MACTE is pleased to share our Spotlight on Program Directors series. These profiles are a chance for program directors to share about their teacher education programs and their own personal stories. Name and Title: Michael Duffy, Co-director Program Name: Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Collaborative Program Website: mettc.org Tell us a little about your program. The…
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Spotlight on Program Director Grace Munn
MACTE is pleased to share our Spotlight on Program Directors series. These profiles are a chance for program directors to share about their teacher education programs and their own personal stories. If you are a program director of a MACTE accredited teacher education program and would like to participate in our Spotlight on Program Directors…
Spotlight on Program Director Kathie Sweet
MACTE is pleased to share our Spotlight on Program Directors series. These profiles are a chance for program directors to share about their teacher education programs and their own personal stories. Name and Title: Kathie Sweet, Interim Director of Montessori Education Program Name: University of Nebraska Kearney Montessori Teacher Education Program Program Website: www.unk.edu Tell…
AMS Policy Changes for MACTE Accreditation
On August 9th, MACTE shared a letter with program directors addressing the recent AMS policy changes regarding MACTE accreditation. You may click on the link below to read the letter. Should you have any questions, please reach out to the MACTE office. Letter to Programs Regarding Changes in Requiring Accreditation (3)
Exciting News! Accreditation of the Administrator Level is Here!
We are very excited to announce MACTE is prepared to receive applications for the accreditation of the Administrator Credential! Visit MACTE’s online Document Library to download the Administrator Credential requirements as well as MACTE’s updated application form. Once we receive your application, the accreditation process will proceed the same way as all other levels. Reminder: each certification course…
MACTE Recommended for the Renewal of Recognition from U.S. Secretary of Education
We are proud and pleased to share that on March 3, 2021, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) voted unanimously to recommend the renewal of MACTE’s recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education for another five years. We work hard to maintain this recognition, to keep improving ourselves as an organization,…
Black History is Not Optional
We, the undersigned Montessori leadership organizations in the United States of America, are responding to the recent actions of the leadership of the Maria Montessori Academy in North Ogden, Utah, which allowed parents to make the decision regarding their children’s participation in Black History month activities, as well as the entitlement of the parents who…
COVID-19 & Program Considerations
MACTE Guidelines Regarding COVID-19 The Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 health crisis and the implications it may have on programs and institutions. MACTE recognizes this is a rapidly changing landscape, and the goal is to provide flexible and reasonable accommodations to support our teacher education programs and…
Why We Call It “Wisdom of the Elders”
This year’s 2015 Wisdom of the Elders Ceremony recognized the leadership and guidance our recipients have given over their lifetime to the Montessori community as educators, writers, and innovators. This year we recognized: Teri Canaday, D’Neil Duffy, Michael Duffy, Rebecca Keith, Abbie Kelly, Frank Murray, Molly O’Shaughnessy, Joyce Pickering, John Snyder, and Sybil Taylor. We would like to give a special thanks to John Snyder for his reflection on…
Why Most Accreditors Don’t Have Standards
by Frank B. Murray The logical requirements for an accreditor’s standards—that is, the necessary and sufficient conditions for the determination of program quality— are not currently being met. This is because the standards currently in place typically are vaguely worded principles. Yet, even when they are bright-line specific, they satisfy the requirements for only…
