Professional Learning

Professional Learning

Professional development for public Montessori schools, teachers, and leaders

Montessori Teacher Preparation

MACTE-accredited on-site Montessori teacher training designed specifically for public schools

The Montessori Teacher Residency (MTR) model helps schools prepare teachers from within their current staff and local community, supports novice teachers during training, and provides a thorough Montessori and standards-aligned curriculum. Training is available at the Primary (PK-K) and Elementary (1st–6th grade) levels. 

Contract us at mtr@public-montessori.org to learn more and work with our team to build a training package customized for your school’s particular circumstances.

New Courses Launching Soon

FREE

MCSA Coffees Spring 2024

Starts 3/21

MCSA Coffees are FREE virtual gatherings for current or potential MCSA users to create a community of practice around the items Montessori lessons and standards alignment.

$360

Coaches Training Spring 2024

Starts 4/9

The NCMPS Coaches Training is designed for adults preparing to do coaching work in schools, and leadership teams who will be working with them.

FREE

Coaching Coffees 23-24

Next Session 4/10

Coaching Coffees is a FREE quarterly convening for NCMPS-trained coaches to deepen their practice: talk shop, practice coaching conversations, share strategies and resources, and more!

$225

Visual Thinking Strategies: Using Art to Support Language Development in Montessori Environments – Spring 2024

Starts 4/23

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) uses student-driven conversations about specific works of art to foster vocabulary, fluency, and the critical thinking that drives both.

FREE

DERS Coffees Spring 2024

Next Session 4/23

DERS Coffees are FREE virtual gatherings for current or potential DERS users to create a community of practice around the items and indicators, share challenges and successes, and collaborate.

FREE

School Leader Coffees 23-24

Next Session 5/13

School Leaders Coffees is a FREE regular convening for public Montessori school leaders to gather in community: talk shop, collaborate, share strategies and resources, and more!

$360

Coaches Training Summer 2024

Starts 6/11

The NCMPS Coaches Training is designed for adults preparing to do coaching work in schools, and leadership teams who will be working with them.

$580

Montessori Fundamentals for School Leaders – Summer 2024

Starts 7/8

This six-week course introduces public Montessori school leaders to the fundamental elements of Montessori philosophy, curriculum, and pedagogy.

$375

Child Study Training – Summer 2024

Starts 7/22

Child Study is a Montessori-based approach to MTSS to meet the needs of all children, resolve difficulties early, and use a wide range of data to support student development.

Start Any Time

$100

Public Montessori Conference 2022

Begin any time

This course provides one year of access to 12+ hours of recordings from the 2022 Public Montessori Conference and Retreat.

$30

Montessori Substitutes Orientation

Begin any time

This 90-minute course is designed to orient substitute teachers to their work in Montessori environments, including a suite of resources and documents that can be customized to reflect each school's protocols

$230

Montessori Assistants Training 23-24

Begin any time

The assistant in the Montessori classroom has a critical role to play in supporting instruction, building community, and promoting social-emotional development. This asynchronous online course introduces new Montessori primary and elementary assistants to the prepared environment and their role within it.

$250

Montessori Classroom Teaming

Begin any time

A self-guided course designed to help lead teachers and assistant teachers in primary and elementary classrooms develop the foundation for a successful partnership.

$230

Montessori Fundamentals for Everyone

Begin any time

This asynchronous online course introduces non-Montessori-trained staff to the Montessori philosophy, the school as a prepared environment, and their role within that environment. 

$335

Assessment Playbook Tool Study

Begin any time

In nine view-at-your-own-pace recordings plus weekly open office hours, learn to use specific tools from the Montessori Assessment Playbook, a strategy manual and collection of tools for implementing an assessment model grounded in Montessori and supporting human flourishing.

$0

Child Study Refresher

Begin any time

A self-paced course for graduates of the NCMPS Child Study Training to learn about updates to the Child Study Protocol and tools.

$225

Teaching on Purpose: Building Classroom Leadership

This micro-learning course will help teachers/guides begin to develop their own style of classroom leadership.

DERS

$435

DERS Training and Certification

DERS training is a 6-hour online asynchronous course that prepares you to use the DERS app (available on iPad only) effectively as a tool for classroom observation and continuous improvement. Participants will learn to identify, evaluate, and record classroom indicators which support development.

$130

DERS Subscription Annual Renewal

The Developmental Environment Rating Scale Subscription Annual Renewal gives users 365 days of access to the DERS app for observation, assessment and improvement.

$95

DERS Orientation

DERS orientation is a 3.5-hour asynchronous course introducing classroom practitioners to the DERS by reviewing the research, methodology, and reports in the tool.

Future Offerings

$225

Visual Thinking Strategies: Using Art to Support Language Development in Montessori Environments – Summer 2024

Coming Summer 2024

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) uses student-driven conversations about specific works of art to foster vocabulary, fluency, and the critical thinking that drives both.

$250

Multilingual Learner Support in Montessori Classrooms – Summer 2024

Coming Summer 2024

9-hour course for Montessorians interested in supporting multilingual learners through the in-class curriculum.

$230

Lesson Study Training – Summer 2024

Coming Summer 2024

Lesson Study is a process and a suite of tools to help schools build consistency and deep understanding of the Montessori curriculum.

FREE

Coaching Coffees Summer 2024

Coming Summer 2024

Coaching Coffees is a FREE quarterly convening for NCMPS-trained coaches to deepen their practice: talk shop, practice coaching conversations, share strategies and resources, and more!

$580

Montessori Fundamentals for School Leaders – Fall 2024

Coming Fall 2024

This six-week course introduces public Montessori school leaders to the fundamental elements of Montessori philosophy, curriculum, and pedagogy.

$375

Child Study Training – Fall 2024

Starts Fall 2024

Child Study is a Montessori-based approach to MTSS to meet the needs of all children, resolve difficulties early, and use a wide range of data to support student development.

$360

Coaches Training Fall 2024

Coming Fall 2024

The NCMPS Coaches Training is designed for adults preparing to do coaching work in schools, and leadership teams who will be working with them.

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Desmond Blackburn

Desmond BlackburnFacing History and Ourselves is a non-profit organization founded in 1976 to “use lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate.” Today, Facing History and Ourselves is a global organization with a network of hundreds of thousands of educators reaching millions of students worldwide, providing extensive curriculum, professional development, and resources. CEO Desmond Blackburn began his public education career as a high school math teacher in Florida and rose through the state’s school system, including serving as principal at a public Montessori school, to become Superintendent of Brevard Public Schools. Blackburn has served as CEO of the New Teacher Center, a national nonprofit that works to disrupt the predictability of educational inequities for systemically underserved students. He was previously Deputy Chancellor of School Leadership for the New York City Department of Education, the largest school system in the nation, before joining Facing History and Ourselves this year.