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Rachel Harrison, RegistrarSeton Montessori Institute
institute@setonmontessori.org
630/654-0151
When
Friday January 16, 2015 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST-to-
Saturday January 17, 2015 at 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM CST
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Friday, January 16, 2015 • 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Session Title: Where is Your School on the Path to Full Implementation? An evaluation tool for continuous improvement
How well is your school doing? What needs to be worked on next? All strong schools are in a perpetual state of self-assessment and recalibration, but the strongest ones take an intentional and systematic approach to this work.
This session will introduce participants to a tool they can use to take a critical and systematic look at their program--The Essential Elements Rubric, a rubric developed by NCMPS specifically for use in public Montessori settings. Using an agreed-upon set of standards and indicators including adults, environments, family engagement, assessment and leadership, this rubric focuses decision-makers on the core work of their school and sets the groundwork for a focused strategic planning and improvement process.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 • 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Session Title: Following All the Children: Early Intervention and Montessori
As the number of students with learning and behavioral difficulties rises, educators, including Montessorians are confronted with the challenge of serving all children with intelligence, practical expertise, and compassion.
This session explores the growing array of early intervention models aimed toward addressing diverse learning needs and developmental challenge. Known variously as Response to Intervention (RTI) and tiered instruction, these models aim to meet diverse learning needs prior to and, in many cases, in lieu of special educational referral. This day long workshop reviews Montessori's natural and historic links with special education and presents an approach to RTI that is intentionally designed to make the most of the unique properties of the prepared environment. Participants will learn a system for building a professional culture committed to meeting the needs of all children, resolving difficulties early, and using a wide range of data to support student achievement.
Jacqueline Cossentino, Ed.D is Senior Associate and Director of Research at the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector. An ethnographer by training, since 2001 she has drawn from her direct experience as head of an independent Montessori school and principal of a large, urban public Montessori school to produce an internationally recognized body of scholarship on Montessori education. A passionate teacher and dynamic speaker, Jackie has delivered keynote and featured addresses for the American Montessori Society, the Association Montessori International - USA, the Montessori Foundation, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, as well as numerous schools and university settings. Her work on Montessori has appeared in both popular and academic journals, including Montessori Life, Tomorrow's Child, AMI Communications, Education Week, American Journal of Education, Journal of Teacher Education, Journal of Curriculum Studies and Teachers College Record.
In addition to her Montessori work, Jackie's 25 years in education have included roles as a middle and high school English teacher, a professional developer for schools, districts, and museums, and a professor of educational leadership at the University of Maryland. She serves on the board of Montessori Northwest and Avanti Montessori Charter Management Organization. She holds masters and doctoral degrees in education from Harvard University.