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by Mark Woodward | Language & Reading, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum
i, my name is Mark Woodward, and I am a composer, songwriter, and the Music Director at Montessori Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee. Over the last few years, I have had the pleasure of conceiving and writing Maria Montessori: The Musical. It tells Maria’s story from childhood to age 36, when the miracle of the Casa […]
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by Julia Volkman | MFA, Reading, Sensorial
n Dr. Montessori’s writings, she speaks of an “explosion” into writing. The children spontaneously discovered that they knew how to write and started writing every word, everywhere. She insisted, however, that she never taught them how to write; she just prepared them to write, indirectly. In many Montessori classrooms, you’ll find all kinds of handwriting […]
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by Punum Bhatia Ph.D | Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Practical Life
“Set the children free, let them have fair play, let them run out when it is raining, take off their shoes when they find pools of water, and when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run about with bare feet and trample on it; let them rest quietly...
by Frederic Luskin PhD | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Mindfulness, Peace Education, Psychology, School Leadership, Social Justice, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Dr. Fred Luskin, (keynote speaker for our 2019 Annual International Conference) to explore forgiveness with the goal of reducing hurt and helplessness, letting go of anger and increasing confidence and hope as we learn how to release unwanted hurts and grudges. His presentations explore the HEAL process of forgiveness that, when learned, can lead to enhanced […]
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by Kelly Johnson | Kindergarten, Language, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Outdoor Education / Resources, Primary (3-6), Science, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Webinars / MFA
Kelly Johnson is a talented writer, artist, and naturalist who also happens to be a Montessori certified elementary teacher. She has written two outstanding books, “Wings,Worms and Wonder” and “Wonder and Wander” that link home and school activities for discovering the awesomeness of our natural world. In this session she will share some activities from […]
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by Christine Lowry | Communication, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Language & Reading, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Primary (3-6), Reading, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Webinars / MFA, Young Adolescent
You’ve probably seen the cartoon with two parents and their two children sitting on a park bench together. One parent and her child have phones in their hands and the other parent and his child have books in their hands. The question from the parent with the phone is, How do you get your child […]
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by Christine Lowry | Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Webcast: Got Challenges? How Do We Support All Of Today’s Learners In Our Montessori Classrooms
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by Joe Newman | Children with Exceptionalities, Communication, Empowerment, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Psychology, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Creating A Culture Of Self Mastery In The Classroom
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by Lorna McGrath | Discipline, Emotionally Healthy Children, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Webinars / MFA
Have you ever been in any of these situations with your children: trying to get out of the house on time without a tantrum, grocery shopping and getting into a battle with your child about buying something she wants but it’s not on the list, putting toys away before going to bed without a 30 […]
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by Jono Landon | Montessori Education, Planes of Development, Re-enrollment, Social Media, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
The Three most Common Enrollment Marketing Mistakes Made By Most Schools Today
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by Jack Rice | Empowerment, Mixed Ages, Montessori Teachers, Prepared Environment, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Webcast Montessori and Higher Education
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by Christine Lowry | Children with Exceptionalities, Communication, Empowerment, Language, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Peace Education, Planes of Development, Sensorial, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
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by Mark Woodward | Empowerment, Maria Montessori, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori students, The International Montessori Council, Young Adolescent, Young Adults
My name is Mark Woodward, and I am a composer, songwriter, and the Music Director at Montessori Academy in Brentwood, TN. I am a musician by education, and I was a musician by trade until making the leap into the field of education. Ready for a change, I was invited through a mutual friend to […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, The International Montessori Council
Hillary Drinkell has been involved in Montessori education for over 30 years. From her early days of being a Montessori primary and elementary classroom teacher to a Dean, Head of School, Accreditation Director, Accreditation Commissioner, and Montessori consultant, she has come to understand and truly believe that the Montessori Method is the best method of […]
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by International Montessori Council Staff | IMC Teacher Education, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Charter Schools, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
The original mission of the International Montessori Council (IMC) did not include teacher education. In fact, IMC existed for many years without any affiliated teacher education programs. The IMC’s main focus in those early years, and still today, is creating an...
by Punum Bhatia Ph.D | Maria Montessori, Mathematics, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Planes of Development, Primary (3-6), Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, The International Montessori Council
The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. It lays the whole basis for his character and social behavior” Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) believed that children have an inner directive for their optimum self-construction and that concentration was the key to their natural development. This was perhaps one of her major contributions to the […]
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by CGMS | Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Research, School Resources, The International Montessori Council
Normalization is one of those Montessori terms that is often used casually, with little understanding of its true meaning and significance. We use normalization to describe a child or a classroom that is highly functioning. Dr. Montessori said, “Normalization is the most important single result of our whole work” (Montessori, 1995). While she was clear […]
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by Dr Val Wise | Communication, Empowerment, Maria Montessori, Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, The International Montessori Council
Research has demonstrated the benefits children gain from attending racially diverse schools. Berends and Penaloza (2010) and Newton (2010), both found that students in diverse schools tended to score higher in math. Benson and Borman (2010), found that literacy scores improved when students attended racially diverse schools. As Montessorians, we know that education cannot be […]
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