana Department of Education from several years ago… Indiana over time…
- 19. Data from theIndiana Department of Education from several years ago… Indiana over time updated…
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- 26. Collection Ideas Keep your collectionscurrent State History
- 27. Collection Ideas Keep your collectionscurrent State History Audio Books
- 28. Collection Ideas Keep your collectionscurrent State History Audio Books Classics and Gentle Reads
- 29. Collection Ideas Keep your collectionscurrent State History Audio Books Classics and Gentle Reads Items on Special Needs and Disabilities
- 30. Collection Ideas Keep your collectionscurrent State History Audio Books Classics and Gentle Reads Items on Special Needs and Disabilities Activity type books
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- 34. Collection Ideas Stuff Language Learning State HomeschoolingAssociation Resources - Magazine - Guide - Recommended Lists
- 35. Collection Ideas Stuff Language Learning State HomeschoolingAssociation Resources - Magazine - Guide - Recommended Lists Curricula
- 36. Collection Ideas Stuff Language Learning State HomeschoolingAssociation Resources - Magazine - Guide - Recommended Lists Curricula Ask what they need
- 37. Collection Ideas Stuff Language Learning State HomeschoolingAssociation Resources - Magazine - Guide - Recommended Lists Curricula Ask what they need
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- 43. Service Ideas Packet of welcomeinformation Meeting / Study Room Policies Wifi and Public Computers Library Card Policies – Kid cards / Parent-teacher cards
- 44. Service Ideas Packet of welcomeinformation Meeting / Study Room Policies Wifi and Public Computers Library Card Policies – Kid cards / Parent-teacher cards Interlibrary Loaning and Resource Sharing
- 45. Service Ideas Packet of welcomeinformation Meeting / Study Room Policies Wifi and Public Computers Library Card Policies – Kid cards / Parent-teacher cards Interlibrary Loaning and Resource Sharing Local Expert
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- 50. Service Ideas Testing Proctoring Databases Downloadables Supply Desk| Lamination | Die Cuts
- 51. Service Ideas Testing Proctoring Databases Downloadables Supply Desk| Lamination | Die Cuts Homeschooling Shelving / Area
- 52. Service Ideas Testing Proctoring Databases Downloadables Supply Desk| Lamination | Die Cuts Homeschooling Shelving / Area Webpage
- 53. Service Ideas Testing Proctoring Databases Downloadables Supply Desk| Lamination | Die Cuts Homeschooling Shelving / Area Webpage Pulling Materials
- 54. Question? What collection items orservice ideas would you like to share?
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- 64. Typical Programs Library Skill Classes LibraryTours Book groups Arts and Crafts groups Writing club Computer classes
- 65. Typical Programs Library Skill Classes LibraryTours Book groups Arts and Crafts groups Writing club Computer classes Lego programs
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- 75. More Program Ideas for Youth Show andTell STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time
- 76. More Program Ideas for Youth Show andTell STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time Field Trips
- 77. More Program Ideas for Youth Show andTell STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time Field Trips Walking Tours
- 78. More Program Ideas for Youth Show andTell STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time Field Trips Walking Tours Ice Breakers (Ultimate Camp Resource)
- 79. More Program Ideas for Youth Show andTell STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time Field Trips Walking Tours Ice Breakers (Ultimate Camp Resource) Cooking
- 80. More Program Ideas for Youth Show andTell STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time Field Trips Walking Tours Ice Breakers (Ultimate Camp Resource) Cooking Chick Hatching | Butterflies
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- 83. Even more Program Ideas forYouth! States and Countries
- 84. Even more Program Ideas forYouth! States and Countries Community Garden
- 85. Even more Program Ideas forYouth! States and Countries Community Garden Plays
- 86. Even more Program Ideas forYouth! States and Countries Community Garden Plays Spelling Bee
- 87. Even more Program Ideas forYouth! States and Countries Community Garden Plays Spelling Bee Flat Stanley
- 88. Even more Program Ideas forYouth! States and Countries Community Garden Plays Spelling Bee Flat Stanley Games and Gaming
- 89. Even more Program Ideas forYouth! States and Countries Community Garden Plays Spelling Bee Flat Stanley Games and Gaming Music
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- 91. Question? What programs do youthink are great ideas for homeschoolers?
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- 94. Connect with your local homeschoolers …inthe Library
- 95. Connect with your local homeschoolers …inthe Library …through your State Organization
- 96. Connect with your local homeschoolers …inthe Library …through your State Organization …through Homeschooling Conventions
- 97. Connect with your local homeschoolers …inthe Library …through your State Organization …through Homeschooling Conventions …through Churches
- 98. Connect with your local homeschoolers …inthe Library …through your State Organization …through Homeschooling Conventions …through Churches …through other organizations that might serve Homeschoolers
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- 101. Resources Your State Association– Start there.
- 102. Resources Your State Association– Start there. Your State Library
- 103. Resources Your State Association– Start there. Your State Library Other Librarians in your area
- 104. Resources Your State Association– Start there. Your State Library Other Librarians in your area Staff members who might homeschool
- 105. Resources Your State Association– Start there. Your State Library Other Librarians in your area Staff members who might homeschool National Home Education Research Institute
- 106. Thank you to… TexasHome School Coalition Home Educators Association of Virginia Arizona Families for Home Education Christian Home Educators of Colorado Indiana Association of Home Educations
- 107. Thanks! Suzanne Walker Any questions? Youcan find me at suwalker@library.in.gov or at the Indiana State Library.
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