UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Faculty and Staff

Carver, Kateri

Carver Kateri Teacher Education Program

Kateri Carver

Assistant Professor and Director of EdD in Montessori Studies Program, Director of MSE & Montessori Teacher Education Programs
member of graduate faculty

Start Year: 2018

Teacher Education
Office: 257 Wyman Teacher Education Bldg
Phone: 715-425-4283

Email: kateri.carver@uwrf.edu

Education:

B.A. St Joseph’s University

M.A. New York University

Ph.D. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Research Interests:

Second Language Acquisition instructional models & Montessori education; literacy development & Montessori; Montessori education in developing nations

Professional Activities:

AERA; ACTFL; AMS; AMI

Publications:

Carver, K. (2023). Montessori & multilingualism.  In Murray, A. K., Ahlquist, E.-M. T., McKenna, M. K., & Debs, M. (Eds.), The Bloomsbury handbook of Montessori education (pp.60-65). Bloomsbury Academic.

Forthcoming: Carver, K. (2023). Rediscovering the child: Action research in Montessori education. Journal of Montessori Research, 10 (2).

Forthcoming: Koczela, A. & Carver, K. (2023). Understanding circle time practices in Montessori early childhood settings. Journal of Montessori Research, 10(2).

Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education.2023 
Author: Carver, Kateri. Chapter 60: Montessori and Multilingualism. 

Author: Carver-Akers, Kateri. Building intercultural Competency in 
the Language immersion Montessori Classroom. Learning 
Languages v.18 n. 2 p. 38-43 2013.

Co-Author: Carver-Akers, Kateri, Markatos-Soriano, K. Our Young 
Cultural Ambassadors: Montessori Peacemakers for a Modern 
World. Montessori Life, v.19 n. 2 p. 42-47 2007.

 

Service Details:


UWRF Service

  • Calendar Committee
  • CEBAH Curriculum Committee
  • Graduate Excutive Council Member
  • TED Transmittal Working Group

Local Community
Heartland Montessori School – Board Member
River Falls, WI
 
River Falls Public Montessori Elementary - Governance Board Member
River Falls, WI

State
Wisconsin Montessori Association – Board Officer
Milwaukee, WI
 

National
AERA - Montessori SIG Communications Chair
AMS Research Committee
 

 

With over 25 years of experience teaching in Montessori multilingual settings, Dr. Carver enjoys all levels from 2.5 to 12 years old.  She holds 3-6 and 6-12 Montessori credentials from MACTE accredited teacher education programs. Kateri has also held many administrative positions, including that of school leadership and curriculum coordinator.