CGMS Offers Free Webinars on Distance Learning

How can we make distance learning work for our Montessori schools? What are the best pratices?

CGMS is offering free webinars to assist teachers as they prepare for the possibility of returning to distance learning whether on a consistent or intermittent basis.

The first Webinar will be for all levels as an introduction. Level specific Webinars will follow.

July 13, 2020 4 PM
All Levels
Best Practices for Teaching and Reaching with Remote Learning- Presented by Christine Lowry, M. Ed.

We’re likely getting excited about a return to our classrooms this fall, but just in case, we should have a Plan B. As we plan for the possibility of returning to remote learning, in combination with in-person teaching, or replacing it for a period of time, it will be important to have some tools for offering the best we can for our students. Join us for a discussion of what best practices in remote learning can be, the many ways we can engage our students, and parents, too, in their learning. We’ll also look at ways to build a strong, supportive community of relationships for your students, with you and your students, and you and your families. Share your ideas, your questions, and your solutions.

Please register for this session here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpdeCprjIvH9QL6oOevizcxEjAAM5ekRX1

July 14, 1 PM
Elementary Level
Fall Scenarios/Approaches to Distance Learning in Montessori with Jorge Haro

During this seminar, we will analyze the characteristics of distance learning since March including successful approaches and strategies. We will also analyze possible scenarios for the Fall. The seminar will be guided by Jorge Haro one of the administrators of the Montessori Foundation (6-12) Guides Collaborative Conversation page on Facebook. Please register for this session here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvfuyqrjooGNIc4HamkMwNlou6iQX_i-eJ

July 14, 7 PM
Elementary Level
Shelves and Screens: The Website as Prepared Environment with Bill Alsdurf Jr., M. Ed.

Turning your remote learning website into a direct extension of your prepared Montessori environment

This webinar will provide the participant with an opportunity to examine ways they can create an easy to manage classroom website (using Google Sites) that best represents their prepared classroom environment, their unique personality, and the warmth and heart that is the Montessori classroom. You’ll leave the webinar with a classroom website template to get you started, an idea list of what to include in your website, and PDF resource files of commonly used Montessori classroom materials.

Please register for this session here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMudOupqj0rHNw1O75-_1yQFnzm28bIzfk9

July 15, 4 PM
Elementary Level
Using Zoom and Creating Collaboration with Elementary Learners with Alison Plihal

In this Webinar, Alison will demonstrate how she incorporated Zoom and Google Classroom into E-learning. She will relate how the natural human tendencies of the elementary child can be integrated into Zoom learning environments. Alison will discuss the progress of the children at her school in Guatemala as they participated in learning extensions in the Cosmic area and continued the collaboration so natural for children in an elementary environment.

Please register for this session here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtf-GorzkuHdBv1BQykq5_L0VVfV-rLELT

July 16, 7:30 PM
Elementary Level
Using Zoom and Google Classroom for E-Learning and Building Community with Greg Hicks

Community is the ground from which the Montessori learning environment blossoms. In this webinar, we will explore how to utilize Google Classroom and Zoom to build community and effectively bring the Montessori classroom to life in an e-learning platform. Greg will demonstrate the Google Classroom he developed and share techniques and ideas for continuing to grow and nurture an established classroom community.

Please register for this session here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sdOygqTMrE9b0a781GGLrN1ay3AhPGUQ2

July 22, 7:00 PM
Toddler
Infants and Toddlers in the Time of COVID

Many are wondering how we can put our Montessori principles into practice when caring for infants and toddlers during a pandemic? Some Montessorians will be preparing classrooms to welcome children and families for the upcoming school year (abiding by CDC guidelines). Some will be using Zoom and/or creating weekly packets to stay connected. Yet others are trying creative solutions like scheduling school classrooms for private sessions (so whole families or regular playgroups will have a safe place to go); consulting with parents to bring Montessori into the home; curating a “Montessori Library” of items that can be “checked out”; or providing “nanny” care or other in-home services (just to name a few). Regardless of where our work takes place, we all want to stay true to Montessori “non-negotiables” to the best of our abilities. Please join us as we explore how this might look in a variety of settings.