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Deep Grounding in Montessori Philosophy |
- Maria Montessori, the person
- The hidden nature of the child
- Self-construction and independent discovery
- Spontaneous activity in education
- Education for peace and membership in human family
- The Children's House
- The role of the Montessori teacher
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| Practical
Child Psychology |
- The developmental stages of childhood
- The nature of the absorbent mind
- The development of independence and "control
from within"
- Encourage imagination and creativity
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| Child
Study and Observation |
- The role of observation
- Practical techniques for observing children
- How to recognize and support sensitive periods in
child development
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| Classroom
Management |
- The prepared environment
- Creative environmental design
- Build a peaceful community
- Organizational skills
- Effective record-keeping
- Communications with parents
- Support families and win their trust
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| Practical
Life Skills |
- Help children become independent
- Help children develop coordination, concentration,
and a sense of order
- Refinement of fine motor skills
- Design creative practical life activities
- Computers and the young child
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| Sensory-Motor
Education |
- The Montessori sensorial exercises and beyond: creative
extensions
- Develop sensory memory
- Help children develop coordination, concentration,
and a sense of order
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| Language
Arts |
- Develop pre-reading skills
- Basic phonics and beginning reading
- Advanced phonics
- Prose and poetry composition from the moveable alphabet
to the word processor
- D'Nealian handwriting
- Share literature with children
- An introduction to grammar
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| Mathematics |
- Develop the "mathematical mind"
- The role of the concrete materials
- Basic operations with materials
- Memorization made easy
- Hands-on extensions
- The passage to abstraction
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| History
and Geography |
- Develop a sense of space: concrete mapping activities
- Continent and country studies
- Land and water formulations
- Environmental studies
- Celebrations of life
- Develop a sense of time, bringing history alive
through concrete experiences
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| Science
and Nature |
- Hands-on science in early childhood education
- Animal and plant study
- Classroom pets and plants
- Take children outdoors
- Health and nutrition education
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| Art |
- Explore the cognitive development of creativity
- Develop sequential art lessons for the classroom
- Hands-on art appreciation activities
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| Music |
- Orff-Schulwerk course based on singing, movement,
instrument playing, and peer-teaching
- Cultural, seasonal, daily songs, games, and music
appropriate for classroom
- Add music to folk tales and storybooks
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| Movement |
- Games and dances for early childhood
- Movement and simple gymnastics
- Gross motor coordination and balance activities
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| Curriculum
Design |
- Plan lessons and activities to engage young children
- Integrate your curriculum
- Material-making and curriculum development
- Long-term planning
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Accreditation
A Board of Trustees governs the Institute for Advanced
Montessori Studies, which is affiliated with the American
Montessori Society (AMS), accredited by the Montessori
Accreditation Council for Teacher Education Commission
(MACTE), a member of the International Association
for Montessori Education (IAME), and approved by the
Maryland Higher
Education Commission. Also see: Montessori
Connections, the web site for the Montessori Community.
Early Childhood Program | Elementary
Program
Contact:
Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies
13500 Layhill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906
Tel: 301.576.2867 | Fax: 301.576.2801
E-mail: IAMS@barrie.org |
