I serve as Elementary Team Lead and facilitate our team meetings. It comes as no surprise that teachers cannot teach what they do not know. Therefore I do my best to ensure our Professional Learning Community Meetings (PLCs) provide opportunities
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While reading about Dr. Maria Montessori’s life, I became curious about her relationship with America. Her initial interactions with the presidential elite suggested that she was poised to provide the blueprint for the American education system. Then, it fizzled out.
Read MoreIn a time of redefining normal, it is important that we do not minimize the developmental milestones that children will still come across socially. Social development within the child is a work of adaptation. It is the child who must
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February is Black History Month (BHM)! For those of you who want to highlight the impactful contributions of African Americans, here are some ideas to get you started. These activities are targeted towards students in grades 4-6, but they can
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With all of the praise and acceptance that many give to Dr. Montessori and her theories, there are two that cause several to find offense and cringe when they are heard: her theories of normalization and deviation. Yet, when one
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Chapter 1 of Differentiation for Gifted Learners (Heacox, 2019) explains something I never knew: the distinction between gifts and talents. Heacox based her viewpoint of gifts and talents on the position of Francoys Gagne. Gifts are “superior innate aptitudes…[present at birth]…the
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Whether they have been identified or not, it is important for educators to understand and accept that gifted students are everywhere! We have spent so much time, energy, and resources in supporting the needs of struggling students (especially since COVID)
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As I push forward and try to recreate or maintain levels of stability for myself, my family, and my class, I paused to observe if I was still on track with my students to help them develop into the ultimate goal
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This school year is already the year of all years. I thought transitioning to online instruction was a challenge. Nope! I would do it again when compared to how this year has started out. To be fair, this year would
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The development of self-regulation is a key outcome of student participation in a Montessori environment. The furniture, materials, student access and manipulation of the environment, and the teacher herself are intentionally prepared for the child in efforts to support full
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