Listen as Julie, Linda, and Edy share tips from their years of homeschooling their own children and evaluating 100's of families.

• Follow the PA Homeschool Law Basics
• Find Community
• Let Your Child's Curiosity Guide You
• Prepare Your Evaluation as You Go
• Have Fieldtrip Fun
• Seek Your Child's Future
• Begin With the End in Mind
• Rise to the Challenge
• Execute Your Brilliant Ideas
• Make Adjustments as You Go

For more information on all things homeschooling, check out Eagle Mom Squad.com

Join Edy and Marya as they discuss how you may want to use AI in your homeschool program. From creating inspiring reading material, to producing different-grade learning experiences from one educational text (differentiation), to offering an inspiring creative opportunity to your children, AI has amazing possibilities. At the same time, we discuss the dangers and promises of this new technology so you can best use it in your homeschooling.

For more information on all things homeschooling, check out Eagle Mom Squad.com

AI links that Marya mentions in this episode:

Lesson Planning:

• Magic School (used also for differentiation)
• ChatGPT
• KhanMigo (used also for differentiation)

Other AI Assistants, AKA Chatbots:

• CoPilot
• Grok
• Meta
• GabAI
• Claude AI
• Gemini

Differentialtion:

• Diffit
• Khanmigo

Special Needs Support:

• Dragon speech-to-text
• AI Tools for Inclusive Schools

Analytics:

• IXL
• ReadTheory

Writing and Research:

• Sudowrite
• Khanmigo Writing Coach
• Grammarly

Creative Content Creation:

• Future Tools
• Monica Podcast Generator

Language Learning:

• DuoLingo
• Mondly
• Glossika

Extra Resources:

• 27 Popular AI Assistants
• 18 Best AI Teaching Tools Every Educator Swears By
• AI Tools for Inclusive Schools
• Future Tools

Join Marya, Edy, Marann, Ann, and Cassandra for a romp through lesson planning. We discuss some valuable resources for planning what to teach and aids for that teaching. In addition, we offer insight into engaging instruction in all kinds of settings: traditional home education, the Waldorf method, private tutoring, and formal classrooms.

Slide Presentation which includes links to resources:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QWOzexCLvsOTlJwezrgjjNuMb0C-9FqsHVwDPMfsHEg/edit#slide=id.g33909e15c37_0_1794

Eagle Mom Squad Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3381781531846342

Homeschool Help:
www.eaglemomsquad.com

If you are considering homeschooling or have recently started and you want to see that you have everything covered, this is a great place to start. Join Edy, Ann, Julie, Marya, and Rachel as we discuss:

PA Homeschool Law
The timeline of a year of homeschooling
Subjects to be covered
What determines a "day" and "subject"
How do high school, middle school, and elementary school differ
What is unschooling

Today we're interviewing Beth Mellott, the president of Harrisburg Area Homeschoolers about their January 28th, 2025 Homeschooling Thru High School Workshop. Ms. Mellott is also the founder and owner of HomeschooLegacy.com where parents can find such things as unit studies for all ages and valuable field trip guides. Join us as we discuss the workshop, homeschooling under trying circumstances, and upcoming events.

Homeschooling Thru High School Workshop:
https://www.homeschool-life.com/346/events/events_view?public=0&eventid=3591392

Harrisburg Area Homeschoolers (HAHA):
https://www.homeschool-life.com/pa/hahaofpa/

Beth Mellott's HomeschooLegacy.com:
https://homeschoolegacy.com/

Eagle Mom Squad Website:
https://www.eaglemomsquad.com/

Join Edy Sarnoff, Darlene Catlett, and Brianne Good as they share Evaluator Wisdom about:

• My child is 5 years old; do I need to register them as homeschooling this year?
• If I don't report them this year, does that mean I have to repeat Kindergarten next year?
• Where do I find the PA homeschool law? 
• What forms do I need to submit to my school district’s superintendent?
• What is the difference between an unsworn declaration and an affidavit?
• How do I find an evaluator? ihomeed.com/askdarlene, PA Evaluators, CHAP by PA county, 
• How do I prepare for an evaluation?
• What if we don't finish a curriculum in a year?
• When I go to an evaluation, do you pass or fail my child?
• Help! My child is behind; what do I do, and will they be able to go to the next grade level?
• How can I possibly cover all the subjects in one year?
• I have heard that we can request curriculum from the school district; is this true and what do we get? 
• If you suspect your child has a learning disability, what should you do? Learn DifferentlyHome - Learn Differently,  Cathy Duffy Homeschool Curriculum Reviews (cathyduffyreviews.com),  Schooling for You
• What standardized test can I use, and what grade level do I have to test at?
• Can't I opt out of the testing since public school students can opt out?
• I don’t need an evaluation until the end of the school year, so I don’t need to schedule one until then, right?
• What “makes” a school day? 
• Do you tell the state if your child is going to a hybrid academy?If you use services like an IEP through the state, can you still use them while homeschooling?
• For highschool, how do I know my child has earned the credits?
• We understand there is a new law in PA that depending on the school district children can go to some public school activities such as band and chorus, and be involved in plays and other extracurricular activities. Can you explain the difference a bit?
• My child is 17 and has completed all the requirements for a Supervisor Issued Diploma. Can they graduate even if they are not 18?
• What is the difference between a diploma program and a supervisor issued diploma?

Join Ashley and I as we explore Flock School, a brand-new homeschooling resource. Being new to homeschooling Ashley found all that she needed in this online collaborative curriculum resource that includes lesson plans, themes with tons of ideas, searchable concept mastery, links to videos and even books on all subjects for grade K-8.

Find out more information at Flock School

Enjoy more homeschooling resources and encouragement at EAGLE Mom Squad

Join Eagle Mom Squad co-founders, Edy and Julie, to explore the third in our podcast series about leadership in homeschooling.

Today we explore these leadership Principles:
5. Keep Your Family Members Informed.
8. Develop a Sense of Responsibility in your children.
9. Ensure that the task is Understood, Supervised, and Accomplished.
10. Educate them as a Team.
11. Have them do things in Accordance with Their Capabilities.

Be sure to check out our website for resources, and our other videos and podcasts for encouragement. For on-going events and discussion check us out on Facebook.