Do You See?

In this episode, Ms. Angie interviews Glenn Dyke, a licensed and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) who has worked in schools for more than 20 years. She solicits his advice on the most common...

In this episode, Ms. Angie interviews some of the ninth graders in our ninth year who have been at the school since first grade. (And one, since kindergarten since she skipped a grade!)

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In this reboot of our podcast, Ms. Angie interviews Christin Prestwich and Colleen Croff from the OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center in South Jordan to find out about what anxiety looks like in child...

Join Angie and her friend, Chuck, to explore the language of Latin! Angie and Chuck go over some Latin self-study tips, basic vocabulary, and grammar. Most importantly, they explain why a knowledge...

This week's episode is all about frustration tolerance. It turns out-- a higher frustration tolerance leads to a more easeful life! Angie and Alisha discuss strategies for talking about frustration...

This week we are continuing to talk about how computer science education is being implemented at MW Montessori. We are joined by Scott Robison to talk about his python elective class that is offere...

This week Angie and Alisha are joined by Alden Thorpe, computer science specialist at MW Montessori Academy, to talk about the benefits of studying computer science at all grade levels and the amaz...

Join Angie and Alisha as they talk about strategies for raising independent and self-confident children. The material from this episode is based on the book, *Raising Independent, Self-Confident Ki...

Join us for the comeback episode of Do You See?! In this episode you will hear what all of us here at Mountain West Montessori have been up to since the pandemic started and how we are adapting to ...

This episode was written and recorded by the students in our Costa Rica Travel Club. These students are going on an educational eco-tourism trip to Costa Rica in April, and created this episode to ...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and special guest Dr. Lois Bobo discuss Montessori peace education in two parts: (1) the teaching of conflict resolutions skills and (2) the instilling of va...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and Ms. Alisha acknowledge the importance of friendships to children and discuss how to handle friendship trouble in a way that communicates capability and allows childre...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Laura discuss gratitude and how practicing gratitude can increase resilience. Ms. Angie introduces a gratitude exercise that can rewire our brains to...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and Ms. Melissa talk about our school guidelines for bringing infants to work, and Ms. Melissa shares her experience in bringing her baby, Rosie, to school with her for t...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and her special guest, her son Cambell, discuss high school. Cambell talks about his experiences at Bingham High and gives his tips for having a heart-to-heart conversati...

In this short solo episode, Ms. Angie offers enlightenment on just what Title I funding is, where it comes from, and what it is used for at our school. She also reviews MWMA’s Parent & Family Engag...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and Ms. Alisha discuss gamification in education. Ms. Alisha spills the beans about her classroom theme next year, and shares her expertise about how to incorporate stude...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Sandee discuss power struggles—what they are, why they happen, and how to avoid them. Parenting tips abound in this useful discussion, which might re...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Olena discuss mathematical anxiety—is this a real thing? How does it happen? What does it look like? How can we recognize and alleviate it at home an...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and Ms. Alisha explore the fascinating topic of sleep. How much sleep do we need? What is the importance of dream sleep? Do insects sleep? Why does good “sleep hygiene” l...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and Ms. Kari explain the Montessori Great Lessons. What exactly are they? Why do we have them? How are they presented? They are part of an authentic Montessori curriculum...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and Ms. Alisha introduce “memory palaces” and the human talent for spatial memory, as elucidated by Sherlock Holmes and Simonides, the ancient Greek poet who left the ban...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Coach Austin delve into the nitty-gritty details regarding childhood nutrition and the brain. Spoiler alert: kids can learn when they eat healthy food. F...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Audrey answer all those burning questions we received from students and parents, including the all-important one about Ms. Angie’s Tesla. Feel free t...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Kari discuss mindfulness. What is it? And is it a bunch of “woo” or is there solid research behind it? Ms. Angie dates herself with a classic “kids t...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and Ms. Alisha host a guest panel of three 9th grade students who share their hopes and fears for high school as they finish up their time at our school…a vulnerable look...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Mr. Alden, Ms. Terra, and Ms. Karen talk about initiative and the importance of so-called “soft skills” in success. Do our students sit around waiting for someone else t...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Rebecca, and Ms. Melissa K. talk about the human need for belonging and the importance of creating classroom communities of acceptance, inclusion, and social support...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Autumn discuss focus and how students engage with work. They examine the idea of the state of “flow”, as researched by a Hungarian psychologist whose...

In this episode, Ms. Angie and Ms. Alisha interview three students, a 7th grader, 8th grader, and 9th grader about their school experiences and get all the pro tips about surviving and thriving in ...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Chef Rick Pettingill discuss our amazing school lunches and Chef Rick shares some tips for getting our students to try new foods. Ms. Angie shares some r...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Hailey talk about the essentials of the Montessori method and the difficulty in trying to explain it all quickly, because there is so much to it! Wit...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, Ms. Melissa, Ms. Sheri, and Ms. Kimberly discuss the love of reading, and the amount of literacy expertise in this group is sure to impart some wisdom. The...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Kari discuss boundaries and the Montessori notion of “freedom within limits”. They also dispel the myth that students in Montessori school can do wha...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Laura discuss experiential learning and the ways in which going out into the world can benefit students. Ms. Angie is a glutton for punishment when i...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Allison discuss the terrifying topic of the adolescent brain. It turns out this is the second biggest time of change for the human brain, as you migh...

In this episode Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, Ms. Melissa, and Mr. Alden discuss growth mindset, which emerged from research at Stanford University, and how we can help children become friendly with their...

In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Becca lucidly discuss some recondite vocabulary words and ask: how do we learn new words and how do we foster a rich vocabulary in children? Ms. Angi...

In this episode Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Katie discuss creativity and present some excellent evidence that Montessori-educated children are more creative than their traditionally-educated pee...

In this episode Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Melissa discuss conflict resolution and the four styles of communication, as well as the use of the peace table to increase students’ emotional intell...

In this episode Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, Ms. Melissa, and Ms. Rebecca talk about the benefits of positive thinking and gratitude. They stress the importance of having fun at work, which they certainl...

In this pilot episode Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Melissa explore confirmation bias, in which humans fool themselves by giving more weight to evidence that confirms their existing ideas than to ...