My Tech High

What will we be doing this 2020-2021 school year? My Tech High offers a personalized home education option. Unfortunately, it is only in Utah and Colorado. Fortunately, we moved to Utah in July. I am grateful for the philosophy and wisdom embedded in this program. It values that education is as unique as the child. Technology and innovation are part of the future for our children no matter what course their talents and interests take them. Choices, accountability, support and resources all make this program a good fit for us.

Our children are not standard. It’s important to recognize each individual child’s strength and help them build upon what they want to pursue and learn in life." -Matt Bowman

Our Family Schedule

1. Homeroom (resources and dialogue with teacher)

2. Math

3. Language Arts

4. Science and Social Studies

5. Technology Class: Kiwi Crate, Tinker Crate, Doodle Crate

6. Electives of Music, Spanish and P.E.

Our Weekly Reporting

1. Check in for all subjects

2. Check in for modes of learning

3. 3-5 sentences about the highlight of the week done by the child with pictures, blog, document upload or typed response

Our Resources

Math:

• Math Lessons for a Living Education

• Charlotte Mason Arithmetic Series

• Khan Academy

• The School of Numbers: Learn about Mathematics with 40 Simple Lessons

Language Arts:

• McGuffy and other Readers

• Word Work from The Good and The Beautiful

• Journaling (see writing post for prompts)

• Don't Forget to Write: 50 Enthralling Writing Lessons

• Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly

• Monthly subscription to Read Aloud Revival

• Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

• Home library

Science:

• Monthly Topics from the Nature Forgotten Classics Series

• Nature Journal and Art Supplies (Stockmar Paint, Camden Paint Holder)

• Microscope from Nana and Opa

• Home Library for Nature Journaling

Social Studies:

• Monthly Topics from the Great Lives, Freedom and World History Series

• Notebook

• Timelines of Everything (DK Smithsonian)

• Home library for historical novels

Creative Arts:

• Paper Inventions: Machines that Move, Drawings that Light...

• For the Love of Paper

• Kiwi Crate Co.

• See Art post for Folkart and Architecture Resources

Electives:

• Hoffman Academy Piano, Cello with Suzuki method

• Talkbox.mom for Spanish

• Dance at local ballet studio, basketball with local rec. center