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.

Lesson Study Training offers a collaborative professional development experience designed for whole-school participation. This structured approach brings teachers together to deepen their practice through shared learning and reflection.

The course is broken into four sections and introduces the concept of Montessori Lesson Study as well as 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 course ready to participate in each of the protocols within their school.

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.

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 Grabowski is the NCMPS Tools and Assets Lead as well as a public Montessori graduate, educator, mentor, and parent and with over 15 years experience both in the classroom and supporting teachers in public Montessori programs in Milwaukee Public Schools. She holds an AMS Primary certification, a NAMTA Orientation to Adolescent Studies certificate, and a MAT. Katie and her husband have two children who attend a public Montessori school in Milwaukee.