KATE BROUGHTON
Educator Resources
The projects shared here have emerged from the research behind Mapping Montessori Materials for AI Competency Development, an inquiry into how long-established Montessori materials already cultivate the human competencies now being discussed in relation to artificial intelligence.
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Rather than focusing on the use of AI tools in classrooms, this work examines foundational capacities such as attention, pattern recognition, sequencing, abstraction, error-correction, ethical judgment, and independent problem-solving, capacities that Montessori environments have supported for over a century through hands-on, developmentally aligned practice.
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From this research have grown a number of related projects, including mapping classroom posters, glossary conversation cards, and reflective materials designed to support dialogue among educators. These resources are intended to make learning processes more visible, support professional reflection, and offer a shared language for discussing education in an AI-shaped world, without requiring technology adoption or system change.
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This is ongoing, educator-led research. The materials are offered as thinking tools and conversation starters, not as a program, prescription, or product.
Mapping Montessori Materials for AI Competency Development - Class Posters
These posters present key insights from the Mapping Montessori Materials for AI Competency Development research. They show how foundational human competencies, such as attention, sequencing, and problem-solving, are developed through hands-on learning. The posters are designed as reference tools to support reflection and conversation among educators and stakeholders.
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Key Terms & Glossaries - Two-Part Cards
These two-part cards draw from the Mapping Montessori Materials for AI Competency Development research to introduce key terms and ideas related to human learning in an AI-shaped world. Designed for discussion and reflection, they pair shared language with brief explanations to support conversation with students and among educators, rather than instruction or implementation.
Real or Replica
This was the original Real or Replica document shared at the AMS Innovation Lab: The Future Montessori Classroom Exhibit in 2025. It is a Montessori-informed material that helps children develop discernment in an increasingly digital world. By working with real objects, images, and representations, children learn to distinguish between what is physically real and what is mediated or artificial, an essential foundation for ethical judgment, digital citizenship, and human agency today.
