Our Guest: Paula Lillard Preschlack
Show Notes
Paula Lillard Preschlack joins us to talk about her new book, The Montessori Potential, How to Foster Independence, Respect and Joy in Every Child. Specifically, Paula encourages teachers and school leaders to aim for authentic practices in Montessori and offers tips for stay engaged with the work. Paula dives into what this means, the reasons to do so, and how to do it successfully. We hope listeners will leave feeling inspired and confident!
About our Guest
Paula Lillard Preschlack, M.Ed.
Writer & Speaker
Paula was a teacher and the head of school at Forest Bluff School for over 25 years. She has given over 100 talks at Forest Bluff, other montessori schools, teacher training courses, and conferences. Her work focuses on the principles and benefits of the Montessori approach. Paula attended Hampshire College and holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Loyola College in Maryland, has diplomas from the Association Montessori Internationale for Assistants to Infancy, Primary, and Elementary Levels, and she audited the NAMTA/AMI Orientation to Adolescent Studies. Paula is married to Jim Preschlack and has two children, now 18 and 20 years old. She loves horses, standard poodles, nature, hiking, skiing, reading, and laughing really hard with friends!
Resources
Paula’s website: https://
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
Recommended Reading:
Montessori in the Classroom by Paula Polk Lillard (great for new teachers!)
The Absorbent Mind, Discovery of the Child, The Secret of Childhood by Dr. Maria Montessori
To Educate the Human Potential & Education and Peace by Dr. Maria Montessori
Citizen of the World (series of essays) by Dr. Maria Montessori
Montessori’s 1913 Rome lectures, Montessori’s 1946 London lectures by Dr. Maria Montessori
The Montessori Approach to Music by Dr. Maria Montessori
Psychogeometry and Psychoarithmatic by Dr. Maria Montessori
The Advanced Montessori Method – Volume I & Volume II
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
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