Part of being a Montessori guide is a commitment to reflecting and adapting our practices to best serve our students. In today’s parlance this could be considered a “hack”. As my students these days are adult learners, I tend to focus my reflections on how to better help them transfer Montessori pedagogy into their spirit…
Over twenty years ago, I fulfilled a dream by embarking on a personally and professionally transformative journey over the course of an intensive year gaining my Montessori 3-6 credential. The American Montessori Society training center I attended is known for its academic rigor, its focus on Montessori philosophy, and for the support provided to new…
Listening is a Key Practice in Collaborative Learning Environments When students use the learning strategies of listening and sharing with others, their collaboration leads to problem solving and completed tasks. Better yet, effective collaborative learning environments can alleviate a student’s frustration and “allow group learning to surpass what would be possible by a single…
I truly didn’t know that I had a “mathematical mind” until I was in college taking my first Montessori certification. I didn’t know because I thought I was “math stupid”. My early education not only didn’t promote my natural inclination to notice patterns, solve problems, and order chaos, it systemically subjugated my innate inner…