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Winter Conference: The Heart of Montessori - What do we have to teach America?

• ConferenceInvitation - why we came
• WhatHappened - a quick overview of the conference proceedings
• ResultsOfThisConference - in the words of the participants
• OpenSpaceTechnology - more about the process we used

• DownloadTheProceedings - in .pdf and .doc formats

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Post-Conference Topics

• MontessoriShouldBeOpenSourced!
• AvoidingOilWars

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Conference Topics - Links to Session Notes

FRIDAY 10:30-12

• AlignmentOfMontessoriEducation with other educational philosophies and current research in education
• WorldUnderstanding?
• HowDoWeGet parents to understand Montessori and the exciting ways it is different
• PublicSchoolMontessori? .. growing a program/publicity/staff rel;ations/eduationg the public school community
• WorkinginanElementary? Montessori Charter School
• HowDoWeMeettheChallenge? of keeping our passion alive while dealing with Public School Demands
• CiteriaforKindergarten? moving up
• CurriculumAdminstration?
• WhatAreTheMyths and misconceptions about Montessori in the African American Community and how can we address them?
• LifeIsUs
• WhatDoesMontessoriTellUs about inner discipline
• SientificObservationofChildren and Record Keeping
• CharacterEducationForTeachers
• Elementary6-9Struggle between following the child and following the4 work plan
• CriteriaTransitionsAndResources for Primary to Elementary

FRIDAY 1:30-3:00

• MontessoriEducation.com A best practices website
• OurPassionIsHowToFollow the child and fulfill the government standards in the preK level
• Service/ CommunityService / World service / children?s peace corps
• HowCanIgetmychildrentoMove from PL to math and language
• HowDoWeUphold Montessori Ed in the public school setting
• BringMontessoriOutOfthePast into the present and future
• Montgessori&TheChildwithSpecialNeeds
• BuildingCommunityintheClassroom and school
• HowAboutAffirmativeAction to increase Diversity of our Seminars

FRIDAY 3:00-4:30

• CurrentEvents? ? ideas for dealikng with war & tv
• FocusOnElementsThatReveal? what we call the Montessori Child
• ProfessionaDevelopment for Teacher Educators
• HelpINeed more songs and poems
• DesigningNewWork for the Toddler Environment
• CosmicEducation Peace Environment

SATURDAY 9:30-11

• MontessoriGrandparents as consumers of Montessori
• ElementarySelfEvaluation Questionnaires
• PublicCharterSchools accountability/testing without compromising Montessori
• OneVoice Unified Outreach
• QuantumMontessori ? How moder science ? quantum mechanics absorbed in Montessori philosophy
• HeadsofSchools? ? best practices/networking/people management/unhealthy competition
• FreeArt success, and self confidence
• SchoolAccreditation? ? why do it, why not?
• DevelopmentoftheWholeChild? to be prepared for the rest of their lives

SATURDAY 11-12:30

• SharingIdeas on houw foreign languages are taught
• ItalicCalligraphy
• WhatIsTheBestWay? to answer the question ?Is Montessori right for my child?
• HowDoWeMeetSchoolReadiness Standards in conswideration of universal prek in florida
• Love
• HowCanWeGetLegislation? to acknowledge Montessori
• AuditoryVisualKinesteticEducation

SATURDAY 2:00-3:30

• StandardizedTesting
• HowDoWeCreateAParadigm shift to world peace and environmental concerns
• HowToHelpChildrenFind their internal locus of self motivation and self control
• FollowingTheEnergyofBoys
• PlaygroundBehavior
• ResearchAgenda

SATURDAY 3:30-5

• EffectivelyFulfillingChildrenSocialization needs
• FacilitatingLeadershipAbilities in students, staff and school leaders
• AdministraviveIssues ? salaries, benefits, staff retreats
• On-SiteEvaluatorTeamTraining for Teacher Education Programs, Accreditation, Current practitioners needed.
• FlowInTheClassroom

SUNDAY SESSIONS

• OpenHouseParentEducationAndConferences?
• ConferenceEvaluation?
• Heads?