Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Science follow up, Teacher Being Ignored, Non-readers, Getting to All of the Lessons, Assuring Parents about Curriculum) Transcript Date: November 20, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Impulsive Child, All Day Schedule, Developing Leaders, Transitioning to an All Day/All Year Model) Transcript Date: November 20, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Energetic and Physical Child, Stairs in Class, Transition to Primary) Transcript Date: November 20, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Struggling Readers, Independent Work Choices, Aggressive Boys, Science 3 Properties of Matter Cont.) Transcript Date: November 13, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Managing All Year Staff, Student Mentors, Singing and Group Time) Transcript Date: November 13, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Assistant Training - multi tasking) Transcript Date: November 13, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Science 2, Properties of Matter, Continued) Transcript Date: November 6, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Children in a Frenzy, Taking Over a Class, Grace and Courtesy) Transcript Date: November 6, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Working With Administrator, Transitions) Transcript Date November 6, 2013

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Montessori's Genius: Independence An Article by Jennifer Rogers

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Science, Taking Over Class) Transcrtipt Date: October 30, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (All Year Montessori, Teacher's Children in Class, Young Children in Afternoon) Transcript Date: October 30, 2013

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Article for Parents and Schools: Gateway Parenting

Written by Head of School and MTIPS director, Wendy Calise, this article addresses the pitfalls of overprotective and over-involved parenting.

...How does that happen? How does a parent get to that point? I can assure you that we would not find among even the most hardened enablers a parent who would believe that he will be the one fifteen years from now to call a college professor. But some of you will. Because once you start doing for your children what they can do for themselves, there is a tragic feedback loop which receives from and expresses to both parties, parent and child. The less your child does for himself, the less you think he is able to do. The less you think he is able to do, the less he thinks he is able to do. The less he thinks he is able, the more convincing he becomes to you that he is not. I am feeling anxious just writing about it...

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Research Writing Final) Transcript Date: April 24, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Library, Stamp Game-Math Facts, Three Period Lesson)

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Crying Child) Transcript Date: April 24, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Falling Apart at 10:00) Transcript Date: April 17, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Number of Adults, Number of New Lessons, Group Time, Work Lists) Transcript Date: April 17, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (In-service Days, Socialization, Research Writing) Transcript Date: April 17, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Toileting) Transcript Date: April 10, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Repetition, Three Year Olds, Phonetic Reading) Transcript Date: April 10, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Research Writing: Introductory Paragraph) Transcript Date: April 10, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Language Immersion) Transcript Date: March 6, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Transition to Elementary, Unnormalized Class, Unbalanced Class) Transcript Date: March 6, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Unfocused Student, Lunchtime, Research Writing) Transcript Date: March 6, 2013

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Classroom Management: Lessons From Frank Kulle

Again, MTIPS staff author, Jennifer Rogers, has managed to recognize the profound in the deceivingly simple as she shares five lessons from one of her mentors.

Classroom Management: Lessons From Frank Kulle

Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Older Child Disrupting) Transcript Date: February 20, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Work of the Older Children) Transcript Date: February 20, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Research Writing, Cont.) Transcript Date: February 20, 2013

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Screen Time and Childhood by Jennifer Rogers

Great Article for Parents about the downside of screen time written by a Montessori teacher using language that every parent can relate to.

...Good parenting has never been easy.  Bad parenting has never been easier.  Screen time seems like a safe, peaceful, educational way for parents to entertain their children.  Teachers of every age group know we will have to change our approaches to remain relevant and keep kids engaged in learning.  Good teachers of the world will continue to dream of every child reaching his or her potential...   


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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Assistants to Infancy Training, Outdoor Environment) Transcript Date: February 6, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Outdoor Space, Reading, Work of the 3 Year Old) Transcript Date: February 6, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Work Period Interruptions) Transcript Date: February 6, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Toileting Regression) Transcript Date: January 30, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Use of Art Materials) Transcript Date: January 30, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Playing with Younger Children, Research Writing cont.) Transcript Date: January 30, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Toileting, cont. ) Transcript Date: January 23, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Relationship with Assistant, Challenging Child) Transcript Date: January 23, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Research Writing cont., How Many Lessons, Idle Children) Transcript Date: January 23, 2103

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Mentor Transcript: Infant Community (Starting a New Class) Transcript Date: January 17, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Primary (Younger Children in the Afternoon, Assistant Hiring and Training) Transcript Date: January 17, 2013

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Mentor Transcript: Elementary (Follow up Work, Work/Learning Journals, Use of Other Journals) Transcript Date: January 17, 2013

This transcript has well considered thoughts from AMI trainer, Greg MacDonald about weekly meeting and work journals.

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Sacred Second

Great article to inspire us through the occasional doldrums that mark even the best teaching careers. Primary teacher and author, Jennifer Rogers, exquisitely and uncannily captures our thoughts and reflections. Thanks to her for sharing it with us.

Sit beside a grandma with a hot drink, time, and a few good questions.  Ask her to talk about her grown children, what they were like at different ages, how they struggled, when they were frightened, confident, lost, successful.   Ask her what she loves about one of her children, and what drives her crazy.  Remembering will bring her great joy, even when the memory is sad...

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Transition From Infant Community to Primary

AMI A to I trainer, Judi Orion, wrote an article about the signs of readiness for the transition from  Infant Community to Primary. A great resource for teachers and schools.

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