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updated 3-28-10 Seminar Speakers and Their Topics...at
a glance (in alphabetical order) Note: Click Here for the Daily Seminar Schedule Todd and Lulli Akin - Todd and Lulli Akin live in western
St. Louis County, MO. Todd was born in 1947, grew up in the St. Louis area, and attended local schools. A graduate
of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MS, where he earned a B.S. in Management Engineering, he served as an officer
in the U.S. Army with the Army Combat Engineers at Fort Belvoir in Alexandria, VA. After receiving an honorable discharge
from the Army Reserves in 1980, Todd spent four years as an engineer with IBM. He later moved into corporate management at
Laclede Steel. He met his future wife while working at IBM and married Lulli in the summer of 1975. Todd and Lulli have
six children: Wynn, Perry, Micah, Ezra, Hannah, and Abigail, all of whom have been homeschooled. In 1988, the people
of the 86th district elected Todd to represent them in the Missouri General Assembly where he served twelve years. Todd
was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Missouri's second district on November 7, 2000, and continues
to serve in this capacity. Active in the Boy Scouts of America, a leader in his local church, a former board member
of Missouri Right to Life, and sitting on the board of the Mission Gate Prison Ministry, Todd continues to write and lecture
on the principles of America's Founding and Heritage, and Lulli also enjoys speaking words of encouragement to different groups. *A
Testimony and Challenge for "The Saints Who Are in the Land" to be People of Courage (Todd
is gearing this talk to homeschooling dads, but all are welcome!)
*Lulli, After 26 Years
How to Keep Homeschooling Simple Kurt Bahr - Kurt is first
and foremost a husband to his lovely wife, Jennifer, and a father to his four homeschooled children - Micah (7), Lydia (5),
Josiah (3), and baby Judah. Kurt was homeschooled from 4th through 12th grade during which time he was a member of the
St. Charles County Home School Band and Choir. After graduation he earned his Bachelors degree in History/Political
Science from Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Kurt then served over four years in the US Air Force as a Finance Officer.
He returned to his home town of O'Fallon, MO, and earned his Masters in Public Policy from Regent University. Kurt interned
for U. S. Congressman Todd Akin (MO 2nd Dist) in the summer of 2008. He now runs his own small business and is active
in his local community and his church. * Why We Should Be Involved In Politics (youth talk) Trisch
Breed - Trisch, husband David, and their family have been home schooling in Missouri since 1992. A former group
leader and FHE Board member, she now teaches music classes at Home Link and coaches private students. Four of their
five children have graduated. One graduated from Florida State University, one is a student at Rankin Technical Institute
and two are employed by Sears, Roebuck and Company. Two are married (to homeschoolers!) and the Breeds have two amazing
grandchildren. * Homeschool Record Keeping in Missouri Steve
Clark - Steve is a "homeschool dad" who personally homeschooled his own children from 1998 through
2004. He and his wife, Katrina, live in Louisville, KY, and have 5 children, ranging in age from 19 to 25. From 1997
to the present, Steve has worked with VideoText Interactive, where his main focus has been to advise and counsel parents who
want to make sure that their children excel in high school math. In addition, Clark edited and produced "Life Skills
for the Homeschooler," a book that addresses dozens of practical issues that many homeschoolers forget to teach. Clark
is also President of the Homeschool Speakers and Vendors Association, which helps homeschool speakers and vendors in the promotion
of their products and services, with the goal of ensuring that all homeschoolers in the US and Canada have access to the very
best curriculum available. Note: Steve's talks are also subject to change as we tweak our schedule. Please
check back soon. * Ten Deadly Myths About Math * Taking the Struggle
out of Solving Word Problems * Taking the Struggle Out of Solving Equations: Let's Learn the Right
Way * Algebra Alcatraz! A workshop for Teens and Their Wardens--Oops! I Mean Parents
(youth talk) William Federer - Bill Federer is a nationally known
speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America's
noble heritage. Born October 1, 1957, and raised in south St. Louis, the 5th of eleven children, Bill lettered in wrestling,
football and was a state finalist in track-high hurdles. He graduated from St. Louis University High School ('76) and graduated
from Saint Louis University (`80) with a degree in Accounting/Business Administration. After college, Bill worked for
Federer Realty, founded in 1913 by his grandfather, William A. Federer, who was president of the St. Louis Board of Realtors,
as was his father Richard L. Federer. Bill has also worked in the oil & gas industry (Santa Fe Industries `81-`84),
and held positions with community organizations, charity groups, churches, working with youth, families, elderly and minorities.
He served as a Scoutmaster, having been an Eagle Scout. Bill married his high school sweetheart, Susan Maria Misko,
on May 2, 1981. They have four grown children who were homeschooled for several years when they were young. *
History Repeats Itself-Great Crises and Great Leaders (youth talk) * Learning Lasting Lessons
from the Rise and Fall of Great Civilizations Sarah Greek - Sarah
Greek is a citizen lobbyist, student, and writer whose experience in youth and cultural ministry includes projects with Missourians
Against Human Cloning, the Leadership Institute, Worldview Academy, and TeenPact. She has worked on more than a dozen grassroots
political campaigns. During the 2007-2010 Missouri legislative sessions, Sarah served as an advocate for midwifery rights,
where she initiated the 2007 legislative tactic that decriminalized midwives in Missouri. Most recently, Sarah worked as the
communications director for a marketing company, drafted a historical manuscript for the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, and
serves as the vice president of a statewide non-profit. Sarah is a homeschool graduate, class of '07. She is the oldest of
six children and lives with her family in the Ozarks. * Running with the Horses: Fighting for Excellence
in a Careless Generation (youth talk) John Greever - John has been married for
over 36 years to his wife Irma and is the father of five sons including one son who has Down syndrome and a terminal disease.
He has ministered in Baptist churches for over 36 years, the last fifteen of which have been with the First Baptist Church
of Fenton, MO. Having three earned degrees in Bible and theology including a Doctor of Theology, he has taught collegiately
for 20 years, currently serving as an adjunct Professor of Religion at Missouri Baptist University, and has taught Bible,
theology, biblical hermeneutics, Christian Worldview thinking and discernment, and character development to his sons whom
he and his wife homeschooled all the way through high school level. * Personal Reflections on
Homeschool Teaching and Leadership as a Father (geared for dads, but all are welcome! Dawn
Griffin -Dawn Griffin has been homeschooling for 14 years. She has a Montessori degree and is certified in S.P.I.R.E.
" Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence". She has run a Montessori preschool for 13 years and tutored
children in risk of reading failure for eight years. Currently, she is the leader of Crossroads Christian Connection Support
Group and the director of CCC Co-op. Dawn has previously spoken at the Homeschool Expo on the subject of how to help your
struggling reader. * Confidently Teach Your Child to Read Deana
Haines - Deana is a homeschool mother of four, grandmother of five, and has been a part of the home
school community in Missouri since 1985. She and her husband, Brad, have served on FHE's board of directors since 1993. She
teaches piano in her home, tutors, and directs two homeschool choirs and two homeschool bell choirs in the Kansas City area.
Deana teaches Bible Study to special needs adults in her church, and serves as the church pianist. As well as serving on the
FHE Board, Deana has served on the board of Special Care Homes of Missouri, and Kansas City Music Teachers Association. Deana
will share from her 20+ years of homeschool experience with humor and anecdotal stories that will hopefully encourage you
on your own homeschool journey. * What Your Children Will Remember-Lessons from Home Educated
Adults * Making History Come Alive for Your Children * 10 Reasons to
Home School Through High School Leslie Korhammer - is a graduate of Missouri
Baptist University with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, but she began her career at North County Christian School
teaching middle school language arts and high school speech and drama for two years. After the birth of her first son in August
of 2007, she took a year off from teaching full time. The following year, Leslie taught fourth grade at Willott Road Christian
Academy before welcoming her second boy in September of 2009. Currently, she is happy to be working with parents and home
school students at the Learning Center in St. Peters, teaching high school writing, middle school writing, and journalism,
as well as teaching an English composition class at Liberty Classical School. Aside from raising her two wonderful sons with
her husband and instructing students in effectively communicating through the written word, Leslie also enjoys writing leisurely.
She is excited to be in the early stages of writing a young adult novel with her good friend, who is also an English teacher
in Kansas City. * The Building Blocks of Writing Jean
Kovatovich - Jean is a home schooling mother with a passion for mentoring other ladies in simple and practical ways.
She and her husband, Matt, have home schooled their two junior high-aged children for nine years and their family enjoys all
that the outdoors has to offer (The St. Louis Zoo in particular!). In December of 2008 they moved back home to the St.
Louis area from Houston, TX, and are enjoying the many new friendships the Lord provided as well as the cementing of old friendships
He has rekindled through this relocation. They attend New Community Church in Wildwood and reside in Kirkwood.
Currently, Jean coaches junior and senior high speech students for the St. Louis Speech and Debate Club. She was part
of planning and teaching a Tapestry of Grace dialectic discussion group in Houston and previously launched and led a mom's
Tapestry of Grace support group/Bible study in her Texas home. She began serving the home school community in 2004 by
serving on the board for a local Charlotte Mason discussion group. She has been invited to conduct numerous workshops
and has encouraged hundreds of Texas home schoolers over the years. Her home school workshops are always energetic and
informative, and prove to be helpful to new and veteran home schoolers alike. * Narration,
Copy Work and Dictation: OH MY! * Let's Get Organized! But How? Jan
Petzoldt - is a veteran homeschooler of 14 years. She has homeschooled her 3 children through high school. Her
two sons have been able to graduate from college with substantial savings in time and money. Because of the number of college
credits they had accumulated by taking advantage of dual enrollment, CLEP, and AP testing, both were college juniors when
graduating from high school. * ACT, PSAT, and SAT Testing * CLEP, AP, and DANTES Testing Susan
Reilly - Susan is a dedicated, local, home school mom of four children ranging from 4 to 19 years old. She
is the author of The Homeschool Director planning series and is the Missouri State Manager for Classical Conversations.
For more information, please feel free to contact Susan Reilly at sreilly@classicalconversations.com. * The Many Benefits of a Classical Education Maria
Rolland - Maria grew up in St. Louis, MO. She was homeschooled Preschool through senior year of high school. Maria
is the second of the four children of Lee and Andria Porch. She attended Lindenwood University where she graduated with a
degree in Christian Ministry in 2008. At Lindenwood she was a part of many campus groups, as well as Lindenwood's youngest
Resident Director. After graduating, she accepted a full time staff position with Lindenwood as Freshman Door Coordinator,
as well as beginning an internship with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. In the summer of 2009, Maria left her Lindenwood
job, and was accepted as a full time staff with Intervarsity. She also went from being Maria Porch to Maria Rolland in June
when she married Chris Rolland (who was also homeschooled). Maria works with International students as well as American students.
Maria loves music, ice hockey, being outdoors, reptiles, and meeting new people. * Speaking
to Parents about College Life...title forthcoming Nancy Schaaf - Nancy received
her formal education from Webster University, with a BM Ed. in Music Education and a Master of Music in Piano Performance
and Pedagogy. She has studied with Gail Delente of Washington D.C. and Jules Gentil from the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris;
and has taken workshops with accompanists Nancy Revzen and John Wustman from U. of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. She has worked
as a free lance accompanist for 25 years in the St. Louis and Chicago metropolitan areas for many fine soloists, having also
professionally worked with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis Chamber Chorus, Windfire- flute and percussion with John
and Paula Kasica, and the St. Louis Conservatory and Webster University as staff accompanist. Nancy's work with children
has included choir direction and music teaching at a school for gifted children in Chicago and she has taught piano privately
for 20 years, developing students to college level. As part of her function as Music Director of New Covenant Church, she
led choirs and orchestras, writing and arranging music for various settings, including several musicals. Since 1992 she has
worked as Director of DaySpring School of the Arts, having been a founder of the school. She continues to perform and teach
piano and musical theater, having been on the piano faculty of the Masterworks Festival of the Performing Arts in Houghton,
NY, in 2000. In her involvement in the piano teaching community she has been Vice president of programming for SLAMTA
for 4 years and is state treasurer of MMTA. She has been a founding member of the Maryland Hgts. Arts commission, and has
served as chairperson for 2 years. She lives in St. Louis with her 3 awesome children whom she has homeschooled. *
The Value of Arts Education for this Generation Barry Stebbing
- Barry has been an artist and educator his entire life. He is the author and creator of How Great Thou ART Publications,
with over a dozen art texts, teaching homeschoolers the fundamentals of drawing and the academics of color theory and painting.
During the past dozen years he and his wife have extensively traveled throughout North America teaching homeschoolers in 3
day art classes, now estimating that they have personally instructed over 60,000 Christian students. Mr. Stebbing has recently
been selected by the American Family Association to teach a variety of art programs on its homeschooling network. *
Teaching Children ART at Home * Nature Studies & Journaling: *
Learning to Draw: Great for all ages! (You can even bring along the serious
5 year old.) *
God & the History of Art: * Beginning Painting in the Home (ages 5 and up). John
Thrower - John is the President of The Family Vision located in St. Charles, MO. The Family Vision is a Not
for Profit Ministry that is dedicated to the restoration of the Biblical family. John has been married to the wife of
his youth Diana for nearly 32 years. John and Diana have four wonderful children and two outstanding sons in law.
Audra is married to John Notgrass and Bethany is married to Matthew Coad. John and Diana still have the privilege to home
school their two sons John Jr. 14, and Luke 10. John has been active in home education since 1989 and has been published
in The Teaching Home, Home School Enrichment and The St. Louis Metro Voice. John's
passion is to encourage fathers to lead their family with a clear view of the future and to cast a multigenerational vision
for generations to come. Visit http://www.thefamilyvision.org/ to learn more about The Family Vision. * Ten Things to Consider When Going to the
Library * Men and Marbles Dr. Carl Werner
- Dr. Werner received his undergraduate degree in Biology, with distinction, at the University of Missouri, graduating summa
cum laude. He received his doctorate degree in Medicine at the age 23. He was the recipient of the Norman D Jones Science
Award and was the Executive Producer of Evolution: The Grand Experiment video series. In his sophomore year of college,
Dr. Carl Werner was challenged by a fellow classmate with these words: I bet you can't prove evolution. Disturbed by his classmate's
somewhat poignant criticisms of the theory, Dr. Werner (a biology major at the time) pondered this conversation for some time.
From this point, he began his quest for an answer. Driven by his stringent scientific background and exceedingly curious nature,
for the next 18 years, Dr. Werner read and researched every topic he could find on evolution, including geology, biology,
paleontology, biochemistry and cosmology. Then, from 1997-2007 Dr. Werner traveled to the best museums and dig sites around
the globe photographing thousands of original fossils and the actual fossil layers where they were found. He then authored
the book EVOLUTION: THE GRAND EXPERIMENT, where he explains the framework for the theory of evolution to the public and enlightens
the reader with scientific pros and cons offered by the some of the world's most respected scientists interviewed during his
travels. Dr. Werner's hope is that this book series and an upcoming video series will be the starting point for a national
discussion about evolution versus creation to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's The Origin
of Species. * Is the Theory of Evolution a Fairy Tale? (youth talk) *
Have Natural History Museums Misled the Public? * How to Teach the theory of Evolution
Without Special Training in Science Bob and Vickie Weller - Bob
and Vickie are the organizers of "A College Prep Home Education" meetings offered to all home educators in
the St. Louis and surrounding area. They have 18 years of experience as home educators with two sons who were home educated
through high school and have recently graduated from college with honors. * High School
Graduation Requirements/College Prerequisites. * Transcripts and High School Resumes *
Scholarships
Christy Westover - Christy has been part of the St.
Louis Homeschooling Community for the past seven years. She founded O'Fallon Christian Co-op in 2004, working to bring
local homeschooling families together to learn and build relationships. From 2006-2008 she served as Chairperson and
founding member of American Heritage Girls Troop 3130, working to "Build women of integrity through service to God, Country,
Community and Family." Currently, she serves the Lord at Dardenne Prairie Bible Church in O'Fallon working with
the youth group and also teaching the 2nd grade Sunday school class. Christy has also authored her own homeschool planners
and shared them with over 100 homeschooling families in the past year -- she'd be happy to share them with you!
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