Making Your Library Work for Homeschoolers Workshop: Student/Parent Handout (August 2018)

1. Homeschooling Resources for Students and their Parents
What does the state of Indiana say about Homeschooling?
http://www.doe.in.gov/sservices/homeschool.html
Read all about Homeschooling at the Indiana Department of Education’s website. They have lots of information you will want t
before you start your program.
What do I teach?
Indiana’s Academic Standards
http://dc.doe.in.gov/Standards/AcademicStandards/index.shtml
Teacher Editions available: English / Language Arts
Indiana Core 40 Information
http://www.doe.in.gov/core40/
Indiana University High School
http://iuhighschool.iu.edu/
You pay for individual classes that are taken online.
Hoosier Academies
http://www.k12.com/ha/
Online charter school. Three days a week the student works at home with a learning coach. Two days a week they go to the Le
classes. This is a free public school but they have limited spaces and you must be accept
high school is just for grades 9-11.
High School Resources
http://www.homeschool.com/resources01/Electives.asp
Visit this website for a long list of resources for your High School homeschooled student. Some of these require payment and some are free.
For more information…
Homeschooling in Indiana www.homeschoolinginindiana.com
Indiana Association of Home Educators http://www.inhomeeducators.org/
Indiana Home Educators Network http://www.ihen.org/
Home School Legal Defense Association http://www.hslda.org/
National Home Education Network http://www.nhen.org/
Education Commission of the States http://www.ecs.or
How can the Mooresville Public Library help?
• Homeschooling programs for grades K-8
• Volunteer opportunities for homeschoolers
• Study Room Check Out
• Internet Access and Wifi
• Trained Librarians who can help you locate materials
• Books about Homeschooling
• Some textbooks
• Access to the following online databases through the library
TumbleReadables
www.tumblereadables.com
Database of books that can be read to your student, with your student or by your student…includes classics,
Shakespeare, etc.
Testing and Education Reference Center
http://www.petersons.com/terc/
Online resource with study help for taking the SAT, PSAT, GED and other standardized tests.
Inspire
www.inspire.net
Online database with general knowledge resources including online Encyclopedias
Homeschooling Resources for Students and their Parents
What does the state of Indiana say about Homeschooling?
Read all about Homeschooling at the Indiana Department of Education’s website. They have lots of information you will want t
http://dc.doe.in.gov/Standards/AcademicStandards/index.shtml
English / Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics
Online charter school. Three days a week the student works at home with a learning coach. Two days a week they go to the Le
classes. This is a free public school but they have limited spaces and you must be accepted to their program to participate in their classes. Their
http://www.homeschool.com/resources01/Electives.asp
e for a long list of resources for your High School homeschooled student. Some of these require payment and some are free.
www.homeschoolinginindiana.com
http://www.inhomeeducators.org/
http://www.ihen.org/
http://www.hslda.org/
http://www.nhen.org/
http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/issues.asp
Volunteer opportunities for homeschoolers
Trained Librarians who can help you locate materials
Access to the following online databases through the library website: http://www.mooresvillelib.org/ and click on databases
Database of books that can be read to your student, with your student or by your student…includes classics,
Testing and Education Reference Center
http://www.petersons.com/terc/
Online resource with study help for taking the SAT, PSAT, GED and other standardized tests.
Online database with general knowledge resources including online Encyclopedias
Read all about Homeschooling at the Indiana Department of Education’s website. They have lots of information you will want to be familiar with
Online charter school. Three days a week the student works at home with a learning coach. Two days a week they go to the Learning Center for
ed to their program to participate in their classes. Their
e for a long list of resources for your High School homeschooled student. Some of these require payment and some are free.
and click on databases
Database of books that can be read to your student, with your student or by your student…includes classics,