How Practical Life Enhances the Toddler’s Sense of Order and Personality

• Nancy McNabb is a parent of four adult children, a grandparent of nine grandchildren, a Montessori teacher and school administrator, a Montessori consultant and parent coach.
• She holds a BS in Psychology and a MS in Counseling from Florida State University.
• Her love for children led to her pursuing the Montessori Early Childhood certification where she was trained by Dr. Elizabeth Caspari and Mary Ellen Maunz in1983.
• Nancy founded her first school and later taught in and directed a large Infant/Toddler Community.
• She received Infant/Toddler certification with the American Montessori Society in Boulder, Colorado in 1994.
• She has taught in and been the administrator of two successful Montessori schools in Montana over the past 39 years.
• Nancy helped to develop the Montessori Infant/Toddler Teacher Course for Age of Montessori. She is the lead instructor and oversees and mentors the students and interns.
• In her spare time Nancy enjoys gardening, taking walks and playing with her nine grandchildren.

• Founder and Program Director of Age of Montessori’s infant-toddler, early childhood and elementary teacher certification courses and pioneer in blended Montessori Teacher Education
• Mother of three grown children
• Holder of AMI certificate for 2-1/2 – 7, PAMS certificate for 6-12 and as Master Teacher, BS in Child Development and M.Ed. in Integrative education with Emphasis on Montessori
• 50 years of experience in Montessori education, as toddler, early childhood and elementary teacher, administrator and teacher educator
• Co-author of Learning to Read is Child’s Play, 2001, Author of Nurturing Your Child’s Inner Life, 2012
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• Creator of more than 75 webinars and 4-week virtual courses on numerous aspects of Montessori education
• International speaker and trainer, presenter on five continents, founder of Montessori early childhood training program in St. Petersburg, Russia
• 10 years as a Commissioner and Member Board of Directors, Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE)
• 2015 Recipient of MACTE’s Wisdom of the Elders award
• Currently serves as a MACTE on-site evaluator

When not working, Mary Ellen is an avid photographer and loves to read, hike, travel, collect stamps and spend time with her children and close friends