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Managing The Elementary Montessori Curriculum Part 1

Managing The Elementary Montessori Curriculum Part 1

by | Educational Program Coordination, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webcasts / IMC

July 13th, 2016 This week Dr. Michael Dorer continued to explore an important topic for elementary teachers, How Can You Teach it All? Many Montessorians struggle with the immensity of the whole curriculum, especially at the elementary level. There just seems to be so...
Managing The Elementary Montessori Curriculum Part 1

Managing The Elementary Montessori Curriculum Part 2

by | Communication, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webcasts / IMC, Webinars / MFA

July 13th, 2016 This week Dr. Michael Dorer continued to explore an important topic for elementary teachers, How Can You Teach it All? Many Montessorians struggle with the immensity of the whole curriculum, especially at the elementary level. There just seems to be so...
Managing The Elementary Montessori Curriculum Part 1

Managing the Elementary Montessori Curriculum Part 3

by | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webcasts / IMC

July 13th, 2016 This week Dr. Michael Dorer continued to explore an important topic for elementary teachers, How Can You Teach it All? Many Montessorians struggle with the immensity of the whole curriculum, especially at the elementary level. There just seems to be so...
Montessori Education in a Time of Physical Distancing: Is the Use of Digital Technology Appropriate in the Context of Montessori Philosophy?

Montessori Education in a Time of Physical Distancing: Is the Use of Digital Technology Appropriate in the Context of Montessori Philosophy?

by | Computers in the Classroom, Covid, Free Reads, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Prepared Environment, The International Montessori Council

Maria Montessori, in an address in 1936 entitled “For Peace,” (2007) discussed how the technologies of her day had brought humankind together and had created a single “great nation” (pp. 24-26): By becoming a single nation, we have finally realized the unconscious...
Using Technology to Adapt to Enforced Quarantine

Using Technology to Adapt to Enforced Quarantine

by | Communication, Computers in the Classroom, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, The International Montessori Council

e are entering uncharted territory with the imminent possibility of wide-scale school closures. During this time, it will be more important than ever that the Montessori community fall back on a forward-looking propensity that goes back to Dr. Montessori herself. Even while it was still an emerging technology, Montessori had produced a “moving picture” about […]

Parenting Toward Anti-Racism

Parenting Toward Anti-Racism

by | Adolescence, Brain Development, Communication, Early Adolescence (12-15), Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Language, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Family Life, Peace Education, Primary (3-6), Social Justice, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA

So many of you have asked, “How do we talk to our children about the social unrest in America? How do we support them as we navigate our way through so many feelings and questions? How and when do we talk to our children about race? Dr.Val Wise along with our...
The Role We Play to End Systemic and Internal Racism What Questions Should We Ask Ourselves?

The Role We Play to End Systemic and Internal Racism What Questions Should We Ask Ourselves?

by | 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...
Parenting Toward Anti-Racism

Music and Montessori

by | MFA, Montessori Curriculum

Music is such an important aspect of the Montessori program at any level – from a developmental approach with rhythm, singing, and dancing to understanding music as a language to incorporating it into cultural studies and music appreciation. Learn just a little bit about music and Montessori from Larry Shanker and Lorna McGrath in this […]

Montessori: The Science — Part 3: Movement Matters

Montessori: The Science — Part 3: Movement Matters

by | Child's Work, Empowerment, Free Reads, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Primary (3-6), Sensitive Periods, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Video

Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...
Montessori: — The Science Part 4: The Positive Impact of Choice

Montessori: — The Science Part 4: The Positive Impact of Choice

by | Brain Development, Child's Work, Discipline, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Free Reads, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video

Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...
Montessori: The Science — Part 5: Interest Enhances Learning

Montessori: The Science — Part 5: Interest Enhances Learning

by | Brain Development, Child's Work, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Free Reads, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Video

Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...
Montessori: The Science — Part 6: Avoid Extrinsic Rewards

Montessori: The Science — Part 6: Avoid Extrinsic Rewards

by | Brain Development, Child's Work, Discipline, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Free Reads, Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video

Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...
Montessori: The Science — Part 7: Social Education is Effective

Montessori: The Science — Part 7: Social Education is Effective

by | Adolescence, Brain Development, Child's Work, Communication, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Free Reads, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Research, Sensitive Periods, Video, Young Adolescent

Dr. Angeline Lillard presents Maria Montessori’s key insights about childhood education, the subsequent educational research that has validated her approach, and how these ideas are implemented in a modern Montessori classroom. From Montessori: The Science Behind the...