JAMIE RUE is the Director of Elementary Training at Washington Montessori Institute at  Loyola  University  Maryland.  She  began  her  Montessori  career  as  an  elementary assistant.  During  her  ten  years  teaching  in  Montessori  elementary  classrooms,  she served as a guide for children aged 6-9, 9-12, and 6-12. She holds AMI Primary and Elementary diplomas, and earned a B.A. in English and Religion from Augustana College (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and an M.Ed. from Loyola University Maryland. Jamie currently serves as treasurer on the AMI/USA Board of Directors and is a past vice-chair/treasurer of the AMI Elementary Alumni Association. Jamie presents at workshops and conferences around the world, but is happiest when at home with her husband and two teenage daughters.