AMS Leadership Labposium: Community, Collaboration, Creativity

Leadership Labposium was designed “to support Montessori educators in identifying and prioritizing goals and challenges, questioning their own practices, and establishing frameworks for the evolution of Montessori.” In the words of Jana Morgan Herman, director of the Montessori Institute of Teacher Education at Endeavor (MITEE) and an attendee of Labposium, “[It] was a gathering of teacher educators and program/school leaders with the goal of creating space for us to be curious, revisit old ideas, explore new ideas, partner with each other, and participate in activities and sessions to expand and develop our praxis.” It provided an opportunity for participants to think about what Montessori will look like in the future, incorporating ideas of diversity, equity, and inclusion as they shared personal insights and innovations with others.