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Teacher Education

Our team provides Montessori teacher education in several US courses, and internationally.


We are overjoyed to announce a new course in Africa, beginning in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and planned for other locations in West Africa. We plan to educate teachers who can then start Parent-Infant groups in their communities. Parent-Infant provides access to a Montessori environment and parent education on topics such as child development and nutrition. Families of all income levels may participate, and a healthy meal will be served each time they gather.


We are sending Montessori materials and tools to make furniture and more materials. If you'd like to support this program please contact us. 

Online Infant Toddler Course Content

As of June 2020, Learning Together Education is providing content to Montessori Infant Toddler courses as they go online due to the pandemic. We provide Powerpoints, recordings, reading assignments, solo and group activities, relaxation exercises, and journaling prompts. 

Content is developed by Dr. Darla Ferris Miller and Susan Tracy McDaniel to meet the expectations of accredited teacher education programs who may wish to use them.

Courses available include:

  • Montessori Philosophy
  • Pedagogy
  • Early Childhood Overview
  • Child Development
  • Observation
  • Environmental Design
  • Personal Growth
  • Program Leadership
  • Child, Family, Community

We have also created a group of Infant-Toddler instructors sharing video and photos to be used in courses and for virtual observations.

Parent-Infant Facilitator Training (PIFT)

includes follow-up mentoring for a year. If you are interested in supporting parents as they begin their parenting journey, please visit our site: http://www.parentinfant.org, where you can learn about training and mentoring opportunities. An observation journal is included.

Workshops presented by Susan Tracy McDaniel through Learning Together Education:

  • Retreat Day or Overnight
  • EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques for Educators
  • At My Best: Doing the Personal Work Necessary for Being with Children
  • Discipline Toolkit: What I Learned from Master Teachers
  • First, Observe: Observation as the Foundation of the Montessori Method
  • Bodily Functions: Eating, Sleeping, and Toileting (for parents and/or educators)
  • Montessori Infant and Toddler Programs
  • Or, a topic of your choice

For mentoring, consulting, and homeschooling support, please contact us.

Susan Tracy McDaniel has been a lecturer at Seton Montessori Institute for more than twenty-five years and recommends their teacher education courses. She is also an instructor at Cambridge Montessori Institute and has provided teacher education in China, Russia, and Slovenia. Excellent continuing education opportunities are also available through these and other accredited organizations.

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