A Classroom that Works helps elementary Montessori teachers to promote work engagement and prevent challenging behaviors in students.

“Super practical, immediately actionable, led by a highly experienced public school Montessorian…Dakota is inspiring, engaging, and extremely responsive.”

Montessori teachers often come out of training with a picture in their minds that doesn’t match what they see in their classrooms, and no clear idea of how to even get close to that vision.

This in-depth, 36-hour course helps you get there. We cover essential classroom structures, critical adult and student mindsets, effective teacher-assistant relationships, and developing student agency and leadership.

Participants in this course will:

• Assess student work engagement pre- and post-course
• Develop and study a research question
• Identify adult mindsets that lead to work engagement and flow
• Create or improve conferencing routines
• Analyze effectiveness of student journaling 
• Implement or improve student-led meetings

Format

• 18 hours of readings, videos, and job-embedded project work
• seven two-hour live sessions 
• Sundays 11am-1pm ET

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. 

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:

Dakota Prosch is a bilingual, anti-racist veteran Montessori teacher, coach, and trainer. She holds primary and elementary I & II certifications. She coaches elementary Montessori teachers and is an instructor for NCMPS and Montessori Educational Center of the Rockies. She taught for 25 years in public, private and charter schools and is eager to collaborate with other teachers on best practices to help all students succeed. “My expertise is creating engaging classrooms with students to create a strong culture of work and collaboration. I especially love working with other elementary teachers who are trying to balance the demands of public schools and Montessori pedagogy.”