Supporting Guides by Cassi’s Class https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans Share your ideas and comment. en-us 2025-03-03 19:43:16 UTC 2025-04-07 20:58:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://pixabay.com/get/g43ce42551c0486e6f3caa67b52b23caf6163cf45ec27caaa91bc3c5ef5f73e546a1e816fc9a5c15ce1726b6d118d50a4.jpg https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349692835 Weekly meetings to check in about challenges and to share ideas

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]]> 2025-03-03 21:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693013 cassisclass3a https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693128 structured onboarding

]]> 2025-03-03 21:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693128 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693405 Be available to help with parent communication

]]> 2025-03-03 21:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693405 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693597 Scheduling regular mentor teacher visits

]]> 2025-03-03 21:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693597 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693781 Set up lunch meetings with a new guide to connect with a more experienced guide.


]]> 2025-03-03 21:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693781 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693888 Support with data collection and observations of children with diverse needs. Support with these parent meetings as needed.

]]> 2025-03-03 21:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349693888 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349694776 Creating time to meet with them to answer any questions they have

]]> 2025-03-03 21:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349694776 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349694951 Offer to be the child to give a lesson or two that they are hesitant to give - offering support and encouragement

]]> 2025-03-03 21:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349694951 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695131 Observe in the classroom to have feedback for the guide

]]> 2025-03-03 21:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695131 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695228 Provide time to observe senior teacher classrooms. This provides greater opportunities for self reflection.

]]> 2025-03-03 21:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695228 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695802 Daily check ins in the middle and the end of the day whenever possible to ask how it's going.

]]> 2025-03-03 21:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695802 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695847 validating, They are not alone

]]> 2025-03-03 21:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695847 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695869 Helping with parent and staff interactions when needed

]]> 2025-03-03 21:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695869 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695887 Observations and offering feedback

]]> 2025-03-03 21:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349695887 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696060 Give framework for how to share challenging information to parents (i.e. child needs more support)

]]> 2025-03-03 21:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696060 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696190 Provide language to new teacher ~ precision of language classroom management tricks.

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]]> 2025-03-03 21:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696246 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696334 After observing them, give the guide a short passage to read about something that may encourage a refresh in theory. Discuss

]]> 2025-03-03 21:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696334 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696503 Giving little note of gratitude and encouragement

]]> 2025-03-03 21:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696503 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696893 Take a photo or video of them so they can see themselves.

]]> 2025-03-03 21:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696893 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349696927 Encouraging rest to reset, work life balance, Rome wasn’t built in a day - each day is fresh as each child is

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]]> 2025-03-03 21:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698010 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698280 Discuss ways of supporting assistants

]]> 2025-03-03 21:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698280 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698558 Have them write a gratitude journal of one thing each day that went well.

]]> 2025-03-03 21:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698558 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698652 Try to give them strong assistants that are not brand new if possible

]]> 2025-03-03 21:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698652 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698693 Setting goals to support their growth throughout the year - nothing overwhelming but to help put their attention on and to be able to see and feel their growth. Feeling successful in any small ways is a win versus always finding how or where you are failing.

]]> 2025-03-03 21:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698693 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698811 Tell stories about when you first started teaching to model growth mindset and friendliness towards error.

]]> 2025-03-03 21:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3349698811 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389831525 Being a sounding board and not necessarily jumping in to help right away.

]]> 2025-03-31 20:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389831525 Challenge them to take more time to observe and to start finding patterns to the challenging times in their day https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389831998 2025-03-31 20:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389831998 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389832088 Initial meeting at the beginning of the year with templets from the previous year. Ask if these are useful and what changes they would like to make from their experience.


]]> 2025-03-31 20:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389832088 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389832133 Providing support to find communities of practice.


]]> 2025-03-31 20:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389832133 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389832213 Providing more opportunities for specialized professional development ~ to enrich what they are bringing through their Montessori training.

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]]> 2025-03-31 20:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389832582 Conduct meetings with their teaching peers to discuss ideas, classroom goals, etc. and to consider other perspectives or approaches https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389833264 2025-03-31 20:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389833264 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389833599 Continue with check in meetings, but less frequently than with the Novice.

]]> 2025-03-31 20:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389833599 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389833737 Having the guide create a new activity for Practical Life and demo for peers


]]> 2025-03-31 20:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389833737 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389834218 Refined reflexion - Refining areas to improve on and more so finding resources on their own.

]]> 2025-03-31 20:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389834218 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389834247 Still provide support with challenging parent conversations so that they can learn to model supportive language with parents. (Now they are in a place to take on more accountability in this area).


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Have the guide run a parent group for their families weekly to discuss some of the families struggles.


]]> 2025-03-31 20:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389844006 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389844079 Ask them to do a comparison from their first few years to where they are now and what they are doing differently and why and possibly offer that to some of the new guides.

]]> 2025-03-31 20:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389844079 Challenge them to think outside the box of what they have been doing so far. Compare albums with other guides and have philosophical conversations about the differences. https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389844152 2025-03-31 20:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389844152 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389844730 Hopefully becoming proficient in observation and having a nicer flow in the classroom. Able to be a great classroom to host others to observe.

]]> 2025-03-31 20:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389844730 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389845093 Direct them to more specific trainings and ideas to enhance their skills and knowledge

]]> 2025-03-31 20:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389845093 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389845485 Asking them to possibly help with or even lead some parent education

]]> 2025-03-31 20:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389845485 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389845802 Have them be involved in training assistants for novice teachers.

]]> 2025-03-31 20:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389845802 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389865104 Give them an award for longevity in the field!!!

]]> 2025-03-31 21:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389865104 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389865427 This may be specific for the current generation of experts ~ giving support for teaching neurodiverse students (or teaching post-COVID).

]]> 2025-03-31 21:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389865427 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389866347 Have the guide observe in other staffs classrooms to support others with challenging behaviors.

]]> 2025-03-31 21:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389866347 Arrange professional development trainings for how to support neurodivergent children in a Montessori classroom https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389867104 2025-03-31 21:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389867104 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389867290 Office hours for the expert guide to chat with staff.


]]> 2025-03-31 21:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389867290 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389868558 Bring in outside evaluators because they have a different level of authority with their suggestions.

]]> 2025-03-31 21:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3389868558 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399432409 Encourage attendance at national conferences...like AMS.

]]> 2025-04-07 20:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399432409 Have your master guide run a staff meeting with an agenda. https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399432805 2025-04-07 20:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399432805 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399433182 Helping them explore if their behaviors are aligned with their values they hold for their students (being lifelong learners especially)

]]> 2025-04-07 20:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399433182 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399433222 Encourage joining advocacy groups for early childhood, education, etc.

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]]> 2025-04-07 20:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399433693 See if they might be interested in writing a blog or a more topic centered newsletter for broader understanding of Montessori and theory in and out of the home. https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399434102 2025-04-07 20:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399434102 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399434359 Help to train administrators on Montessori pedagogy.


]]> 2025-04-07 20:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399434359 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399434434 Encourage them to stay up-to-date on lateness research in Montessori and EC education

]]> 2025-04-07 20:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399434434 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399434863 Hosting parent ed and or professional development

]]> 2025-04-07 20:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399434863 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399435390 Hosting/leading community events

]]> 2025-04-07 20:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399435390 promotional material https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399435576 2025-04-07 20:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399435576 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399464121 Listen. Just take some time to just listen to them - whatever they have to say.

]]> 2025-04-07 20:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399464121 Having open minded mindful activities as a staff to help support curiosity versus shut down and closed mindedness. https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399464183 2025-04-07 20:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399464183 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399464710 Be a logic detective ~ ask direct questions that could help uncover potential points of struggle.

]]> 2025-04-07 20:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399464710 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399465083 Asking how I can help and encourage/support to help motivate

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]]> 2025-04-07 20:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399465623 Connection before correction! Have dinner with them and connect before you need them to do something. https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399466010 2025-04-07 20:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399466010 https://padlet.com/cassisclass3a/218tu5741iipjans/wish/3399466548 Let them experience the consequences of their decisions... don't unnecessarily protect staff.

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