Montessori Moment

Montessori Moment episodes:

• 07.28.2017

  Episode 8: Infant Nutrition and Weaning

  This week I get to learn from the amazing Bianca Solorzano about infant nutrition and weaning. Bianca is an Infant Head Teacher I have had a pleasure of knowing and working with for the last several years. She tells me...

  
• 06.16.2017

  Episode 7: Lower Elementary Part 2

  Welcome back to our series on Montessori Lower Elementary. In this episode I have a conversation with Head of School and Elementary expert Letty Rising.  

  
• 05.16.2017

  Episode 6: Workshop Debrief

  A brief break from our Lower Elementary series, in this episode I catch up with friend and Toddler guide Kyoko Uchida and we discuss a Montessori Northwest workshop on joyful student engagement we attended in San Fransisco. For more information,...

  
• 02.24.2017

  Episode 5: Lower Elementary Part 1

  On this episode I interview Dr. Eric Daniels about childhood development during the Lower Elementary years, what makes a good student and what he has learned working with students of all ages. Dr. Eric Daniels is currently a Head of...

  
• 08.17.2016

  Episode 4: Montessori at Home

  On this episode I have a conversation with educator Jesse McCarthy about how he discovered Montessori and how families can implement Montessori philosophy at home. Jesse has over 12 years of experience as an educator and started working at LePort...

  
• 07.25.2016

  Episode 3: Sibling Rivalry

  This week I interview my esteemed colleague, Carmen Calvo, about sibling rivalry. As a Montessori guide with over 20 years of experience with children from 0-12, Carmen shares her strategies for how to best support children who are experiencing jealousy...

  
• 07.25.2016

  Episode 2: A Parent's Perspective

  Welcome back! In this episode I interview my parents about what their experience having a preschooler/kindergartner, how they picked a school, and what they wish they knew back then. We also talk about what it was like for them to...

  
• 07.25.2016

  Episode 1: An Introduction

  Welcome to Montessori Moment! My name is Liz Monsen and I have been working as a Montessori guide(teacher) since 2013. I have a B.A. in history from Reed College, a M.Ed. in Education from Loyola University and my AMI teaching...