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