Books
The 1946 India Lectures, Book 1: Practical Life — Amazon bestseller, available on Amazon and through Learning Sunshine
The 1946 India Lectures, Book 2: Sensorial available on Amazon and through Learning Sunshine
The 1946 India Lectures, Book 3 — forthcoming, 2026
Montessori Parent Coronavirus Survival Guide: Thriving in an Era of Extended School Closures, co-authored with Seemi Abdullah, Trillium Montessori — former #1 Amazon bestseller in its category
Book Chapters
“Research and Observation: Pedagogical Essentials for Building a Better World.” Montessori in Contemporary Culture. Co-authored with Laura Saylor, PhD. 2025.
Articles & Contributions
Montessori Life (Editorial Advisory Board Member)
— “Changing the World for Dyslexic Children.” Fall 2024, p. 54.
— “The Importance of Family Meals.” Summer 2016.
— “Proactive Planning: One Parent’s Approach.” Winter 2013.
— “Creating Balance in the New Age of Technology.” Fall 2012.
Other Publications
2021–22 American Montessori Society Parent Newsletters
2014 “Creating Diversity.” Montessori Leadership. Fall.
2011 Public School Montessorian, personal interview
2011 Voices, personal interview
2009–11 The Community Times
Other Writing
Jana holds a BA in English Literature from Indiana University Southeast, where she graduated with honors, published poetry, fiction, and award-winning literary criticism, and was named Alumni of the Year by the English Department in 2010. Those years left a permanent mark on how she reads Montessori’s primary texts.
The IU Southeast Review (2006–2008): poetry, fiction, and research writing, including ten award-winning pieces
2008 “No Angles Here: The Subversion of True Womanhood and Domesticity in Nineteenth Century Literature.” Human Voices. First place, Metroversity Research Writing Competition.
2008 Shelby. The Literary Leo, flash fiction honorable mention.
Montessori with Jana 