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Telephone support
for those submitting proposals will be available until
5 PM Eastern Time on May 1. (Note that the submission site will remain open for an
additional three hours; that is, till 5 PM Pacific Time.) If you are having trouble submitting your proposal, please read over the entire document to make sure you are not leaving out any required information. You can tell if information is required if it shows up in red when you try to submit. Our experience is that 99.9% of the callers who say they are unable to submit, find at least one question in red that still needs to be responded to when we review the form with them. Note, to check information on Page 1, click on the tab (on the bottom of the form) that says Page 1. To check information on Page 2, click on the tab that says Page 2. You can toggle back and forth between the two pages. |
It is especially fitting that Boston, Massachusetts—the city in which, more than two centuries ago, a revolution was sparked that irrevocably changed the path of our nation’s history—will be the venue for a conference that will celebrate the sparking of another revolutionary idea: the founding of the American Montessori Society. It was 50 years ago, in 1960, that educator Dr. Nancy McCormick Rambusch saw her dream to establish a society that would develop and expand Montessori education in schools across the United States unfold into reality.
With AMS and Montessori education now well established and continuing to grow in the United States and abroad, it is time for Montessori educators to take an in-depth look at the relationship between Montessori education and the 21st -century skills, values, and attributes required by our students, so that they may become competent, responsible, adaptive citizens who are lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and creative problem solvers. And, it is our responsibility as educators and researchers to examine, enhance, and validate our Montessori pedagogy and practice for the 21st century, just as Maria Montessori and Nancy McCormick Rambusch challenged existing educational methods and philosophies and introduced new ideas and models. In her book Learning How to Learn (1962), Dr. Rambusch challenged us to consider this question: “In an effort to find more effective solutions to learning at all levels, can Americans do less than look at Montessori again?”
Continuing our work in this spirit we invite proposal presentations on the following topics:
- Practical ideas and strategies that Montessori teachers, teacher educators, administrators and/or parents can immediately incorporate into their schools, programs, or homes
- Ideas that challenge and analyze Montessori education in relation to 21st-century skills
- Leadership skills for educators, teacher educators, and administrators
- History of the American Montessori Society and/or movement in America
- Philosophical underpinnings of Montessori education
- Research related to Montessori education
- Child development (social, emotional, physical, spiritual, aesthetic, cognitive)
- Special education for students with learning differences
- Public policy, education, and child welfare
- Board and staff development
- Family involvement in education, and support for families
- Peace education and conflict resolution
- Diversity
- Environmental education
- Sustainability: working toward a greener planet and wise use of renewable resources
- Health and safety
- Technology in education
- Community organizations as partners in education
- Other topics specifically targeted to Montessori Infant & Toddler, Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, and Public School educators, teacher educators, administrators, or parents
For More Information
Conference Logistics: Leslie
DiLeo, CMO
Conference Program: Marie Conti,
MEd