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A Workmanship of Risk: The Crafting of Thought in an Age of Speed and Distraction
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 42, no. 2
Date: 2017
Pages: 25-43
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: "How much can one fathom in a heartbeat or know deeply at a glance? In a culture smitten with technology, what does good thinking look like?" This question sets the stage as Maggie Jackson explores society's relationship with devices and society's use of technology. She examines ways in which multitasking has jeopardized our ability to think deeply. She then offers techniques to foster "slow thinking," such as spacing out thinking and work and creating boundaries of time and space to spotlight thinking. While alarming, her message is hopeful. Recognizing the Montessori approach as part of the solution to encouraging concentration, freedom, and self-discipline, she poses its importance in a larger cultural context. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Finding the Hook: Montessori Strategies to Support Concentration," October 6-9, 2016, in Columbia, MD.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Montessori Adolescent Education: Toward an Emerging Framework
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 18, no. 3
Date: Summer 1993
Pages: 45-69
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Table of Contents indicates this article is titled: "Curriculum Frameworks for Adolescents". Addresses the development of different curriculums and approaches to implementing Montessori programs at the middle school level, including a humanities-centered approach, interdisciplinary minicourses, master-apprentice programs, and team teaching approaches. Maintains that Montessori middle schools must move beyond the experimental stage and into the mainstream of early adolescent education.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
To Work Is Noble, To Behold Is Divine
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 30, no. 1
Date: 2005
Pages: 1–2
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Towards a Theory of Knowledge Framework for a Montessori High School
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 33, no. 1
Date: Winter 2008
Pages: 100–123
High schools, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Environmental Systems and Societies Montessori-IB Framework
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 3
Date: 2009
Pages: 319–333
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Course prospectus for International Baccalaureate course
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Review of The Great Work by Thomas Berry
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 25, no. 2
Date: 2000
Pages: 124–126
Book reviews, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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The Work of the Hand
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 38, no. 2
Date: 2013
Pages: 89-107
Handicraft, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Recognizing Maria and Mario Montessori's reverence for the hand, Pat Ludick takes the reader into the wonder of the human body, mind, and spirit and across the planes of education, into the making of a whole personality and grounded intelligence that is ready for the adult world. Putting the hand front and center, she lyrically evolves an overview that builds a fascination with the capacity of the hand to represent what Frank Wilson calls a "central position in human life." Looking at the elementary years, Pat characterizes the history of human products as keys to the history of human creativity, inventions, and constructiveness. Throughout history, whenever humans used their hands to make crafts and learn they also created choices and artistic expressions that awaken sensitivity to the aesthetics of the world. The adolescent's orientation to the land and to work in nature also challenges the hand to manual work as well as personal artistic expression. The work of the hand at the Children's House completes the presentation of the three planes of education as Ms. Ludick alludes to the role of the hand for practical life, sensorial, math, and language.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Redefining Who We Are: The Work of a Learning Community; Facing Adolescents/Facing Ourselves
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 28, no. 2
Date: 2003
Pages: 31-47
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: It is within the prepared environment of the adolescent learning community that the adult comes into full connection with Montessori's universal picture of optimal development. Adolescents' search for meaning enables adults to come to a clearer understanding of the human condition. Thus, teachers of adolescents must endeavor to model the ideals of ethical behavior, the nature of intellectual competence, and the goal of developing one's optimal potential. (KB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Organization of Intellectual Work in School
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 20, no. 3
Date: Summer 1995
Pages: 21-28
Classroom environments, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Prepared environment, Teacher-student relationships, Three-hour work cycle, Work periods
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Abstract/Notes: This reprint of a 1915 conference paper discusses the role of preschool teachers in observing and analyzing their students' work under the Montessori method of child-centered, individualized, early-childhood education. It examines children's work cycle over the course of the day and the teachers' role in organizing intellectual work for their students. (MDM)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Work of the Hand Through the Curriculum and Across the Planes of Development: A Compilation of Creative Ideas
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 38, no. 2
Date: 2013
Pages: 109–119
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: This article and the one that follows, "Quilt-Making in the Elementary Class" (EJ1077043), emerge from Mountain Laurel Montessori School and provide examples of the intrinsic links between the hand and academic lessons. This article features a compilation of artful recipes for young children (Soap Sculpting Clay, Easy Flour Paste, Face Paint, Homemade Sidewalk Chalk, and Great Fun Dough), craft activities (Sponge/Potato Printing, Felt Bead Necklace, Multi-Medium Collage, and Coffee Filter Flowers), as well as primary sewing activities (Preliminary Sewing Lessons, Greeting Card Lacing--for youngest children, Plastic Canvas Decorations--for older children, and Felt Pouches). Elementary activities such as Work Pouches, Prepositional Phrases, Pyramid with Name Research, Bilateral Symmetry and Names of Triangles, and Paper Quilts from Timeline of Life are also described. The article concludes with examples of adolescent projects (Timeline of Humanities Projects, Tree--World Religions Humanities Project, and Inventions--Simple Machines Occupation Project). [This article was written by the Teachers and Students of Mountain Laurel Montessori School.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734