If you’ve ever wondered about alternatives to traditional schooling, then you must join the worldwide Alternative Education / Homeschooling Conference being held this Friday, August 23 and Saturday the 24th.
This free, online virtual conference will provide anyone who has an interest, with the opportunity to hear from leaders in the field on the following topics:
- Alternative Public Schools
- Student Presentations
- Learning - Self-directed, Peer, Social
- Policy and Politics - Testing, Accreditation, Deschooling Society
- Faith - Specific
Note: click any of the above topics to see who and what is being presented in that strand.
This conference is also valuable for innovative educators looking to expand their scope and understanding of teaching and learning practices.
The conference features a keynote by author Dr. Peter Gray (Free To Learn) and hundreds of presentations by current practitioners supporting young people who are pursuing nontraditional learning environments. You can see a list of keynote presenters here.
Co-chaired by Steve Hargadon (http://www.futureofeducation.com) and Patrick Farenga (www.johnholtgws.com), The Conference leverages online resources to promote self-directed learning and to demonstrate a range of options available to anyone who is interested in alternatives to conventional schooling and wants to discover additional ways to help children be happy, successful learners.
To see the schedule visit this link. On conference day, that link will have directions on how to participate live.
After you watch a webinar, please feel free to start a discussion with others interested in alternative education and homeschooling at my online group here.
