Bay Area Homeschool Fair 2017
Keynote Speaker: Samantha Matalone Cook
Photo credit: Timothy Archibald/WIRED
A Coddiwomple Education
Coddiwomple (kod-ee-wom-pul) (v.) To travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination. [English Slang]
Join Samantha Matalone Cook for an examination of the homeschooling journey as one filled
with purpose and intention by looking at the roles community, academics, and family play
in traveling this path, and how we can embrace the unknown future without fear.
With plenty of time for discussion, we’ll explore how both science and the current economic shift into the Fourth Industrial Revolution supports crafting an education with creativity, innovation, individuality, and most importantly, adaptability.
In essence, home education is mastering the art of the coddiwomple.
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Samantha Matalone Cook has over two decades of experience in education, program development, and the arts,
and is a dedicated mentor and lifelong learner. Most recently, she was founder and former ED for Curiosity Hacked,
a non-profit hackerspace for kids and families, where she built learning communities and pushed the boundaries
of what learner-centered, alternative STEAM education could look like.
Samantha writes about feminism, parenting, art, technology, education reform, and home/unschooling. She is
an active member, featured speaker, and advocate of the hacker/maker and home/unschooling communities.
Currently, Samantha is consulting and leading educator workshops, as well as continuing to experiment with
learning through classes and workshops in her new Berkeley space, Rose Hill Studio.
She also finds new adventures and manages mischief every day with her three unschooling kids.
Coddiwomple (kod-ee-wom-pul) (v.) To travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination. [English Slang]
Join Samantha Matalone Cook for an examination of the homeschooling journey as one filled
with purpose and intention by looking at the roles community, academics, and family play
in traveling this path, and how we can embrace the unknown future without fear.
With plenty of time for discussion, we’ll explore how both science and the current economic shift into the Fourth Industrial Revolution supports crafting an education with creativity, innovation, individuality, and most importantly, adaptability.
In essence, home education is mastering the art of the coddiwomple.
........................................................................
Samantha Matalone Cook has over two decades of experience in education, program development, and the arts,
and is a dedicated mentor and lifelong learner. Most recently, she was founder and former ED for Curiosity Hacked,
a non-profit hackerspace for kids and families, where she built learning communities and pushed the boundaries
of what learner-centered, alternative STEAM education could look like.
Samantha writes about feminism, parenting, art, technology, education reform, and home/unschooling. She is
an active member, featured speaker, and advocate of the hacker/maker and home/unschooling communities.
Currently, Samantha is consulting and leading educator workshops, as well as continuing to experiment with
learning through classes and workshops in her new Berkeley space, Rose Hill Studio.
She also finds new adventures and manages mischief every day with her three unschooling kids.
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