Dear Ask a Montessorian, help! I feel overwhelmed with teaching elementary science. I don’t have a science background. There is so much preparation with scientific knowledge, finding the materials, setting up, creating lessons; buying the Montessori 3 or 5 part cards, and coming up with a creative follow-up activity to excite and inspire the ...
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The needs of the fourth plane of development, and their implications for secondary education
By Jonathan Wolff and Marc Seldin
What do colleges need from their new students? Are Montessori secondary programs meeting those needs?
Over the past three years, we have visited and met with professors and admissions officers at over 20 and colleges and universities. In these conversations, the picture which has emerged is that generally students ...
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Video Series: Montessori Materials Monday
IMC member school Rock Prairie Montessori School in Janesville, Wisconsin has a marketing feature called Montessori Materials Mondays that they share on social media and on their website. RPMS is fortunate to have faculty who are Instructional guides and graduates of the CGMS teacher training programs. The video snippets are short, 30 seconds or so ...
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IMC, 2019 conference
Early in November, the CGMS Leadership team gathered before the IMC conference in Sarasota for strategic planning, team building and support. Many CGMS faculty, adult learners and graduates from across the US and from several countries attended the annual conference. The conference provided a wonderful opportunity for professional development, ...
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What about students with special needs?
Dear Ask a Montessori Guide, I am considering taking Montessori training, but there some things that worry me. Some people have said that the Montessori method is for everyone, including those with special needs, while others say that Montessori is only for children with "normal" development. I am a traditional teacher, and I love working with ...
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