My training to become a AMS (American Montessori Society) certified teacher starts on Monday! I am so excited! So before it begins I wanted to let you all have a brief overview of what the process entails.
first- to become a certified Montessori teacher you need to attend a training facility that is accredited by either the AMS or the AMI, the two major Montessori organizations. But, since Maria Montessori, the founder of the method, did not trademark her name, there may be many schools claiming to offer Montessori training that are not sanctioned by many schools.
Thankfully, I work at the only AMS certified Montessori training center in Nevada. (lucky me!)
Second- you need 350 face-to-face instruction
third-There is a year long internship as a student teacher under a certified teacher of at least 2 years
fourth- three observations by a certified teacher of your teaching during your internship
fifth- complete a year long project
sixth- complete lesson resource albums for all the major curiculums (ex. practical life, sensorial, language, math, etc.)
A year long process, but it's worth it! There are thousands of Montessori schools in the US and thousands more around the world. And I'm sure that as we see traditional schooling fall short again and agian, more and more people will see the need for schools like the ones that implement the Montessori method.
I'm most interested right now in picking my year long project I'll be working on during my internship year. One of my fellow teachers who is already certified did hers on creating hand-made materials for the classroom. Another on yoga.
I believe I'll do mine on food education. Gardening, nutrition, the whole bit.
Excited!
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