DR MICHAEL DORER

Dr Dorer is the Program Director and an Associate Professor at the Center for Contemporary Montessori Programs, St. Catherine University. He is a Consultant to Montessori Schools, specializing in Best Practice, Parent Education, Workshops and In-service Education for Teachers. Dr Dorer has written Montessori textbooks, Journal publications and has been an International Montessori Conference speaker for many years.

His many professional affiliations include: American Montessori Society (Immediate Past President, Board Member, Life Member), International Montessori Council (Board member), International Association for Montessori Education (Past President), Association Montessori Internationale (Life Member)

Please read the following feedback from a participant of one of his previous workshops:

Michael Dorer presented my favorite workshop. Unfortunately, because I wanted to attend different workshops, I was only able to attend Part I of Impressionistic Geography. However, if you ever are presented with an opportunity to hear this man speak, take it. He is one of the most gifted educators I have ever had the pleasure to see. He embodies every quality a Montessorian should possess. He is organized, disciplined, unassuming, insightful, perceptive, creative and caring. He really mesmerizes the listener with his understanding of how Montessori materials were meant to be presented. Just listening to him speak, reminded me of why I decided to take Montessori training.

EVA NISLEV

During her lengthy teaching career, Eva has worked with many different age groups, from children as young as 2 1/2 to adults in their 70s in a variety of capacities ranging from Montessori centre director to workshop presenter, tutor and lecturer. She holds a M.Ed (Early Childhood), Dip. Teach (Infant/Primary), a certificate in special education and is Montessori certified for ages infant through Primary 6-9 years. Eva has worked in a wide variety of environments, including state schools, special education schools, tertiary institutions, Montessori early childhood programmes, Department of Sport and Recreation Programmes and Department of Aboriginal Affairs. She currently serves as Chair of the Montessori Australia Council (MAC), a non profit, national organisation which represents and promotes Montessori education in Australia, consultants to a variety of national and international organisations and lectures at Griffith University.