 3rd Annual MACTE Symposium Highlights |
The Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) held its Third Annual Symposium for Montessori Teacher Educators, December 5-7, 2014 in Alexandria, VA. This event draws teacher educators from around the world. The focus of this year's Symposium was on recognition of the Montessori teaching diploma/credential by State Departments of Education. Our opening reception honored Dennis Schapiro as the recipient of the first MACTE award for Innovation in Montessori Teacher Education. Denny's wife Jeanne Andre and their two sons Jeremiah and Tokumbo were in attendance to receive the award.
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Dr. Judith Eaton, the president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), gave the keynote. Her keynote address was titled: Does Accreditation Matter? She included an overview and history of accreditation in the United States.
Symposium highlights included presentations on the teacher qualification registries and teacher licensure within each state. Montessori advocates shared success stories from Oregon and South Carolina and a common theme was the importance of cultivating direct personal relationships with state decision makers and implementers. The final day of the symposium was an Open Space format where teacher educators created spontaneous discussion topics relevant to their work. Many of the topics stemmed from the presentations offered the day before while others explored other new topics within state regulations, quality assessment, international accreditation, online training components and best practices for teacher education. See the full schedule of events below.
Saturday evening there was a reception to honor the 2014 - 2015 Wisdom of the Elders recipients. Each recipient spoke poignantly with regard to his or her impact on Montessori education. This years honorees included, Dr. Elizabeth Coe, Gulsevin Kayihan, Carmen E.R. Delgado, Marina Grau, David Kahn, Frank Brainard and Doris Sommer. The stories from the recipients and pictures of the event can be found on the MACTE's website at www.macte.org. Symposium 2015 - December 4 - 6, Alexandria, VA.
The Symposium materials and pictures will be available on the MACTE website in the New Year.
 | 2014 Wisdom of the Elders Recipients and MACTE President
From Left to Right: Doris Sommer, Gulsevin Kayihan, David Kahn, Rebecca Pelton, Marina Grau, Carmen E.R. Delgado, Betsy Coe and Frank Brainard |
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MACTE Policy Changes
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Thank you for your patience as we have updated the 2013 MACTE Guide to Accreditation. We are happy to announce the Guide is now available on the MACTE website in the Literature section under the Guides & Forms tab ( Go there now). Moving forward MACTE will make yearly revisions to the Guide, if necessary. We will communicate when these revisions are made via Constant Contact newsletters and on the MACTE website. If you have any questions please email [email protected].
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Congratulations to the Newly Accredited Programs!
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Institute for Guided Studies (Salt Lake City, UT) Full Accreditation (Renewal) granted for a term of seven years (to December 4, 2021) for its Early Childhood Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Levels. Cottage Montessori Teacher Education Program (Fresno, CA) Full Accreditation (Initial) granted for a term of seven years (to December 4, 2021) for its Early Childhood Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Level. Center for Montessori Education/New York (White Plains, NY) Full Accreditation (Renewal) granted for a term of seven years (to December 4, 2021) for its Infant and Toddler Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Level.
Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center (Waterford, MI) Full Accreditation (Renewal) granted for a term of seven years (to December 4, 2021) for its Early Childhood, Elementary I and Elementary I-II Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Levels. Montana Montessori Teacher Education Institute (Kalispell, MT) Full Accreditation (Renewal) granted for a term of seven years (to December 4, 2021) for its Early Childhood Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Level. Montessori Center for Teacher Development (Convent Station, NJ) Full Accreditation (Initial) granted for a term of seven years (to December 4, 2021) for its Early Childhood Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Level. Kent & Sussex Montessori Centre (Kent, United Kingdom) Full Accreditation (Renewal) granted for a term of two years (to December 4, 2016) for its Early Childhood Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Level.
Palmetto Montessori Institute (Florence, SC) Full Accreditation (Initial) granted for a term of seven years (to December 4, 2021) for its Infant and Toddler Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Level.
Seton Montessori Institute (Clarendon Hills, IL) Full Accreditation (Renewal) granted for a term of seven years (to December 4, 2021) for its Infant and Toddler and Early Childhood Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Level.
Cincinnati Montessori Secondary TEP (Cincinnati, OH) Approval of an Additional Location in River Falls, Wisconsin for its Secondary I-II Montessori Teacher Education Certification Course Level.
Instituto Nueva Escuela (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) Approval of an Additional Age Range, Elementary II component.
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Self-Study Writing Workshop and On-Site Verifier Training
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Philadelphia, PA
March 11, 2015
8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
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Prior to the AMS Conference, MACTE will be holding a Self-Study Writing Workshop and On-Site Verifier Training. If you are in the area but are not attending the AMS Conference, you are still welcome to participate.
Session and Registration Fees
Self-Study Writing Workshop (8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.): $50.00
On-Site Verifier Training (1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.): $50.00
Both Sessions: $75.00
If you have not registered for the AMS Conference, Click Here to register now!
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Are these your glasses?
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If you were at the Symposium and left your purple glasses (seen in the picture below), contact us and we'll return them to you!
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Happy Holidays from the MACTE Staff!  Kate Early, Cassie Bradshaw, Emma Pelton and Dr. Rebecca Pelton
The office will be closed from Monday December 22th - January 5th. The staff will be available intermittently through email. We hope you all have a wonderful and joy-filled holiday!
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