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Sequence 175So it is, I believe, with schools. There are some common stages and transitions in the general pattern of growth and… |
Sequence 179PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT FOR THE NORTH AVONDALE MONTESSORI SCHOOL by the Cincinnati Public Schools Montessori Assessment… |
Sequence 181realization that it is important to provide a specially prepared environment to support a child's growth. Dr. Montessori… |
Sequence 187The prepared environment must allow for social interaction and be multi-aged. Research sug- gests that "the human… |
Sequence 189PUBLIC MONTESSORI AND STATE-MANDATED ASSESSMENT by Keith Boehme and Elizabeth Wymer Keith Boehme and Elizabeth Wymer make… |
Sequence 190knowledge developed about how children learn. Paula Polk Lillard notes the importance of observation: The prepared adult acts… |
Sequence 191In March, 1996, our school ad- ministered the Ohio Proficiency Test in grades 4 and 6. The staff wanted to determine the… |
Sequence 192learning approaches. This strong concern of the teachers points to the test's lack of balance in supporting a wide… |
Sequence 195THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION: A MODEL FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE by Rexford Brown Dr. Brown first highlights the ways in which a… |
Sequence 210spirit of collaboration with other Montessorians to seek solutions, in the interest of gathering and disseminating information… |
Sequence 232investment in the school culture. It is the relationship with the guide, however, that ultimately determines whether the… |
Sequence 233their children's behavior or learning will become possible in direct relation to our ability to convey the scientific… |
Sequence 234properly and the child has been responsible-- we evaluate, label, and medicate any who seem to be progressing too slowly… |
Sequence 241A TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA f AY HILSON It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Pat Hilson on July 25, 1996. Pat… |
Sequence 246NAMTANEWS NAMT A COMMITS TO NEW ADMINISTRATOR'S HANDBOOK AND TRUSTEE EDUCATION NAMT A plans to release a new… |
Sequence 247opening this year. The conference emphasized implementation of quality Montessori in the public sector as magnet schools,… |
Sequence 248Meanwhile, Professor Marcel Capraru of the Casa Corpului Di- dactic (Turnu-Severin, Romania), with the assistance of the… |
Sequence 249Adolescent Colloquium participants, front row, seated: John Long, Larry Schaefer, Joen Bettmann, Pat Schaefer, Allyn Travis,… |
Sequence 251CLASSIFIEDS Arizona AMI primary (3-6) and elementary (6-9) openings Sept. '97. Scenic Papago Park & Camelback… |
Sequence 255McGrath, 5237 Ashton Road, Sarasota, Florida 34233. Telephone 941 /922-4949, fax 941/922-7660. PALM HARBOR MONTESSORI… |
Sequence 256e The Montessori Training Center of St. Louis (est. 1972) • authentic • rigorous • in-depth a nine-month academic year… |
Sequence 257Maryland Chesapeake Montessori School, An- napolis, MD, is seeking an AMI-trained Elementary teacher, beginning Fall 1997.… |
Sequence 258Salary scale based on degrees and ex- perience. Excellent benefits. For an application call Brian Giersch, Supvr. of… |
Sequence 261Ohio Join our staff of professionals as we enter our 26th year of excellence in Montessori education. Our school is located… |
Sequence 263Infant/Toddler Community, 13 months to3 years; Primary, 3 to 6 years; Lower Elementary, 6 to 9 years. School year from… |
Sequence 264(6-12) teacher for the 97 /98 school year. Located in the Portland, OR metropolitan area, the school has easy access to the… |
Sequence 265Phoenix Montessori School is accept- ing applications for Primary, Elemen- tary and Erdkinder Guides. Our school has… |
Sequence 267~ Authentic, complete, contemporary ~ Montessori Teacher Training Assistants to Infancy: Ages 0-3 Director: Judith Orion… |
Sequence 268The MONTESSORI INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA Primary Teacher Training Course certified by the ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE… |
Sequence 270At Home with Montessori This booklet encourages rethinking the home from the perspective of how adults and children,… |
Sequence 271ONTESSORI MATERIALS Montessori books and materials are not chosen at random, whether for the home, the nido (Italian for… |
Sequence 272Nienhuis Montessori ... on the cutting edge of Educational Reform. z ml = =-= --en Educational reform? No easy task!… |
Sequence 6FOREWORD: FINDING FLOW IN MONTESSORI Imagine a river in time, a time span of one hundred years. On the one side there is… |
Sequence 12in how the nerve cells work. I don't know why, but that's what he is interested in. Here is another one. He is in… |
Sequence 28good and bad in your painting-then you will be able to persevere even without external recognition, external reward. But you… |
Sequence 32made a miserable passage in the slow part of that movement." He went back to play the second part of the concert and… |
Sequence 33greater in a Montessori than in a regular classroom, where we are afraid of giving kids control. Of course, in the Montessori… |
Sequence 79son to follow in his footsteps, but the son decided to join the goldsmith's guild because suddenly being an artist was… |
Sequence 81QUESTIONS ANO ANSWERS Q: As Montessorians, how can we can get our work selected by the culture? A: Obviously, if I had a… |
Sequence 88other four pharmacists in town helped him and allowed him to go and work with them after school, so he had the support too of… |
Sequence 103A MONTESSORI JOURNEY OF SELF by Eduardo J. Cuevas Eduardo Cuevas' luncheon talk explores the experimental nature of… |
Sequence 104a greater meaning of the thought being conveyed. Thus dissecting the title, by way of a mind map, I came to the message I am… |
Sequence 108NORMALIZATION by Eduardo J. Cuevas In a brief, direct essay about normalization summarizing the thematic focus of his… |
Sequence 109concept of normalization is central to our understanding, and imple- mentation, of Montessori education. Let us first define… |
Sequence 110expression of spontaneous activity conducive to self-construction, was seen as a vital component in this transformation.… |
Sequence 113presently dealing with. The notion expressed in this statement seems to me to be of the greatest importance since the adult in… |
Sequence 114We are so worried about losing control that we do not allow for that space of time where it seems to us that the child is… |
Sequence 115adult and the children, as these expressions of the spirit pour out of their daily experiences of togetherness-their oneness… |
Sequence 116CHARACTER AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT by Johnnie Denton Ms. Denton's summary of her workshop session on character development… |
Sequence 1204. Children attend very well when their teachers role-play vari- ous situations for grace and courtesy lessons. They… |
Sequence 122INTEGRATING CSIKSZENTMIHALYI AND MONTESSORI by Chulanganee Fernando As a tribute to Dr. Csikszentmihalyi's work, Ms.… |
Sequence 123The picture of the normalized child I like best is the one Dr. Montessori gives in The Secret of Childhood (1936/1966): The… |
Sequence 125For elementary children, Miss Stephenson says, "Put your head down and give the lessons; give the lessons!"… |
Sequence 128the virtue of inducing concentration rather than fatigue, adds to the child's energies and mental capacities, and leads… |
Sequence 129Montessori cites normalization as "the most important single result of our whole work" (1949 /1987, p. 204,… |
Sequence 130NORMALIZATION IN THE FIRST PLANE OF DEVELOPMENT Camillo Grazzini emphasizes the overriding importance of nor- malization for… |
Sequence 137selves to concentration" (Montessori, 1948, p. 23). Normality de- pends on harnessing the deep synthesizing powers of… |
Sequence 1397. The relationship between adolescent and teacher should be established by the teacher's respect for the adolescent:… |
Sequence 140describes the unconscious process for the adolescent as being rooted in life experience. The adolescent must solve social… |
Sequence 141REFERENCES Gebhardt-Seele, P. (1997). Evaluating experiences in adolescent programs. The NAMTA Journal, 22(1), 14-21.… |
Sequence 144THE NORMALIZED CHILD by Kathleen H. Futrell Kit Futrell's classic, based on a parent talk she first delivered in 1966,… |
Sequence 145children whom Montessori undertook to study gave her the oppor- tunity of observing these needs. Montessori was ideally… |
Sequence 148structed a language for himself, complete with nouns, verbs, a tense structure, and all the intonations and inflections he has… |
Sequence 149given under the decibel level of a shout. Children like to play the sound game, isolating sounds they hear in words. We play… |
Sequence 150describes another set of characteristics, "timidity, hesitancy in mak- ing decisions, a withdrawal before… |
Sequence 152provide tools that fit his small hand and that he is capable of using without help. If all these needs are met in the… |
Sequence 155the children applaud-they seem to be so delighted with this period of silence they impose on themselves. MUTUAL Am AND… |
Sequence 156PROFOUND SPONTANEOUS CONCENTRATION It is not unusual here to see a child reading or working so intently that he is oblivious… |
Sequence 157interfering with the child when he has chosen his work, unless he is obviously misusing it or disturbing someone else. The… |
Sequence 158pline becomes established is one of active peace, of obedience and love, when work is perfected and multiplied, just as when… |
Sequence 159something is in use which they would like to work with, they learn to wait until it is free. There are no individual pencils,… |
Sequence 160children who were listening for the words, "All Fairfax County high schools closed because of snow"; the… |
Sequence 161It is possible to conceive a universal movement for human reconstruction which follows a single path. Its sole aim is to help… |
Sequence 164THE SPIRITUAL REGENERATION OF MAN by Maria Montessori This article recasts the role of normalization as "spiritual… |
Sequence 172DISCOVERING THE HIDDEN PERSON by Rita Zener and Laura Noriega Ezcurdia Capturing the optimism of normalization theory, the… |
Sequence 175tion becomes possible if there are activities that are appropriate to the child. Activities need to catch interest, bring… |
Sequence 204Montessori Administration Sharon L. Dubble and David Kahn Week One (July 14-18), 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily Administrators… |
Sequence 205This workshop-style offering will focus on the principle of the child's inner discipline as opposed to adult "… |
Sequence 207r-------------------------, APPLICATION Use a separate form for each participant. Copy as necessary. Name:… |
Sequence 209CLASSIFIEDS Arizona AMI primary (3-6) and elementary (6- 9) openings Sept. '97. Scenic Papago Park & Camelback… |
Sequence 210Marin Montessori School in Corte Madera, is seeking one AMI primary guide for September, 1997. One of our founding members,… |
Sequence 214ideal for development of Erdkinder. Please send letter and resume to Anne T. Riley, 5004 Randonstone Lane, Bowie, MD 20715 (… |
Sequence 219If you are interested in this profes- sional opportunity, the Montessori School of Raleigh invites you to find out more… |
Sequence 220area is ranked among the best places in the nation to live and do business. Durham ("City of Medicine," USA… |
Sequence 221Qualified candidates need an under- standing of Montessori philosophy, and strong interpersonal and mana- gerial skills. We… |
Sequence 222tiable. For more information call col- lect (864) 232-3447, or (864) 235-5700. Write Norma Bylenga, 305 Pelham Road,… |
Sequence 223current enrollment of 520 children from toddler through middle school. Salary based on experience with a full benefit plan.… |
Sequence 224Virginia RICHMOND-New program is seek- ing an AMI or AMS certified primary teacher. This position can begin as part time or… |
Sequence 228THE MONTESSORI INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA Primary Teacher Training Course certified by the ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE… |
Sequence 230ONTESSORI MATERIALS Montessori books and materials are not chosen at random, whether for the home, the nido (Italian for… |
Sequence 231- Nienhuis Montessori ... on the cutting edge of Educational Reform. Educational reform? No easy task! Innovative thinking… |
Sequence 2WHAT Is MTEC? The Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative (MTEC) operates the Ohio Montessori Training Institute (… |
Sequence 3THE ADOLESCENT COLLOQUIUM OCTOBER 3-6, 1996 CLEVELAND, Omo SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS 0 Im Montessori Teacher Education… |
Sequence 4PREFACE The Adolescent Colloquium was planned by the Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative about six months before it… |
Sequence 7THE ADOLESCENT COLLOQUIUM OCTOBER 3-6, 1996 SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS compiled and edited by Renee Pendleton This… |
Sequence 9as a member of a community. This is, according to Montessori, a sensitive period for finding one's place in society. As… |
Sequence 10A very important Montessori principle ls the idea of true responsibility-not doing an assigned chore but respond- ing to… |
Sequence 12After the nurturing of the Primary and Elementary years, the young people we get in Montessori adolescent programs are very… |
Sequence 14There needs to be a basis, a framework of knowledge that builds on the Primary and Elementary experiences. I would never just… |
Sequence 17generosity of spirit, and was too directive. Pat Schaefer pointed out that as the students get older, the demands on the adult… |