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Maria Montessori

Books on: montessori school

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Maria Montessori: A Biography

Book by Rita Kramer; Perseus Books, 1988

Subjects:

Educators--Italy--Biography, Montessori, Maria--1870-1952

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Maria Montessori (1870-1952) brought about a revolution in the classroom. She developed a method of teaching small children and inspired a movement that carried that method into every corner of the world. In her rich and forthright biography, Rita Kramer brings this powerful woman to life ...
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Maria Montessori (1870-1952) brought about a revolution in the classroom. She developed a method of teaching small children and inspired a movement that carried that method into every corner of the world. In her rich and forthright biography, Rita Kramer brings this powerful woman to life, illuminating not only her lasting contributions to child development and social reform, but also the controversies surrounding her training methods and private life.
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Montessori: The Science behind the Genius

Book by Angeline Stoll Lillard, An Vu; Oxford University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Montessori Method Of Education--United States, Montessori, Maria--1870-1952

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...children to want them to be in a strong Montessori school if I could find one. (Not all Montessori schools would qualify, for reasons that will...this book.) Having my children in a Montessori school led me to study Montes- sori practices...
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Montessori for the New Millennium: Practical Guidance on the Teaching and Education of Children of All Ages, Based on a Rediscovery of the True Principles and Vision of Maria Montessori

Book by Roland A. Lubienski Wentworth; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999

Subjects:

Montessori Method Of Education, Montessori, Maria--1870-1952

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...despite this indifference, Montessori schools and training colleges have...some extent been recognized by Montessori schools in the United States and...imagine a teacher creating a Montessori school even in a jungle, far away...
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School Choice in the Real World: Lessons from Arizona Charter Schools

Book by Robert Maranto, Scott Milliman, Frederick Hess, April Gresham; Westview Press, 1999

Subjects:

Charter Schools--Arizona, School Choice--Arizona

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...how he converted his private Montessori school to charter status in order to...who could best benefit from a Montessori education. At the same time...Spencers chapter shows how charter schools differ from private schools...
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Private and Public School Partnerships: Sharing Lessons about Decentralization

Book by Jean Madsen; Falmer Press, 1996

Subjects:

Charter Schools--United States--Case Studies, Elementary School Administration--United States--Case Studies, Privatization In Education--United States--Case Studies, Public Schools--United States--Case Studies, Schools--Decentralization--United States--Case Studies

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The presentation of a practical model showing how three schools dealt with privatization. This study asks whether privatization is a means of improving education and discusses the issues central to successful privatization including the choices for parents.

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Journal Articles on: montessori school

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High School Outcomes for Students in a Public Montessori Program

Journal article by Kathryn Rindskopf Dohrmann, Tracy K. Nishida, Alan Gartner, Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky, Kevin J. Grimm; Journal of Research in Childhood Education, Vol. 22, 2007

Subjects:

Academic achievement--Research, High school students--Testing, Montessori method of education--Research, Montessori method--Research

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...United States, more than 5,000 Montessori schools are affiliated with national...others operate independently. Montessori schools are typically characterized...Montessori Education Studies of Montessori schools span nearly a century and cover...
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School Choice and the Pressure to Perform: Deja Vu for Children with Disabilities?

Journal article by Kenneth R. Howe, Kevin G. Welner; Remedial and Special Education, Vol. 23, 2002

Subjects:

Disabled students--Education, Public schools--Laws, regulations, etc., School, Choice of--Evaluation, Social policy--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...hardship on other grounds. Montessori schools, for instance, are constructed...behavioral control. Might these Montessori schools therefore be entitled to screen...intimately familiar with the school, BVSDs Montessori focus school (which, incidentally...
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Lessons about School Choice from Minnesota: Promise and Challenges

Journal article by Joe Nathan, William L. Boyd; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 84, 2003

Subjects:

Charter schools--Laws, regulations, etc., Charter schools--Reports, Minnesota--Social policy, School, Choice of--Political aspects, School, Choice of--Reports

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...for three years to create a Montessori elementary school option. The district declined...district did not create such a school, they would open a Montessori charter. The district opened a Montessori elementary school. A similar situation occurred...
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Choice in P-16 Initiatives: School Choice Already Exists for Preschool and Postsecondary Education. Ms. Meyer Argues That Such Choice Also Should Characterize Education from Kindergarten through High School

Journal article by Rhonda Meyer; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 89, 2008

Subjects:

Educational assessment, Educational evaluation, School choice--Laws, regulations and rules, School improvement programs--Methods, School, Choice of--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...experience for each child than those now offered by our K-12 public school infrastructure. The problem with that infrastructure is not...programs, to Head Start sites, to Reggio Emilio programs, to Montessori programs. Darcy Olsen, president of the Goldwater Institute...
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Home-School Partnership within Mathematics Intervention

Journal article by Marguerite Maher; Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol. 32, 2007

Subjects:

Education--Methods, Education--Parent participation, Education--Research, Home and school--Research, Home schooling--Research, Literacy programs--Research, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Parent and child--Educational aspects, Parent participation (Education)--Research, Parent-child relations--Educational aspects, Teaching methods--Research

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...childs mathematics book at school and deduced progress from that...unsure. Examples were: (i) Montessori beads. Each child built the...with mathematics and that the school had the opportunity to help...children would be learning at school. Parents were involved in the...

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Magazine Articles on: montessori school

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Death of Maria Montessori: May 6th, 1952

Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 52, May 2002

Subjects:

Italy--Personalities, Montessori, Maria--Conduct of life, Women psychiatrists--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Cavendish MARIA MONTESSORI ended her life...Appointed director of a school for retarded children...dei Bambini, a school for ordinary children...of Rome. The Montessori system was based...the background. Montessori schools sprang up in numbers...
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School Choice in Milwaukee

Magazine article by Paul E. Peterson, Jay P. Greene, Chad Noyes; Public Interest, Fall 1996

Subjects:

Educational vouchers--Laws, regulations, etc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin--Social policy, School improvement programs--Wisconsin, School, Choice of--Laws, regulations, etc.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...reputation. Admittedly, not all of the schools initially participating in the program had these characteristics. A Montessori school serving a middle-class constituency admitted three students the first year and four the next, even though it was...
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School Choice: Who Gains, Who Loses?

Magazine article by Bruce Fuller; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 12, Spring 1996

Subjects:

Education--Finance, Educational vouchers--Evaluation, School, Choice of--Management

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...million children - offers important lessons for the future of school choice. As with the Milwaukee program, most preschool subsidies...that encourage constructivist forms of play to student-paced Montessori preschools. Based on generic indicators of quality, such as...
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Interring a Dream: The Quiet Death of School Integration

Magazine article by David L. Kirp; The American Prospect, Vol. 13, August 12, 2002

Subjects:

Equality--Social aspects, School integration--United States, United States--Social policy

Collections: Entire Library

...races wanted for their offspring. When Buffalo, N.Y., not a famously enlightened place, offered a Montessori program in an inner-city elementary school, whites queued up for admission. Though some of these initiatives survive today, they dont command...
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Architecture Is Elementary

Magazine article by Michael E. Walker; School Arts, Vol. 92, March 1993

Subjects:

Architecture--Study and teaching, Art--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...at the Mater Amoris Montessori School in Ashton, Maryland...In 1894, Maria Montessori became the first woman...University of Rome Medical School. As a student, teacher...States applying the Montessori style of schooling. Michael E. Walker...

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Newspaper Articles on: montessori school

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Founder, Leader of Long Grove's Montessori School

Newspaper article by Eileen O. Daday; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 8, 2007

Subjects:

Elementary school students, Historic buildings

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Founder, Leader of Long Groves Montessori School. by Eileen O. Daday...classrooms of the Long Grove Montessori School, children call teachers and...Feb. 25 at the Long Grove Montessori School, 1115 Robert Parker Coffin...
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Springfield Montessori School Applies as Charter

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), March 16, 2007

Subjects:

School districts

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Springfield Montessori School Applies as Charter. Byline...education provider, Springfields only Montessori school has applied to become an independent...teachings of Maria Montessori, Montessori schools emphasize self-directed, hands...
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Montessori School Could Offer Classes at Long Grove Church Site

Newspaper article by Steve Zalusky; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 27, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Montessori School Could Offer Classes at Long Grove...Staff Writer There could be a new Montessori school in Long Grove. This week, trustees...Lutheran Church was once occupied by a Montessori school that moved to Buffalo Grove. The...
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New Montessori School Designed Follow Philosophy of Its Founder

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 21, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

New Montessori School Designed Follow Philosophy of Its...who recently opened Prairie View Montessori School, 2624 Ginger Wood Parkway in Aurora...appropriate. The environment at a Montessori school is different than a traditional school...
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Woman Found Guilty of Stealing from Lisle Montessori School

Newspaper article by Marni Pyke; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 18, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Woman Found Guilty of Stealing from Lisle Montessori School. by Marni Pyke Byline: Marni Pyke Daily...convicted of felony theft over $300 from the Rosehill Montessori School in Lisle by Circuit Judge Robert Anderson. "I find...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: montessori school

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Montessori, Maria

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...United States, where the first Montessori school was established (1912) in...method was destructive of school discipline. The Montessori method experienced a renaissance...The typical classroom in a Montessori school consists of readily available...
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Progressive Education

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...been affected by or are similar to progressive education are open education , the Summerhill school, and the reforms of Maria Montessori . Bibliography See J. Dewey, The School and Society (1899, rev. ed. 1943, repr. 1961), Schools...
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Education

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...bilingual education ; kindergarten ; nursery schools ; school ; vocational education . Theories of Education Education...Rousseau , Johann Pestalozzi , Friedrich Froebel , Maria Montessori , and Horace Mann were outstanding figures in this development...

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