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by Christine Lowry | Adolescence, Communication, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotionally Healthy Children, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Primary (3-6), Toddler (18 months-3 years), Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA
In this webinar Christine Lowry will guide us in how to help not only our children to be able to self-regulate their emotions but also, how we can develop better skills in this area along with our children. She will provide important information about how adults influence the level of emotion that our children experience. […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Language & Reading, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Science, Tomorrow's Child, Upper Elementary (9-12)
Feed –by M.T. Anderson Feed by M.T. Anderson is a thrilling dystopian sci-fi novel where anything you want to watch, anything you want to buy, anything you want to know, anyone you want to talk to, is just one thought away. This is a reality for Titus and his teenage friends because of the Feed. […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Mindfulness, Reading, Sensitive Periods, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Upper Elementary (9-12), Young Adolescent, Young Adults
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi Set in 2002, a year after the tragedy of 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is a novel with willful political significance. Author Tahereh Mafi tries very hard to bridge a gap between two people who theoretically come from different worlds. She does this through the […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Communication, Discipline, Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Family Life, Peace Education, Planes of Development, Psychology, Sensitive Periods, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Upper Elementary (9-12)
Dear Cathie— My children are not always nice to each other, and they sometimes admit they have been unkind to others at school or on play dates as well. I want them to learn to be kind and respectful. I have been expecting them to say “I’m sorry” when they act in this manner, such […]
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by Marilyn Long Webster | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mindfulness, Peace Education, Tomorrow's Child
It was the last day of school. I had taken my place by the front door where I have been every morning for the last 10 years, greeting the students as they arrive for class. This day, the excitement was in the air. Children were tumbling out of their cars with flowers, gift bags, and […]
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by Mary Helen Abel | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Peace Education, Primary (3-6), Toddler (18 months-3 years), Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA
Mary Helen Abel will share her experiences and inspiration for this artistic children’s peace project. She will explain how she went about putting the project together and the materials needed including a small item for the children to take home. She collaborated with a family in the school who owned a business in the local […]
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by Punum Bhatia Ph.D | Maria Montessori, Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Prepared Environment, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
“The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. It lays the whole basis for his character and social behavior.” (Montessori, 1988, p.202) Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) believed that children have an inner directive for their optimum self-construction and that concentration is the key to their natural development. This was perhaps one of her major […]
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by Natalie Baginski | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Upper Elementary (9-12)
In Montessori Primary communities the children are referred to as first years, second years, and third years. The children are on a journey that is designed to take three years. The newest two-and-a-half to three-year-old children are considered first years. The first years have never been in Primary before. Children who complete that first year […]
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by Karen Feldman | Empowerment, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Maria Montessori, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, Sensitive Periods, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
The Montessori method develops the child’s disposition and attitude, self-confidence, and self-esteem. Children’s learning is reflected in the level of motivation and interest they show in their work, and in their ability to concentrate and finish what they start. Children are scientists and have a tendency to explore their world. They learn about who they […]
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by Kath Kvols | Adolescence, Communication, Discipline, Early Adolescence (12-15), Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA
Do you set limits and then give in? Are you not sure how to set limits? In this session you will learn: • An easy 6 step process to set limits. • How to not crumble after you set the limit. • How to follow through in a way that your child feels understood and […]
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by Sue Fitzpatrick | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Empowerment, Imagination, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Science, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA, Young Adolescent
In this session Sue Fitzpatrick discusses each of the six interconnected components of STEM that in 2016 the US Department of Education described as key to putting the program into classrooms. She gives actual photos and examples of Montessori students in action for each of the components. Participants will go away with lots more information […]
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by Christine Lowry | Children with Exceptionalities, Communication, Empowerment, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Planes of Development, School Leadership, Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, The International Montessori Council
From my first observation in a Montessori classroom, I recognized how consistent it was with much about my field of special education. Up to that point, I had worked in a variety of settings from a public-school program to an in-patient psychiatric unit and with children from four to seventeen years of age. It immediately […]
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by Jonathan Wolff | Adolescence, Child's Work, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Empowerment, Imagination, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mindfulness, Mixed Ages, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Prepared Environment, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA, Young Adolescent
What kinds of life skills will your child need to be successful – happy, healthy, and productive – in the 21st century? Beyond facts, figures, and formulas, what will young people need to know to find their way and make their mark in a world which increasingly demands higher order thinking, social intelligence, and self-organizing […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, Montessori Education, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)
In the Montessori program, mathematics is introduced to children as a world of wonder. Properly offered by Montessori guides, mathematical concepts should generate great enthusiasm in children. With just a few numbers at their command, children discover mathematical procedures, algorithms, formulas, and geometrical figures. Mathematics also serves our needs when we need to ask: How […]
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by Kathy Leitch | Communication, Empowerment, Mindfulness, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Planes of Development, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
The Life Cycle of a School Year how to get ahead of the curve!
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
The International Montessori Council Where Will We Be 20 Years From Now
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Communication, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Improving Classroom Management
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Improving Classroom Management with Michael Dorer Part 2
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