Our Guest: John Fowler
Show Notes
John Fowler joins the podcast to discuss classroom governance at the Elementary level. In the context of Cosmic Education, John shares a framework for classroom governance that involves students creating their own shared agreements for the classroom, taking on leadership roles (such as president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer), and running their own weekly classroom meetings, during which important discussions are held and collective decisions are made. John makes the case that experiencing democratic governance as a healthy and vital part of Cosmic Education that serves students in both individual and collective ways.
About our Guest
John Fowler
Montessori Consultant and TIES Faculty Member
John Fowler directed Montessori Elementary classes from 1981 and earned his AMI elementary certification in Bergamo, Italy. John has also served as a head of school, an AMI and AMS consultant, and a speaker at numerous conferences.
John has a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and a Ph.D. in Transformative Learning. For the last 24 years, he has greatly enjoyed a continued affiliation with TIES, The Institute for Education Studies, in their Master’s Degree programs in both Montessori and Non-Montessori Integrative Learning.
Resources
The Institute for Educational Studies (TIES): Montessori Integrative Learning
https://ties-edu.org/mil-home
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