Posted: February 26th, 2022

Studied psychiatry, education, and anthropology

Maria Montessori CDEV 65

Class #6

Maria Montessori (1870-1952)

Studied psychiatry, education, and anthropology

At 13 years old, she attended a

Seven years of engineering

Pre-med

First female in Italy to earn MD (1896)

Why is this accomplishment so significant?

More about Maria Montessori

Worked at the University of Rome with children with special needs

Wrote about the children she worked with, advocated for them, and developed a way to educate them

method of education

Maria wanted to see how her methods worked with typically developing

In January 1907, dei

Why would Maria have attended a

Thinking back to our Week #2

tell you about her family background?

At the time Maria was working with children with special needs, they were seen as than worthy of an education, less than worthy of care, love, attention. Maria felt differently.

dei Bambini school were all from poor backgrounds. Just like the children with special needs, these children were seen as Maria felt differently.

When did Maria Montessori Education Come to the US?

The first Montessori school in the US opened in 1911 in New York

Maria was invited by Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and other notable figures to speak at Carnegie Hall in 1913 (or 1915 conflicting info from sources)

– Where was it held? (Answer on the next slide)

At the end of the PPIE, the classroom was awarded two gold medals for education

The PanamaPacific InternationalExposition(PPIE) was heldin SanFrancisco.The nameof this particular Fair highlights the opening of the Panama Canal, and San Francisco was chosen to celebrate the rebirth of the city after the 1906 earthquake and fire. ThePPIE was held in the Marina District, with the Palace of Fine Arts as the

Note: this is just a small section of the full PPIE map. The PPIE extended from Fort Point to Van Ness Avenue.

During World War II, Maria left Italy

She had anti-fascist views and was exiled by Mousollini

During her lifetime, Maria lived in Italy, Spain, India, and the Netherlands

educators (due in large part to the religious undertones)

Her method continued to do well in Europe

In the late 1950s, Nancy McCormick Rambusch underwent Montessori training in Europe, and decided to bring Montessori education back to the US

Rambusch

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) would not allow changes, so the American Montessori Society (AMS) was formed

This resistance to change is because the true followers of Montessori believe that if Maria Montessori did not do it, they cannot do it. Therefore, the Montessori Method should forever exist the way it did when Maria died.

Montessori Education Today

Today there are Montessori programs all over the world

Most programs in the US are either AMI or AMS affiliated

There are programs for teachers to become trained in either the AMI method, or the AMS method

In general, AMS is less strict than AMI, but both types of programs still follow

Montessori never protected her name, so it is possible that a program could use the name Montessori with no actual understanding of the philosophy, or Montessori training

1. Respect for the Child

Maria Montessori was the first person to use child size furniture in programs

She made the furniture herself in the beginning!

2. The Absorbent Mind

0-3 years: unconscious absorbent mind

3-6 years: conscious absorbent mind

3. Sensitive Periods

A child can learn a new skill when they are ready

If a child is not in his/her sensitive period, the new skill will not be learned

Does this sound like brain development from last week?

4. The Prepared Environment

In a properly prepared environment a child is able to educate him/herself

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Only one way to use the item

5. Self/Auto Education

Children can educate themselves after they have been introduced to the materials

These last two principles are where people often lose excitement for the Montessori Method, as they seem very limiting

In a strict Montessori environment, there will be few opportunities for dramatic play, socialization, or open-ended activities

What do Children in a Montessori Classroom Learn?

The materials in a Montessori environment are:

Practical Life Basic life skills preparing food, cleaning up after oneself

Sensory Materials Children are trained to detect the sensory differences in materials

For example, the grit of sandpaper, various smells, differing tastes, etc.

There are images of some of these materials on the next slide

Academic Materials These materials support learning math, reading, and writing

Children trace sandpaper letters, which makes learning the shapes of letters a more sensorial experience

Children in Montessori programs are often taught cursive before printing. Montessori believed that it is easier for children to use cursive, as the writing utensil only needs to be placed at the beginning of the word, instead of at the beginning of each letter.

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CDEV 65 Maria Montessori

Sixth grade

Montessori, Maria (1870-1952)

Psychiatry, education, and anthropology were all areas of study.

She went to a boarding school when she was 13 years old.

Engineering for seven years

Pre-med

The first female doctor in Italy (1896)

What makes this achievement so significant?

More information on Maria Montessori

I worked with special needs children at the University of Rome.

She wrote about the children she dealt with, advocated for them, and devised a method for educating them.

method of education

Maria wanted to see how her methods worked with typically developing

In January 1907, dei

Why would Maria have attended a

Thinking back to our Week #2

tell you about her family background?

At the time Maria was working with children with special needs, they were seen as than worthy

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