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Book
A Demonstration of the Use of Film Strips in a Montessori Classroom
American Montessori Society (AMS), Lena L. Gitter - Writings, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools
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Language: English
Published: Chicago, Illinois: [s.n.], 1969
Book
Integrating Music into the Preprimary, Montessori Classroom
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Language: English
Published: [S.I.]: Golden Clef Publications, 1996
Master's Thesis
Differentiation of instructional and curricular practices for gifted students in Montessori classrooms
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: The major purpose of this study was to determine if and how Montessori classrooms differentiate instructional and curricular practices for gifted and talented students. The Classroom Practices Record (Westberg, Dobyns, Archambault, 1990) was used to determine the degree of differentiation. Observations were made of gifted and average children in four private elementary AMS affiliated Montessori classrooms in Indiana. The collected data were analyzed descriptively. The results indicate that little differentiation occurred in verbal or curricular practices for gifted and talented students within the observed classrooms.
Language: English
Published: Waco, Texas, 2000
Article
Montessori Classroom at NAEYC Conference Dispels Stereotypes
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 8, no. 1
Date: Jan 1995
Pages: 7
Classroom environments, Conferences, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Observation (Educational method), Prepared environment
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Abstract/Notes: Re-creation of 1915 Glass House at Panama-Pacific Exposition
Language: English
Book Section
Montessori in Public Schools: Interdependence of the Culture of the School, the Context of the Classroom, and the Content of the Curriculum
Available from: Books to Borrow @ Internet Archive
Book Title: Montessori in Contemporary American Culture
Pages: 229-237
Americas, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Language: English
Published: Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann, 1992
ISBN: 0-435-08709-6 978-0-435-08709-8
Presentation
Liberty, Discipline and Pedagogy: Mapping Pathways Towards Social and Cultural Independence Through the Regulation of Activity and Attention in a Montessori Classroom
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Abstract/Notes: The term discipline weaves together, through its etymology and use, both learning and regulation, suggesting that one cannot be achieved without the other. It is in this sense, that Dr Maria Montessori applied the term as she designed her distinctive pedagogy during the first half of the twentieth century. Her aim was for children to regulate their activity and their attention through interaction with meticulously designed objects combined with precise language, including the language of educational disciplines. What distinguishes Montessori pedagogy is that children’s liberty is identified as both the means and the end of this regulation. Liberty and discipline were considered by Dr Montessori (1998 [1939], p. 41) to be ‘two faces of the same coin, two faces of the same action’. Montessori’s emphasis on liberty locates her pedagogy in the Enlightenment tradition, but her simultaneous emphasis on discipline, in both senses, reveals an orientation out of step with the tradition of Rousseau, the tradition which remains in the foreground whenever pedagogy is linked with the legacy of the Enlightenment. This paper presents Montessori’s pedagogy of liberty and discipline as one realisation of another, less visible, Enlightenment tradition. This tradition comes into clearer view when human development is perceived as socially, and therefore, semiotically, mediated (Vygotsky 1986 [1934]) and pedagogy is perceived as discipline knowledge embedded in a regulating social order (Bernstein 2000).
Language: English
Presented: University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia: Disciplinarity, Knowledge and Language (Symposium), Dec 2008
Honors Thesis
The Changing Classroom: A Thematic Analysis on the Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Children and Educators of a Montessori School
Available from: University of Tennessee Chattanooga
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Abstract/Notes: The Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has drastically changed day-to-day functioning in American culture and the outlook of many essential institutions, specifically the education system. A halt in learning for most American school children in the spring semester of 2020, as well as necessary adaptation of the day-to-day functions of educational facilities in the fall has altered the learning environment for children and educators like never before. Research on historical disruptions in education, such as natural disasters and public health crises, provide a partial framework for federal approaches to the modern-day pandemic and their potential consequences. Modern technology has provided an array of alternatives to traditional learning and family engagement, yet barriers still exist, especially in early childhood settings. Specifically in classrooms that rely on sensorial and manipulative-based learning, historically utilized in the Montessori method, online learning is simply no substitute to the potentials of in-person instruction. The purpose of this study is to investigate the evolvement of the classroom environment in response to the pandemic through the eyes of one small Montessori school and draw conclusions on how these shifts are impacting the entire wellbeing of school children, their educators and beyond. Using a qualitative thematic analysis framework and data gathered from multiple interviews conducted with teachers and faculty, my project will develop and offer overarching axial themes that may be applicable to a larger body of modern educators.
Language: English
Published: Chattanooga, Tennessee, 2021
Book
A Classroom Made of Dirt
Montessori method of education
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Language: English
Published: Rochester, New York: AMI/USA, 2011
Series: Parenting for a New World: A Collection of Essays
Master's Thesis
Inclusive Pedagogical Practices Found in a Montessori Primary Classroom: A Case Study in Gauteng [Johannesburg]
Available from: University of Witwatersrand - Institutional Repository
Africa, Inclusive education, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Abstract/Notes: In order to explore the way in which pedagogical practices are identified as being inclusive and might appear as they are used by teachers in Montessori settings, this instrumental case study is focused on finding nine inclusive pedagogical practices. The identified practices were clustered according to the themes of promoting collaboration, access to the curriculum and the recognition and acceptance of learners. Using direct observation in classrooms and individual teacher interviews as data collection methods, four teachers in Montessori primary classrooms were the main participants in this study. A combination of deductive and inductive methods was used to analyse the data. This study is set within a theoretical framework that includes Florian and Black-Hawkins’ rights-based interpretation of inclusive education in the management of a variety of learning needs among learners. The study also examines the relationship between the Montessori Method and inclusive pedagogical practices found in order to understand the extent to which the Montessori Method had an influence on the practices. The findings of this study indicate that elements such as the classroom setup, multi-age groupings and a strong focus on the individual learner had some influence on the inclusivity of the pedagogical practices observed.
Language: English
Published: Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015
Book
Montessori Early Childhood Education: A Guide to the 3-6 Years Montessori Classroom
Australasia, Australia and New Zealand, Classroom environments, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, New Zealand, Oceania, Prepared environment, Tawa Montessori Preschool (Wellington, New Zealand)
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Language: English
Published: Wellington, New Zealand: Tawa Montessori Preschool, 2000
ISBN: 0-473-07092-8 978-0-473-07092-2