Gurian / Stevens / King Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls -- Elementary Level

A Workbook for Educators
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-118-04114-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

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 step,Strategies for Teaching Boys?Elementary Level: A Workbook forEducators and Girls offers teachers a hands-on resource thatdraws on the Gurian Institute's research and training withelementary 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gurian, Michael

Stevens, Kathy

King, Kelley

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About This Book.
The Authors.
About the Gurian Institute.
Acknowledgments.
1 The Science of Boy-Girl Learning Differences.
2 Keep 'Em Moving: Incorporating Movement Across theCurriculum.
3 Make It Visual: Tools to Support Your Spatial Learners.
4 Empower the Learner: Giving Students Choice and Control.
5 Get Them Learning Together: Increasing Opportunities forSocial Interaction.
6 Making It Matter: Finding Ways to Make Learning Real.
7 Art Smart: Blending Art and Music into the CoreCurriculum.
8 Connecting with Your Students: Promoting Learning ThroughTeacher-Child Relationships.
9 Building Character: The Foundation for Learning and Life.
10 The Home Stretch: Getting Parents and Teachers on the SamePage.
Epilogue.
Sources.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Gurian is the New York Times best-sellingauthor of The Wonder of Boys and nineteen other books,including Boys and Girls Learn Differently!, A Fine YoungMan, The Good Son, The Wonder of Girls, andThe Minds of Boys. He is a pioneer in the fields of familydevelopment and education and has appeared on Today, GoodMorning America, CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times,USA Today, Time, Newsweek, and elsewhere.
Kathy Stevens, coauthor of The Minds of Boys, isthe training director of the Gurian Institute and has worked ineducation, child development, and the nonprofit sector for morethan thirty years in programs as diverse as juvenile and adultcorrections, cultural competency training, domestic violenceprevention, and women's issues.
Kelley King is director of the Gurian Institute EducationDivision. She has been a teacher and school principal for more thantwenty years.