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.
Table des matières
About This Book v
The Authors vii
About the Gurian Institute ix
Acknowledgments xi
1 What Could They Be Thinking? The Science of Boy-Girl Learning Differences 1
2 Maximizing the Brain-Body Connection: Moving Through the Curriculum 17
3 Creating a New Playbook: Using More Visual-Spatial Strategies in Your Classroom 39
4 Building Learning Teams of Boys and Girls: Promoting Positive Social Development 59
5 Letting Them Lead: The Power of Choice on the Developing Adolescent Brain 69
6 When Am I Ever Going to Use This Again? Finding Ways to Make Learning Real 87
7 Reading Between the Lines: Figuring Out What Adolescents Will Read 109
8 Modeling the Adult World: The Crucial Role of the Mentor 127
9 After the Final Bell Rings: The Lives of Teenagers Outside School 141
Epilogue 157
Sources 159
Index 165
A propos de l’auteur
THE AUTHORS
MICHAEL GURIAN is the New York Times best- selling author of The Wonder of Boys and nine- teen other books, includ- ing Boys and Girls Learn Differently!, A Fine Young Man, The Good Son, The Wonder of Girls, and The Minds of Boys. He is a pioneer in the fields of family development and education and has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, USA Today, Time, Newsweek, and elsewhere.
KATHY STEVENS, co-author of The Minds of Boys, is the training director of the Gurian Institute and has worked in education, child development, and the nonprofit sector for more than thirty years in programs as diverse as juvenile and adult corrections, cultural competency training, domestic violence prevention, and women’s issues.
KELLEY KING is direc- tor of the Gurian Institute Education Division. She has been a teacher and school principal for more than twenty years.
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