Schedule
Proposed Schedule Subject to Change
*All times are Eastern Daylight Time*
Thursday, June 25th
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9:00 am - 11:00 am – Virtual school visits, Virtual Vendor Visits
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm - AERO welcome, conference logistics, networking
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12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Lunch
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1:00 pm - 2:45 pm - Mini Talks Group A
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2:45 pm - 3:45 pm - Workshops Group B
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3:45 pm - 4:15 - Break
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm - Interview/ Panel - Katherine Farr & Walker Meyn - Interviewed by Peter Berg
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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Dinner
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7:00pm - 8:30 pm Keynote - Peter Gray
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8:30 pm – 10:00 pm Documentary
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10:00 pm - Main Zoom Room Open overnight, networking, etc.
Friday June 26th
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8:30 am - 10:30 am – Open Planning Session, Networking
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10:30 am - 11:30 am – Workshops Group C
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm – Lunch
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm – Workshops Group D
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm – Keynote - Joe Nathan & Wayne Jennings
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm – Break
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - National Youth Rights Association Panel. - Ashawn Dabney-Small, Brian Conner, Jacob Dennis, Walker Meyn
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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm – Dinner, networking
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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Unschooled Documentary
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8:30 pm - Main Zoom room open overnight, networking, etc.
Saturday, June 27th
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8:30 am - 10:30 am – Open Planning Session, Networking,
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10:30 am - 11:30 am – Workshop Group E
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11 : 30 am - 1:00 pm – Lunch
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Workshops Group F
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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Break
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - International Youth Panel - Consent in Education
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Keynote - Amir Nathoo
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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Dinner
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7:00pm - 8:30 pm - Keynote - Cath Fraise
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8:30 pm – 9:30 pm - Keynote - Yong Zhao
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9:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Panel - Yong Zhao, Adler Yang, Ozzie Su
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10:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Keynote - Adler Yang & Ozzie Su
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11:00 pm - Main Zoom room open overnight, networking, etc.
Sunday, June 28th
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8:30am - 10:30am - Open Planning Session, Networking,
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10:30am - 11:30 am - Workshop Group G
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Lunch
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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Dr. Michael Hynes & Kate Robinson
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2:30pm - 3:00pm – Closing & Evaluating Session
*More Details Below
Thursday, June 25th
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9 am - 11 am - Virtual School Visits, Vendor visits,
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11 am - 12 pm - AERO welcome, Logistics, Networking
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm – Lunch
Mini - Talks
Group A: Thursday, 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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1:00 - 1:20 pm - Homeschooling and Unschooling Research: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever - Gina Riley, Ph.D.
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1:25 - 1:45 pm - Business Strategies to Crisis-proof Your School - Mara Linaberger, EDD
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1:50 - 2:10 pm - Education Through the Lens of Adventure - Zoe Greenhouse
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2:15 - 2:35 pm - Principles of Motivation - Andrew Pudewa
Workshops
Group B: Thursday, 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Community Connections - Julie Schiffman, M.Ed.
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Healing Through Unschooling - Debbie Michaud & Carlo Ricci
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Leaping the Gap Between Paradigms: From Conventional Schooling to Self-Directed Education - Peter Gray & Kevin Currie-Knight
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ReFraming Education: Putting the Pieces Together - Tracy Hanson
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Inviting Youths to Claim the Power of Their Imaginations - David Marshak
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When we go back, what will it look like? - Carl Rust
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"On Transitioning from Conventional Education to Alternative Education: A Practical Support Guide for Parents,Teachers, and Students" - Micki O’Brien
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3:45 pm - 4:15 - Break
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm - Interview/ Panel - Katherine Farr & Walker Meyn - Interviewed by Peter Berg
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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Dinner / Networking
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7:00pm - 8:30 pm - Keynote - Peter Gray
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8:30 pm - Main room open overnight, networking, etc.
Friday, June 26th
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8:30 am - 10:30 am: Open Planning Session Yoga, Breakfast, Networking, Tabling, Bookstore, Registration
Workshops
Group C: Friday , 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Motivation in Education - Je’anna L Clements
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What Teens Say about Mentoring - Allison Snieckus & Teens from LL & PLC
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Going to New Places...12 to be Exact! - Sarah Tavernetti
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Partnering with a Nature Center to Form a Learning Community - Carl Rust
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Practicing SDL in the context of Exam-Oriented-Mentality in Malaysia - Dr. Putri Afzan Maria Zulkifli, Kristy Cheng, Najmi Haniffah
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Living Theory Action Research as a Framework for Self-directed Education - Elizabeth Campbell
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"Homeschooling 101" - What does it mean to choose not to participate in school? - Stephanie Sewell
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm – Lunch, Networking
Workshops
Group D: Friday , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Youth Liberation and Democratic Education - Starri Hedges and Gaia Students
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What If You Knew You Had the Wind At Your Back? - Jan Quiett
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Transforming the World into your Classroom - Lainie Liberti & Miro Siegel
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Ecovillage Co-creation: The Maui Aloha Project - Stephanie Shuler
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Exploring a Career in Self-Directed Education: Ken’s mentoring towards an unaccredited, self-directed certification in being an expert in our field - Ken Danford
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Virtual Learning -Take 2 - Rita Bouchard
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How to start a new learner-centered alternative or change to one. - Jerry Mintz & Liz Campbell
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm – Keynote - Joe Nathan & Wayne Jennings
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Break
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4:00 pm - 5:00pm – National Youth Rights Association Panel - Ashawn Dabney-Small, Brian Conner, Jacob Dennis, Walker Meyn
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5:00 pm - 7:00pm – Dinner, Networking
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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm – Unschooled Documentary & Panel
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8:30 pm - Main room open overnight, networking, etc.
Saturday, June 27th
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8:30am-10:30am – Open Planning Session, Networking
Workshops
Group E: Saturday , 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Taking Children to New Places with Math Games - Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D.
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Stairway to Freedom - Artemi Irina
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What Has Happened to This Child?: Using Neuroscience to Develop a More Compassionate Understanding of Behavior - Monica Cochran and Kathy Magnusson
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A WORLD WORTH IMAGINING - Sue Holloway
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World Building for Teachers or Self-Guided Learners: Building an Authentic Character for your Role-Playing Game or Story - Zachary Reznichek
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Making Self-Directed Learning Accessible to ALL - Jim Flannery
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Benefits of Playing Minecraft - Catina Franklin Sweedy
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11:30 am- 1:00:pm - Lunch, Networking
Workshops
Group F: Saturday , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Antioch University and Graduate Institute for Transformative Learning - Ashley Nielsen & Laurel Tien
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Recess Revolution - Kristin Shepherd
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Gateless Writing - Write Without Fear! - Alex Muck (she/her)
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Interactive Remote Learning with Virtual Science Labs - Jackie Lee
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Neural Mapping Realities - Anthony Umina
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PBL and Decision Making Traps - Amy Day & Kristen Jawad
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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Break
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Keynote - Amir Nathoo
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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Dinner, Networking
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7:00pm - 8:30 pm - Keynote - Cath Fraise
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8:30 pm – 9:30 pm - Keynote - Yong Zhao
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9:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Panel - Yong, Adler, Ozzie
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10:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Keynote - Adler Yang & Ozzie Su
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11:00 pm - Main room open overnight, networking, etc.
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Sunday, June 28th
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8:30am-10:30am – Open Planning Session, Yoga, Breakfast, Networking.
Workshops
Group G: Sunday , 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
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Center “School as an Educational Park - Olga Leontyeva & Tamas Gergely
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Public High School Concealed Democratization - Kirk Cunningham
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You Can't See New Things from Old Places - Sharyl Allen
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Self-Directed Education: How Unschooling fits with brain development learning stages - Judy Arnall
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Top 5 STRATEGIES from book " HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN" plus the profound "Do Over Strategy" - Cindi Fisher
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Supporting the Flow State of Optimal Learning in Children – Introduction and Book Presentation - Carmen Gamper
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Embracing the journey to New Places - Farish (14), Haqeem (15)
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OF CURRICULA AND LEARNING SPACES – Manasi Thacker
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm – Lunch
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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm – Dr. Michael Hynes & Kate Robinson
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2:30 - 3:30 pm - Closing, evaluation, goodbye