AMS Teacher Education Director Academy

The AMS Teacher Education Director Academy has been developed in response to a desire to transform and uplift Montessori teacher education. It is a course of study that supports and strengthens the skills and knowledge base for aspiring AMS teacher education program (TEP) directors, as well as experienced AMS-affiliated teacher education program directors, to create strong programs both academically and in terms of sustainability and long-term success.

This academy provides knowledge and guidance for excellence and innovation in Montessori teacher education. It supports AMS directors and future directors in designing and delivering an adult learner-centered program from its first steps of determining the program vision and planning and building the curriculum, to the moment of adult learner graduation and beyond.

The Teacher Education Director Academy also guides directors through the steps of optimal self-studies whose readiness will move them through the approval process seamlessly.

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Benefits of the Academy

• Create an AMS-affiliated teacher education program and courses centered around the needs of adult learners and their ongoing transformation.
• Implement innovative, outcomes-based approaches to enhance your TEP’s sustainability.
• Incorporate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) into all aspects of your TEP.
• Develop strategies to design or restructure your TEP to meet or exceed AMS Affiliation Standards.
• Construct high-quality self-studies founded on AMS Handbook guidelines (which are inclusive of DEIB principles).

No other program is solely dedicated to building skills for current and future TEP directors.

Key Takeaways

• A heightened focus on Montessori TEP transformation
• Optimization of self-study submissions
• Excellence and innovation in teacher education
• Strengthening of adult learner-centered program design and delivery
• Expediting self-study reviews

Academy Overview

The AMS Teacher Education Director Academy is designed for both current and future AMS-affiliated teacher education program directors. This comprehensive 5-month program is grounded in adult learner theory and the AMS affiliation handbook, allowing for both innovation in TEPs and adherence to high-quality standards.  Participants will actively participate in live sessions, purposeful assignments, and meaningful discussions using resources within Canvas. Upon completion, graduates receive the official AMS Teacher Education Director Academy Certificate attesting to their mastery of the class.

Cost

AMS Members: $675

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for this class, you must:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree from a US-accredited college or university, or its equivalent from another country 
• Hold a Montessori AMS credential, AMI diploma, or a credential from a MACTE-accredited program
• Have three years of experience as Montessori lead teacher post-credential issue date at the level of your credential
• Be an AMS member in good standing
• Have experience teaching and/or presenting to adults

Experience in the following is preferred:

• Educational administration
• Curriculum development