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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Eight Free Webinars for Members or Non-Members
Register Below (Space per Webinar is limited and will be provided to those First Registered)
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Now through August 31, 2025 get double savings:
• New annual membership accounts are just $40 per user, per school year. So a Teacher + 1 Student account is just $40 (a savings of $60).
• PLUS, get a free Teacher Account with the purchase of your first Student Account.
Co-op and Group Discounts are available at 40% off per account, now through August 31, 2025.
Microsoft 365 for Education included
All Home-Schooler.com accounts include free use of Microsoft 365 for Education apps for the entire school year. Over 15 apps in all, including:
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- OneNote
- Email and Outlook
- Teams
Sessions include a presentation followed by a Q&A with the presenter. Recorded sessions will be available after August 10, 2025 for all registered attendees.
- The Union Spymistress: The Story of Elizabeth Van Lew
- Paying For College
- Prepping For College Tests
- Microsoft 365 For Education Apps
- Minecraft Education Edition
- Aeronautics High School Class, plus Drones And The Part 107 License
- Learning Accelerators / Accessibility
- Susanna’s Midnight Ride
The Union Spymistress: The Story of Elizabeth Van Lew - 11:00 AM (Eastern)
Meet The Author. In this 30-minute session, Libby Carty McNamee joins us again to talk about her newest book (released July 17, 2025) and answer your questions about this exciting real (but not commonly known) story.
As an elite member of Richmond society, abolitionist Elizabeth Van Lew delivers food to starving Union prisoners at Libby Prison, risking her status and her life. She soon exchanges coded messages, coordinates daring escapes, hides fugitives in her mansion, and smuggles them up North.
Drawing on her web of contacts at every level, Miss Van Lew creates the Richmond Underground, a secret network bolstering the Union. Then she infiltrates Confederate President Jefferson Davis’s home through her servant, Mary Jane, who reports on the inner workings of the Confederacy. Using a cipher, she shares troop movements and military intelligence with Union Generals and ultimately provides daily updates to General Grant.
Below is a clip from the webinar a few years ago where Libby McNamee shared the history behind a teenage girl in Virginia who, learning of a British plot to kidnap Gen. Lafayette and bring the Revolutionary War to a close, acted and helped thwart it. The response was so great we are rerunning it at 5:30 pm (Eastern) on August 7, 2025. Webinars with Subject Matter Experts, such as history book authors, are just one benefit of a Home-Schooler.com annual membership.
AI And Your Home-School - 11:30 AM (Eastern)
A.I.: Concerns & Wonders
In this 60-minute session, our own CTO will talk about the concerns you should be considering as you plan using AI in your home-school this year. Using recent data and research you will be better informed on what is right for your child(ren).
He will also demonstrate some of the remarkable uses of AI you may not have thought about. Microsoft has integrated AI and their Large Language Model in many of their apps. We will explore the wonder of AI as part of your child’s learning. Always at the ready in the background, this tool is just a click away for you to use it (if or) when you decide.
Paying For College - 12:30 PM (Eastern)
Think massive college scholarships are out of reach? Think again. Join our friend Jean Burk, the founder of College Prep Genius, as she pulls back the curtain on the college funding game. Discover the playbook for finding the scholarships everyone else misses, making a top-tier education affordable—or even completely FREE. In this 60-minute session, Jean will highlight how to create a plan for snagging scholarships to make the cost of a college education affordable – maybe even FREE.
Below is a clip from this topic from a session during one of our virtual Home-School College Fairs a few years ago. College Fairs are just one benefit of a Home-Schooler.com annual membership.
Prepping for College Tests - 1:30 PM (Eastern)
Test prep guru Jean Burk is back to reveal that the SAT, ACT, and CLT aren’t just tests of knowledge—they’re a puzzle with a key. Join this webinar to learn her proven strategies that have helped thousands of home-school students crack the code, dramatically boost their scores, and unlock thousands in scholarship money. In this 60-minute session, Jean Burk – founder and president of College Prep Genius – will highlight how SAT/PSAT, ACT, & CLT tests are critical thinking exams that can be taught. Jean’s expertise has been featured on major networks like FOX, CBS, and NBC. Jean travels nationwide and abroad, empowering students to improve their scores and teaching parents how to make college an affordable reality—even for FREE!
Microsoft 365 for Education Apps - 2:30 PM (Eastern)
Watch The Webinar Preview:
From the college lecture hall to your home-schooler’s first job, success in the modern world is written in Word, calculated in Excel, and presented in PowerPoint. This webinar shows you how to seamlessly weave these essential Microsoft 365 for Education tools into your homeschool planning and curriculum. As a home-schooler you’re not just teaching subjects; you’re building a foundation for their future and opening doors you want to make possible for them.
Machelle Tran is a Content Program Manager at Microsoft where she has led strategic documentation efforts across key products including OneDrive and Copilot. In this 60-minute session she will take us on a guided tour of nine of the nearly two dozen Microsoft Office 365 for Education apps. Machelle will show the differences in the Education versions, compared to the commercial ones, and how home-school teachers, students, co-ops and enrichment programs can get the most from these apps – the same ones used in public schools.
Mastering data literacy and critical thinking prepares learners for academic and career success in a digital world. Future proof your student for life after home-school (whether college bound or profession) by learning how to use the tools in Microsoft 365 for Education today! These are the apps they will use tomorrow in most colleges and universities, as well as business.
The ability to use the full suite of Microsoft 365 for Education apps is just one benefit of a Home-Schooler.com annual membership.
Note: Your Home-Schooler account includes the Microsoft Office 365 for Education apps – the same apps available to colleges, universities and K-12 public schools – at no extra charge. These are the apps Machelle will demonstrate. Other editions are available for an extra fee. This will also be covered in the webinar.
Minecraft Education Edition - 3:30 PM (Eastern)
Imagine your child begging to do their history lesson. Minecraft is more than just a game, and Minecraft Education is more than just Minecraft. Now your home-schoolers won’t just read about ancient civilizations—they’ll build them. Join one of the foremost Minecraft instructors, Nathan Wells, to unlock the secrets of using this immersive platform to make complex subjects like science, math, and even digital citizenship come alive.
Minecraft Education Edition differs from the commercial version by offering built-in classroom tools, lesson plans, and secure multiplayer environments designed specifically for educators and students.
Nathan will discuss ways you can put this to work for you in your home-school, or a co-op or enrichment class setting. Learn how, in a home-school setting, it can be used to teach subjects like history, math, science, and digital citizenship through immersive, project-based learning – and fun – experiences.
With features like Code Builder, assessment tools, and curriculum-aligned worlds, you can turn screen time into skill-building time — all while keeping learning fun and collaborative.
Minecraft Education Edition is a paid add-on ($16 per year). The ability to use the Education version, rather than just the commercial version, is just one benefit of a Home-Schooler.com annual membership.
Aeronautics High School Class - 4:00 PM (Eastern)
What if your high schooler’s next science credit could also be their first business? Or their first well-paying job? In this exciting session, discover a course that doesn’t just teach aeronautics—it creates FAA-licensed drone pilots who can earn real-world income before graduation. First, we’ll cover the rigorous, high school-level aeronautics course that satisfies credit requirements. Then, we’ll show you how the companion module prepares your student to pass the FAA Part 107 exam, unlocking freelance jobs and a powerful head start on a high-tech career.
Turn a passion for flight into a powerful transcript entry and a paycheck. This isn’t just another science course; it’s a hands-on journey into the world of aeronautics and professional drone piloting.
* An additional registration fee is required beyond the Home-Schooler membership fee when taking the Aeronautics / Drone course. Advanced, specialized classes are just one benefit of a Home-Schooler.com annual membership.
Learning Accelerators / Accessibility - 5:00 PM (Eastern)
No one knows better than the home-school parent that every child learns differently. Now, with these tools, you have the power to teach them individually. Join us to discover the FREE ‘Learning Accelerators’ inside Microsoft 365 for Education, designed to unlock your student’s unique potential. From a Reading Coach that listens and gently corrects, to a Math Progress tool that pinpoints exactly where they need help, these tools are a game-changer. We’ll also show you the incredible Immersive Reader, a lifeline for over 23 million users that helps break down reading barriers for good.
In this 30-minute session we will touch on the four Learning Accelerators and support tools built into Microsoft 365 for Education apps that are beneficial for all students but really shine for:
- Students with dyslexia or other reading difficulties
- Second language learners
- Early readers who need support decoding text
- Neurodiverse learners who benefit from customizable reading experiences
Using advanced learning tools, such as those in Microsoft 365 for Education apps is just one benefit of a Home-Schooler.com annual membership.
Susanna's Midnight Ride: The Girl Who Won the Revolutionary War - 5:30 PM (Eastern)
Meet The Author. We are rerunning our 60-minute session with Libby Carty McNamee from 2022 when she discussed this exciting book (and Study Guide) – a winner of the 2020 PINNACLE BOOK AWARDS. See video clip above at the 11:00 AM session.
When British General Cornwallis invades the family’s Bollingbrook Plantation, Susanna overhears his secret plan to capture American General Lafayette of France and defeat the Patriots. Much to her shock, she finds herself at the center of the war. Now America’s fight for liberty hinges on her saving Lafayette from capture.
Based on the TRUE story of revolutionary courage and conviction that’s sure to captivate readers of all ages.
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For The Student
We cover a wide variety of age appropriate materials and interests to help the home-school student learn and also help them in the future. For example, nursing sessions with the Academic Dean and Vice President at Purdue University Global School of Nursing, and two currently enrolled nursing students from Marquette University, provided a perspective on online vs. on campus nursing programs and what home-schoolers interested in a career in nursing should do now to prepare.
For The Teacher
Other webinars are provided to help the Parent, such as covering ways that learning can be changed or improved in the home-school.
Notes:
Webinar content and times are subject to change. Registered users will be informed. Please check back for details.
A 20% discount on New Home-Schooler accounts ($40 per account for the 2025-2026 school year) will be offered during these Free Webinar Sessions. Plus Free Teacher Account with the First Student Account purchased.
A 40% discount on new co-op Home-Schooler accounts ($30 per account for the 2025-2026 school year) will be offered during these Free Webinar Sessions. Plus one Free Teacher Account for every three Student Accounts purchased.
Please let other home-schoolers know of these webinars, as space is limited. Home-Schooler.com account holders will receive precedence to attend.
Recordings will be made available after August 10, 2025 for a period of time, for all registered attendees. If you are unable to attend the webinars please register anyway and mark the session(s) you are interested in. You will be notified of the recordings for any session you register for.
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be presented on the BigMarker presentation platform. A unique URL will be emailed to all registered attendees. This is the only way to view the webinar.
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Thank you! We wish you and your home-school students the very best in the upcoming school year! Have an awesome day!
