My name is Seemi and I create and curate resources for Montessori teachers to help them optimize their educational practices. Trillium offers professional development courses and downloadable curriculum materials along with weekly inspiration in our newsletter and podcast.
Leaders: Creating a Professional Development Plan
Just a quick email today! We know that many of you are starting to think about your professional development schedule for the coming year.
If you haven't had the chance to watch this free recording, we highly recommend it. Tammy Oesting speaks to Daneen Goncalves of Nido Marketing about how and why to create a professional development plan for your staff. You'll find some excellent suggestions to take into consideration as you make your plan. ToolsYou may also want to take a look at this resource from the Journal of Montessori Research: Designing the Montessori Coaching Tool Elementary Rubric for Early-Career Professional Development. This is a self-reflection tool for early career teachers and also provides a framework for conversation between a teacher and a mentor. It is based on Montessori and related expert writings and addresses the many components of elementary teaching practice. You can download the PDF here. We also recommend the Montessori Assessment Playbook developed by the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector. It features 33 tools, including rubrics, appraisal instruments, and transition checklists, to enhance reflective practice and promote a thriving learning environment. MentoringNext week we will be sharing some information about the Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning and their year-long mentoring communities. If you have been looking for mentors for your staff, this is a resource worth considering. https://greenspringcenter.org/mentoring/ Use the code TRILLIUMMENTORING to save $250 on your final balance. (Application fee required.)
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My name is Seemi and I create and curate resources for Montessori teachers to help them optimize their educational practices. Trillium offers professional development courses and downloadable curriculum materials along with weekly inspiration in our newsletter and podcast.
Hello Friends, First, I owe many of you an apology for not personally responding to your emails. I do read them and they mean more to me than I can express. I am very grateful for the time you've taken to put your love and encouragement into words. The honest truth is that it is still cognitively taxing for me to respond to emails. My brain is recovering very well but isn't fully braining yet and email is one of those things that I don't challenge it to do yet. I lean heavily on the inbox...
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Hello Friends, I was going to write a tougher letter this week about hierarchies... but instead, I've decided to tell you my little love story with America. Wait, hear me out lol! When I first moved to the US back in the nineties, I saw a yellow school bus. I wasn’t on it. I wasn’t in one of the cars. I was just watching. And when that bus stopped, every car in both directions stopped with it. I didn’t know the rule. But I understood the meaning instantly and it overwhelmed me: these people...