Professional Learning
This course is an introduction to the Montessori Assessment Playbook, a strategy manual and collection of tools for an assessment model grounded in Montessori and supporting human flourishing. The Playbook offers a holistic approach to assessing the effectiveness of Montessori programs according to the wide-scope goals of developmental education.
This six-week course introduces public Montessori school leaders to the fundamental elements of Montessori philosophy, curriculum, and pedagogy.
The NCMPS Coaches Training is designed for adults preparing to do coaching work in schools, and leadership teams who will be working with them.
The NCMPS Coaches Training is designed for adults preparing to do coaching work in schools, and leadership teams who will be working with them.
Child Study is a Montessori-based approach to meeting the needs of all children, resolving difficulties early, and using a wide range of data to support student development. A commitment to serving children through Child Study has the power to change a school’s culture from deficit-based fault-finding to curiosity-based solution-finding. This 8-week online training prepares educators to implement the Child Study Protocol in their school.
In nine view-at-your-own-pace recordings plus weekly open office hours, learn to use specific tools from the Montessori Assessment Playbook, a strategy manual and collection of tools for implementing an assessment model grounded in Montessori and supporting human flourishing.
DERS training is a 6-hour online asynchronous course that prepares you to use the DERS app (available on iPad only) effectively as a tool for classroom observation and continuous improvement. Participants will learn to identify, evaluate, and record classroom indicators which support development.
The Developmental Environment Rating Scale Subscription Annual Renewal gives users 365 days of access to the DERS app for observation, assessment and improvement.
DERS orientation is a 3.5 hour online asynchronous course that prepares you to understand how the DERS can be used as a tool for classroom observation and continuous improvement.
The assistant in the Montessori classroom has a critical role to play in supporting instruction, building community, and promoting social-emotional development. This asynchronous online course introduces new Montessori primary and elementary assistants to the prepared environment and their role within it.
