Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls -- Secondary Level: A Workbook for Educators

Gurian, Michael

ISBN 10: 0787997315 / ISBN 13: 9780787997311

Edité par Jossey-Bass, 2008

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Synopsis :

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.

À 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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls -- ...
Éditeur : Jossey-Bass
Date d'édition : 2008
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good