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What a truly wonderful experience last weekend at the 2019 AMS Annual Conference in Washington, DC! We were thrilled to announce our new Tuition Billing and Payments Solution at the conference and enjoyed showcasing many of MC’s latest features. It was a pleasure to speak with passionate educators from across the Montessori community and we always enjoy making new friends along the way. Thank you all for stopping by visit us and we look forward to seeing you next year in Dallas!

Montessori Compass is very excited to be exhibiting at the American Montessori Society 2019 Annual Conference in Washington, DC from March 21-24!

It is always a pleasure to meet face-to-face with enthusiastic Montessorians from all over the world! If you plan to attend this event, please be sure to take a few moments to stop by booth #L123 to say hello. See you in Washington!

We are very excited to introduce the new & improved Montessori Compass calendar. This refreshed calendar provides a flexible & easy-to-use interface with convenient month, week, day, and agenda views. Events are displayed in red while planned lessons are clearly distinguished in blue. All day (or unscheduled) events will be grouped at the top of each date while events scheduled for a specific time are displayed accordingly.

In addition to the fresh new look & feel, the MC calendar comes fully-equipped with powerful record keeping tools – all designed to save you time and streamline your work flow. Simply click on a lesson name that is displayed on the calendar to open the record keeping side panel. You will see the list of students assigned for the selected lesson. Their current highest assessment levels will be outlined in gray while active selections are displayed in yellow. Simply click the appropriate triangle icon to record the lesson and add an optional lesson note. Should you wish to add additional (unplanned) students to this lesson, you may do so at any time.

To make the lesson planning process even easier, you may now plan lessons via the amazing “Quick Add” feature! Click the Quick Add link and then select the desired students and lesson name. You may then choose one of the following options: planned lesson (calendar icon), lesson idea (light bulb icon), or record keeping (triangle icon). Remember, planned lessons have a specific date, while lesson ideas do not have a specific date (i.e. “wish list” of lessons). You can always change the date of a planned lesson via the calendar.

To learn more about the updated calendar, please click here:
http://support.montessoricompass.com/knowledge_base/topics/brand-new-mc-calendar

To learn more about the new planning & recording features, please click here:
http://support.montessoricompass.com/knowledge_base/topics/new-lesson-planning-features-in-quick-add-and-calendar

Busy teachers rejoice! We are thrilled to introduce you to the newest addition to Montessori Compass – the “Quick Add” feature! Teachers that need to document classroom activity in a hurry should look for the new   icon (it may be small, but it sure is mighty!)  This handy new tool puts some of MC’s most widely-used features into one convenient location. Teachers can now record lessons, observations, and upload multiple photos from the same place. You can also opt to share the activity with parents.

The Quick Add can be experienced in two (soon to be three) user-friendly ways. First, you will now find the  icon on the side navigation bar, which will direct you to a full-page “Quick-Add” experience. For those of you who want to enjoy the full-featured power of the Record Keeping Grid AND the convenience of the “Quick-Add” in the same workflow, you are in luck! The  icon can also be found in the upper right corner of the grid for a beautiful overlay, 2-in-1 experience. And, drumroll please. . . you will soon find the icon in one more location – the MC mobile app for iOS and Android! Stay tuned for an announcement on mobile very soon. Montessori Record Keeping has never been easier!

What a wonderful experience last weekend at the 2018 AMS Annual Conference in Denver! We were thrilled to provide an early preview of the upcoming new “Quick Add” feature, which makes it easier than ever to document classroom activity via iOS and Android mobile devices. It was a pleasure to speak with passionate educators from across the Montessori community and we always enjoy making new friends along the way. Thank you all for stopping by to check out what’s coming next for Montessori Compass and be sure to stay tuned for the upcoming “Quick Add” launch date (early April). See you next year in Washington DC!

At Montessori Compass, we are committed to furthering the scientific study of Montessori education. We have been asked to forward this invitation to you at the request of Angela K. Murray, PhD who is an assistant research professor at the University of Kansas and the founding editor of the Journal of Montessori Research. Dr. Murray would like to invite you to participate in a university-based research study on Montessori Teacher Practices. You can be assured that none of your contact or individual school information has been or will be provided to the research team and you can remain completely anonymous if you participate. We hope you will seriously consider the invitation below because your involvement can be a powerful contribution to this work!

This project is designed to understand the diversity of Montessori teacher classroom practices at the Early Childhood and Elementary levels through a brief online survey. The questionnaire simply asks you to tell us about what actually happens in your classroom and should only take 10- 15 minutes to complete. Results will be shared in future Montessori conferences, scholarly journals and/or the Journal of Montessori Research. Your responses are completely confidential and your responses will not be associated with any of your personal information.

This project is made possible by the generous support of Montessori educators like yourself who have volunteered to participate. You are making a valuable contribution to research efforts that are critical to the future of Montessori education. If you have any questions about your participation in this study, please contact Angela Murray at angela@akmresearch.com.

Survey Link for Early Childhood Classroom Educators:

https://kansasedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bQlx2Lh85IlJzXD

Survey Link for Elementary Classroom Educators:

https://kansasedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2n6tdftc05g8DJ3

Montessori Compass is very excited to be exhibiting at the American Montessori Society 2018 Annual Conference in Denver, CO from March 22-25! The theme this year is “Montessori: Inside & Out.”

It is always a pleasure to meet face-to-face with enthusiastic Montessorians from all over the world! If you plan to attend this event, please be sure to take a few moments to stop by booth #S205/S206 to say hello. See you in Denver!

Montessori Compass will be exhibiting at the 21st Annual International Montessori Conference, hosted by the Montessori Foundation in Sarasota, FL from November 2-5.  We are very excited to meet face-to-face with passionate Montessorians from around the world. Planning to be at this event? Please be sure to stop by our booth to say hello and check out some of our latest updates!

For more information on this event, please click here. See you in Sarasota!

Activity Reports have landed on the MC Mobile App! This is a great way for parents to stay engaged with your school. Be sure to download the latest update for your iOS or Android device.

Zoom in and take a closer look with the new “Filters” feature on our Record Keeping Grid! Whether you want the macro view of the entire classroom or the micro view of just a handful of students, we’ve got you covered. Create your own custom student groups or use our handy cycle year shortcuts to narrow things down, so you can focus on exactly what you need to see. Have a filter in mind? More filters are in the works, so please let us know what would be useful to you!