Age of Montessori’s professional development webinars on-demand allow you to refresh and renew your passion for Montessori education, broaden your understanding of different areas of early childhood learning, and sharpen your skills. Learn from our Montessori experts, faculty and special guest speakers.
Benefits:
• 2 hour informative webinar
• Available for on-demand review for 1 month
• Handouts
• Certificates of Attendance
Price: $50 for individuals $150 for schools or groups
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Montessori Professional Development Webinar Replays:
- Practical Life: Fine Motor Skills & Beyond
- Art in the Early Childhood Classroom
- Music within the Classroom
- Beyond the Classroom Walls
- Storytelling: The Deep Well of Time
- How to Guide Elementary Children’s Work
- Early Childhood Classroom Management 3: Grace & Courtesy
- Foundations for Healthy, Happy Children: Essential Fatty Acids, Hormones and Brain Functions
- Early Childhood Classroom Management 2: Addressing Problem Behaviors in the Montessori Classrooms
- Early Childhood Classroom Management 1: Montessori-ize Your Transition Times
- Use Learning Styles to Enhance Your Child’s Education
- Research Breakthroughs in Education: A Transformative Approach
- Montessori and Attachment
- Fostering Parent Engagement
- Helping Sensitive Children Flourish in an Overwhelming World
- Art Appreciation and Activities
- Geography and Peace
- Freedom and Discipline: Tools for Young Children
- Overcome Bullying: Creating a Peaceful Classroom
- All Children Have the Right to Learn: Even the Gifted Child
- Montessori Math Made Simple
- What You Need to Know About Rising Rates of Autism & Dyslexia
- Honoring the Inner Teacher
See the upcoming Professional Development Webinar schedule.
Practical Life: Fine Motor Skills & Beyond
Description:
A two-hour webinar that discusses how the materials and activities of practical life lay the foundation for strength and skills in writing, art and precision. A background of the developmental benefits of each avenue will be mentioned. And we will take a look at how the principles are both a “help to life” and learn why Montessori placed so much emphasis on the hand.
Presenters: Karen Walton, M.Ed.
Erin Lanigan, B.A.
Art in the Early Childhood Classroom
Description: Tired of the same old art activities? Feeling bored with your a
Join us for a fun, two-hour workshop that will leave you feeling inspired and ready to breathe new life into your art lessons.rt area—and the children seem to be, too? Want some help creating an art curriculum that nurtures creativity, self-expression, and cultural awareness, all while supporting child development? This presentation is for the new teacher who wants help getting started or the seasoned teacher who has seen how important art is for young children.
Music within the Montessori Classroom — You can do it!
Description
Tips for those who can’t carry a tune as well as
guidelines for experience musicians.
Simple instruments you can use in the classroom
• Simple songs that can easily be used throughout the day
• Stories that use repetitive chorus
• Fabulous projects that combine art and songs.
And you will leave this webinar prepared to include music
in your classroom enriched with practical resources.
Presenters:
Ilana Worsham, B.A.
Music Teacher
Susan Hoffman, B. S.
Senior Faculty, Age of Montessori
Beyond the Classroom Walls
The elementary child, in the sensitive period for the acquisition of culture, needs to learn beyond his immediate environment. And, what better way to acquire culture than to be in it… That’s why teachers take children on field trips!
Yet field trips can often be challenging. Please join us as we share some of our stories and tips to help make your field trips fun and meaningful for all.
Janet and Mary Ellen organized hundreds of field trips — learning from mistakes and successes they are happy to share.
Storytelling: The Deep Well of Time
Description
Learn how to use the transformative power of storytelling in the classroom.
Presenters:
Michael Dorer, Ed.D.
Author
Mary Ellen Maunz, M.Ed.
Founder and Program Director, Age of Montessori
Description
We will demonstrate and discuss how to plan and evaluate your children’s work, and explore various ways to document and record their progress.
Presenters:
Mary Ellen Maunz, M.Ed.
Founder & Program Director, Age of Montessori
Janet Nordemann, M.Ed.
Elementary Faculty, Age of Montessori
Description
Grace and Courtesy lessons create your classroom’s culture and directly support the preschool child’s development. This webinar will offer concrete lesson suggestions that will help launch a successful school year.
We will also include tips on how to present refresher lessons in fun and inviting ways. Perfect for a new classroom assistant, as well as seasoned teachers.
Presenters:
Victoria Brailsford, M.Ed.
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Susan Hoffman, B.S.,
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Description:
Constance and Ed share a wealth of information on what children need to thrive and flourish in the classroom. Healthy brain development is essential. The point is that the brain is affected by everything in the environment including relationships, harmony and structure in the home and classroom as well as nutrition, supplements and sleep.
Adults need to be trained to interact with children so they feel secure, calm, welcomed and accepted. Even given optimum situations, problems may still occur when caused by development anomalies or abuse … The good news is that the brain can find measures for healing from these experiences.
Topics will also include what happens in the brain and why. Tremendous research and resources are provided for reference.
Presenters:
Victoria Brailsford, M.A.
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Constance Dratz, M.A.
Founder, Yellowstone Montessori
http://yellowstonemontessori.com
Edward Dratz, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Early Childhood Classroom Management 2:
Addressing Problem Behaviors in the Montessori Classrooms
Description
About 3 students in each class are going to be more “challenging” with their behaviors. As Montessori parents and teachers, we strive to redirect these behaviors with respect for the child’s development of self-control in mind.
In this webinar, you will learn behavior tools that encourage cooperation and help children to manage their emotions & problem-solve with peers.
Presenters
Flora McCormick, LCPC
SustainableParenting.com
Victoria Brailsford, M.A.
Faculty, Age of Montessori
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about accessing the webinar.
Description
Let’s take a closer look at four everyday routines of the Montessori classroom: morning snack, outside time, lunch time and show and tell. These all show up as transitions to the child’s activities which can be stressful for teachers and children alike. Let’s unwrap the gifts of each one and discuss some strategies that we have seen work well in a variety of environments with experienced Montessori teachers.
Two Montessori teachers discuss how to bring joy, order and peace while empowering students during snack time, outside time, lunchtime and sharing time.
Presenters:
Victoria Brailsford, M.Ed.,
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Susan Hoffman, B.S.,
Faculty, Age of Montessori
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Description
Would you rather read a book or listen to an audiotape? Do you have a child who prefers chess to soccer or dance to math? Do the answers to these questions give you valuable information about how you and your children prefer to learn? Yes, they can.
This webinar will explore various types of learning styles and ways you can use your knowledge of them to enhance your child’s learning experience.We will discuss the three basic learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic; Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences; right and left brain preferences and how all these different types fit together.
Presenters:
Janet Nordemann, M.Ed.
National Board Certified
Tani Kingston, B.A.
Executive Director, Age of Montessori
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Description
Enrich your teaching practice with a deeper understanding of how educational research validates the Montessori approach.Maria Montessori said, “The child is the father of the man,” but what does this mean and how does it occur?From birth onward, children lay the foundation for who and what they will become in remarkable ways.This webinar examines current and compelling educational strategies on how to support assertiveness skills, self-reliance, resiliency, creativity and more!After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Presenters:
Karen Campbell, Ph.D.,
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Victoria Brailsford, M.Ed.,
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Description:
Join master teacher, Mary Ellen Maunz, and child psychologist, Dr. Elizabeth Bennett, for a lively conversation about principles of child development taught by Dr. Montessori and validated by current attachment and brain research.
Attachment parenting, a current parenting trend, will be evaluated through the lens of these principles. Come away with a practical “child development compass” to guide you in your parenting and teaching journey.
Presenters:
Elizabeth Bennett, Ph.D.
Child Psychologist
Mary Ellen Maunz, M.Ed.
Founder & Program Director,
Age of Montessori
Description:
This webinar will provide participants with ideas for building community, celebrating diversity and engaging parents in deeply meaningful ways in the life of the school.
The ways in which we communicate with parents, provide them opportunities to meet with other Montessori families, and share their time and talents with the school, all help develop relationships built on trust and respect.
A trusting relationship between the school and parents provides a strong foundation for the child. The school and parents work together to help the school be the best it can be, and in so doing, help the children to reach their true potential.
Presenters:
Beverly Wolff, M.Ed.
School Director, Montessori School of Pullman
Victoria Brailsford, M.Ed.
Faculty, Age of Montessori
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Description:
One of Montessori’s greatest gifts to education was that she founded her method on a developmentally-based approach. Teachers and parents are working harder than ever to address a variety of challenges today in supporting children through various sensitivities and sensory integration challenges but can be bombarded with fragmented information and quick fixes.
In keeping with Montessori’s commitment to the honoring the needs of the whole child, Maureen Bright shares deep insights based on neurological research, the attachment theory and movement-based therapies.
Presenters:
Maureen Bright, M.Ed.
School Director, Secret Garden Montessori
Victoria Brailsford, M.Ed.
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Description:
In Part Two of our three-part Professional Development series, find out how you can develop the art area in your classroom or even in your home, to unlock the creativity, artistic ability and an aesthetic sense every child has within.We will show you a simple sequence of art projects that go beyond holiday projects to teach the basics and always include beauty as the foundation.
Presenters:
Mary Ellen Maunz, M.Ed.
Founder & Program Director,
Age of Montessori
Anne Danahy, B.S.
Highland School Montessori Teacher,
Photographer and Artist
Description:
In this Professional Development webinar, first in a series of three on the topic of the sensorial roots of culture, you will gain a broad view of what we can do with geography to meet not only the academic needs of our children but also the character building and spiritual needs as well.We will explore the connections between the study of geography and the science of peace.
Presenter:
Mary Ellen Maunz, M.Ed.
Founder & Program Director,
Age of Montessori
Topics Include:
- How to Stop Nagging, Reminding, and Coaxing Children
- Understanding Temper Tantrums/Emotional Outbursts
- Tools to encourage problem-solving
- Understanding the Motivations for Misbehavior
- Considering the Power of Positive Reinforcement
Presenters:
Victoria Brailsford, M.Ed.,
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Jennifer Williams,
Founder of Heartmanity
http://www.heartmanity.com/
Description:
With the growing challenges of bullying in public schools, parents and teachers are coming together to find real solutions. Hear what the experts have to say about how to:
- Protect them from harm and give them life-long skills
- Build safe school communities
- Support your child’s social and emotional development
Presenters:
Victoria Brailsford, M.Ed.,
Faculty, Age of Montessori
Jennifer Williams,
Founder of Heartmanity
http://www.heartmanity.com/
Topics Include:
- Characteristics to help identify a gifted chld
- Tools that address the emotional and social needs of the gifted child
- Do’s and Don’ts of working with gifted children
- Higher level learning activities for differentiated instruction
Presenter:
Janet Nordemann, M.Ed.
Certified Gifted Education & Montessori Elementary
Description
Maria Montessori designed a clear, simple pathway to help any child understand numbers. Beginning from simple counting of quantities, learning their symbols and writing them up to place value and memorizing the four basic operations, Montessori offers hands-on materials that make math simple and crystal clear. You will love how easy it is to teach math with Montessori!
Presenter:
Mary Ellen Maunz, M.Ed.
Founder & Program Director,
Age of Montessori
Topics Covered:
- Observation – curiosity without judgment
- Simple exercises to help children listen from within
- Skills to pull in our reactions so we can better guide children
- How to deepen the connection of the inner teacher in ourselves and our children
- Brain-based actions to enhance children’s emotional and social development
Presenter:
Mary Ellen Maunz, M.Ed.
Founder & Program Director,
Age of Montessori
Description
Twenty to thirty percent of our children struggle with learning to read and one out of every 88 may be afflicted with Autism. Both are neurological wiring problems with multiple causes.These troubling statistics are compelling reasons to learn how to recognize these problems and what we can do about them. Master Teacher Mary Ellen Maunz will present an in-depth view of these problems and how the brain can heal itself.
Presenter:
Mary Ellen Maunz, M.Ed.
Founder & Program Director,
Age of Montessori
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