The Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom course is on sale! Now through February 2nd you can get it for 25% off! Learn More Here Have you ever felt like you give a hundred grace and courtesy lessons a day and your class still isn’t normalized? Have you ever felt you are able […]
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Montessori and Visual Thinking Strategies
Today we’re talking about Montessori in the public sector and Visual Thinking Strategies. Our guest is Katie Brown, the Director of Research and Professional Development at The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector. by Letty Rising Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast About the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector […]
Interview with Rachel Kimboko, Executive Director of DC Wildflower Public Charter School
by Letty Rising Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast Rachel Kimboko is the Executive Director of Stakeholder Engagement at DC Wildflower Public Charter School. She holds an AMI elementary diploma and has worked in Montessori public and private settings, both as a teacher and as a school leader. Letty: Tell me about your role at […]
Celebrating 10 Years of Trillium!
Happy New Year, Everyone! Wow, it’s 2023! I wrote my first blog post on January 1, 2013. That does not feel like a decade ago! But a lot has happened during that time and I am so grateful to all of you for being part of this journey. Want to take a walk down memory lane with me? This […]
2022: A Look Behind the Scenes
My last newsletter of the year is usually a recap of the milestones of the past 12 months. While we’ve had an eventful year here at Trillium, I’d like to take this time to give you a behind the scenes look at my personal year and thank the people who made it possible. Many of […]
Fostering a Connected Community: Helping Your Students Branch Out from their Preferred Work Partners
by Letty Rising Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast Once when I was a school administrator, there was an elementary classroom that I observed as being slightly “off.” A new teacher had taken over the class, and the energy in the community felt different…both inside the classroom and out at recess. I noticed that there were […]
Making Connections with Tammy Oesting
In these uncertain times, evoking awe and wonder in ourselves, in our classrooms, and in our students is so crucial. The Montessori environment is prime for eliciting wonder and amazement in our students. And as the steward of the learning environment, it really falls to the guide to make sure they are preparing and presenting […]
Black Friday – Cyber Monday Sale on Montessori Homeschool by Design Courses
I thought I’d join the Black Friday and Cyber Monday fun and make our two homeschooling courses 50% off! Register now through November 29 to get the special pricing on both Homeschool by Design: The Early Childhood Years [3-6] and Homeschool by Design: The Elementary Years [6-12] If you’ve been thinking about bringing Montessori into […]
Flexibility without Compromise: How to be a Responsive Teacher While Adhering to Montessori Essentials
by Letty Rising Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast The notion of flexibility without compromise seems, at first glance, contradictory. Like many terms used in Montessori circles that are joined together and also seemingly paradoxical, such as freedom and responsibility, structure and choice, and follow the child vs order and procedure, there is an endless […]
The Pencil Problem
by Letty Rising Follow the Trillium Montessori Talks podcast There are very few topics in the elementary classroom that I hear more about than the continuous struggle about how to manage pencils. Never mind the colored pencils, that’s a whole other topic! Today we will just stick to regular lead pencils that the children use, […]