Montessori education is a unique schooling philosophy in which students guide their own learning. Designed as an alternative to traditional schooling‚ this system of education has been around for more than a century. As the Montessori classroom is such a unique environment‚ the activities that occur within it often differ from those of a traditional‚ public school. As a result‚ writing in particular reflects the distinctiveness of the Montessori program. The history of and philosophy behind Montessori
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Research paper on Montessori Education {Kierre Davis} (American Public Universty} Abstract This research paper intends to explain and describe factors and features of Montessori education and Montessori school. It illustrates the practical implementation of Montessori education. It is an old method of education operating since 100 years. It started from the indigent nursery school in Rome and afterwards‚ it continued to expand at a larger scale. Approximations specify that over 5000 schools
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Adulthood” Paula Lillard‚ director of a Montessori school ranging in age from 18 months to fifteen years‚ provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts‚ Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions‚ learn to manage freedom with responsibility‚ and maintain a high level of inte...morePaula Lillard writes a clear and detailed introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years
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Maria Montessori was considered ahead of her time. She was born in Chiaravalle‚ in the province of Ancona‚ Italy in 1870 to an educated but not wealthy family. Despite her father’s wishes and society’s conservative ways at the time‚ she studied science. She was the first female physician in Italy when she graduated medical school in 1896. She worked mostly with the poor because she saw vast potential in them. She was an unselfish person and she traveled Italy speaking of women’s rights and child
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Module 5: Curriculum development process [Source: adaptation of www.freeclipart.com] In Module 2‚ 3 and 4‚ we discussed how philosophy‚ psychology‚ society and history events influence curriculum. In Modules 5‚ 6‚ 7 and 8‚ we will examine the different phases of the curriculum development process. The first phase is curriculum planning followed by curriculum design‚ curriculum implementation
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Curriculum Design for Inclusive Practice Postgraduate Diploma (PCET) Year Two Michael Dickinson‚ November 2011 Contents Page Introduction 3 Curriculum 3 Curriculum Design – Influencing Factors 4 Curriculum Design – Linear‚ Spiral‚ Thematic 6 Curriculum Design – Ideologies and Models 8 Curriculum – Inclusive? 10 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 14 Introduction This assignment will analyse the Business Improvement Techniques
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Curriculum Development The term curriculum originates from the Latin meaning “race course”. The term has been expanded and today is more widely used in education to mean "a plan for a sustained process of teaching and learning" (Pratt‚ 1997‚ p. 5). There are numerous formats for curriculum models. They can be deductive‚ meaning “they proceed from the general (examining the needs of society‚ for example) to the specific (specifying instructional objectives‚ for example)”‚ or inductive
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Curriculum Design for Inclusive Practice Throughout this essay I will critically analyse the principles and processes of curriculum design‚ looking at how they apply to my own curriculum. I will look at both formal and informal elements of curriculum and also my own inclusive practice and how effective it is. Let me begin with the definition of curriculum. The word originated in Greece where it literally meant a course. The running and chariot tracks were the course it related to. In Latin the
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Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector DTLLS Module: Curriculum Development for Inclusive Practice Code: LL222 Year: 2009/2010 Name: Vicki Bootland Student ID: 165883 Tutor: Janis Noble Curriculum Development for Inclusive Practice The word ‘curriculum’ originates from the chariot tracks in Greece. In Latin ‘curriculum’ was a racing chariot; and ‘currere’ was to run. Therefore it was a course. ‘Curriculum is a body of knowledge-content and/or subjects. Education
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Curriculum Development Process Purpose 1. This paper describes the curriculum development process that will be used to develop the national curriculum. It also describes the structure of writing teams and consultation groups that will be involved in the national curriculum development. Background 2. The Board is committed to a process of curriculum development in each learning area that: • provides opportunities for consultation • establishes achievable timelines • ensures high quality curriculum
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