Preparing Learners for Standardized Testing
Wednesday, February 17th at 7 PM EST
General Registration $45
CGMS Faculty and Alumni $35
Facilitated by Angela Minahan
Standardized testing is a requirement most public Montessori students are tasked with during their 3rd through 6th grade years and beyond. As Montessori teachers how do we prepare our students for test questions that may be unfamiliar, testing language and comprehension essay writing? Join me for exploring standardized test formats, key test vocabulary and strategies to build stamina and confidence for state tests.
Angela Minahan is a Montessori coach at Pittsburgh Montessori in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is her 15th year with the School District of Pittsburgh and she has served in many different roles. Angela holds a Montessori EL I-II AMS credential, a master’s degree in reading education, Reading Specialist certificate, English as a Second Language certificate and a Pennsylvania Administrator’s license. Angela has worked with CGMS since June 2017 as an Instructional Guide, Practicum Advisor and Field Consultant. As a mother of four children, Montessori education “just fit” with her philosophy on parenting. During her free- time she enjoys long bike rides, cooking with her husband and game days with her family.
Winter Webinar – Preparing Learners for Standardized Testing (General): https://forms.guidedstudies.com/mseldin/form/WinterWebinars2021Preparing/formperma/mbXoPSRKnKyeg49VyMprUXJnoZlz8DPm6n3OuulKPic
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Schools enrolling three of more people get a group rate of $30/webinar, contact admissions@cgms.edu for group application.
Structures in the Montessori Secondary Classroom
Tuesday, February 23rd from 7:00-8:30 PM EST
General Registration $45
CGMS Faculty and Alumni $35
Presented by: Jocelyn Swanson
How are structures essential in the Montessori secondary prepared environment? How do they meet the varied needs of adolescents, offering them independence, choice, and collaboration? And how do structures differ from but support strategies for differentiation, deep learning, and the development of character in our young adult learners?
In this webinar, we’ll explore 4 key structures essential to a Montessori secondary classroom:
1. Project-based Learning – Montessori style
2. Study Guides
3. Open Work Cycles
4. Frameworks for Conceptual Understanding
We’ll also look at how structures bring educational equity to our classrooms and our teaching practice.
According to Jocelyn Swanson, “The best part about being a Montessori secondary-level guide is the joy of helping students in their irresistible quest to discover their potential – a journey from discovery to exploration to the invention.” Her specialty is in language arts and history. As a Montessori parent, she watched her local school grow beyond its original primary level to add an elementary program. Eventually, she agreed to become Montessori secondary-certified and open a secondary program there, now thriving in the heart of Williamsburg, Virginia. Her work in the Humanities has centered on the Socratic method of discussion, a key takeaway from her Montessori training, and a philosophy that she finds essential to feeding the curiosity and character of her learners. In addition to working with children and adolescents, now at a farm school she recently founded, she enjoys working with adult learners, serving as the Secondary-level Director for the Center for Guided Montessori Studies.
In her pre-teaching career, Jocelyn ran her own marketing business, starting out as a writer/editor. Jocelyn has an undergraduate degree in business/communications and a Master’s degree in education. She lives in Williamsburg, Virginia on a farm with her husband and children and a fun variety of animals. All of them fulfill a considerable role in Montessori Erdkinder experiences for children and adolescents in the community.
Structures in the Montessori Secondary Classroom Registration (General) https://forms.guidedstudies.com/mseldin/form/Winter2021StructuresintheMontessoriSecondaryClassr/formperma/4FYObIZA_Km-Lsf9xPJrCLq6ta234VlxYYWn_fe4rLc
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Schools enrolling three of more people get a group rate of $30/webinar, contact admissions@cgms.edu for group application.
Webinars Coming Soon in March…information to follow!
*Language Arts Tried and True- Adding in Some Tricks and Twists Along the Way*
Presenter: Cathie Perolman
*Meeting Expectations in a Cosmic-Focused Classroom: With Less Overwhelm, Minimal Time, and More JOY!*
Presenter: Claudia Mann
CGMS Professional Development Courses Start in March
Montessori Overview at the Early Childhood, Infant/Toddler, and Elementary Level
https://www.cgms.edu/programs/professional-development/
Are you looking for past CGMS webinars? Access them on demand at The Montessori Library for $30 for 3-hour webinars and $15 for 90-minute webinars. Also look for the free webinar bundle!
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