About Cindy West, Homeschool Conference Speaker

Homeschool Conference Speaker

Are you looking for a homeschool speaker for your conference or event? I may be able to help!

My passion is teaching! I’ve known since first grade that I would be a teacher – and I’m so very thankful to the Lord for revealing His perfect will for me early on. With a Master’s Degree in elementary education, I taught in a public school for five short years before coming home to be mom and teacher to my then one-year-old daughter. I am blessed twenty-some years later to say I have been the mom and teacher to three wonderful children! I wouldn’t trade our days together for anything.

God continues to burn in my heart a desire to teach others as well as my own children. Encouraging parents in homeschooling is truly one of my favorite things to do. I love sharing my heart and experience with others.

My Professional Bio

At Our Journey Westward, I have written about creative homeschooling for nearly 20 years. I have also authored and published the NaturExplorers series, Nature Study Made Easy series, Homeschooling Gifted Kids, a grammar curriculum based on living literature, a how-to book for living math, and a step-by-step book for homeschooling in the Charlotte Mason style, among other books. I teach online, nature-based science classes to children in the No Sweat Nature Study membership and host the No Sweat Nature Study Podcast.

Additionally, I’m an educational consultant for the Center for Economics Education program at Eastern Kentucky University. I present professional development workshops to in-service and pre-service teachers multiple times a year.

I am regularly a homeschool speaker at conferences nationwide and a frequent guest on homeschooling podcasts.

My Homeschool Conference Topics

See my current speaking topics below. Many can be tailored as “lectures” for large audiences or “hands-on” workshops for smaller groups. I am also available for all-day, intensive training sessions for groups of 15-30. Learn more about each topic by visiting this page, which details my current workshops. I’m happy to develop a workshop with a few weeks’ notice according to your needs.

Charlotte Mason Flair

Just What Is Charlotte Mason Homeschooling?
Living Math: What, Why, and How?
Using Living Literature to Transform Your Homeschool
Creative Nature Study is Real Science
How to Use Nature Study in Middle and High School
Nature Journaling for Normal People
Nature Study Without the Nature Walk
Artist Study: It’s Way More Valuable Than You Might Think
Building Wonderful Foundations with Gentle Math for Early Learners
How to Start Your Day Beautifully with Morning Time

Unit Study Flair

Homeschooling with Unit Studies: It Works
How to Plan Unit Studies: A Step-by-Step Lesson
Why & How to Easily Add Project-Based Learning to Your Homeschool
Purposeful & Meaningful Ways to Add Hands-On Learning to Your Homeschool

Practical Homeschooling

Homeschooling Gifted Kids – You CAN Do It Successfully
Your Homeschool Method and Curriculum Work for You (Not the Other Way Around)
Brain Training: Unlocking Your Child’s Potential
Brain Training in the Special Needs Homeschool
Creative Homeschooling: Practical Ideas to Add Interest to Your Day
Logically Thinking (Your Children Will Thank You for Adding Logic to Your Homeschool)
Teaching Economics in the Homeschool: It’s Important (and Easier Than You Think)
Practical Strategies for Organizing Unorganized Learners
Don’t Sweat High School
How To Plan Student-Led Courses in High School
A Different December (Creative Christmas Schooling)
Homeschooling in Kentucky