Street Data in Public Montessori
In a recent podcast discussion with Dr. Jamila Dugan (she/her) the co-author with Shane Safir of Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation, we were reminded of the importance of staying true to our why. What was it that brought us to Montessori? Why do we stay? and more specifically, the value of trusting what we originally said we’d do in public Montessori education.
Constructivism: Constructing a New Educational Paradigm
This is the second article in a series on Elizabeth Slade’s book Montessori in Action: Building Resilient Schools written for Public Montessori in Action International. You can read the initial article here. In this post, I look at the first “Core Element” of Slade’s “Whole School Montessori Method” - Constructivism.