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Keynote

Changing Your Curriculum Means Changing Your Mind
Art Costa
    Keynote Speach (Powerpoint)
    Changing Currriculum Means Changing Your Mind (PDF)
    Mediating Metacognition (Powerpoint)

Pre-Conference

Habits of Mind: Building a More “Thought-full” Learning Community
Art Costa
    Please see handouts under Keynote

Mind and Montessori: Insights from Brain Science
Dee Coulter
    What's Up! Preschool to 6th Grade (PDF)
    A Will Inventory for Adults (PDF)
    Holograms, Perception and the Mind (PDF)
    Learning Levels Profile (PDF)
    Stress and Resiliency Overheads (PDF)
    Trauma and Learning Problems (PDF)
    Coaching Guidelines for Self-regulation (PDF)
    Coaching Self Regulation Skills (PDF)
    Learning to Self-Regulate (PDF)
    Self Regulation Overheads (PDF)

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Honoring Our Adolescents
Betsy Coe
    Honoring the Adolescent (Power Point)

Building the Child’s Brain with Montessori Math Materials
Michael Duffy
    Building the Child’s Brain with Montessori Math Materials (Power Point)

Keeping Score: Assessing the “Whole” School
Pamela Dunbar
    Keeping Score: Assessing the Whole School (PDF)

The Balanced Scorecard: Strategic Planning in the 21st Century
Lisa Giallonardo
    The Balanced Scorecard Presentation (PDF)

Self-Regulation in Montessori: Results from a Three-Year Study
Barbara Ervin, Pamela D. Walsh
    Self-Regulation in Montessori: Results from a Three-Year Study (PDF)

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Simplifying Math Activities – Deepening Math Understanding
Helen DeVere
    A Math Workshop 2008 (PDF)
    Addition Cover (PDF)
    Exchange Addition Cover (PDF)
    Exchange Multiplication Cover (PDF)
    Exchange Subtraction Cover (PDF)
    Sensorial Activities Checklist (Excel)
    Recordkeeping (Excel)
    Operations Cards (Excel)
    Math Activities Checklist (Excel)
    Evaluation Sheet of Activities (Excel)
    Simplyfying Math Activities Handout (PDF)

The Practical Life Spiral
Dorothy Paul, Judy Luman
    Practical Life Spiral Handout (PDF)

Making Good Sessions: Understanding the Roles of Heads and Boards
Dane L. Peters, Robert Fricker
    Choices and Decisions (PDF)
    Whose Decision Is It ? (PDF)

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The Ursula Thrush Peace Curriculum
Susan F. Cohn, Chris Adams
    Peace Ed Bibliography (PDF)

Montessori: Low-Stress Learning for the 21st Century
Dee Coulter
    Stress and Resiliency Overheads (PDF)
    Trauma and Learning Problems (PDF)

Creative Drama: Bringing Curriculum to Life
Lauren Stutz Lipman
    Drama Lesson Plan for Digestive System (PDF)
    Story Drama Lesson Plan for Where the Wild Things Are (PDF)

“What Do I Do Next?” Organization through Visual Schedules and Work Plans
Jennifer Moss
    "What Do I Do Next?" (PDF)

Spreading Joy: Student-Led Community Service Activities
Anna Robichauxn, Katy Allen
    How to Start a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization (PDF)
    Blank Lunch Order (PDF)
    HOMS's Lunch Box Cookbook (PDF)

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Brain Food: Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Children
Christopher Balis, Tamar Sheesley Balis
    Nutrition & the Developing Brain (Power Point)

Resilient Children: The Montessori Effect
Teri Canaday, Pat Yonka
    Resilient Children, Making Good Choices in Bad Situations (PDF)

Coaching Children to Develop Strong Self-Regulation Skills
Dee Coulter
    Coaching Guidelines for Self-Regulation (PDF)
    Coaching Self Regulation Skills (PDF)
    Learning to Self-Regulate (PDF)
    Self Regulation Overheads (PDF)

Montessori Model United Nations
Judith Cunningham
    2008 Montessori Model UN Committee Topics (PDF)
    Montessori Model United Nations Fact Sheet (PDF)

Analyzing Assessment in Montessori Classrooms
Melanie Davis, Linda Bolam
    Analyzing Assessment in the Montessori Classroom (Powerpoint)

What Does It Mean to Be Green? The Benefits of Environmental Design
Sharon Sargo
    What Does it Mean to be Green? (PDF)

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Autism Spectrum Disorders: Identification and Intervention, Part 1 of 2
Camille M. Brandt
    Autism Spectrum Disorders (PDF).

Mediating Metacognition
Art Costa
    Please see handouts under Keynote

The Second Half of the Second Plane: Preserving Upper Elementary Integrity
Robyn Breiman, Shelia Reed
    The Second Half of the Second Plane: Preserving Upper Elementary Integrity (PDF).

Bringing Art to Life (Even If You Are Afraid of It)
Sue Clark, Rosemary Jones
    Teaching Art to Children–Even If You Are Afraid of It! (PDF).

Anger Management: Helping Children and Adolescents Who Get Angry Too Often (Part 1)
William Stixrud
    Anger Management: Helping Children and Adollescents Who Get Too Angry Too Often (PDF).

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Autism Spectrum Disorders: Identification and Intervention, Part 2 of 2
Camille M. Brandt
    Please see Session 5.

Environmental Education: Adopting the Earth Charter
Renee Kok
    The Earth Charter (PDF)
    Your Month by Month Guide to Adopting the Earth Charter (PDF)
    Earth Charter Priciples Book (PDF)
    Resource List (PDF)

Parent Education: What's the Point?
Janette Leslie, Sinead Carolan
    Parent Education: What's the Point (PDF)

Anger Management: Helping Children and Adolescents Who Get Angry Too Often (Part 1)
William Stixrud
    See Stixrud, Session 5.

Whimsical Wisdom
Biff Maier
    Whimsy Handout (PDF)

Weave a Cross-Curricular Path
Carey Wendell , Marie Schultz
    The Ikebana Lesson (PDF)
    The Characters with Character Lesson (PDF)
    Stick-Bead Binding Instructions (PDF)
    Idea List (PDF)
    How Does Opera Week Work (PDF)
    Cross-Curricular Planner (PDF)
    Character Descriptions (PDF)
    Book Making Instructions (PDF)
    Bibliography (PDF)

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