Montessori in Action Podcast

Montessori Math Outcomes Oct 4, 2026 1173 This fall, French researcher, Sarah Le Diagon, joined us to talk about the results of a 5-year longitudinal randomized controlled trial looking at the impact of Montessori education for 3-6 year olds and what had stayed with them by fifth grade. Join us to hear the delayed benefit of early Montessori education. Research: Long-Term Mathematical Outcomes in Montessori Education

From Pyramids to Pink Towers: Montessori Education and the African Connection Sep 1, 2026 1919 We launch this new school year with a conversation around a new book: From Pyramids to Pink Towers: Montessori Education and the African Connection. This book was co-written by Jeff Menzise and Maati Wafford. Together they explore the connections between Maria Montessori's educational approach and African systems of knowledge, regrounding us in our unique method and offering support for our spirit

Montessori Children Having Montessori Children Aug 3, 2026 2320 This next episode of Montessori in Action is focusing on Montessori children who have grown up and now have their own Montessori children. Genevieve D’Cruz and Teresa Chan have a conversation about their experience in Montessori classrooms and how it has impacted them as people and influenced them as parents.

Role of Montessori Education Globally Jul 6, 2026 1822 Our first episode for Season Seven is a conversation with Jayadev Calamur. Jayadev reached out to me about a book he is writing and wanted to engage in a discussion about the role of Montessori education globally in responding to the times in which we live. He’s currently working on a book exploring where our ideas about how children develop came from and what happens when those ideas meet system

2026 SUMMER READS Jun 5, 2026 2136 We are closing out the sixth season with our annual Summer Reads episode where we introduce books for you to check out over your summer. This summer, we have three suggestions. The first book is Implementing the Montessori Method: Learner-Centered Education From Birth Through Adolescence, co-written by Trisha Thompson-Wilingham and Susan Zoll. It offers readers a look into Montessori classrooms a

Montessori Data Lab May 5, 2026 2186 Our conversation for May is with Isabella Cai, the founder and CEO of Y Montessori, where she leads the Montessori Data Lens program to spark meaningful conversations and empower the community to leverage data in advancing the Montessori movement. Isabella shares the origin story of the Montessori Data Lens program as well as various projects they have done thus far.

Micro Activism and Montessori Apr 5, 2026 2033 Omkari Williams is the author of Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World (Without a Bullhorn) and she joins us for our next episode of Montessori in Action Podcast, to talk about a new course she is running with Montessorian, Kelly Johnson. Together, they are offering a new Trillium course Micro Activism Meets Montessori. Our conversation covers everything from the 6-Principle M

Montessori, Autism and Good Practice: What the Principles Look Like in Real Life Mar 1, 2026 1051 This episode of Montessori in Action is a conversation with Sue Atkins, the new President of AMI UK and longtime early childhood educator. She shared some reflections on inclusive practices to benefit children on the autism spectrum, their families and educators.

The Impact of Public Montessori Preschool Research Feb 2, 2026 2762 It’s time to hear more about the latest research released this past fall! Dr. Angeline Lillard joins Montessori in Action Podcast to unpack A national randomized controlled trial of the impact of public Montessori preschool at the end of kindergarten. As the lead researcher, Dr. Lillard shares details of the study and insights on the outcomes.

A Principal Perspective Jan 11, 2026 1562 Last month we heard from Dr. Jaime Aquino, the Superintendent of San Antonio Public Schools. Our episode to start out the new year is a conversation with the Principals of the two public Montessori schools in San Antonio- Natasha Akutekwe and Roxanna Montes. Their two schools comprise a Montessori Network and they talk about their experience as part of a network as well as part of a public school

Public Montessori Research Nov 29, 2025 2228 Our guest this month is Dr. Ian Parker, a career educator and researcher, who joins us to talk about Re-envisioning School: Lessons on School Reform from Montessori District Schools. This research, done with Katie Brown and Annie Frazer, uses Montessori as a focus to investigate how district leaders come to decisions about implementing alternative education models in their schools. Dr. Parker is c

Public Montessori School Programs Nov 10, 2025 1390 This month, our podcast focuses on public Montessori programs. Superintendent Dr. Jaime Aquino joins us to talk about his experience supporting public Montessori schools in the district setting. Dr. Aquino has held top leadership positions in several districts, serving as deputy superintendent of instruction in Los Angeles deputy superintendent in Hartford, chief academic officer in Denver, and an

Finding Ground: Building Strong Elementary Practice authors' interview Oct 5, 2025 1234 This month we have a special guest who joins PMAI Executive Director, Elizabeth Slade, to celebrate the launch of a book they co-wrote, titled, Finding Ground: Building Strong Elementary Practice. Allison Jones, a long time Montessori educator, and Elizabeth got together to set down some thoughts about teaching at the elementary level. In this episode, Elizabeth and Allison interview each other ab

New Montessori Decodable Books Sep 2, 2025 841 Our guest this month has created a new set of Montessori decodable readers. Hannah Richardson is the founder of Montessori Makers and after years in the primary classroom and as a school leader, she has created a set of books specifically for Montessori children who are emerging readers. Join us to learn more about this new material.

2025 Summer Reads Bonus Episode Aug 4, 2025 2407 Welcome back to the next episode of Montessori in Action Podcast. Our first conversation of season 6 was our Summer Reads episode where we celebrate authors as they release books in our Montessori community. Fortunately, there are an abundance of new Montessori books coming out and so we decided to add a Summer Reads Bonus Episode. In this bonus episode we welcome Teresa Angeles author of The Mont

Summer Reads Jul 7, 2025 2871 Welcome back to another year with Montessori in Action Podcast! Our first conversation of season 6 is our Summer Reads episode where we celebrate authors as they release books in our Montessori community. This July we welcome Susan Zoll, author of Powerful Literacy in the Montessori Classroom who joins us to talk about her new book, Effective Literacy Assessment in the Montessori Classroom. Susan

Rewilding Montessori Jun 3, 2025 2345 Our final episode of the season is a conversation about rewilding Montessori. Montessori in Action Podcast is joined by two deep thinkers- Lucy Recio and Frank George IV and they share their ideas about the concept of rewilding and how it relates to the moment in history we are in right now.

Black Montessori Conference May 6, 2025 1026 Coming up in June is a unique conference opportunity- the first ever Black Montessori Conference will take place June 20th-22nd at Howard University in Washington, DC. This episode of Montessori in Action Podcast features the organizers of the conference: Meisha Perrin and Dr. Ayize Sabater. They share the inspirations and aspirations for the event.

Starting a Public Montessori School Mar 31, 2025 2160 Have you ever wished you had superpowers? In this next episode, meet four people with superpowers who are starting two public Montessori schools- one in Columbus, Ohio and one in Oklahoma City. These two couples envisioned tuition-free Montessori programs to serve their communities and they are bringing them into being! Both schools will open their doors this August. Rachelle and Josh Smith will b

Supporting Bilingual Programs Mar 4, 2025 1133 This episode is a conversation with Dr. Kathy Escamilla, who shares her extraordinary contribution to Bilingual education in the United States. She takes us through her fifty-year career in the field and helps us to understand the developments in Bilingual education that have happened across that time. As a former president of the National Association for Bilingual Education, co-editor of the Bili

Equity Impact Circles Feb 11, 2025 1986 Join guest-host Maati Wafford with Dr. Juanita Imelda Johnson, a long time teacher at Dater Montessori School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kristen Smiterman-Voltaire, a parent at Dater, as they discuss their experiences with Equity Impact Circles.

Montessori and Current Neuroscience Jan 14, 2025 1732 Our episode this month looks at how current neuroscience supports the work we do in Montessori classrooms. Our guest, Veronica Burbano, an experienced Montessori teacher, shares the research she has uncovered that explains why staying true to the pedagogy matters.

Reflections on a Montessori Education Dec 17, 2024 1731 This episode is a conversation with some adults who attended Montessori schools as children. They came together to talk about their experiences in their Montessori classrooms, transitioning from Montessori and looking back now on how their early education has affected who they are today. Please join me in welcoming Janyah Bradley and A’Kala Chaires.

Season 5, Ep.5: Supporting Key Children Nov 25, 2024 1952 Season 5, episode 5 is a conversation with Dr. LaNail R. Plummer, the founder of Onyx Therapy Group a Black, Woman, and Veteran-owned business, dedicated to addressing mental health issues and disparities in communities, organizations, federal government, and individuals in need. We talked about supporting Key children in classrooms and the use of Observation, relationship building and attuning to

Season 5, Ep. 4 Narrative & Movement Building with Lucy Recio Oct 30, 2024 3483 For more than 15 years, Lucy Recio has worked at the intersection of communications, strategy, and organizing. She builds campaigns, programs, and systems in service to community led movements that advance justice and our collective liberation. Anchored by reciprocal, transformative relationships, her work endeavors to inform policy and legislation, enact systems change, shift power structures, an

Season 5, Ep 3: Street Data Sep 9, 2024 2312 Street Data: A Next Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and Social Transformation invites readers to rethink this era of high stakes testing and engage in new ways of ensuring growth in school for all learners. Co-author, Dr. Jamila Dugan joins Montessori in Action to talk about equity traps & tropes, street data, and how it can be used to shift the focus in schools. “We don’t need improve

Season 5, Ep. 2 Black Montessori Education Fund- A Conversation with Executive Director, Meisha Perrin Aug 10, 2024 1400 Our conversation this month is with Meisha Perrin, the new Executive Director of the Black Montessori Education Fund, a non-profit project founded to increase access and support diversity and inclusion in Montessori education by investing in Black educators, children, administrators, and researchers in the US and globally.

Season 5, Ep.1: Summer Reads, A Peek Into the Montessori Archives Jul 22, 2024 1235 We launch Season Five with our Summer Reads episode, where we offer you ideas of something to read this summer. This year, rather than an author, we have a conversation with Joke Verheul who works in the Montessori Archives in Amsterdam. Joke has worked there since the start of the Archives and is pleased to share ten years of Treasure Articles.

Season 4, Ep. 9: Learning by Heart or with Heart Jun 13, 2024 2265 "Are you more curious to know or to understand concepts?” This is the question that opens the research done by A group of 5 researchers including Montessorian, Solange Denervaud Our final episode for this season is a conversation with Solange who helps us unpack the findings of Learning by Heart or with Heart: Brain Asymmetry Reflects Pedagogical Practices. This research shows that how children

Season 4, Ep. 8: District Coaching May 10, 2024 1237 Episode eight of this season is a conversation with Antria Goss. Antria is the first Montessori Coach to serve in the Cincinnati Public School District. Antria works in the public Montessori schools in Cincinnati as a Montessori Coach to the teachers. In our conversation, she shares about her role, the work she does and the support she receives from the district.

Season 4, Ep. 7: Montessori Assistants Apr 10, 2024 1995 Our next episode of Montessori in Action features Guest Host, Genevieve D’Cruz. In this conversation, Genevieve speaks with two Montessorians- Elena Gonzalez. and Jamila Ford who were Assistants in Genevieve’s classroom when she was a Primary Guide. Both of these educators went on to take their Montessori training and are now leading classrooms of their own. In reminiscing about their time toget

Season 4, Ep. 6: Social Justice Conversation Mar 19, 2024 1867 This episode brings together three Montessorians from three different Montessori organizations for a conversation about social justice. Maati Wafford, the Director of Equity and Engagement for the American Montessori Society (AMS), Jacqui Miller, the Human Rights and Social Justice Committee chair for the Association Montessori International United States of America (AMI USA) and Cindy Acker leade

Season 4, Ep. 5: The Montessori Child Feb 23, 2024 1588 Our first episode for this calendar year is with two authors who are coming out with a new book. Junnifa Uzodike and Simone Davies are co-authors of the book The Montessori Baby which came out in 2021. They are now about to release their new book The Montessori Child which will be available for purchase March 5, 2024. They last spoke with Montessori in Action in Season 2 for Episode 2 about their

Season 3, Ep.4: Are we woke? Dec 12, 2023 1625 Season four continues with a conversation with Sheri Bishop. Sheri will be giving a talk in January entitled: Are Montessori Educators Barely Awake, Woke, or Too Woke for Our Time and Place? In this episode, she discusses the history of the term woke as well as her thoughts on the topic of awakening.

Season 4, Ep. 3: School Start Up - Sankofa Team Nov 13, 2023 1889 Sankofa Montessori is a new charter public school in Georgia that just opened its doors this school year. Our episode this month features two of their five-member leadership team- Jasmine See, who is the Manager of Student Culture and Family Engagement, and Chantille Chelich who is the Associate Director of Academics. This conversation explores their experience opening a public school as they shar

Season 4, Ep. 2: Montessori Research Oct 4, 2023 1896 Recently a systematic review of Montessori research was released that found that relative to traditional education, Montessori education has a positive effect on children’s academic and non-academic outcomes. The review looked at 32 rigorous studies from 8 countries around the world, focused on children from early childhood through to high school. As the plain summary concludes “Across a wide rang

Season 4, Ep. 1: Dual Language and Montessori Jul 27, 2023 1721 To launch Season 4 of the Montessori in Action Podcast, our topic is dual language and Montessori. We have two guests who have recently written articles about this unique combination. Gabriela Iturrald Espejo, the biliteracy coordinator at Montessori del Mundo, wrote The Science of Reading for Bilingual Children which appeared in Montessori Public’s recent issue. Sally Ness, the Director of Admiss

Season 3, Ep. 12: Summer Reads - The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education Jun 20, 2023 2165 For the final episode of Season Three we will be featuring a summer read. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education is a brand new accessible resource tracing Montessori education from its historical roots to current scholarship and contemporary issues of culture, social justice, and environmentalism. It is offered in six sections covering a range of topics related to Maria Montessori and M

Season 3, Ep. 11: Organizing Impactful Montessori Professional Development May 17, 2023 1173 Veronica Sias is the Montessori District Coordinator in Dallas for the Dallas Independent School District. In her first year in the position, she developed a district-wide professional development day to serve all the Montessori schools. Gathering for a day, and rotating through a variety of workshops and speakers, the staff of the schools learned together, connected and felt the power of their co

Season 3, Ep. 10: Leading with Dignity Apr 6, 2023 2001 Dr. Montessori writes in Citizen of the World “What is most wanted is no patronizing charity for humanity, but a reverent consciousness of its dignity and worth.” This next conversation with professor, consultant, and author Donna Hicks explores her most recent book Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture That Brings Out the Best in People, which was published by Yale University Press in Aug

Season 3, Ep. 9: The Black Wildflowers Fund Mar 9, 2023 2236 In this episode we learn about the Black Wildflowers Fund, a new entity and sister organization of Wildflower Schools that will be co-led by our guests Maia Blankenship and Dr. Erika McDowell. This fund has been created so more Wildflower Schools led by proven black educators can flourish in neighborhoods across the country.

Season 3, Ep. 8: International Montessori Training Feb 24, 2023 1980 This episode features two Montessori trainers who talked with us about the experience of serving their communities. Isabel Arce Garcia works at the Instituto Nueva Escuela in Puerto Rico and Khairieh Al Kalam works at the Sharjah Education Academy in the United Arab Emirates.

Season 3, Ep. 7: The Tensions Implementing Montessori Jan 30, 2023 2657 Our next episode is a conversation with Victoria Johnson, who shares the results of her research, Education Anywhere: A Constructivist Grounded Theory study of Montessori Around the World. In this study, Victoria spent multiple years exploring the experiences of individuals and communities connected with diverse Montessori environments across the globe. Her research has produced some insightful th

Season 3, Ep. 6: Montessori Training Transformation: How new graduates emerge prepared Dec 3, 2022 2256 As times change, the preparation of Montessori educators must also. In this conversation, primary trainer, Uma Ramani shares ways in which she has shifted both the course and content to address the needs of the adult learner and in pursuit of reaching all learners.

Season 3, Ep. 5: A Conversation with Siobhan Brown Nov 9, 2022 915 This month is a conversation with Vonnie Brown, the new Chief Operating Officer at Association Montessori International- USA. Her Montessori connection began through the doorway of a Wôpanâak language cultural immersion Montessori school founded on her tribal land. She joins the team at AMI USA with a vision of greater access for all learners and an interest in inclusivity.

Season 3, Ep. 4: Public Montessori in Ukraine Oct 13, 2022 2552 Our next episode features the emergence of public Montessori in Ukraine. Anna Volokhova and Viktoriia Shcherbyna and talk about their Montessori journeys, the impact of the war in Ukraine and their work together to support Montessori schools during this time. Anna is the CEO of Montessori UA, an organization founded this past spring in response to the war in Ukraine with a goal of bringing people

Season 3, Ep. 3: A New Era of Indigenous Representation in Montessori Materials Sep 20, 2022 1567 Our next episode is a conversation with Trisha Moquino and Marcus Trujillo, the creators of new Montessori material coming out through Montessori Services. This material offers Montessori classrooms nomenclature cards created by Indigenous educators that represent Indigenous people across the land. Trisha is the author and Marcus is the illustrator of this new work created to reach children and ed

Season 3, Ep. 2: Montessori on Wheels Aug 1, 2022 2572 Rungano Montessori on Wheels is a mobile learning incubator whose mission is to create Montessori-based learning environments within Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities. In this episode we hear from Tatenda Blessing Muchiriri, the Founder and executive director of Rungano Montessori on Wheels as he shares the inspiration for and journey of actualizing this project.

Season 3, Ep. 1: Summer Read: The Future of Smart Jul 11, 2022 2525 Welcome to Season Three! Last season we launched with an episode about summer reads- Montessori-related books to explore. Our premier episode for this season will do the same as we discuss The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help all Young People Thrive. The author, Dr. Ulcca Joshi Hansen, shares her inspiration for the book and how Montessori schools play a role in ch

Season 2, Ep. 12: Special Education in Montessori Jun 2, 2022 2877 Our final episode for this season is a conversation with two passionate Montessorians exploring the intersection of high quality Montessori implementation and special education. This interesting discussion exposes some of the tensions that exists between prevailing thoughts in special education when interacting with the Montessori philosophy. Ideas of language choice, structures and systems, and o

Season 2, Ep. 11: Renewing the Montessori Curriculum May 3, 2022 1528 Our next episode is a conversation with two Montessori educators who are working on a project called ‘Renewing the Montessori Curriculum’. This is a group of Montessori practitioners who are working to renew the Montessori curriculum - thinking and talking about how Dr. Montessori's liberatory principles would be applied with a lens of equity, in a way that is culturally responsive, and what curre

Season 2, Ep. 10: A Conversation with Sarah Harvey Apr 6, 2022 2737 Our next episode is a conversation with Sarah Harvey, the founder of Sankofa Montessori, a proposed culturally responsive, child and family-centered tuition-free Montessori charter school opening in Atlanta, Georgia in August of 2023. Sarah lives in Atlanta with her daughter Yaa and husband, Tyler.

Season 2, Ep. 9: A Conversation with Dr. Amira Mogaji Mar 2, 2022 1970 Amira Mogaji, EdD, is the president of the AMS Board of Directors and a founding board member of Montessori for Social Justice. Her special interests lie in Montessori public school education and anti-bias, antiracist education. Previously, she has worked as chief academic officer for City Garden Montessori School in St. Louis, MO; principal of Northglade Montessori Magnet School in Kalamazoo, MI;

Season 2, Ep. 8: MACTE Conversation Feb 2, 2022 2492 Our guests for this episode are from The Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education ( MACTE) which is an organization that accredits Montessori teacher education programs. They are committed to improving academic degree and certificate programs for Montessori professional educators who teach and lead in schools at the Infant and Toddler through Secondary II levels. As one of only tw

Season 2, Ep. 7: Elementary Reentry Conversation Jan 4, 2022 1752 Season Two, Episode 7 of Montessori in Action Podcast hosts a conversation with two Montessori educators working in Elementary classrooms in public Montessori schools. They had not met or spoken prior to this conversation. The topic for discussion is how children are reentering school this year following the disruptions of the pandemic and what educators are doing to support them.

Season 2, Ep. 6: Early Child Reentry Conversation Dec 1, 2021 2074 Season Two, Episode 6 of Montessori in Action Podcast hosts a conversation with three Montessori educators working in 3-6 classrooms in public Montessori schools. They had not met or spoken prior to this conversation. The topic for discussion is how young children are reentering school this year following the disruptions of the pandemic and what educators are doing to support them. There are two o

Season 2, Ep. 5: A Conversation with the DC Wildflower Public Charter School Leadership Team Nov 3, 2021 2721 Wildflower is an ecosystem of decentralized Montessori micro-schools that support children, teachers, and families. They aspire to give all children and families the opportunity to have high quality education in beautiful learning environments and they do this through the creation of small teacher-led schools. Our guests for this episode are the leadership team for a new initiative in Washington,

Season 2 Ep. 4: A Conversation with Two AMS Leaders Oct 6, 2021 2289 Episode Four is a conversation with American Montessori Society Executive Director, Munir Shivji and Director of Equity and Engagement, Maati Wafford. These leaders share their current work in the organization as well as the plans for new initiatives.

Season 2 Ep. 3: A Conversation with Ayize Sabater Sep 2, 2021 1799 This episode is a conversation with Ayize Sabater as he shares his journey to become the Executive Director of AMI USA, and his vision for the work ahead in the organization. He also talks about his role in establishing the Black Montessori Educational Fund.

Season 2 Ep. 2: The Montessori Baby Aug 17, 2021 1697 Our August episode brings co-authors from two continents together to talk about their book Montessori Baby. Drawing on principles developed by Dr. Montessori, The Montessori Baby explores how to interact with your baby from birth to age one with love, respect, and insight. Co-written by Junnifa Uzodike and Simone Davies, author of The Montessori Toddler, it is filled with practical ideas for under

Season 2 Ep. 1: Summer Reads Jul 1, 2021 2356 Welcome back to another year with Montessori in Action Podcast, celebrating authors as they release books in our Montessori community. Mariana Bissonnette has written Babies Build Toddlers, a special parenting book that makes child development information both accessible and actionable for everyday readers. It explores the unfolding of the child during the first part of the first plane of developm

Season 1 Ep. 12: The Anniversary Episode Jun 9, 2021 508 “For success in life depends in every case on self confidence and the knowledge of one’s own capacity and many-sided powers of adaptation.” From Childhood to Adolescence by Dr. Maria Montessori. This Anniversary episode is a celebration of one year together. It holds thoughts from previous guests as they look back at the past school year and reflect on what they learned. They offer a cache (a c

Season 1 Ep. 11: Public Montessori in Italy May 5, 2021 2044 This episode is a conversation with Patrizia Mercuri, director of the Istituto Comprensivo San Donato in Sardinia, Italy. The school began as a traditional program until Mercuri was approached by parents with the request to begin a Montessori classroom. This public Montessori school, nestled within a larger public school, continues to grow each year and in the coming year will welcome 128 children

Season 1 Ep. 10: A Conversation with Long Time Montessorian, Jacqui Miller Mar 31, 2021 2347 Join us for episode ten, a conversation with long-time Montessorian, Jacqui Miller. In this engaging discussion, Miller shares both her history and her vision - bringing some big dreams forward for the Montessori community. Her dedication to education as a means to social change and community development comes through clearly as does her commitment to visionary leadership.

Season 1 Ep. 9: A Conversation with an Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism Director Mar 3, 2021 1089 Our next episode is a conversation with Amelia Allen Sherwood, the Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism Director at Elm City Montessori School in New Haven, Connecticut. She shares with listeners her work at Elm City to promote equity and her vision for the Sankofa Learning Center. For more information about Amelia’s work, visit her website.

Temporada 1 Ep. 8: Educación Pública Montessori - Un Conversación con Ana María García Blanco Feb 3, 2021 1248 Ana María García Blanco es una educadora Puertorriqueña que es la pionera de educación pública Montessori en la isla. Actualmente, es la Directora Ejecutiva del Instituto Nueva Escuela, una organización no lucrativa, comprometida a la transformación social y educacional del sistema de educación pública a través del método Montessori. Como una educadora con su licenciatura, maestría y doctorado de

Season 1 Ep. 8: Public Montessori in Puerto Rico - A Conversation with Ana María García Blanco Feb 3, 2021 2100 In a conversation with Ana Maria Garcia Blanco, listeners will be invited into the world of public Montessori in Puerto Rico. As the Principal of the first public Montessori program on the island, other schools turned to her for support building public Montessori programs to serve their children. This led to the founding of the Instituto Nueva Escuela where she has been the Executive Director sinc

Season 1 Ep. 7: Diverse Families, Desirable Schools: A conversation with the author Jan 7, 2021 2802 In this episode, Mira Debs, author of Diverse Families, Desirable Schools talks about the impetus for her book, her findings and the community conversations that followed its publication.

Season 1 Ep. 6: Public Montessori in a Pandemic: A Conversation with Two School Leaders Dec 3, 2020 2212 Hannah Richardson and Katie Rucker, who joined us in August for Episode Two, meet again to discuss how their re-opening plans worked out this fall. They opened in two different ways and share successes and refinements to their program. Their insights, questions and suggestions to each other further explore the topic of how to continue offering a strong Montessori program during a global pandemic.

Season 1 Ep. 5: Public Montessori in Israel Nov 5, 2020 1285 Our conversation with Hadar Peled explores public Montessori in Israel. She shares a vision of Montessori education as a vehicle for peace in a place that has endured conflict for generations.

Season 1 Ep. 4: Discussion of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Anti-bias Anti-racist Curriculum in a Montessori Setting Oct 2, 2020 2636 Discussion of “An Examination of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Anti-bias Anti-racist Curriculum in a Montessori Setting.”

Season 1 Ep. 3: Key Children Sep 6, 2020 1628 In this episode, two educators weigh in on the topic of Key Children. Click here for more.

Season 1 Ep. 2: School Reopening Aug 5, 2020 2034 Two school leaders discuss their plans to reopen this August.

Season 1 Ep. 1: A Conversation with Koren Clark Jul 15, 2020 2220 Koren Clark currently works to develop micro-schools within the Wildflower Network and operates her own business Knowthyselfinc. To learn more, visit our website.

Podcast Announcement Jun 16, 2020 60 Host Elizabeth Slade introduces the upcoming podcast Montessori in Action.

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