Montessori Live Blended Model Training Program
Educator Certification and Advanced Degree Programs
for Students Ages 5 to 10 Years Old
Current Online Component:
Required Foundational Courses (8 weeks each)
- Montessori Foundations of Philosophy
- Observation and Child Development
Curriculum Courses (7 weeks each)
- Handwriting, Correct Expression, and Whole Language
- Phonics, Spelling, and Punctuation
- Grammar, Sentence Analysis, and Formal Writing
- Number Sense and the Decimal System
- Operations with Addition and Multiplication
- Operations with Subtraction and Division
- Geometry Studies
- Fractions and Decimals
- Decimals and Algebra
- Big Picture of the Universe
- Earth and Human History
Practica (one semester)
- Practicum for Educators
- Practicum for Administrators
Courses may be taken individually without enrolling in the complete course of study. Montessori Live Courses will be offered six times throughout the year. The Foundations and Observation courses must be taken before or concurrently while enrolling in curriculum courses. See the program of study options for more information.
Administrative Track:
(Suggested for administration, support staff, parents and
anyone interested in a general understanding of Montessori.
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- Foundations of Montessori Philosophy
- Observation and Child Development
- Applications for Montessori Administrators
- Survey of Montessori Curriculum
Face-to-Face Component to include:
(Required for Montessori certification and degree programs)
- Teaching Practicum – (90 to 180 days)
Students enrolled for Montessori certification will be required to complete supervised practicum for a minimum length of one semester with a suggested practicum experience of one school year.
The following 120-hour residency and teaching practicum component is suggested but not required for Montessori Live students taking courses for
professional development.
Fall Residency
October 15-19, 2011(5 days - 40 clock hours)
Seminar Topics:
- Welcome and Update from Participants
- Montessori Peace Education for Children
- Elementary Practical Life
- Integrating Arts Education
- The Educator as Scientist
- Supervised Material Making
- Materials Practice Labs
- Daily Reflections and Discussions with Colleagues
Three full days of observations of learning environments at Island Village Montessori School
• Philosophy of Scientific Observation
• Majority of day spent in live class settings
• Group reflections with instructors and colleagues
• Recordkeeping and assessment
Summer Residency
2012 dates to be announced (10 days - 80 clock hours)
- Peace Education
- Sensorial to Science
- Language and Cultural Studies
- Mathematics
- Elementary Overview
- Middle School Overview
- Environmental Design
- Classroom Leadership
- Observation, Assessment, Recordkeeping
- Observation of the Learner
- Spiritual Preparation of the Educator
- Materials Practice Labs
- School Leadership: Peace Education for Adults
- School Leadership: Educator Competencies/Best Practice
- School Leadership: Working with Parents
- Facilitating Leadership in the Learning Environment
- Technology in Montessori Environments
- New Trends in Constructivist Education
- Identifying and Supporting Students at-Risk
- Balancing State and National Standards
Click here to enroll in Summer or Fall Residency
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