The regulations on homeschooling in Indiana are minimal, there are only four mandates that apply to those families educating at home: A homeschool year should include 180 days of instruction. Homeschool instruction should be in the English language. Parents must keep attendance records. Here are some resources for Homeschooling Families:
AMERICAN HOMESCHOOL ASSOCIATION The American Homeschool Association has been serving homeschooling families with advocacy, support, networking and more since 1995. http://americanhomeschoolassociation.blogspot.com/
Copyright Law for Educators: Copyright in the world of digital information is changing at a fevered pace, even as educators and librarians digitize, upload, download, draw on databases, and incorporate materials into Web-based instruction. It’s essential to stay abreast of the basics of copyright law and fair use. From ALA site. http://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/copyright-law-librarians-and-educators
HOMESCHOOLING INFORMATION: INDIANA Indiana Department of Education. Parents who choose to home educate their children may report their homeschool’s enrollment to the Indiana Department of Education (IC 20-33-2-21). https://www.doe.in.gov/school-improvement/home-school
HSLDA: INDIANA Home School Legal Defense Association Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children and to protect family freedoms. We provide homeschooling-related legal advice and representation to our over 80,000 member families, promote homeschool-friendly legislation at the state and federal levels, and offer information and resources to encourage and support all homeschoolers. https://hslda.org/content/hs101/IN.aspx?
Indiana Association of Home Educators: (IAHE) is Indiana’s state organization that has been here since the early days of the modern homeschool movement. We were founded in 1983. The freedom that we enjoy today in Indiana is from efforts of the IAHE founders. https://iahe.net/
IXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner. www.ixl.com
K12: Indiana Digital Learning School, an online program of Union School Corporation, serves independent learners who love an academic challenge. Our educators are dedicated to inspiring and empowering students through an education experience tailored to each child’s needs. https://start.k12.com/
Library of Congress: Teachers The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library’s vast digital collections in their teaching. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
NATIONAL HOME EDUCATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE NHERI focuses on homeschooling research, homeschool facts, homeschool fast facts, and in-depth scholarly articles. https://www.nheri.org/
Science Fun for Teachers – science resources for teachers. Grades K-5th Grade. “Our goal is to make this page a phenomenal tool, a source to help you maximize your “ScienceFun” experience and to assist you in developing the future scientists and leaders of tomorrow. Please select your program below and check back often for updates as we add more tools.” http://www.sciencefun.org/schools/teacher-resources/
