The lesson is the core interaction of Montessori practice. Montessori Lesson Study picks up where training leaves off, helping teams of teachers practice, explore, align as a team, incorporate standards, and design new lessons as needed.
The four-hour Montessori Lesson Study Intensive introduces three protocols teams can use to interrogate, reflect on, and improve classroom and team practice.
- Lesson Practice Protocol: This tool guides teachers through a structured exploration and practice of a particular lesson or material. Teams can use the protocol to build team consistency among teachers with varying training and experience.
- Lesson Inquiry Protocol: This tool helps teachers explore the standards, assessment considerations, and assessment vocabulary aligned to a particular lesson or group of lessons.
- Lesson Design Protocol: This tool gives a structure and process for creating Montessori lessons for standards that are not found in teachers’ Montessori albums.
Participants will leave the Intensive ready to lead and participate in each of the protocols, and to advocate for bringing this practice to their schools and teaching teams.
This course consists of four 60-minute live sessions.
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Attendance Policy: To receive a certificate or (when available) CEUs for NCMPS professional learning offerings, we require that participants miss no more than two live sessions.
Live Session Recordings: When available, recordings of live sessions will be posted to the course for no less than six months after the date of the live session. Recordings older than six months may expire at any time.
About the Instructor
Katy Mattis has worked in private, charter and magnet Montessori programs as an Elementary guide, instructional leader, and principal, and is passionate about leaders and teachers having the very best tools to support their work with children. She worked for Denver Public Schools for 12 years as a teacher, Montessori instructional coach, and principal at a Montessori magnet school. Katy holds AMI diplomas in Assistants to Infancy and Elementary, an M.Ed in Montessori Education from Loyola College, and Colorado state teacher and principal licenses.
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