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This past June, I finished my first year as a Montessori teacher at Chiaravalle Montessori School in Evanston, Illinois. Great kids, great teachers, great staff. I worked with kids ages 6 to 9 and had lots of fun. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on this website are my own and do not necessarily reflect Chiaravalle's conception or implementation of the Montessori method.

During my M.Ed. in Montessori program, I wrote a couple of papers:

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Parents

Expanded to include information on upcoming courses at the Center for Talent Development.

Teachers

New information on my upcoming talks at NCTM conferences and a new article on introducing turtle geometry in the Montessori classroom.

Curriculum and educational software designers

Researchers

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Leone Learning Systems, Inc. (LLS) is a North Shore company that provides online courses for kids anywhere and local teaching and tutoring services for students in Chicago and the Northern Suburbs of Chicagoland. LLS also provides a free geometry software package for children age 6 and up, and free resources for teachers and parents. This site includes information about classes taught, availability for tutoring, learning activities for kids, lesson plans, and an ongoing software and curriculum research and development effort.