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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Montessori Leadership Webcast from August 9, 2017 “The Conversation with Parents I Hate to Have” Tools for Building Trust and Support When the Topic Turns Tough – Topic and following suggestions were developed by senior Montessori Foundation consultant, Jonathan Wolff. Webinar led by senior Montessori Foundation consultants, Kathy Leitch and Tim Seldin Do […]
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Montessori Leadership Webcast from August 9, 2017 “The Conversation with Parents I Hate to Have” Tools for Building Trust and Support When the Topic Turns Tough – Topic and following suggestions were developed by senior Montessori Foundation consultant, Jonathan Wolff. Webinar led by senior Montessori Foundation consultants, Kathy Leitch and Tim Seldin Do […]
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by Marc Seldin | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
s the Center for Guided Montessori Studies (CGMS) prepares to launch the world’s first low-residency Montessori Infant/Toddler program, we thought it might be an opportune time to revisit the reasons we created our blended learning approach and what we believe may be the advantages of and shortcomings to alternate teacher training models. We all know […]
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
What will you pay a brand new teacher with no experience? ____________ How much is each year’s experience worth? ____________ Do you think that it is important to pay everyone according to the same pay scale? ____________ If yes, is there anything that you can do if you find someone excellent who cannot […]
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by Jonathan Wolff | Discipline, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Video
Creating a Foundation of Normalization: Establishing a Culture of Respect, Responsibility, and Cooperation This was our weekly webcast for Montessori educators on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017 Jon Wolff joined us to talk about getting the school year off to the right start. Early and sustainable normalization of a Montessori classroom community Is more […]
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by Stephen Rich | Montessori Administrators, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
“Can we have economy time? Can we, please?” ‘m greeted with variations of this query as the students return from PE. There is an hour left in the school day, and the students had their three-hour uninterrupted work period in the morning. The question for me becomes: Do I want to try to squeeze in […]
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by Kathy Stenger Marcus Brutlag Larry Cecio | MFA, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, The International Montessori Council
or many families facing the transition from elementary to middle school, a common belief persists that it is time for the fish to enter a bigger pond. This has indeed become the norm in the path for most American adolescents, continuing their social development by navigating the open waters of traditional middle school. Although largely […]
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by Dr. Maria Montessori | Maria Montessori, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Dr. Maria Montessori’s Education for a New World (re-printed 1989 by Clio Press). Please note that there are some nuances and terms that might, today, be considered ‘politically incorrect.’ However, the spirit behind her words is clearly as relevant today as it was when she wrote it so […]
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
uccessful Montessori schools know what the right teacher would look like, they know how to recruit them, and they know how to retain them over the years. An organization is no better than the people who work there. This is equally true for a school as it is for any other type of business. The […]
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by Maren Stark Schmidt | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, The International Montessori Council
hat I found over the years is that most people will tell you what you want to hear. To find those families that were the best fit for my school, I took a tip from Elvis Presley. Elvis’ business manager, Colonel Tom Parker, required every venue that asked Elvis to perform to deliver a matchbook […]
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by Anita Amos Ph.D. | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
“Growth is not merely a harmonious increase in size, but a transformation.” —Dr. Maria Montessori hile embracing change is not always easy, it is a vital component of our continued growth as individuals. Fortunately, technology has made it easier than ever to embrace change based on real-world data. Want to track the food you eat? […]
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by Claire Salkowski | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
Career Confessions & Fond Hopes of a Montessori Educator and ADR Specialist confess. I’ve been living a double life for a long time. Since early in my career, begun almost forty years ago, I’ve had one foot in the Montessori world and the other in the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) world, yet I’ve still managed […]
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by Cindy Venezia | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
ur preschool, which is a part of a non-profit agency serving a socioeconomically challenged area of Fort Myers, Florida, gives children a stronger ground to stand on upon entering public school. But this wasn’t always the case… In 2007 I entered the day care I was going to convert to a Montessori preschool and began […]
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by Sharon Caldwell | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
The “Spiritual Preparation” of the Adult aria Montessori saw the role of the adult in educating the child as something fundamentally different to the conventional role of the teacher. She postulated that: “… a prejudice has found its way into the adult—the notion that life can be changed or improved only though teaching. This prejudice […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
Stories are one of the creative underpinnings of the Montessori approach. n Montessori teacher education, we begin with the story of Maria Montessori, her life, her discoveries, and her genius. As we implement the Method, stories become an integral component of every aspect of our daily interactions with the children. We share the stories of […]
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by Hillary Drinkell | MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
’ve been in the field of Montessori for about 30 years, and within the last several years, I’ve noticed how, even within Montessori environments, children, parents, and faculty were showing many signs of stress, and often I was working with students who were struggling with a variety of anxiety-related conditions. Because I have always been […]
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by Julia Volkman | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
remember the first parent-teacher conference I had. My daughter was not quite 3 years old and I had no idea what to expect. Her teacher, Maggie Radzik (an-amazing Montessorian who deeply inspired me), sat down with me and said, “She’s doing fine. I have no concerns. Do you have any questions?” That was unexpected. She […]
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by Jonathan Wolff | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, Start of School Year, The International Montessori Council
On July 26, 2017, our webcast topic was “What’s Going to Be Different This School Year?” Guiding Staff to Look at Themselves, Their Classrooms, and Professional Relationships With Fresh Eyes What would happen if every teacher and staff member in your school were to start the year with the attitude, “This is […]
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