Ignite your professional learning.
Growth and development are an expected element of working in a public Montessori school. We learn so much every day from the children and the work we do together. It’s important to take time individually and as a community to learn new skills and discover new tools to support the strongest Montessori implementation.
PMAI professional development courses and training are available throughout the year and are designed for public schools of the global majority. Our courses are designed by seasoned Montessori educators and continually updated with the latest learning, research, and information available. Take a look at our upcoming live trainings.
Seeking to grow your newly acquired skills with a collegial support community? Join a forum.
School leaders, are you interested in providing a learning experience of these programs tailored specifically for your staff and school needs? Let us know. We would love to work with you to customize your school’s professional development curriculum.
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For Elementary Guides
July 1 and 2, 2024
11:00am - 5:00pm ET
School Leaders: request this workshop
2 days, 12 hours
An essential 2 day workshop focused on discovering the magic of the Montessori elementary program and providing guides the indispensable classroom framework, resources & skills needed to make new and existing classrooms thrive.
CEUs: 1.2
Delivery format: live online
$350
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The Montessori Coaching Course™ *Summer Option*
July 8, 9, 10, 2024
11:00am - 5:00pm ET
This 3-day, 18-hour course is tailored for Montessori coaches, offering a roadmap to effectively coach school-based adults in supporting whole-school Montessori implementation, driving transformation for educators and children alike.
CEUs: 1.8
Delivery format: live online
$475
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For Leadership
Thursday and Friday, July 18-19, 2024
11:00am - 5:00pm ET
This 2 day, 12 hour workshop provides new and existing school and district leaders the visionary yet practical framework and tools necessary for the creation, flourishment, and sustainment of strong Montessori schools.
CEUs: 1.2
Delivery format: live online
$350
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For the Whole School
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
11:00am - 5:00pm ET
This 6 hour training will show participants how to implement a school-wide, proactive behavior support system, grounded on Montessori principles, to support the needs of children.
CEUs: 0.6
Delivery format: live online
$175
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For the Whole School
Thursday, August 1, 2024
11:00am - 5:00pm ET
In this 6 hour training, participants will learn the key components, implementation procedures and be provided with the resources of the Montessori Early Intervention (MEI) process, an essential part of the System of Justness approach in creating equitable, joyous Montessori classrooms. After this training, adults will emerge prepared to provide effective support and scaffolding so all children can thrive in the Montessori setting.
Delivery Format: live onine
$175
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Nautilus Lead Training
Monday, August 19, 2024
11:00am - 5:00pm ET
This full-day training will prepare you to be the Nautilus Lead at your school.
Please note: you must have completed Nautilus Approach Training to join this course.
Delivery format: live online
$175
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Montessori Assistant Course
Asynchronous
10 hours
This course was designed to fit within the school schedule. Intentionally short, it allows schools to orient assistants to their role efficiently and effectively. Fiercely pragmatic, this course provides both a framework of the Montessori approach and guidance on the practical aspects of the role. As partipants progress through the course, they will be given valuable resources and tools that can be used immediately in their work in the classroom.
Delivery Format: self-paced online
$150 individual/$1500 school
Forums
Forums are an intentional community of practice, formed to provide support for on-going professional development across the school year. They provide time with other practitioners who are focused on the same work, share the same goals, and bring a variety of perspectives creating dynamism within the work to bring back to the schools being served.
Coaches Forum
Following the Montessori Coaching Course, the Coaching Forum is an opportunity to meet with other coaches across the school year. Meetings occur every other week and provide an opportunity to deepen your practice, learn new skills and receive guidance with the use of the various tools.
Stewards Forum
Montessori school leadership has unique demands that require a specific lens on the work. This forum creates connections for school leaders to share resources and benefit from ideas, systems, and tools being developed and used in public Montessori schools. Whether you have taken the Building Resilient Schools Workshop, this will offer you support as you implement Montessori in the public sector.
Nautilus Forum
The Nautilus Forum is designed for Nautilus Leads who are implementing the Nautilus Approach in their community. The syllabus follows the arc of the school year, meeting every other week to solidify elements of both the Nautilus training and the Nautilus Lead training.
Adolescent Forum
This forum exists to support Adolescent guides in either enhancing an existing adolescent program or clarifying the vision to launch a middle school or high school. Meeting once a month to discuss best practices in a high-fidelity Montessori secondary program, each session will focus on a specific strategy or thinking routine to build your Montessori toolkit.