Catherine Ibes
Assistant Professor of Education
Center for Contemporary Montessori Programs
Office Hours:
Friday: 9:00 - 10:00 am (on campus)
Degrees:
MAED College of St. Catherine
Montessori Program
B.A. University of Minnesota
Major: English Literature
Minor: French
Previous Experience:
Montessori Upper Elementary Teacher at Berkeley Montessori School, California
Montessori Upper Elementary Teacher, Monarch Montessori School, Elk River, Minnesota
Harvard Summer Session
Project Zero Classroom
Research Interests:
- Science education and hands-on activities
- The cultivation of true understanding (a la Project Zero, Harvard)
- Multiple Intelligences as it connects to class work and assessment
- Montessori in the modern age: How is it evolving?
- Addressing student learners’ misconceptions
- Learning, unlearning, relearning
Experience Abroad:
Home school instructor
NSA Souda Bay, Crete, Greece
Taught English as a second language in Antigua, Guatemala
Fluent in Dutch