Abstract/Notes: The Malcolm X Montessori School located at 446 W. Benett, Compton, has opened its doors for another semester. The Malcom X Montessori School is a children's house in that everything in the school is child-size -- the desks, the...

Language: English

Language: English

Published: Troutdale, Oregon: NewSage Press, 2011

Abstract/Notes: The growing prevalence of smartphones in the daily lives of many children has enabled new learning scenarios. An overwhelming supply of educational applications are designed to facilitate their autonomous learning in painting, counting, spelling and so on. Apparently, this approach is in line with the principles of Montessori education (independence, freedom and respect for the natural psychological development of the children). However, the well developed GUI interaction skills (tapping, swiping or pinching items through multi-touch gestures on a screen) of the 21st century children are useless for manipulating physical objects. Exploring the real world requires a different set of capabilities (e.g., fine prehensile skills), often developed through traditional toys and games. For this reason we have developed 3DU Blocks, a proposal that combines traditional toy blocks with the features provided by mobile devices to create new gaming experiences and open the door to explore new educational scenarios. 3DU Blocks is a library for color recognition of arrangements of traditional toy blocks, allowing to use them as a Tangible User Interface. As an early example of the capabilities of this library, we have developed 3DU Blocks Music, an educational game where players have to recreate simple melodies using toy blocks to represent musical instruments and notes. Therefore, the emphasis of Montessori in physical materials to help the autonomous learning process is combined with the immediate feedback and scaffolded challenges provided by the mobile application.

Language: English

Published: Valencia, Spain: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2013

Pages: 5158-5164

ISBN: 978-84-616-2661-8

Abstract/Notes: Mehr Freiheit im Bildungswesen! Selbstständige Schule! Selbstgesteuertes Lernen! Individuelle Förderung!" Das sind Forderungen, die man heute an Schule und Unterricht in Deutschland stellt. Können sie wirklich umgesetzt werden? Wie viel Freiheit vertragen unsere Kinder beim Lernen? Freiheit ist eine grundlegende Kategorie in der Pädagogik Montessoris. Ihr pädagogisches Konzept kann verwirklicht werden, wenn Lehrer und Schüler Mut zur Freiheit zeigen. Möglichkeiten und Wege dazu werden in diesem Band aufgezeigt. Er dokumentiert die Ergebnisse der Tagung der deutschen Montessori-Vereinigung im Herbst 2006 erweitert um einige ergänzende Beiträge. [More freedom in education! Independent school! Self-directed learning! Individual support! "These are demands that are placed on schools and teaching in Germany today. Can they really be implemented? How much freedom can our children tolerate when learning? Freedom is a fundamental category in Montessori pedagogy. Your pedagogical concept can be implemented When teachers and students show the courage to be free. Possibilities and ways to do this are shown in this volume. It documents the results of the conference of the German Montessori Association in autumn 2006, expanded with some additional articles.]

Language: German

Published: Münster, Germany: LIT, 2008

ISBN: 978-3-8258-0850-1

Series: Impulse der Reformpädagogik , 19

Language: English

Published: Baltimore, Maryland: Helicon Press, 1962

Language: English

Published: Cleveland, Ohio: NAMTA, 1995

Language: English

Published: Santa Rosa, California: Parent Child Press, 2019

ISBN: 978-0-939195-62-6 978-0-939195-63-3

Abstract/Notes: Guide to Montessori education. Answers questions such as: How will I know if Montessori is right for my child? How is Montessori different from other educational methods? Why is Montessori considered an education for life? How does Montessori nurture a love of learning?

Runtime: 12 minutes

Language: English

Published: Rockville, Maryland, 2003

Abstract/Notes: This new updated version provides additional information on the five curriculum areas, updated information on public Montessori programs and interviews with children who were in the original version, about what they liked about being in a Montessori environment.

Runtime: 12 minutes

Language: English

Published: Yellow Springs, Ohio, 2002

Abstract/Notes: Guide to Montessori education. Answers questions such as: How will I know if Montessori is right for my child? How is Montessori different from other educational methods? Why is Montessori considered an education for life? How does Montessori nurture a love of learning?

Runtime: 13 minutes

Language: English

Published: Rockville, Maryland, 2001