Making Your Library Work for Homeschoolers Workshop (August 2018)

1. Making Your
Library Work for
HOMESCHOOLERS

2. Hi all!
Suzanne Walker
Indiana State Library
Indiana Young Readers Center
suwalker@library.in.gov

3. Question?
What is your
relationship to
homeschooling?

4. A Brief History of
Homeschooling…

5. Diverse
Resources for
Homeschooling
◦National Black Home 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 so many people chosen to homeschool?

7. Different
ways to learn
at home

8. Online
curriculumsDifferent
ways to learn
at home

9. Online
curriculums
Online Schools
Different
ways to learn
at home

10. Online
curriculums
Online Schools Book based
curriculumsDifferent
ways to learn
at home

11. Online
curriculums
Online Schools Book based
curriculumsDifferent
ways to learn
at home
Unschooling

12. Online
curriculums
Online Schools Book based
curriculumsDifferent
ways to learn
at home
Unschooling Units

13. Online
curriculums
Online Schools Book based
curriculumsDifferent
ways to learn
at home
Unschooling Units Groups

14. Online
curriculums
Online Schools Book based
curriculumsDifferent
ways to learn
at home
Unschooling Units Groups
http://www.lds-nha.org/homeschooling-philosophies/ - More ways here!

15. How many?
How many people nationally choose to
homeschool?

16. “
According to data published 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

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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
# of Children Homeschooled Nationally

18. Data from the Indiana Department of Education from several years ago…
Indiana over time…

19. Data from the Indiana Department of Education from several years ago…
Indiana over time updated…

20. STUFF
ABOUT
THE LAW

21. Examine
Your Bias.

22. Helping
Homeschoolers

23. Collections

24. Collection
Ideas

25. Collection
Ideas
Keep your collections current

26. Collection
Ideas
Keep your collections current
State History

27. Collection
Ideas
Keep your collections current
State History
Audio Books

28. Collection
Ideas
Keep your collections current
State History
Audio Books
Classics and Gentle Reads

29. Collection
Ideas
Keep your collections current
State History
Audio Books
Classics and Gentle Reads
Items on Special Needs and Disabilities

30. Collection
Ideas
Keep your collections current
State History
Audio Books
Classics and Gentle Reads
Items on Special Needs and Disabilities
Activity type books

31. Collection
Ideas

32. Collection
Ideas
Stuff

33. Collection
Ideas
Stuff
Language Learning

34. Collection
Ideas
Stuff
Language Learning
State Homeschooling Association
Resources
- Magazine
- Guide
- Recommended Lists

35. Collection
Ideas
Stuff
Language Learning
State Homeschooling Association
Resources
- Magazine
- Guide
- Recommended Lists
Curricula

36. Collection
Ideas
Stuff
Language Learning
State Homeschooling Association
Resources
- Magazine
- Guide
- Recommended Lists
Curricula
Ask what they need

37. Collection
Ideas
Stuff
Language Learning
State Homeschooling Association
Resources
- Magazine
- Guide
- Recommended Lists
Curricula
Ask what they need

38. Services

39. Service
Ideas

40. Service
Ideas
Packet of welcome information

41. Service
Ideas
Packet of welcome information
Meeting / Study Room Policies

42. Service
Ideas
Packet of welcome information
Meeting / Study Room Policies
Wifi and Public Computers

43. Service
Ideas
Packet of welcome information
Meeting / Study Room Policies
Wifi and Public Computers
Library Card Policies – Kid cards /
Parent-teacher cards

44. Service
Ideas
Packet of welcome information
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 welcome information
Meeting / Study Room Policies
Wifi and Public Computers
Library Card Policies – Kid cards /
Parent-teacher cards
Interlibrary Loaning and Resource
Sharing
Local Expert

46. Service
Ideas

47. Service
Ideas
Testing Proctoring

48. Service
Ideas
Testing Proctoring
Databases

49. Service
Ideas
Testing Proctoring
Databases
Downloadables

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 or service
ideas would you
like to share?

55. Programs

56. A word on food.

57. Some Logistics

58. Typical
Programs

59. Typical
Programs
Library Skill Classes

60. Typical
Programs
Library Skill Classes
Library Tours

61. Typical
Programs
Library Skill Classes
Library Tours
Book groups

62. Typical
Programs
Library Skill Classes
Library Tours
Book groups
Arts and Crafts groups

63. Typical
Programs
Library Skill Classes
Library Tours
Book groups
Arts and Crafts groups
Writing club

64. Typical
Programs
Library Skill Classes
Library Tours
Book groups
Arts and Crafts groups
Writing club
Computer classes

65. Typical
Programs
Library Skill Classes
Library Tours
Book groups
Arts and Crafts groups
Writing club
Computer classes
Lego programs

66. Paper Mache
with
Homeschoolers

67. Programs
for Parents

68. Programs
for Parents
Homeschool Fair or Open House

69. Programs
for Parents
Homeschool Fair or Open House
Curriculum Swap

70. Programs
for Parents
Homeschool Fair or Open House
Curriculum Swap
Informational Sessions

71. Programs
for Parents
Homeschool Fair or Open House
Curriculum Swap
Informational Sessions
Preview Night at your Booksale

72. Programs
for Parents
Homeschool Fair or Open House
Curriculum Swap
Informational Sessions
Preview Night at your Booksale
Book-A-Librarian

73. More
Program
Ideas for
Youth

74. More
Program
Ideas for
Youth
Show and Tell

75. More
Program
Ideas for
Youth
Show and Tell
STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time

76. More
Program
Ideas for
Youth
Show and Tell
STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time
Field Trips

77. More
Program
Ideas for
Youth
Show and Tell
STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time
Field Trips
Walking Tours

78. More
Program
Ideas for
Youth
Show and Tell
STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time
Field Trips
Walking Tours
Ice Breakers (Ultimate Camp Resource)

79. More
Program
Ideas for
Youth
Show and Tell
STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time
Field Trips
Walking Tours
Ice Breakers (Ultimate Camp Resource)
Cooking

80. More
Program
Ideas for
Youth
Show and Tell
STEM Hour | Maker Lab Time
Field Trips
Walking Tours
Ice Breakers (Ultimate Camp Resource)
Cooking
Chick Hatching | Butterflies

81. Chick Hatching
with
Homeschoolers

82. Even more
Program Ideas
for Youth!

83. Even more
Program Ideas
for Youth!
States and Countries

84. Even more
Program Ideas
for Youth!
States and Countries
Community Garden

85. Even more
Program Ideas
for Youth!
States and Countries
Community Garden
Plays

86. Even more
Program Ideas
for Youth!
States and Countries
Community Garden
Plays
Spelling Bee

87. Even more
Program Ideas
for Youth!
States and Countries
Community Garden
Plays
Spelling Bee
Flat Stanley

88. Even more
Program Ideas
for Youth!
States and Countries
Community Garden
Plays
Spelling Bee
Flat Stanley
Games and Gaming

89. Even more
Program Ideas
for Youth!
States and Countries
Community Garden
Plays
Spelling Bee
Flat Stanley
Games and Gaming
Music

90. Sleeping Beauty
Play with
Homeschoolers

91. Question?
What programs do
you think are great
ideas for
homeschoolers?

92. Connecting

93. Connect with
your local
homeschoolers

94. Connect with
your local
homeschoolers
…in the Library

95. Connect with
your local
homeschoolers
…in the Library
…through your State Organization

96. Connect with
your local
homeschoolers
…in the Library
…through your State Organization
…through Homeschooling
Conventions

97. Connect with
your local
homeschoolers
…in the Library
…through your State Organization
…through Homeschooling
Conventions
…through Churches

98. Connect with
your local
homeschoolers
…in the Library
…through your State Organization
…through Homeschooling
Conventions
…through Churches
…through other organizations that
might serve Homeschoolers

99. Resources

100. Resources

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…
Texas Home 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?
You can find me at suwalker@library.in.gov or at the
Indiana State Library.

108. Works Cited
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13_206.10.asp
http://www.lds-nha.org/homeschooling-philosophies/
http://www.doe.in.gov/student-services/home-school/homeschool-help-sheet
http://www.pheofca.org/legalfactsheet.html
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/homeschool.asp
https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=91
http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activities/camp-videos.html

109. Credits
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