Brains: Elastic or Hardwired?
In 2009, I received a Master of Education in an area called “Teaching and Learning.” It’s is a fascinating and growing field as more and […]
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Listen. Boys and girls hear differently. And it matters.
The class was focused. But for the tip-tap of fingers flying across keyboards, the computer lab was quiet. Their assignment had been to research their […]
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Boys and girls see the world differently.
For years, well meaning social scientists, parents, and teachers have battled for gender equity by giving our girls toy cars and asking our boys to […]
Read more ›Leveraging gender differences to boost test scores.
An Annotation by Bobbie Dunn This article explained how boys are scoring lower than girls on reading tests, and how the gap continues to grow […]
Read more ›Inside the teen brain.
An Annotation by Bobbie Dunn This article explained how the teen brain is more like a child’s than an adult’s, which is contrary to popular […]
Read more ›Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. Goldman, D.
Goldman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York, NY: Bantam. An Annotation Another outstanding book explaining the power of […]
Read more ›Closing gender gaps in science. Saunders, J., Nelson S.
Saunders, J., Nelson S. (2004). Closing gender gaps in science. Educational Leadership 62 (3) 74-77. An Annotation This article related some very interesting data about […]
Read more ›Teaching the male brain: How boys think, feel, and learn in school. James, A.
James, A. (2007). Teaching the male brain: How boys think, feel, and learn in school. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. An Annotation By far the […]
Read more ›Reading, writing and gender: Instructional strategies and classroom activities that work for boys and girls. Goldberg, G., Roswell, B
Goldberg, G., Roswell, B. (2002). Reading, writing and gender: Instructional strategies and classroom activities that work for boys and girls. Larchmont, NY: Eye On Education. […]
Read more ›Odd girl speaks out: Girls write about bullies, cliques, popularity, and jealousy. Simmons, R.
Simmons, R. (2002). Odd girl speaks out: Girls write about bullies, cliques, popularity, and jealousy. San Diego, CA: Harcourt. An Annotation This is a fascinating […]
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