054: Choice in the Elementary Classroom
Understanding how to facilitate, organize, and prepare an environment that fosters student choice is one of the most challenging aspects of being a Montessori Elementary teacher. Educators who follow ...
21 Maj 202418min
053: Building Relationships Through Games
One of the best ways to create a learning environment that promotes positivity and productivity is play. When playing games, students become more comfortable with not only their peers but also their t...
23 Apr 202423min
052: Guiding a Classroom with Fewer Older Students
As students get older, parents seem to become more inclined to pull their children out of Montessori programs. Especially when those classrooms have smaller groups of older students. Parents often th...
26 Mars 202412min
051: Technology and Brain Development with Dr. Luz Casquejo Johnston
How does technology affect brain development in children? How can we mindfully incorporate technology into Montessori classrooms? Is social media inherently bad for adolescents? In today’s episode, Le...
5 Mars 20241h 3min
050: From Dyslexia to Dyscalculia: Insights on Learning Disabilities with Meghan Hicks
As Montessori educators, we learn a lot through training and practical experience about how to guide our students. However, we often find ourselves lacking knowledge when it comes to supporting studen...
30 Jan 20241h 4min
049: Executive Functioning Skills in the Montessori Elementary Classroom
The elementary age is the time when children are really developing their executive functioning skills. A highly teacher-directed environment doesn’t really give students the space and grace to explore...
5 Dec 202321min
048: Beyond Early Childhood and Materials: Montessori Across the Planes of Development with Luz Casquejo Johnston
Maria Montessori’s theories of developmental psychology include her foundational observations of the planes of development for children. These planes outline various milestones physically and mentally...
14 Nov 202339min
047: Montessori Literacy and the Science of Reading: Insights from Zil Jaeger
There’s a Montessori notion out there that we shouldn’t teach letter names along with letter sounds to our young learners. We’ve often heard that children don’t need to know the names of letters to re...
24 Okt 202343min
