Partnering with schools and teachers for child-centered, creative learning
Montessori education focuses on students’ unique development and abilities with a commitment to equity and an emphasis on the whole child. The University of Delaware’s Montessori Teacher Academy offers comprehensive Montessori teacher training programs, customized professional education, and support services for schools and districts wishing to implement Montessori programs.
| UD Montessori Teacher Residency (UDMTR)
UDMTR is a comprehensive two-year school-based teacher residency that combines seminars, coaching, site visits. UDMTR partners with teachers who want to become Montessori certified, as well as with Montessori schools who wish to recruit and train new teachers. Next cohort begins July 2025. LEARN MORE: UDMTR Elementary and Primary Programs |
Customized school-based training
Teacher professional development can be tailored to a school’s or program’s goals and needs, such as providing focused training in the science of reading, or curriculum development for Montessori schools. LEARN MORE: Customized Professional Development |
‘Montessori 101’ Free Online Workshop 1/15 Join us to learn more about Montessori education principles, and how can you incorporate key Montessori concepts into your classroom. Virtual Information Sessions 12/12, 1/30 |
The Joy of Teaching Montessori and Why it Works — watch a video about Delaware Montessori
“One of the most special things about being a Montessori teacher is that you are able to teach a pedagogy, a philosophy, a methodology that honors children and they way they learn best, seeing children for who they are, with a passion for helping kids be the best they can be in all areas.” >> WATCH THE VIDEO
Montessori education grows in popularity in Delaware
An individualized, hands-on system of learning developed in the 1900s by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori is finally gaining traction in Delaware. “The research backs up what we know, which is that the Montessori method works with the way children’s brains actually develop….The science tells us, ‘You’re doing the right thing.’” >> READ THE DELAWARE TODAY ARTICLE
Moving ahead with Montessori
In just four years, the UD Montessori Teacher Residency program has expanded its mission far beyond the original two-year residency that has produced 15 teachers and was instrumental in the 2020 launch of the Sussex Montessori Academy, a school in southern Delaware that has a keen focus on low-income children and is now staffed by many UD-trained teachers. Today the program is ready to reach higher and further. >> READ THE UDAILY ARTICLE
For more information
For more information about Montessori education, the UD Montessori Teacher Academy or other program details, please contact director Linda Zankowsky via the following webform:
