Education Department

Jeri Grant-Miller

Assistant Professor of Education
Center for Contemporary Montessori Programs

Office Hours:

Tuesday: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:30 - 11:30 am

Email: jkgrant@stkate.edu
Phone: 651-690-6218

Degrees:

MA St. Mary's University of MN
Human Development

B.A. Metropolitan State University

Certifications:

Association Montessori Internationale (3-6)
Eden Alternative Training: (Elders & Children)

Previous Experience:

  • Kindergarten Teacher: Whittier, California
  • Lead Teacher and Co-Principle for combined classroom, ages 5-8
  • Team Teacher and Co Principle for combined ages 8-12: Arcata, California
  • Private tutor for ages 4-12
  • Taught Montessori Children's House Level: North Oaks, MN
  • Liaison between teachers and board: North Oaks, MN
  • Lead Teacher for Children's House: Columbia Heights, MN
  • Created and Implemented Intergenerational Program: Columbia Heights, MN
  • Adjunct for College of St. Catherine: Montessori Language
Current Courses:

EDUC 5010: Foundations & Theories of Montessori Education
EDUC 5100: Early Childhood Practical Life
EDUC 5370: Early Childhood Language Arts & Reading
EDUC 5620: Early Childhood Student Teaching Practicum 1
EDUC 5630: Early Childhood Student Teaching Practicum II
EDUC 5640: Early Childhood Student Teaching Practicum III

Presentations: Conference & Workshops

"How to Talk to Children so they will Listen," Montessori Workshop, MN

Effective Practices of Keeping the Balance Between Freedom and Discipline
in the Montessori Environment: Montessori Workshop, MN

The Special Connection Between Elders & Young Children in a Montessori Intergenerational Program: American Montessori Association, Chicago, ILL

Montessori Theory Refresher Workshop, Eau Claire, WI

Led many parent education meetings in various Montessori schools.

Publications:

An Intergenerational Journey: Edenmidwest.com

Research Interest:

Refresh, edit and complete my book: Where the Mountain Meets the Mist: The Spiritual Connection Between the Elder and the Young Child