How can you implement Montessori Education in your classroom or your future classroom?
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Unit Two: How can you implement Montessori Education in your classroom or your future classroom?
Pre Assessment
Please complete this survey:
Rubric
This rubric will be used to assess your lesson planning, and facilitation.
Lesson Three: Creating a Montessori Education lesson
Do:
- Watch and Read: Montessori Classrooms
- Read: Montessori Learning Materials
- Create a lesson plan aligned with Montessori Education using one of these lesson plan templates.
Discuss:
Please provide your completed lesson plan in your discussion post. Describe what aspects of your lesson plan align with Montessori Education strategies. Describe what you think will go well, and some challenges that you will have. How will you plan for the identified challenges?
Unit 2: Lesson Three Discussion
Please create your own thread, and respond to at least 2 threads. Please remember to back up and cite your theories and thoughts. In addition to using the provided video and text, you may use outside sources to support your thoughts.
Lesson Four
Do:
- Facilitate your Montessori Education aligned lesson.
- Evaluate your facilitation using this rubric and email to JTomas@albany.edu.
Discuss:
Please post after you have facilitated your lesson. Please discuss: What went well? If you could facilitate this lesson again, what would you modify? How were your students motivated and engaged throughout your lesson? Do you think that your students have developed a deeper understanding for the content taught? What are some Montessori Education strategies that you will continue to use in the future? What are some things you have learned about Montessori Education that you would like to try in your classroom?
Unit 2: Lesson Four Discussion
Please create your own thread, and respond to at least 2 threads. Please remember to back up and cite your theories and thoughts. In addition to using the provided video and text, you may use outside sources to support your thoughts.
Post Assessment
Please complete this survey:
References
HSMA Staff. (n.d.). Retrieved May 10, 2017, from http://www.dallasisd.org/Page/29151
Lesson plan templates. (n.d.). Retrieved May 10, 2017, from http://www.teacherplanet.com/lesson-plan-templates
Montessori Learning Materials. (n.d.). Retrieved May 10, 2017, from https://amshq.org/Montessori-Education/Introduction-to-Montessori/Montessori-Learning-Materials
Montessori Classrooms. (n.d.). Retrieved May 10, 2017, from https://amshq.org/Montessori-Education/Introduction-to-Montessori/Montessori-Classrooms
R. (2015, November 15). Montessori Matters: The Three Period Lesson. Retrieved May 10, 2017, from https://theabsorbentteacher.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/montessori-matters-the-three-period-lesson/
Congratulations!
Congratulations, you have completed this mini-course! I hope that you have developed a better understanding of what Montessori Education is, its methods, and impact on student learning. If you have any lingering questions, or any comments please include them in your Unit 2: Post Assessment response. Good Luck in your future endeavors.
