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Operationalizing the AMI/USA HRSJ Educational Inclusion Statement in the Classroom

$30.00

Children are empowered by adults that are empowered to view them in their best light and be fully committed to honor their human rights. Prepared adults are those that understand tried and true teaching strategies that are based on Montessori pedagogical approaches and are skilled at operationalizing educational inclusion theory to meet the needs of neurodivergent children. To strengthen awareness and knowledge, Erin will guide participants through experiential exercises and case studies infused with diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and accessibility principles. She will summarize the most frequently encountered types of neurodivergence in learning communities, outline why and how our Montessori classrooms are the best environments to support neurodivergent learners, and offer best practices supported by evidenced based models and frameworks that align with the Montessori method. Finally she will share how to create sensory-informed environments, employ trauma-sensitive approaches, and develop collaborative partnerships with families. 

Children are empowered by adults that are empowered to view them in their best light and be fully committed to honor their human rights. Prepared adults are those that understand tried and true teaching strategies that are based on Montessori pedagogical approaches and are skilled at operationalizing educational inclusion theory to meet the needs of neurodivergent children. To strengthen awareness and knowledge, Erin will guide participants through experiential exercises and case studies infused with diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and accessibility principles. She will summarize the most frequently encountered types of neurodivergence in learning communities, outline why and how our Montessori classrooms are the best environments to support neurodivergent learners, and offer best practices supported by evidenced based models and frameworks that align with the Montessori method. Finally she will share how to create sensory-informed environments, employ trauma-sensitive approaches, and develop collaborative partnerships with families. 

Erin is a lifelong advocate for educational inclusion. She is a neurodivergent AMI trained guide and elementary state-certified special education teacher that is currently enrolled in a blended Primary training at the Montessori Institute of North Texas. Erin is also a graduate of several Montessori educational inclusion courses, including the most recent Montessori Therapy training course in Munich, Germany, and studies the science of the prepared environment in the field of human behavior science. As a long-term Human Rights and Social Justice (HRSJ) Advisory Council member, she contributed extensively to the research and penning of the 2024 AMI/USA Position Statement on Educational Inclusion and Educational Equity. Erin is also a long-time yoga practitioner currently working on my 500-hour certification.