Our Guest: Seth Webb
Show Notes
Seth Webb joins the podcast to discuss tools that can be used to support Montessori practice, while keeping human development as the focus. Seth starts by highlighting current research about developmental objectives and “dimensions of wellness.” He advocates that we redifine educational outcomes to what matters most: executive functions, social fluency and emotional flexibility, linguistic and cultural fluency.
Seth then shares how the Montessori philosophy has human development at its core by focusing on planes of development, human tendencies, spontaneous activity, and a prepared environment. He then shares how we can extend this framework to the school community as a whole.
Seth describes the resources offered by the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (NCMPS) that support both classroom and school-wide Montessori practices.
About our Guest
Seth Webb
Director of School Services with the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector
Seth Webb, the Director of School Services with the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (also known as NCMPS). Prior to joining NCMPS, Seth worked in public Montessori schools in Arizona, Colorado, and New Zealand as an assistant, upper elementary teacher, instructional leader and coach, dean of students (ECE-8), and principal (ECE-12). He is Montessori-credentialed (AMS 6-12, AMI/NAMTA 12-18), is a state-licensed teacher and principal, and holds an MAEd from the Center for Contemporary Montessori Programs at St. Catherine University. He is also the parent of two Montessopri children, both now in college, each having had the gift of attending Montessori programs from Children’s House through High School – and always in schools where Seth was teaching or leading.
Resources
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