by Tim Seldin | Computers in the Classroom, MFA, The International Montessori Council
everal months ago, my colleague and friend, Mark Powell, sent me an email asking if I would share my thoughts on computers and other digital technology with children. Mark reached out to several of us, gathering insight and reflection as he prepared an article that was eventually entitled Modernizing Montessori: Using Digital Technology to Engage […]
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by Tim Seldin | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
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by Tim Seldin | Free Reads, Maria Montessori, MFA
On this, the 150th anniversary of your birth, we celebrate your life and express our gratitude. You contributed so much to children’s lives and to all of us who discovered your work as adults. Thank you for patiently observing and listening to the children who taught...
by Tim Seldin | Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education, School Leadership, Social Justice, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
This was an initial conversation on issues of race and social justice with a panel that included Dr. Valaida Wise, Dr. Cindy Acker, Kristina Torres, Kathy Leitch, Jonathon Wolff and other, and a discussion about meaningful steps that Montessori educators and schools...
by Tim Seldin | The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC
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by Tim Seldin | Free Reads, Montessori Parenting
In this interview, with Kelly Thomas, Tim Seldin, President of the Montessori Foundation and Chair of the International Montessori Council, will share what it is about the Montessori approach that nurtures creativity and inventiveness that we can all learn from?...
by Tim Seldin | Montessori Education, Montessori Graduates
A conversation with former Montessori student, Paige Cornetet Paige attended the NewGate Montessori School in Sarasota from early childhood through 6th grade, along with her siblings. Today she is a successful entrepreneur and a member of the board of her local...
by Tim Seldin | Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Video
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by Tim Seldin | Uncategorized
Lisa Wagoner The Montessori School of Winston-Salem, NC In a previous issue of Tomorrow’s Child (Back to School/ 2002), I had written about our school’s decision to implement an All Day Montessori program at the 3-6 level this year. Our school year began in August,...
by Tim Seldin | Child's Work, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Prepared Environment, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Uncategorized
hat do Montessori children do all day? Simple. They do what they feel like doing, within the same reasonable limits that define the culture of the classrooms in the morning. When they are hungry, they eat. When tired, they sleep. They may read, write, paint or draw. They may work in the garden, watch the […]
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Education, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
How To Do Inclusion Well Lessons from Montessori Leaders
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by Tim Seldin | Research, Social Media, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Webcast How To Design Facebook Ads To Target Montessori Parents For Enrollment
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by Tim Seldin | MFA, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
Montessori Foundation’s Lab school hires new Associate Head of School Recently, the Montessori Foundation had the opportunity to engage in a search for an AHOS for the NewGate School (NGS) in Sarasota, Florida. While this is a service we often coach schools through, we don’t often have the need to do it for our lab […]
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by Tim Seldin | Brain Development, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Tomorrow's Child, Upper Elementary (9-12)
The Multiplication Checkerboard is one of the most popular materials in most elementary Montessori classrooms. The colorful checkerboard materials are a step up the ladder of abstraction in the Montessori math curriculum. Think back to your own years in school. Did you ever really understand what is going on in long-multiplication? Oh, you probably memorized your multiplication tables [like […]
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Charter Schools, Re-enrollment, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Webcast Re-enrollment, Retention, and the Role of our Faculty Tim Seldin, Patricia De Leon, Tonya Ryskind
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by Tim Seldin | Communication, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Prepared Environment, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Measuring What Matters Focusing on Classroom Quality Kathy Leitch, Tim Seldin, Dr. Michael Dorer, Dr. Jacqueline Cossentino
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by Tim Seldin | Adolescence, Brain Development, Empowerment, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Language, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mixed Ages, Montessori Parenting, Planes of Development, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
In essence, the brain’s executive functions allow us to plan, organize, and complete tasks. Montessori would not have recognized the term, yet most of her activities are tailor-made for these higher-brain processes. Infants, as young as seven months, start to exercise these cognitive skills with simple games like peekaboo or hiding a toy under a […]
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