Coaching: A Structure of Support
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Coaching: A Structure of Support

This is the fourth article in a series on Elizabeth Slade’s book Montessori in Action: Building Resilient Schools written for Public Montessori in Action International. So far I have outlined Slade’s “Whole School Montessori Method”, and looked at the first two “Core Elements” of the method: Constructivism and Equity. In this post, I look at the third core element of the Whole School Montessori Method - Coaching.

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Equity: A Whole School Approach
Tom Brown Tom Brown

Equity: A Whole School Approach

This is the third 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 and the second article here. In this post, I look at the second “Core Element” of Slade’s “Whole School Montessori Method” - Equity.

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Constructivism: Constructing a New Educational Paradigm
Tom Brown Tom Brown

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.

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Time for Revolution!
Tom Brown Tom Brown

Time for Revolution!

Earlier this year, Dr. Angeline Lillard declared, “The time is ripe for an education revolution.” In an article for Frontiers Developmental Psychology, she outlined our current social conditions and how this moment aligns with other paradigm shifts in human history. These conditions include the advent of AI technologies, fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and renewed attention to social inequities in schools and society.

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