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MACHE Speakers Bureau

MACHE board members and district liaisons are willing to speak to support groups on topics such as Minnesota law, educational issues, encouragement, socialization, etc. Email, call, or write MACHE if your group would like to invite someone to make presentations for an evening or weekend. Honoraria and travel expenses should be negotiated individually with speakers.



David & Linda Watkins

David is Chariman of the MACHE Board and a pastor

Homeschool parents of eight and grandparents of ten

Together, they are the Directors of the annual MACHE Conference and Graduation

  • Homeschooling a Large Family Made Easy
  • Getting Your Children's Grandparents "On Board" with Home Education
  • Grandparents' Tea Time Out
  • Ten Things Homeschoolers Should NOT Tell Their Pastor (David)
  • Now That I'm Over Fifty... (Linda)



Photo not yet available  Karen Bryant

Oversees MACHE Support Groups

Homeschool mother of two

  • Remind Me Again: Why Am I Doing This?
  • Setting the Standard: How Virtual Schools Impact Home Educators



Photo not yet available  Eileen Hoffman

MACHE District Liaison

Homeschool support group leader

Homeschool mother of five

  • Organizing Your School and Home Like a Homeschool



Chris Johnson

MACHE board member

CPA

Homeschool father of three

  • Help! How Do I Pay for College?



Donna Johnson

MACHE board member

Reading specialist with background in elementary and special education

Homeschool mother of three

  • Please, Don't Stop Now: The Benefits of Reading Aloud
  • From Homeschool High School to College Campus: Should We, Could We, How Would We?



Photo not yet available  Ruth Lindstrom

Contact info@mache.org for information about availability and topics.



Photo not yet available  Sandy Norlin

MACHE District Liaison

Ten years of experience as a support group/coop coordinator

Homeschool mother of two

  • Legal Requirements for the State of Minnesota
  • Learning Styles
  • Family Teaching Styles
  • Curriculum Choices
  • Leadership Delegation
  • Jr. and Sr. High Recordkeeping
  • Homeschooling Basics
  • Establishing and Maintaining a Healthy Support Group



John Tuma

Lawyer and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives

MACHE legislative watchdog

Homeschool father of two

  • Homeschooling Law
  • The Legislative Process
  • Education Policy
  • Special Needs
  • Dyslexia
  • On-Line Academies
  • Fathers and Home Education



Photo not yet available  Wendy Tuma (with John)

Secretary of the MACHE Board

Editor of the MACHE handbook

Homeschool mother of two

  • The Challenges and Advantages of Home Education



Peggy Ployhar

MACHE Special Needs Coordinator

Former Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) Area Coordinator (MN, ND, SD)

Certified by the American Association of Christian Counselors

Homeschool mother of three

  • Faith Sharing with Your Children
  • Creative Character Correction
  • Teaching Your Children to Be Peacemakers
  • Special Need? Special Gift? (Available fall 2008)
  • Pruning Your Parenting Anger
  • Spiritual Markers: Seeking God in the Journey of Life
  • Shedding Light on Depression
  • Finding True Rest on Your Side of the Yoke*
  • Loving God with Everything You Have**
  • The Abiding Place: Discovering Your Place in the Vineyard**
  • Purposeful Leadership: Equipping Women for Intentional Disciple Making (Five one-hour sessions)

          *Available as workshop or day-long presentation

          **Available as workshop or two-day retreat presentation



Photo not yet available  The Uffda Moms (Karen Bryant and Wendy Tuma)

Recent immigrants from Scandinavia

Good cooks (They can sure make that tuna hotdish and that Yello. You betcha!)

  • Ve're not sure yet. Lena is checking vit Tina.
  • ????? I guess you’ll hafta ask.






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