Favorite Montessori Sites, Resources, Videos, Articles, and Research
This collection of Montessori-related media is intended to serve as a resource for parents, teachers, administrators or others seeking to learn more about the Montessori Method. It has been compiled by The Montessori Madmen as a tool to help advance understanding of Montessori.
WEB SITES
- Montessori Method (Wiki): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_method
- Montessori Madmen: http://www.montessorimadmen.com
- Wikisori: http://www.wikisori.org/
- Maria Montessori Blog: http://mariamontessori.com/mm/
- Association Montessori Internationale: http://www.montessori-ami.org/
- Association Montessori USA: http://amiusa.org/
- American Montessori Society: http://www.amshq.org/
- Montessori Science: http://www.montessori-science.org
RESOURCES
- School Locator (AMI): https://amiusa.org/school-locator/
- School Locator (AMS): http://www.amshq.org/School%20Resources/Find%20a%20School
- School Locator (NAMTA): http://www.montessori-namta.org/School-Directory
- School Locator (About.com): http://privateschool.about.com/od/montessoriindex/l/blmapmontessori.htm
BOOKS
- The Absorbent Mind (Heny Holt & Co., 1995), by Dr. Maria Montessori
- Montessori Madness (Sevenoff, LLC, 2009), by Trevor Eissler
- Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius (Oxford University Press, 2005), by Angeline Stoll Lillard
- Discovery of The Child (Fides, 1967), by Dr. Maria Montessori
- The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Penguin/Viking 2009), by Sir Ken Robinson
- Drive (Penguin, 2011), by Dan Pink
- A Whole New Mind (Penguin, 2006), by Dan Pink
- The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and “Tougher Standards” (Houghton Mifflin, 1999), by Alfie Kohn
- Punished By Rewards: The Touble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes (Houghton Mifflin, 1993), by Alfie Kohn
- Stop Stealing Dreams, 2011, by Seth Godin, Stop Stealing Dreams (free download)
VIDEOS/SPEECHES/PRESENTATIONS
- Montessori Madness (5:44), by Trevor Eissler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcgN0lEh5IA
- Superwoman Was Already Here (6:14), by Daniel Petter-Lipstein: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQl-7Lmm4hE
- Changing Education Paradigms (11:41) – by Sir Ken Robinson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U
- Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us (10:48), by Dan Pink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
- “Achievement vs. Learning “ (1:05), by Alfie Kohn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sywMkf5QhI
- “It’s Bad News if Students are Motivated to get A’s” (1:03), by Alfie Kohn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQt-ZI58wpw
- Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin talks about his Montessori education: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OCAdXjlLBA&feature=related
- Google Founders Talk Montessori: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C_DQxpX-Kw
- Dr. Steve Hughes, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Discusses Montessori:
- Dr. Hughes: Part I Dr. Hughes, Part 1
- Dr. Hughes: Part 2 Dr. Hughes, Part 2
- Dr. Hughes: Part 3 Dr. Hughes, Part 3
- Dr. Hughes: Building Better Brains: The Neurological Case for Montessori Education http://vimeo.com/m/40791188
- Alan Kay testifies in front of Congress: http://carlanderson.blogspot.com/2010/04/kay-on-motivation-papert-on-how-schools.html
- Educational Videos on the Montessori Method from the American Montessori Society: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB81B46845AB1919
MEDIA COVERAGE
- “The Montessori Mafia”, Wall Street Journal: http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas-market/2011/04/05/the-montessori-mafia/
- “What If the Secret to Success is Failure?”: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-secret-to-success-is-failure.html
- “The Single Best Idea for Reforming K-12 Education”: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/09/01/the-single-best-idea-for-reforming-k-12-education/
- “Montessori: The Missing Voice in the Education Reform Debate” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-flores-shaw/montessori-education-debate_b_1237451.html?ref=education
- Maybe Private School is Cheaper Than Ritalin: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/holly-robinson/maybe-private-school-is-c_b_1245201.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=2679013,b=facebook
- Develop Leaders the Montessori Way, Harvard Business Review Blog: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/01/develop_leaders_the_montessori.html
- Montessori Lessons for Innovators http://timkastelle.org/blog/2012/02/montessori-lessons-for-innovators/
- How to Innovators Think?, Harvard Business Review Blog: http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hbreditors/2009/09/how_do_innovators_think.html
- How to Shape the DNA of a Young Company, New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/business/23corner.html?_r=3
- Montessori…It’s Good for Business: http://www.scpr.org/blogs/economy/2012/03/09/5028/montessori-its-good-business/#comments
- Why the world embraces the Montessori Method: http://www.nyparenting.com/stories/2012/5/fp_montessori_2012_05.html