Jana Morgan Herman
About Jana
Jana earned her BA in Literature, and a Master's in Education with an emphasis in Montessori Education through St Catherine University, St. Paul, MN. Jana holds AMS 2.5-6 certification, an AMI Assistant's certificate for 0-3, and completed administrative coursework through the Montessori Foundation. Jana started her Montessori journey when her children were infants, and led 3-6 classrooms from 1999 to 2015, before transitioning to a director position at one of the longest-running Montessori schools in Louisville. In 2001, she started as an instructor for an AMS/MACTE TEP.
Today, she teaches for a number of MACTE teacher education programs in the US and Asia and is the Director of VMAT, a MACTE/IMC TEP in Hanoi, Vietnam. She has held positions as an Education Specialist, Lead Teacher, Elementary Teacher, School Director, Montessori Level Coordinator, and Consultant. Jana developed online courses for Montessori teachers and homeschool parents and offers continued support to parents and mentorship to teachers, which brings her great joy. She teaches Women's Literature at IU Southeast. When she is not working, she loves traveling and solo camping in her micro-camper.