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Lisanne Pinciotti, program director of West Side Montessori School’s Teacher Education Program, shared how their program has adapted and is coping during the coronavirus crisis. Tell us a little about your training program and its mission. WSMS-TEP Mission Statement: We seek to prepare adults in the transformative process of Montessori teacher education in order to…

Kitty Bravo, program director of The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (CGMS), shared how their program has adapted and is coping during the coronavirus crisis. Tell us a little about your training program and its mission. CGMS has been offering accredited blended learning Montessori teacher certification programs since 2008. We currently provide every level of…

Katie Keller Wood, program director of Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program (CMStep), shared how their program has adapted and is coping during the coronavirus crisis. Tell us a little about your training program and its mission. Our program prepares teachers for careers in Montessori education at the secondary level. We only offer one level…

Marjorie Horton, program director of Chestnut Hill College Montessori Teacher Education Program, shared how their program has adapted and is coping during the coronavirus crisis.  Tell us a little about your training program and its mission. The Montessori Teacher Education Program at Chestnut Hill College, located in Philadelphia, offers Montessori Early Childhood training. Students can…

Meet Nancy Lindeman! She is emeritus faculty from Westminster College where she served as the program director for the Institute for Montessori Innovation. Nancy may have retired as a program director, but she is staying as busy as ever: she spends time with her family, serves on the American Montessori Society’s Board of Directors, does…

Teresa Noble is the Director of the Early Childhood Program at the Institute for Guided Studies and MACTE Board Member. If Teresa is not at home in South Carolina, it is very possible she is serving as a MACTE onsite verifier! She has traveled across the U.S. and filled up her passport traveling to programs…

We are excited to share MACTE’s updated 2018 Guide to Accreditation. Please click here to download. For an overview of the more significant changes, please click here to download the 2018 Guide Changes Overview. Please email Aimee and Carolyn at accreditation@macte.org with any questions!

Dear friends, We are saddened by the loss of our friend and colleague Dr. Frank Murray. Frank was a continued visionary for the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE), serving first as treasurer and then as board chair for six years. His influence, guidance, love, and inspiration will live on endlessly among the Montessori…

Dr. Rebecca Pelton shares her thoughts with the New York Times on the importance of the role of quality teacher education programs in Bezos’ plan for low-income Montessori preschools: https://www.nytimes.com/…/us/bezos-montessori-preschool.html MACTE is eager to see what will unfold and appreciates the input that has already been shared from leaders and organizations in the Montessori community.