Description

The 8-week Practitioner’s Class is based on the book, Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, by Jane Nelsen and Chip DeLorenzo. The class uses a child study approach, designed to help participants learn how to implement respectful, effective, and time-tested methods of classroom management that reflect our deepest values as Montessori educators: mutual respect, cooperation, responsibility, empathy, and independence.

Using real classroom situations, new and veteran educators and administrators will learn how to:

Create a classroom community and social/emotional environment that will reduce misbehavior and foster normalization;
Create student support plans to help children with behavioral challenges;
Develop clear and consistent practices amongst the adults in their classrooms to meet behavioral challenges respectfully and effectively;
Understand the roots of misbehavior in children;
Empower children to be respectful, cooperative, and responsible members of the classroom community;
Help children find a sense of belonging and significance in their classroom community;
Effectively train assistants in classroom management;
Develop school-wide practices that will help parents as well as teachers.

Using real classroom situations, new and veteran educators and administrators will learn how to:

Create a classroom community and social/emotional environment that will reduce misbehavior and foster normalization;
Create student support plans to help children with behavioral challenges;
Develop clear and consistent practices amongst the adults in their classrooms to meet behavioral challenges respectfully and effectively;
Understand the roots of misbehavior in children;
Empower children to be respectful, cooperative, and responsible members of the classroom community;
Help children find a sense of belonging and significance in their classroom community;
Effectively train assistants in classroom management;
Develop school-wide practices that will help parents as well as teachers.

Facilitated By

Chip DeLorenzo

Cost $425 (*please email info@montessori.org for group pricing)

When – Monday Evenings (and one Wednesday)

November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25
December 2
December 9
December 11 – Wednesday
December 16

Times – Class Meets at the Same Time Weekly

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CST
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. MST
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST

Platform

The class will be held via Zoom. Zoom link and materials will be available 1 week before the first class and will be emailed to participants.

Materials

Participants in the United States and Canada will receive a hardcopy of the book, Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, by Jane Nelsen and Chip DeLorenzo. All participants will receive an ecopy of the book and a workbook.