3rd Annual WMA State Conference
Description:
Featuring Julia Volkman
March 2, 2013 - Appleton, WI
Paper Valley Radisson
333 West College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911
With Public Montessori Pre-conference
In Collaboration with
Appleton Public Montessori
March 1, 2013 - Appleton, WI
with
Valerie Hess &Terry Rahn
Register for pre-conference here
Click to Download & Mail the WMA 3rd Annual Conference Brochure (452.1 KiB)
About our Keynote Speaker
Julia Volkman, Maitri Learning’s Founder and President, has been teaching children and mentoring teachers in private and public schools since 1997. Currently she is the Teaching Assistant for Harvard University’s Mind, Brain, Health, and Education course (Extension School), nearing completion of her master’s degree in psychology at Harvard University (Extension School), a Montessori Mentor consulting with public and private schools across the nation, a columnist for the Public School Montessorian and an intern supervisor for the Northeast Montessori Institute (AMS). Ms. Volkman earned her AMI 3 to 6+ diploma from the Montreal Montessori Training Centre, a bilingual program. Her studies at Harvard focus on cognitive neuroscience and neuroeducation (a transdisciplinary approach to education that considers the child’s genetics, environment, capacities, and interests). Through that work, she was asked to be the teacher’s representative on the Advisory Panel for the Annenberg Foundation's course Neuroscience in the Classroom (developed in conjunction with Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics). The course features two public Montessori school classrooms (Zanetti Montessori in Springfield, MA) in which Ms. Volkman mentors. This course is available for free at http://www.learner.org/courses/neuroscience.
Ms. Volkman regularly speaks at Montessori conferences and schools across the country including AMS, the Montessori Foundation, the Maine Montessori Association (keynote), the South Carolina Montessori Alliance (keynote) and the Wisconsin Montessori Association (keynote). Information describing her general approach to the Children’s House can be found at www.MariaMontessori.com.
Before coming to Montessori, Ms. Volkman worked as an instructional designer, writer and educational consultant (developing educational programs for physicians and business professionals). Ms. Volkman is the mother of a college freshman and a 7-year-old. You can follow Ms. Volkman on Facebook (Maitri Learning) or Pinterest (pinterest.com/maitrilearning).
Conference Schedule*
| 8:00 am | Registration and Networking |
| 9:00 am | Welcome |
| 9:15 am |
Keynote Address - Julia Volkman Brain Basics: What Every Montessorian Needs to Know about How We Learn |
| 10:15 am | Morning Break |
| 10:30 am |
Breakout Session 1 A. Julia Volkman B. Julia Lennon & Stephanie Markman C. Deepa Shreekumar |
| 11:30 am | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm |
Breakout Session 2 A. Geoffrey Bishop B. Melina Papadimitriou C. Iman Khan |
| 1:45 pm | Afternoon Break |
| 2:00 pm |
Breakout Session 3 A. Dave Rabkin B. Nancy Schaitel C. Phil Dosmann and Christopher Kjaer |
If you'd like to mail your registration please click below to download , print and mail your form to:
Click to Download & Mail the WMA 3rd Annual Conference Brochure (452.1 KiB)
Wisconsin Montessori Association
1946 N. Cambridge Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Conference Fees include: morning refreshments, lunch and conference presentations on March 2, 2012. Mention Wisconsin Montessori Association when booking rooms at Paper Valley Radisson. Reservations can be made at (920) 733-8000.
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