Announcing Lower and Upper Elementary Refresher Courses
Updated: Apr 16, 2019
ETC Montessori and Gulf Coast Montessori Teacher Education Center partner to offer refresher courses for lower and upper elementary teachers. These refresher courses take an expansive look at Montessori practices and current educational standards. They highlight, language, math and cultural activities that are pivotal to children's learning. They focus on incorporating social emotional practices with the pedagogy to provide culturally responsive teaching.
Four days of intense instruction, on location, where your teachers leave with an invigorated sense of responsibility, desire and understanding. A set of complete ETC Montessori Teacher Training Manuals is included for each participant.
Lower Elementary Refresher Course:
(Every teacher attending the course receives a copy of all Teacher Training Manuals for this level)
Day 1:
The first half of the day is spent with an in-depth exploration, discussion and understanding of the characteristics, learning styles, and tendencies of that particular age group.
Classroom design with an emphasis on what the environment should look like, sound like, and feel like.
The second half of the day is spent on getting a solid grasp of how to teach language curriculum and focusing on writing.
Concepts and understanding in:
Emergent ReadingSkills necessary to address Common Core
Record keeping
Meeting Benchmarks
Level Reading/Guided Reading
Grammar, Word Study and Sentence Analysis
Day 2:
Teaching Math and Geometry, with concepts in:
Operations - Algebraic Thinking
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Facts - Algebraic Thinking and how to get the child to move forward
Fractions
Data and Measurement
Geometry
Printable resources are included.
Day 3:
The Five Great Lessons
The change of focus at 3rd level
History Framework
Fundamental Needs of People
Clock of Eras
Creation of the Universe
Teaching Writing
Expository
Narrative Writing through Grammar
Writing through Cultural
Research Forms
Day 4:
Impressionistic Charts
Life Science
Flow Charts
Ecology
Chemistry
Social Emotional Development
Classroom Leadership
Cost: 4 day course: $800 per attendee. Minimum of six attendees + traveling expenses.
Note: The Lower Elementary Refresher Course provide teachers with CPE credits that range between 24 - 36 hours. Teachers are often required by various educational governmental authorities to have Continuing Professional Education credits in order to keep certificates and licenses current. Please check with your state to find out how many continuing educational credits you require.
Upper Elementary Refresher Course:
(Every teacher attending the course receives a copy of all Teacher Training Manuals for this level)
Day 1:
An in-depth exploration, discussion and understanding of the characteristics, learning styles, and tendencies of that particular age group.
Classroom design with an emphasis on what the environment should look like, sound like, and feel like.
Concrete to abstract, simple to complex
Expectations from children moving in from lower elementary.
Math explorations.
Operations - Algebraic Thinking
Finishing whole numbers of multiplication and division
Introduction to Decimals
Addition and subtraction of Decimals
Multiplication of Decimals
Division of a Decimal
Day 2:
Continuation of Math explorations with concepts in:
Fractions
Equivalency
Addition and Subtraction
MultiplicationDivision
Advanced Math
Multiplication of a Binomial
Using Square Guides
Square Roots Concretely
Square Root Algorithm
Language
Reading
Literature Discussion
Literature Analysis with a focus on discussing big ideas leading to peace education
Word Study
Writing
Writing Rhombus
NarrativeExpository
Grammar
Day 3:
Geometry
Three Concepts/Three Properties
Constructive Triangles
Triangle Box
Large Hexagon Box
Small Hexagon Box
Area
Yellow Area Box
Area of Rhombus
Polygon
Circumference
Circle
History
Great Lessons
Clock of Eras
Timeline of Life
Timeline of Early Humans
Timeline of Ancient Civilizations
Middle Ages Study
Social Emotional Development
Classroom Leadership
Day 4:
Geography
Impressionistic ChartsChapters 1,2,3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Science
Biology
STEM
Physics
Chemistry
Ecology
Social Emotional Development
Classroom Leadership
Cost: 4 day course: $800 per attendee. Minimum of six attendees + traveling expenses.
Note: The Upper Elementary Refresher Course provide teachers with CPE credits that range between 24 - 36 hours. Teachers are often required by various educational governmental authorities to have Continuing Professional Education credits in order to keep certificates and licenses current. Please check with your state to find out how many continuing educational credits you require.
For information regarding these refresher courses and/or other professional development courses, please contact us by telephone at 877-409-2929 or by email: gulfcoast@edutc.com