Professional Development Topics

Presentations

2026

Virginia Montessori Association
Community and Character: Essential Components on the Pathway to Peace ‍ ‍Manassas, VA

South Carolina Montessori Alliance
Advancing Dr. Montessori’s Approach to Classroom Observation ‍ ‍Charleston, SC

Montessori Association of North Carolina
Community & Character: Essential Components on the Pathway to Peace with Trisha Thompson-Willingham, MEd Charlotte, NC

AMI-USA Book Talk: Implementing the Montessori Method
Character Development as a Pathway to Peace with Trisha Thompson-Willingham. Virtual

Montessori Alliance of Tennessee
Session: Nurture Reading Joy! Selecting Books to Improve Foundational Reading Skills & Vocabulary Development Workshop: Using Your Classroom Data to Support Literacy Development Chattanooga, TN

The Montessori Salon Implementing the Montessori Method: Learner-Centered Education from Birth through Adolescence
Three virtual interactive sessions, co-hosted with Trisha Thompson-Willingham.
Virtual

IMC Leadership Forum
Building Stable Communities through Deep Knowledge of Children’s Development
Virtual

Early Childhood Empowerment Conference
Designing an Eclectic Curriculum: Reggio, Forest School, Charlotte Mason, Play-Based, and Montessori Education. Providence, RI

American Montessori Society
TME Annual Conference
Championing Montessori in the Public Sector Initiative - Literacy Alignment Across the Continuum (Session A with Dr. Rigaud & Dr. Saylor) Selecting Books to Improve Children’s Foundational Reading Skills (Session B)
Washington, DC

SXSW EDU
Mentor to (5) SXSW Participants
Austin, TX

Seton Montessori
What’s New in Montessori Research
Virtual - teacher preparation session

Little Leaps (India)
Montessori Language to Literacy Mastery
Virtual

Childhood Potential (UK)
Using Language Materials with Purpose
Virtual Conference

New Mexico Montessori
Transforming Classroom Data into Meaningful Literacy
Virtual

2025

American Montessori Society
TME Annual Conference
The Scientific Pedagogue: The Art of Child Observation in Montessori Classrooms (Session A)
Designing Family Partnership Opportunities to Improve Children's Language and Literacy Learning (Session B)
Denver, CO

Canadian Council of Montessori Administrators
Effective Literacy Practices in the Montessori Classroom
Webinar

Utah Montessori Council
Montessorians – Scientists in the Classroom (Invited Keynote)
Using Literacy Data to Tell Your School’s Success Stories (Session B)
Salt Lake City, UT

Mountaintop Montessori School
Effective Literacy Practices in the Montessori Classroom
Charlottesville, VA

Relation-Centered Education Network (RCEN)
Designing Family Partnership Opportunities to Improve Children's Literacy Learning
Maynooth University, Ireland

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Meeting ‘Science of Reading’ Expectations through Play
Orlando, FL

2024

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Designing Family Partnership Opportunities to Improve Children’s Language & Literacy Outcomes
New Orleans, LA

American Montessori Society - Public Montessori
Montessori Schools and ELA State Legislation
Webinar

Montessori Australia
How to Improve Reading Outcomes with Evidence-based Practices, Gather Data, and Use it to Engage Families
Webinar

Montessori Foundation - International Montessori Council
Designing Family Partnership Opportunities to Improve Children's Language and Literacy Learning
Atlanta, GA

2023

American Montessori Society (AMS)
TME Annual Conference
Montessori Advocacy and the Science of Reading
Boston, MA

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI-USA)
Montessori Advocacy and the Science of Reading
Washington, DC

2022

Montessori Foundation - International Montessori Council (IMC)
Montessori and the Science of Reading
St. Petersburg, FL

Virginia Montessori Association (VMA) invited Keynote
Science of Reading and State Legislation: What Is It and How Will It Influence my Montessori Environment?
Charlottesville, VA

Montessori Public Policy Initiative (MPPI) invited Keynote
Montessori Advocacy and the Science of Reading
Washington, DC

Reading Science Summit
Mount St. Joseph University
Montessori Alignment to the Science of Reading
Cincinnati, OH (virtual)

American Montessori Society
TME Annual Conference
Montessori Alignment to the Science of Reading
Nashville, TN