Conference Handouts
The American Montessorian Society hosts major conferences that bring Montessorians together with educators, social scientists, writers, artists, and humanitarians from around the world. Workshop presenters from recent AMS conferences have generously shared the research-related documents below.
AMS 2013 Annual Conference
"Sustaining the Light in Every Child"
March 14 – 17 in Orlando, FL
A complete list of workshop handouts is available here.
Workshop: “The 5th Annual Research Poster Session”
Facilitators: Maureen A. Harris, MEd, Janet Bagby, PhD, Jamilah R. Jor'dan, PhD
AMS 2012 Annual Conference
“The Bridge to Learning for Every Child”
March 15 – 18 in San Francisco, CA
A complete list of workshop handouts is available here.
Workshop: “The 4th Annual Research Poster Session”
Facilitators: Maureen A. Harris, MEd, Angela Murray, PhD
- Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners: A Montessori Perspective (Delgadillo Lozano)
- Early Childhood math lessons: Further analysis from Montessori Records Xpress (MRX) (Murray)
- School of Education Faculty Perceptions of Montessori Education: Preliminary Findings (Murray, Bagby, Barnard-Brak, Sulak, Walter)
- Implications to Montessori Practices and Visual Spatial Skills of Emergent Readers (McKenzie, Zascavage, Buot, Woods)
- Creating a Peaceful Community: School and Family Engagement—the Foundation (Lyday-Selby)
- School-Wide Reading Assessment in a Montessori Program (Zankowsky)
- Assessment and Instructional Decision-Making in Montessori Early Childhood Classrooms (Hennigan)
- Montessori Teacher Training Online Program Review: Preliminary Data from a 21st Century Blended and Prepared Environment (Evans, Park)
- Evaluating Class Trip as a Part of an Upper Elementary Program (Jarvis)
- Peace through Montessori (Liu, Isaeva)
- Integrating Emotional Literacy into the Montessori Curriculum (Kelley, Beidler, Bowring, DiCarlo, Rivers)
- Japanese Traditional Crafts for Children Adopted at the Montessori School (Fukuhara)
- Montessori-Based Dementia Programming: International Research Findings (Fickenscher, Robers, Camp, Skrajner)
AMS 2011 Annual Conference
“A Timeless Promise for Our Changing World”
March 24 – 27 in Chicago, IL
Workshop: “Developments in Montessori Research”
Presenters: Angela Murray, Sharon Damore, and Horace Hall
Workshop: "The AMS/MRX Research Initiative"
Presenters: Angela Murray, Carolyn Daoust, and Ann Epstein
Workshop: "Getting Involved in Montessori Research"
Presenters: Janet Bagby, Kathy Carey, and Carolyn Daoust
Workshop: “The 3rd Annual Montessori Research Poster Session”
Presenters: Ann Epstein, PhD, Maureen A. Harris, MEd
AMS Fall 2010 Conference
“Engage. Explore. Discover. Grow.”
October 22 – 24 in San Diego, CA
Workshop: "The State of Montessori Research"
Presenters: Sharon Damore, Angela Murray, and Carolyn Daoust
AMS 2010 Annual Conference
“Montessori in the 21st Century”
March 25 – 28 in Boston, MA
Workshop: “What’s New in Montessori Research”
Presenters: Sharon Damore, Angela Murray, Jacqueline Cossentino, and Keith Whitescarver
Workshop: “Second Annual Montessori Research Poster Session”
Presenters: Ann Epstein and Maureen Harris
Workshop: “Research in the Montessori Classroom”
Presenters: Janet Bagby, Kathryn Carey, Carolyn J. Daoust, and Linda S. Zankowsky
Workshop: “The Impact of Environment on Executive Functioning”
Presenter: Janet Bagby
AMS 2009 Annual Conference
“Educating for Peace and Social Justice”
February 26 – March 1 in New Orleans, LA
Workshop: “Montessori Research: Inquiries and Insights”
Presenters: Angela Murray and Sharon Damore
Workshop: “Public Perceptions of Montessori Education”
Presenters: Angela Murray and Vicki Peyton
Workshop: “Poster Session: Current Research Impacting Montessori Education”
Presenters: Ann Epstein and Maureen Harris