Monday, September 15, 2008

Outline of Montessori Philosophy Part 2

CMTE NJ 2008 Assignments:

Students will read The Absorbent Mind. They will write a summary sentence for each chapter. They will write five quotes from five different chapters they see as significant. They will write five examples from their experience in the classroom that confirms, contradicts or raises questions about these quotations. They will comment on one of each classmates examples.
Students will research and write a three page paper on Montessori and Peace Education. One page details a method of incorporating a peace curriculum in the 3-6 classroom. Further details will be provided during the course.
Each Student will write a comparison of Montessori and another educational model. Details to be provided during course.
Album check on final night of class. Philosophy albums should contain tabbed sections according to the document: Guide to Organizing Your Philosophy Album.


Sessions Dates and Assignments:

1. September 24 Wednesday The Village School, Warwick NJ 5:00PM to 8:00PM.

Receive Notes and details of assignments:

Assignment For October 1: Online session. By October 1, 5 pm you must read The Absorbent Mind. [Chapter 1-13] and
a. Post one sentence sumary of each chapter.
b. Post 3 quotes relating to:
Sensitive Periods,
Normalization,
Psychic Principles,
Prepared E Environment,
Role of the Teacher.
c. Post three examples from your experience with children that confirms,
contradicts or raises questions about these quotations.



2. October 1, Wednesday Online. 5:00PM.

View and comment on class postings.

Assignment for October 8:
a. Post summaries of chapters 14-28 of The Absorbent Mind.
b. Add two more significant quotations from these chapters.
c. Add two more experiences from your classroom that confirm, contrdict or
question the meaning of these quotations.



3. October 8, Online by 5 PM:
a. Read the class' postings. Make at least three comments on the
postings, quotations or experiences.
b. Research and Write a two page paper on Peace Education. It must
include a lesson plan for how you will implement Peace Education in the
3-6 classroom.



4.October 15 Online by 5 PM Final class

a. Post paper on Peace Education.
b. Post links to other methods of Education such as Reggio Emilia,
Rudolf Steiner Waldorf, High/Scope, Bank Street,
c. Comment on similarities and differences between Montessori and one
of these or another method.

Albums will be checked at another time.