Uma Ramani holds the AMI Primary Diploma from the XLIV Indian Montessori Training Course, and the AMI Elementary Diploma from the Montessori Training Center Northeast. She holds a Masters in Sociology from Annamalai University in India and a Masters in Textiles from Cornell University. Uma has taught in India and the United States. She has extensive experience as a coach for public Montessori programs where her work also focused on helping teachers work closely with parents build partnerships between home and school. Uma is a Director of Primary Training at the Montessori Institute of North Texas, where she presents the Montessori Core Principles Certificate Course and the Blended Primary Course and offers professional development and consultation for schools. She continues to work with the Montessori community in India, where she guided the development of the Community Rooted Education initiative (CoRE), an introduction to Montessori principles with a focus on the preparation of the adult and environment to aid the work of the child.