Ibes, C. F., & Ng, Y. (2011, June), Engineering in a Montessori Environment  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17873

\bibitem{asee_peer_17873}
  Ibes, C. F., \& Ng, Y. (2011, June), \emph{Engineering in a Montessori Environment}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17873

Catherine Frances Ibes and Yvonne Ng.  "Engineering in a Montessori Environment".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/17873 Internet.  08 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17873}
  Catherine Frances Ibes and Yvonne Ng.
  "Engineering in a Montessori Environment".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/17873 Internet.  08 May, 2024

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AB  -                       Engineering in a Montessori EnvironmentThe first female doctor in Italy, Dr. Maria Montessori, first developed Montessori educationover 100 years ago. Practiced in over 200 public schools in the United States and Canada, andin thousands of schools worldwide, Montessori education is known for fostering self-disciplineand creativity hand-in-hand with independence and social responsibility. Successful graduatesof the system include Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founder of Amazon, JeffBezos, Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Anne Frank.Our institution’s Montessori STEM Graduate Certificate, a 3-course certificate program, wasdeveloped for in-service Montessori educators to offer enrichment of existing Montessori contentin Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. All the courses wereco- developed and co-taught by a science or engineering content area expert and a Montessoripedagogical expert. The engineering course in particular greatly impacted existing Montessoricurricular content by deepening connections across disciplines, informing Montessori pedagogy,and addressing the requirements for new engineering content in Minnesota state standards. Whileengineering presented a new and very effective method of problem-solving to teachers andstudents alike, it also provided a crucial link between two foundational Montessori concepts: thefundamental needs of all humans and the evolution of human ingenuity. Engineering proved tobe a perfect fit in the Montessori system of education.Montessori education also proved to be an excellent fit with engineering education at theelementary levels. Montessori education is holistic in nature and uses developmentallyappropriate, hand-on, didactic materials to inspire engagement and learning in children. Inquiryis fostered through initial experiences (lessons) that offer both inspiration and instruction, andthrough the follow-up work (assignments) that encourage children to deepen their understandingthrough continued exploration and application of the materials and concepts.A key message in Montessori education is gratitude for those who came before, linking students’modern lifestyles back to the many nameless engineers who came before. Additionally,Montessori education inspires students to think about the gifts that they have to offer to thefuture generations. Our work with engineering today in the classroom is sure to bear fruit incultivating the engineers of tomorrow.Through the lens of Montessori pedagogy and curriculum, engineering comes alive in the studyand exploration of human needs. At the same time engineering affords a practical and process-oriented approach to developing systems for Montessori classrooms and curriculum.This paper outlines and explores the Montessori method of creating meaningful context andhighlights the ways in which the engineering design process deepens the Montessori instructionalapproach, illustrating how the collaboration between Montessori pedagogy and engineeringexperiences will inspire and prepare our next generation of engineers.
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