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

Childhood Development

• The Emotional Life of the Toddler

The Montessori Method

• Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
• Montessori Madness!
• Montessori Rights and Responsibilities
• The Six Principles of the Montessori Prepared Environment

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

Peace Education

• Anti-bias Education Book List

Mental Health

• Lessons from Germany: Children Climbing Trees (Anxiety)

Video and Website Resources

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

Community

• Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency
• Kzoo Kids