The Power of the Pattern - Uncovering your Innate Love of Math

Primary Math with BethAnn Slater

The Power of the Pattern - Uncovering your Innate Love of Math

This workshop will engage participants—both math enthusiasts and those still wary of the subject—in an exploration of mathematics as a human discovery. Through hands-on interactions, reflection, and discussion, participants will identify aspects of math that most intrigue or challenge them and gain insight into their personal relationship with Math.

Objectives:

  1. Ignite a new passion for this human discovery of Mathematics.

  2. Deepen understandings about the techniques and skills we use to honor the child’s self-construction in the Math Area of the Casa.

  3. Appreciate the Patterns that give children a key: a way to see connections, predict outcomes, and build confidence.

BethAnn Slater

BethAnn Slater is the Head of School and has been the Primary Directress at Middleburg Montessori in Virginia, USA, since 2003. BethAnn earned her AMI diploma at the primary level in Cleveland, OH, a B.S. in Family and Child Development from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a M.Ed. in Education from Loyola University, Maryland. BethAnn has taught in the Montessori Primary classroom and the public sector for many years. She is an AMI Trainer at the 3-6 Level, currently serving as the Director of Training on diploma and certificate courses in Dallas, TX, and South Africa. She has conducted workshops for school leadership, supporting assistants in the classroom, fostering play in children, and monthly parent discussion groups. BethAnn feels grateful to have had the opportunity to experience Montessori education in her early school years, provide Montessori education for her children, and continue sharing her enthusiasm for Montessori education with adults.