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North American Montessori Teachers’ Association (NAMTA) Conference in Seattle, WA

Open to adolescent orientation graduates only; book purchase required.

Montessori Mathematics for the Older Adolescent (Ages 15-18)Thursday, November 13 – Saturday, November 15, 2014 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day at Hotel Deca, Seattle, Washington

Prerequisite book purchase: Montessori Algebra for the Adolescent

Open to Adolescent Orientation Graduates Only

Plus a NAMTA Special Event in Seattle, WAfeaturing Michael Waski

http://www.montessori-namta.org/Print-Publications/Adolescent-Readings/Montessori-Algebra-for-the-Adolescent

http://www.montessori-namta.org/Events/Seattle

http://www.montessori-namta.org/Events/Math

Lodging available at Hotel Deca • 1-800-899-0251

A NAMTA Conference in Seattle, Washington UW Tower, University of Washington

Montessori Mathematics for the Older Adolescent (Ages 15-18)Thursday, November 13 – Saturday, November 15, 2014 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day at Hotel Deca, Seattle, Washington

Prerequisite book purchase: Montessori Algebra for the Adolescent

Open to Adolescent Orientation Graduates Only

A NAMTA Special Event in Seattle, WAfeaturing Michael Waski

Registration takes place Thursday, November 13, 2014, from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Montessori Mathematics for the Older Adolescent (Ages 15-18)

Michael Waski9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Hotel Deca

This series of workshops will go through the steps of select key lessons from Mike Waski’s book Montessori Algebra for the Adolescent. Chapters on signed numbers, graphing, lines, solving equations, factoring, exponents, quadratics, and transformations will be examined. Materials will be available for actual practice during the sessions, and follow-up activities will be discussed. The connections and implications that these key lessons have for the en-tire third plane will also be reviewed. Participants will gain a new set of interesting and challenging activities that will engage students of all abilities in new ways. Please bring your copy of Montessori Algebra for the Adolescent.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 – 3:45 p.m.Breaks

Noon – 1:30 p.m.Lunch

Michael Waski is a math teacher at Montessori High School at University Circle in Cleveland, Ohio. He holds the AMI elementary diploma from Bergamo, Italy, a BS from Kent State University (OH), and an MA in educational administration from California State University, San Bernardino. Michael has been teaching for fifteen years, eleven of which have been at the adolescent level. In addition, Mike is a member of the visiting faculty on The AMI Montessori Orientation to Adolescent Studies course as well as a frequent NAMTA presenter. If you have been fortunate enough to see him speak, you know that his passion for math is infectious and his knowledge of how to teach it is inspiring. Mike is also the author of Montessori Algebra for the Adolescent, truly the holy grail

of advanced Montessori math for the adolescent. This book is available for purchase through the NAMTA website, www.montessori-namta.org.



November 13–16, 2014 • Register by October 30


A global citizen identifies as being part of an emerging world community and contributes to building that world community. In the context of Montessori education, global citizenship is an inevitable outcome for life-long learners who envision the extent of global connec-tions from birth to adulthood. Montessori communities can nurture this world awareness in the classroom as we demonstrate the natural passages from local to global. Concrete and immediate needs of the community can cultivate a universal human understanding that awakens the highest respect for all life on earth. We begin with geography in the Chil-dren’s House, go through the vastness and diversity of human culture in the elementary, and then continue with the collaborative work of the adolescent community. Lynne Law-rence will address how Montessori prepares teachers for the cultivation of global citizens and how this identity adds a layer of responsibility to help shape who we are.

Thursday, November 13, 20147:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Registration

Friday, November 14, 20148:00 – 9:00 a.m.

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9:00 – 10:00 a.m.Transformation of the Adult in Service of the Universal Child

Mary Raudonis LoewFrom the moment a person begins Montessori training, a special transformation occurs. Refinement develops as they enter the first year of practice and move through periods of observation. Through this process of transformation, the Montessori guide participates in the creation of a new adult who is capable of serving the global community.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.Break

UW Tower, University of Washington, Seattle WA Accommodations available at Hotel Deca

A NAMTA Conference in Seattle, WA



Workshop choice C listed on the following page

Friday, November 14, 2014, continued10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

The Montessori Classroom: A Foundation for Global CitizenshipGerard Leonard

The Montessori classroom prepares the child for an awareness and sensitivity to the vastness and diversity of human culture and forms a foundation for global understanding and citizenship. Stories, literature, geography, art, and music are avenues for the child to discover the universality of human society.

11:30 a.m. – NoonQ & A

Mary Raudonis Loew and Gerard Leonard


1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Breakouts

The afternoon breakouts will look at the aspects of the prepared environment that provide the practical ways in which Montessori adults guide the child’s evolution to global citizenry.

3:15 – 3:45 p.m.Break

A. Cultivating the Keys for a Global UnderstandingSarah Werner Andrews

The concrete, sensorial experiences in geography, combined with spoken and written language, music, food, and thoughtful preparation of the environment can spark a child’s life-long interest and appreciation for human culture. This beginning will inspire the later work of delving into the fascinating physical, cultural, and economic diversity of life on our planet.

B. The “Practice Society”Elise Huneke-Stone

Children in the second plane have what Montessori described as a “special sensitivity for the acquisition of culture.” The elementary classroom offers children an invaluable opportunity to use their reasoning minds and imaginations to explore how communities live, work, and create their own culture. Within this “practice society,” children navigate social and moral experiences that prepare them for global citizenship.



Friday, November 14, 2014, continued

Workshop choice F listed on the following page

C. Costa Rica: Universalizing Global Awareness through Land-Based Learning

David KahnThe Children’s Eternal Rainforest is a resource for upper elementary through high school students to understand biodiversity. Through exploration, service projects, and research, students are helping to build a baseline for recording flora and fauna in this protected sanctuary.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Revelation of the Universal Child

Lynne LawrenceOur Montessori work in all of its aspects rests upon the understanding of the planes of human development and the universal human tendencies. This knowledge of the child will guide the adult in bringing Montessori to children at any stage and in any corner of the world. Lynne presents a fresh view as to how Montessori prepares teachers for the cultivation of global citizens.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.Break

10:30 a.m. – Noon (Breakouts continue after lunch from 1:30 – 3:15 p.m.)Breakouts

The breakout sessions will delve deeply into the pedagogy of each stage of development to renew the understanding that strengthens the practice of Montessori.

D. The Social Roots of a Global CommunityPolli SoholtThe foundations of a harmonious society begin with the community of the Children’s House. Polli will explore the process of the children’s normalization through work. She will also discuss the importance of the respect and care of one another that nurtures the creation of a cohesive society in miniature.

E. Bringing Cosmic Fables to Life Gerard Leonard Listening to a good fable is a universally loved human activity. Gerry will look at how we can become engaging storytellers of our great cosmic history. We will work on the art of the storyteller and will practice bringing cosmic fables to life for ourselves and our listeners.



Saturday, November 15, 2014, continued

F. The Adolescent: Discovering the Elements of Social Life

Jenny Höglund The pathway to adulthood begins to unfold as adolescents participate in the collaborative and relevant work of the local adolescent commu-nity. As their relationship to the surrounding neighborhood is explored, global outreach naturally becomes the next step in their lives.


1:30 – 3:15 p.m.Morning Breakouts Continue

3:15 – 3:45 p.m.Break

3:45 – 5:00 p.m.Montessori: A Global Understanding for a Global Movement

Lynne LawrenceLynne’s presentation will underscore the global reach of Montessori education around the world including work in prisons, with undocumented people, minority populations, the elderly, and mothers. Through each of these examples, Lynne will draw out the universals for both individual and community engagement. Time will be allowed for questions and answers.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Montessori as Social Reform

David Kahn, Lynne Lawrence, and Jacquie MaughanSunday’s panel will share initiatives that are leading Montessori into the twenty-first century: birth-to-six family centers, charter schools, Educateurs sans Frontières ® (EsF), Montessori Institute for the Science of Peace (MISP), and Montessori programs around the world.



Featured Speaker

Lynne Lawrence has been executive director of AMI since 2007. Her background in Montessori education spans over thirty-five years and includes being director of training and schools at the Maria Montessori Institute (former MMTO) in London. Lynne has supported and initiated projects in Tanzania and Kenya. She was integral in initiating the Corner of Hope project to rebuild communities for internally displaced persons in Kenya.

Speakers

Sarah Werner Andrews is an international speaker, AMI consultant, and director of training at the Montessori Northwest in Portland, Oregon. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music performance, an M.Ed from Loyola University, and AMI primary and elementary diplomas. Sarah has worked in Montessori education since 1987 and has several years of teaching experience at both the primary and elementary levels and experience in administration.

Jenny Höglund is an AMI elementary trainer. She holds AMI primary and elemen-tary diplomas. Jenny co-founded the Montessoriskolan Lära för Livet in Sweden in 1995 and has taught elementary and adolescent students for over twenty-three years as well as serving as head of school since 2006. She has lectured at the Ber-gamo Centre in Italy since 2006.

Elise Huneke-Stone is the director of elementary training at Montessori Northwest. She earned her AMI elementary diploma in 1987, her primary diploma in 2010, and has an M.Ed from Loyola University, Maryland. Elise has twenty-one years of classroom experience at both lower and upper elementary levels. In addition, she spent three years as resident faculty at Hershey Montessori School’s Adolescent Community in Huntsburg, OH and worked for several summers at the NAMTA Montessori Orientation to Adolescent Studies.



Speakers, continued

David Kahn has been executive director of the North American Montessori Teach-ers’ Association for more than thirty years. Mr. Kahn was founding director of the Hershey Montessori School’s Adolescent Community in Huntsburg, OH. He now serves as founding director emeritus of Montessori High School at University Circle (Cleveland, OH). Mr. Kahn holds a BA in fine arts and classics from the University of Notre Dame (IN) as well as the AMI elementary diploma from Bergamo, Italy.

Gerard Leonard received his AMI training in Dublin at the primary and elementary levels. He has taught for over thirty years in primary, elementary, and adolescent classrooms. He is an AMI elementary trainer-in-training and has spent the past year in Mexico City working on Greg MacDonald’s elementary course. He is also assist-ing Carla Foster with the Hartford, Connecticut elementary course. He is a member of the NAMTA board and serves on the advisory board of the Montessori Training Center of New England.

Jacquie Maughan has been an officer of NAMTA for more than twenty years and currently serves as president. She was founding director of Pacific Crest Montessori School (Seattle, WA). Jacquie is currently focusing her energies on Montessori special projects including birth-to-six family centers.

Mary Raudonis Loew is an AMI teacher trainer, lecturer, examiner, and consul-tant and has over forty years of experience working with adults and children. She has conducted primary training courses in Atlanta, Cleveland, and Dallas and has given numerous workshops in all areas of Montessori pedagogy and practice. Mary attended Clarke College, Georgia State University, and has a BA degree from Goddard College in integrated studies. She has been an AMI primary teacher trainer since 1971.

Polli Soholt is an AMI Montessori trainer. She has been a primary Montessori teacher for twenty-nine years, an administrator and owner of the San Jose (CA) Montessori School for thirty-six years, and the publisher of Point of Interest for twenty years. Her writings on the classroom, parent education, and Montessori have been published in The NAMTA Journal and AMI-USA News.



Conference LocationUW Tower 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE Seattle, WA 98195

The conference will take place at the University of Washington’s UW Tower. Parking is available across the street (NE 45th Street) at Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Ave NE, for $8 per day. If you reserve a room at Hotel Deca, parking is complimentary.

All participants are required to bring a valid I.D. for entry to the NAMTA events.

AccommodationsLodging for the NAMTA conference is available at the closest hotel to

the University of Washington (approximately a one minute walk):Hotel Deca

4507 Brooklyn Ave NESeattle, WA 98105

Reservations: call 1-800-899-0251 or e-mail [email protected] Hotel information is available at http://www.hoteldeca.com/

Register by October 14th for a special rate of $119 Deluxe Room. Mention NAMTA to receive this discounted rate.

TransportationThe closest airport to Hotel Deca and UW Tower is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) located approximately 20 miles south of the University of Washington. It is ap-proximately 30 minutes by bus, shuttle, taxi, or car.

The University of Washington and Hotel Deca are located in the University District (U-district) area. Transportation options include:

Shuttle Express (approximatey $26-$36/person): Call 425-981-7000, email sales@• shuttleexpress.net or visit http://shuttleexpress.com.

Taxi service ($40-60 depending on the traffic and time of the day) departs from the • street at the baggage claim level of the airport. If you don’t see a cab, call 206-246-9999 to arrange pick-up.

More airport transportation information can be found athttp://www.portseattle.org/Sea-Tac/Parking-and-Transportation/

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Register by October 30, 2014 for early registration rates!Conference Registration: Friday-Sunday

NAMTA member tuition fee: ❑ $300 ( ❑ $315 after October 30) Non-member tuition fee: ❑ $360 ( ❑ $375 after October 30) Friday workshops (Choose one): ❑ A. Keys for a Global Understanding ❑ B. The “Practice Society” ❑ C. Costa Rica

Montessori Math Registration: Thursday-SaturdayPlease bring a copy of Montessori Algebra for the Adolescent to this workshop.

NAMTA member tuition fee: ❑ $360 ( ❑ $375 after October 30) Non-member tuition fee: ❑ $420 ( ❑ $435 after October 30) Adolescent orientation graduate: ❑ 2003 ❑ 2004 ❑ 2005 ❑ 2006 ❑ 2007 ❑ 2008 ❑ 2009 ❑ 2010 ❑ 2011 ❑ 2012 ❑ 2013 ❑ 2014

Friday and Saturday luncheons are included with each registration. Choose one: ❑ Non-Vegetarian ❑ VegetarianName: _______________________________________________________________

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Saturday workshops (Choose one): ❑ D. Social Roots❑ E. Cosmic Fables❑ F. The Adolescent

Saturday workshops (Choose one): ❑ D. Social Roots❑ E. Cosmic Fables❑ F. The Adolescent

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