Montessori Association Workshop

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Workshop Description:

COMING TO WOOSTER - APRIL 11, 2025

Moving From Engagement to Rigor 

In every Montessori classroom, engagement in meaningful work is the goal. Supporting all students to engage supports their regulation, and ability to focus. Once they have accomplished that, the educator's next task is to ensure they are engaging in rigorous work at their level. This session supports the whole school in recognizing the elements of both engagement and rigor, with guidance on how to create strong practices in their classrooms. 

Workshop Schedule:

8am- Sign In & Register

9am- Opening & Session 1

11:30am- Lunch & Networking

1pm- Session 2 & Closing

Location- 621 College Ave, Wooster, OH 44691

ELIZABETH G. SLADE is an author and educator with thirty-nine years of experience working in Montessori education. She has worked as an elementary teacher, Montessori coach and administrator, and spent six years at the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector working with public Montessori schools across the country. She now serves as the Executive Director of Public Montessori in Action International, an organization created to ensure fully implemented Montessori education for children, families, and educators of the global majority. Her book Montessori in Action: Building Resilient Montessori Schools was released in July 2021, and her historical fiction novel Momentum: Montessori, a Life in Motion was released in August 2023. Finding Ground: Building Strong Elementary Practice,  co-written with Allison Jones was just released in fall of 2025. Elizabeth holds an AMI Elementary diploma, an AMS Montessori Administrators credential, and an MFA from Spalding University.