Sometimes being an educator takes courage. In order to show up as the guides our children need us to be, we have to find the strength to look at the things about ourselves and our environments that make us uncomfortable. The things that make us question what we’ve always taken for granted. The things that […]
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Distance Learning in Times of Disaster: Restoration and Renewal
A downloadable PDF of this article is available here. Read Part 1 here: Distance Learning in Times of Disaster: Phases of Responding to a Disaster By Elizabeth Slade Spring is making its way across the country reminding us all about the cycles of life – the earth as a great reminder of how to endure […]
Montessori Teacher-Made Videos for Distance Learning
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Montessori Distance Learning Framework
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD (no signup needed) Elizabeth Slade, lead Montessori coach at the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector, has created a simple framework for schools/teachers to use when designing their emergency distance learning programs. This 3-page framework provides guidance for primary (preK-K) and elementary programs. Check the NCMPS website for more […]
Coronavirus Response Resources for Montessori Teachers
We will use this page as a repository of organized resources for school leaders and teachers as they come available. If you want to keep up with general updates, please bookmark this page and the main update page here. Click the thumbnails below to see all the coronavirus school closure resources we have available. […]
COVID-19 Response and Resources for Montessori Schools
Coronavirus Response Resource Pages Please click the thumbnails below to see an organized list of resources. Trillium Montessori Leadership Email Newsletter Montessori Primary (3-6) Email Newsletter Montessori Elementary (6-12) Email Newsletter Updates Do you know of a relevant resources that should be listed here? Please let us know! coronavirus@trilliummontessori.org Repository of useful resources from […]
Pearls of Wisdom: Working with elementary aged children
I recently returned from the AMI Elementary Refresher Course, and I enjoyed it so much that over the course of the two days I took 25 pages of notes! Alison Awes, the presenter and a Montessori trainer, was a very inspiring and engaging speaker, breathing fresh life into some familiar concepts, lessons, and theories, while […]
Why are we afraid of big numbers?
A second-grade teacher in a public school environment is well aware that, by the end of the school year, their students should be able to add and subtract fluently with numbers less than 100. However, in a Montessori environment, children begin to learn place-value into the thousands beginning in the 3-6 children’s house. At the […]
Spiritual preparation, for reals!
by Karen Federice We talk about connection all the time in the Elementary classroom. Our cosmic curriculum lends itself to the intrinsically interwoven nature of all things. Jennifer Morgan says it beautifully in Mammals Who Morph, “Little by little, land, sea and air began to shape the mammals to come – Trees sculpting hands for […]
Choice in the Elementary Classroom
Teacher Choice, Student Choice Educators who follow the Montessori approach know that Maria Montessori placed a lot of emphasis on the idea of “choice.” However, while the notion of choice is universally celebrated and held sacred for young children up until around the age of 6, this idea sometimes falls to the wayside when children […]