Training

6-12 Elementary Montessori Teacher Training- AMI Diploma Course

Two-year blended course
Designed for working educators
MACTE Accredited for 6-12 Diploma Course
Option for Colorado Teacher Licensure with additional coursework*
- Available for teachers working in Colorado
- ASPIRE to Teach® Montessori Pathway

TMI offers the 6-12 AMI Elementary Diploma course in an AMI approved blended and accessible format that offers the same high-quality AMI training and that follows best practices for adult distance learning. The expectations and quality of work are consistent with in-person delivery of an AMI diploma course, for both the students and the training staff. One of the key components of this new format is that many of the lectures will be offered in a more self-paced way, thus empowering the learner and allowing us to best serve a variety of different types of learners. For example, usage of videos within the course content allows for repeated viewings, slowing down the speaker, pausing to understand, and subtitling. The synchronous and in-person time with the AMI Elementary trainer focuses on the less tangible aspects of the training course, which we find translate to the more important aspects of running an elementary classroom. Examples include the trainer presenting in practicals and modeling how we interact with one another in the environment, allowing for a focus on community building and presenting for understanding. The aspects of community building and modeling lead to more significant transformation of the adult at the elementary level and dramatically improve student outcomes.

The regular application window for the 2024-2026 Course is now closed.

Schedule:

September - Early May, 2024 - 2026: Online Evening schedule

Tuesday Evenings from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) (attendance is required).

Course begins September 10, 2024.

July In-Person Sessions:

Summer in-person sessions will be in Denver and are Mondays through Fridays, all day (attendance is required).

2025: July 7 - July 25

2026: July 6 - 31 Oral exams are July 26 - 31.

Required Reading

Montessori, Maria, M.D.
The Four Planes of Education (pamphlet)
Education and Peace
Citizen of the World
From Childhood to Adolescence
1946 London Lectures
The Advanced Montessori Method Volume II
To Educate the Human Potential
Montessori, Mario (AMI Pamphlet)
Human Tendencies and Montessori Education

Hammond, Zaretta L. Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students.