Montessori Coaches Training helps Montessori coaches support strong, equitable Montessori practice.
“The training is motivating and inspiring.
I left with insight and practical tools to use right away
in my coaching/mentoring practice.”
This training provides coaches with a strong philosophical grounding, field-tested NCMPS tools and resources, and a detailed plan of action for supporting classroom teachers and working with leadership teams to help the whole school grow towards an environment supporting human development and flourishing.
Participants in this course will:
- Learn to cultivate environments that promote human flourishing through a schoolwide community of reflective practice.
- Analyze the whole school environment to prepare for coaching
- Learn to help teachers feel safe, supported, and excited about the opportunity to collaborate and learn with their peers
- Learn to use a wide range of NCMPS observation tools
- Learn and role-play effective, supportive coaching conversations
- Explore strategies for embedding coaching systems within the school environment to ensure long-term sustainability.
Participants will get access to tools from the NCMPS Montessori Assessment Playbook as well as tools specific to this training.
Format:
- seven 90-minute sessions
- Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3 pm-4:30 pm ET
- five hours of readings, videos, and project work
Calendar
| Date | Topic | Tools |
|---|---|---|
| July 8 | Reflective practice and human flourishing | School-Wide Reflective Practice Inventory Teacher Reflective Practice Inventory Executive Reflective Practice Inventory |
| July 10 | Preparing the whole school environment | Developmental Environment Rating Scale (DERS) Skills Inventories (Primary and Elementary) Essential Elements Implementation Rubric |
| July 15 | Preparing the adult | Fundamental Needs of the Montessori Teacher |
| July 17 | Observation | What’s Going on in this Classroom Getting a Glimpse of the Classroom Observing an Individual Child Observing Wide-Scope Learning Observing Work Engagement (Primary and Elementary) Individual Child Behavior Inventory |
| July 22 | Reflection and action: The coaching conversation | Coaching Conversations Coaching Reflection Meeting Form |
| July 24 | Integration and expansion | |
| July 29 | School-wide systems and sustainability | Lesson Study Suite: Lesson Inquiry Lesson Practice Lesson Design |
Attendance and certificates: Certificates of attendance are available for participants who attend 80% or more of live sessions. Participants who successfully complete the course are eligible to request Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from Lander University for an additional fee of $25.
Live session recordings: When available, recordings of live sessions are accessible to participants for six months after the date of the session.
Financial aid: Financial support for professional learning courses is sometimes available. Priority is given to NCMPS individual members serving in public schools. Apply for financial aid using this form.
Paying by check: We accept payment via most credit cards. To request to pay by check, use this form. You will not be registered until your check has been received. We confirm payment and registration via email. Questions about payment? Contact payments@public-montessori.org.
Photos and video: NCMPS may take photos or record video during this course. By participating in this event, you consent to your likeness being used for promotional purposes without compensation, and you release NCMPS from any liability related to this use. If you do not want your likeness used in this way, you may inform the course staff, and NCMPS will make its best effort to prevent such use.
Can’t make this course? Bring this course to you! Please email pd@public-montessori.org for information about hosting this course as a face-to-face or virtual workshop at your school.
About the Instructor
Katie Mosquera holds an AMS Elementary I-II credential, an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, an Educational Leadership certificate, and Maryland teacher’s and administrator’s licenses. She has worked as a public school teacher and administrator, and as a Montessori teacher educator and consultant. Katie lives in New Market, Maryland with her husband. Throughout Katie’s career, she has lived and worked in Bozeman, Montana, Modena, Italy, Perth, Australia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Frederick, Maryland.
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