Acknowledgments ixLand Acknowledgment xiAbout the Author xiiiPreface xvPart I: Introduction 1Chapter 1: Why Build a Resilient School? 9Chapter 2: Constructivist Thinking 17Chapter 3: Equity 27Chapter 4: Coaching 37Part II: One School 51Chapter 5: Calibrate 59Chapter 6: Organize 81Part III: Honest Talk 107Chapter 7: Nourish 113Chapter 8: Validate 141PART IV: Strong Systems 165Chapter 9: Engage 169Chapter 10: Yield 213Part V: Take Action 245Chapter 11: Steps to Building a Resilient Montessori School 251Chapter 12: Resources to Support 259References 265Index 267
ELIZABETH G. SLADE is an author and educator with thirty-five years of experience working in Montessori education. She has worked in both independent and public Montessori schools in New England and spent six years at the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector working with public Montessori schools across the country. She now serves as co-executive director of Public Montessori in Action, an organization created to ensure fully implemented Montessori education for children, families and educators of the global majority.