DISD Summer Montessori Academy
August 2016
August 10th and 11th
Please join us for our two day Montessori workshop as Harry Stone, Dealey, and Mata Montessori team up for another great year!
See details about workshop times and schedules below.
A continental breakfast will be served each morning in the Oak Corner training room. Lunch will be on your own each day. Times vary day to day - see full agenda.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Event Information
Montessori Academy
Parking is available at the Meadows Conference center and directly across the street from the center on Liberty Street.
When?
Wednesday, Aug 10, 2016, 08:00 AM
Where?
Meadows Conference Center, 2900 Live Oak Street, Dallas, TX, United States
Day 1 Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 Registration, Coffee & Continental Breakfast - Oak Corner
8:30 – 9:30 Keynote Speaker - Ms. Terry Ford - Oak Corner
9:45 – 11:15 Session 1
- Montessori Math Extensions (Primary) - Brazos
- Integrating Botany Into Your School Day (Lower El) - Gulf Coast
- Layering Reading & Writing Strategies in the Montessori Cultural Subjects (Upper El) - Trinity
11:15 – 12:45 Lunch (on your own)
12:45 – 2:15 Session 2
The Prepared Environment
- Primary - Brazos
- Lower Elementary - Gulf Coast
- Upper Elementary - Trinity
2:30 – 4:00 Session 3
- Language and Literacy in the Primary Room (Primary) - Brazos
- Black History in a Montessori Classroom (Lower El) - Gulf Coast
- Tree of Life, Branching Biology & History through Art (Upper El) - Trinity
Day 2 Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 Registration, Coffee, & Continental Breakfast - Oak Corner
8:30 – 10:00 Session 1
- Creating Transfer Materials for the Montessori Classroom (Primary) - High Plains
- Integrating Montessori Lessons for Science & Social Studies (Lower El) - Oak Corner
- Math & Brain (Upper El) - Gulf Coast
10:15 – 11:45 Session 2
- Panel: Classroom Management in the Montessori Setting (Primary & Lower El) - Oak Corner
- Breaking Down the Language of Math, Using Montessori Reading Analysis as a Word Problem Solving Strategy (Upper El) - Gulf Coast
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30 - 2:15 Session 3
- Academic Rigor in the Early Childhood Classroom (Primary) - High Plains
- Nerdvana: Science Fair & Poets Cafe (Lower & Upper El) - Oak Corner
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 – 4:00 Networking & Brainstorming