Transparent Classroom Guide

Click the link above for step-by-step instructions for navigating and utilizing our online parent portal, Transparent Classroom.

Reading Recommendations

Parenting

• Parent Talk by Chick Moorman
• Beyond Time-Out: From Chaos to Calm
• Our Children Crave Boundaries – Permissiveness is Unkind
• How to Respond to Defiant Behavior the Montessori Way

Childhood Development

• The Emotional Life of the Toddler
• The Most Overlooked Reason Why Kids Won’t Listen
• Why Kids Fight Getting Dressed
• Children Should be Outside for 4-6 Hours Every Day

The Montessori Method

• Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
• Montessori Madness!
• Montessori Rights and Responsibilities
• The Six Principles of the Montessori Prepared Environment
• Why is My Child Scrubbing Tables – Again? The Montessori Practical-Life Curriculum
• The Three Hour Work Cycle

Montessori at Home

• Bringing Montessori Home: How to Implement the Best Practices at Home

Bilingual Education

• Bilingualism in the Early Years: What the Science Says

Environmentalism and Sustainability

• Nature in Education

Mental Health

• Lessons from Germany: Children Climbing Trees (Anxiety)

Equity & Inclusivity

• Understanding the Dimensions of Gender
• The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes
• Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
• Anti-bias Education Book List

Video and Website Resources

• Google & Montessori (video)
• American Montessori Society
• Association Montessori International
• MariaMontessori.com
• Montessori Madness (video)
• DiverseBooks.org

Community

• Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency
• Kzoo Kids
• Gryphon Place
• OutFront Kalamazoo
• Disability Network