A Workshop to Train Evaluators of Teacher Education Programs

Gretchen Warner

THURSDAY, 9:00A.M. – 5:00 P.M. 

Both current classroom teachers and personnel from teacher education programs are needed to make on-site visits to teacher education programs seeking accreditation by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) and/or affiliation with AMS.  This session will examine the essential standards and criteria for accreditation and how these are documented in the Self-Study Report.  It will also review the roles and tasks of on-site evaluation team members.

Presented by Janet Krebs

 THURSDAY, 9:00A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Claire Wurtzel

THURSDAY, 9:00A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Following the morning presentation by Claire Wurtzel, All Kinds of Minds session attendees may choose one interactive workshop in the afternoon. Each workshop will be limited to 50 participants.

Too many kids struggle and fail needlessly simply because the way in which they learn is incompatible with the way they’re being taught. It’s painful for the  student, teacher, and parent who may be unaware that the "wiring" of that child’s brain simply is not in synch with the demands and expectations of the way a lesson is being presented. Understanding the specific nature of the  learning breakdown is critical to creating the appropriate set of solutions to remedy or work around it.

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Dr. Larry Kokkelenberg

THURSDAY, 9:00A.M. – 4:00 P.M

Today’s children spend more waking hours in school than they do at home, church or any other institution. There's a genuine need for principle-centered learning environments that involve the hearts and minds of educators, students, and parents and nurture both character and competence—environments that prepare students emotionally, socially, and academically for a demanding future. Incorporating the 7 Habits into your daily life will help you create a principle-centered learning environment in your school that will improve relationships and enhance cooperation and teamwork among both
students and teachers.

Characteristics and Strategies of the Effective Private/Independent School Head

Dr. Walker Buckalew, Independent School Management (ISM)

THURSDAY, 9:00A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

More than any other individual in your school, the Head of School must be able to look beyond the barrage of “good” priorities to those things that represent real “difference makers” in the mission and viability of your school. Today’s Heads are bombarded with messages from the corporate, public school, non-profit, and elite preparatory school world. But are all these “suggestions” applicable or even relevant to most private/independent schools? What are the attitudes, behaviors, and priorities of the effective Head of School?

Sponsor: AMS Board of Directors

THURSDAY, 9:00A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

This forum is geared especially for administrators and teachers from Montessori schools and teacher education programs outside the United States. It will begin with a presentation outlining the issues we face as a global Montessori community. Participants from each country in attendance will then have an opportunity to summarize the challenges and prospects they face in maintaining and expanding Montessori education.