Voices of IDEA Homeschool
IDEA is celebrating 25 years as the largest homeschool program in the state of Alaska. Tune in for regular advice on techniques, resources and tools to help guide your homeschooling journey!
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
Ep 24: How Can You Incorporate Agriculture Into Your Homeschool Curriculum?
Guests:
Dawn Cogan
Topic:
Dawn Cogan, IDEA Fairbanks Site Administrator and Contact Teacher brings her passion for agriculture to this episode. She shares about her expertise in bee keeping, all dif…
Ep 23: What Makes the IDEA and IGrad Graduation Ceremony So Unique?
Guests:
Nancy Wold
Topic:
Nancy Wold, an IDEA Homeschool parent, shares her unique perspective of capturing IDEA and IGrad’s graduation ceremonies from behind the camera lens. Since 2015, she has p…
Ep 22: How Can You Grow Grit And Resilience In Your Homeschool Journey?
Guest:
Dan Kullander
Topic:
Dan Kullander returns on this episode to discuss deeper concepts of growth mindset — the belief that abilities are not fixed but can be expanded through dedicatio…
Ep 21: How Does Galena Interior Learning Academy Foster Career And Tech Education In Rural Alaska?
Guests:
Naomi Winters
Topic:
On this episode, Lindsay and Galena Interior Learning Academy’s (GILA) Principal, Naomi Winters, share their mutual love for career and technical education. Naom…
Ep 20: How Can You Get The Most Out Of Your Experience At Alaska’s Biggest And Best Homeschool Fair—Both Virtually And In-Person?
Guests:
Brianna Gravelle
Topic:
IDEA’s virtual and in-person Curriculum Fair is happening in April. In this episode, long-time home schooling mom Brianna Gravelle talks about her multiple ex…
Ep 19: How Is IDEA’s Academic Decathlon Team Encouraging Tomorrow’s Leaders?
Guests:
Scott Gingrich
Lori Zulliger
Jen Schutte
Mandy Wraith
Topic:
Scott Gingrich, Lori Zulliger, Jen Schutte and Mandy Wraith join the podcast as IDEA’s Academic Decathlon (ACADECA) Coaches.…
Ep 18: How Can We Extinguish Homeschool Burnout And Ignite Passion?
Episode:
Mary Fowler and Lisa Williams are guests on this episode talking about homeschool burnout. Maybe you have felt it over the years of homeschooling? For example, the wall you hit when there…
Ep 17: How Do You Become A ‘Hammer’ In IDEA’S Ham Radio Club?
Guest:
Nola Kruber joins the podcast from the Fairbanks region to discuss the Ham Radio Club. In this episode, Lindsay and Nola discuss how to become involved in the club, whether you are 12 or 6…
Ep 16: Why Are Parent Advisory Committees So Important To IDEA Families?
Guest:
Heidi Mobley
Nikki Gore
Renee Tegen
Topic:
Nikki and Renee share how they each got started with their region’s Parent Advisory Committee (PAC). This parent group within each regi…
Ep 15: How Do IDEA Field Reps Bring Homeschooling Families Together?
Guest:
Cherie Taylor and Jen Schutte
Topic:
Podcast host Lindsay Pinkelman talks with Field Reps Cherie Taylor and Jen Schutte about being the fun planners! Field Reps have the opportunity t…
Ep 14: How Can The Science Of Reading Support Early Learners?
Guest:
Deb Mackie and Linda Ruffridge
Topic:
Assistant Director of IDEA, Deb Mackie and returning to the podcast, Contact Teacher, Linda Ruffridge, discuss the Science of Reading and what th…
Ep 13: How Does IDEA’s iGrad Program Support Alternative Education for High School Students?
Guest:
Corrie Hruby
Topic:
IDEA’s iGrad program is an important option for alternative education students to earn a high school diploma and Corrie Hruby, iGrad’s Administrator discusses …
Ep 12: How Do You Create Your Own Homeschool Journey?
Guest:
Marian Werth
Topic:
Marian Werth talks with Lindsay about how to make your homeschool journey your own. For the first time on the podcast, we hear from IDEA parents Julia Seavast, Michell…
Ep 11: How Can S’mores Help You Avoid A Hot Mess In Homeschooling?
Guest:
Linda Ruffridge
Topic:
A s’more being one of Linda Ruffridge’s favorite campfire foods, she uses the acronym to walk listeners through how to avoid a hot mess in your homeschooling y…
Ep 10: What Does A Homeschool Journey Look Like?…Lessons Learned and Shared
Guest:
Sarah Oyoumick
Topic:
Sarah Oyoumick joins this episode to share stories from her own homeschool journey as a mom of three boys. Each one of our journeys are so unique—yet, maybe there’s more …
Ep 9: How to Grow Your Homeschool Garden
Guest: Janice Habermann
Topic:
In this special episode, Janice Habermann delivers an incredible keynote speech at the 2023 IDEA Curriculum Fair. Janice discusses the journey of homeschooling through …
Ep 8: Why Is Filling Out The FAFSA An Important Step Towards Your Postsecondary Plan?
Guest:
Suzanne Alioto
Topic:
This episode covers the topic of financial aid, including the reasons why filling out the FAFSA is an important component of your child’s postsecondary plan. Suzanne Alio…
Ep 7: Why Is The IDEA Curriculum Fair The Greatest Event Of The Year For Homeschoolers?
Guest:
Janice Habermann
Topic:
Janice Habermann discusses the history of the IDEA Curriculum Fair and why this is the best event of the year to sharpen your homeschooling tools! This yearly …
Ep 6: How Do Homeschoolers Pursue An Interest In Robotics?
On this episode, Danielle Burgess talks about Lego Robotics as a club with IDEA. She talks about the misconceptions of it being a Lego building club and what parents and students can expect when they…
Ep 5: What Social Emotional Learning Skills Can Be Developed From The Game Of Chess?
Guest:
Marc Jong
Topic:
Marc Jong talks about the value of using chess as a tool to teach social emotional learning skills. He started the Chess Club with IDEA in the Anchorage office after …