Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls -- Secondary Level

In his best-selling classic Boys and Girls Learn Differently, Michael Gurian explained the origin and nature of gender differences in the classroom. His important book explored the behavior teachers observed and the challenges they faced with both boys and girls in their classrooms. Taking the next step, Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls?Secondary level: A Workbook for Educators offers teachers a hands-on resource that draws on the Gurian Institute's research and training with secondary schools and school districts. The workbook presents practical strategies, lessons, and activities that have been field-tested in real classrooms and developed to harness boys' and girls' unique strengths. The workbook is designed to help teachers build a solid foundation of learning and study habits that their students can use in the classroom and at home. It covers the key curricular areas and offers proven techniques to make learning, no matter what the subject, more engaging for all students. The workbook is an essential resource for all teachers who want to improve their practice and get the most from all students?whatever their gender.

In his best-selling classic Boys and Girls LearnDifferently, Michael Gurian explained the origin and nature ofgender differences in the classroom. His important book exploredthe behavior teachers observed and the challenges they faced withboth boys and girls in their classrooms. Taking the next stepStrategies for Teaching Boys and Girls?Secondary level: AWorkbook for Educators offers teachers a hands-on resource thatdraws on the Gurian Institute's research and training withsecondary schools and school districts. The workbook presentspractical strategies, lessons, and activities that have beenfield-tested in real classrooms and developed to harness boys' andgirls' unique strengths.The workbook is designed to help teachers build a solidfoundation of learning and study habits that their students can usein the classroom and at home. It covers the key curricular areasand offers proven techniques to make learning, no matter what thesubject, more engaging for all students.The workbook is an essential resource for all teachers who wantto improve their practice and get the most from allstudents?whatever their gender.

About This Book vThe Authors viiAbout the Gurian Institute ixAcknowledgments xi1 What Could They Be Thinking? The Science of Boy-Girl Learning Differences 12 Maximizing the Brain-Body Connection: Moving Through the Curriculum 173 Creating a New Playbook: Using More Visual-Spatial Strategies in Your Classroom 394 Building Learning Teams of Boys and Girls: Promoting Positive Social Development 595 Letting Them Lead: The Power of Choice on the Developing Adolescent Brain 696 When Am I Ever Going to Use This Again? Finding Ways to Make Learning Real 877 Reading Between the Lines: Figuring Out What Adolescents Will Read 1098 Modeling the Adult World: The Crucial Role of the Mentor 1279 After the Final Bell Rings: The Lives of Teenagers Outside School 141Epilogue 157Sources 159Index 165