Montessori Innovator is a multiyear project designed to support our members in transformation. It is our hope that engaging with the content on this page sparks creativity and serves as a refresher for the important work you do in your classrooms and programs each day.

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2021 Montessori Innovator Award

The American Montessori Society’s Montessori Innovator Award honors up-and-coming individuals for their original contributions to the practice and experience of Montessori education. This year’s Montessori Innovator Award honors all Montessori educators worldwide, in recognition of their impassioned and inventive contributions to the practice and experience of Montessori education throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teacher. Innovator. Montessorian: A Professional Development Study Guide and Journal

Designed to be used year-round in your programs and classrooms, our new Teacher. Innovator. Montessorian: A Professional Development Study Guide and Journal contain twelve workshops, mirroring the Twelve Facets of the Innovative Teacher. Use them as lesson plans, or as inspiration for your own innovative professional development.

Access the first few pages for free! AMS Members: Log in to read the entire publication.

A Special Keepsake

We have designed a template that you can use to create a 3-dimensional dodecahedron that displays a different facet of a Montessori innovator on each of its 12 planes.

Each plane also includes a question for reflection. We hope when complete it will bring you joy and inspiration.