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Boys and girls learn differently : a guide for teachers and parents / Michael Gurian and Patricia Henley with Terry Trueman.
A controversial manifesto on how the fundamental differences between girls and boys influence the way they learn offers helpful guidelines for brain-based innovations.
Record details
- ISBN: 0787953431
- ISBN: 9780787953430
- ISBN: 0787961175
- ISBN: 9780787961176
- Physical Description: xvi, 345 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2001.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-329) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Brain-based research -- Creating the "ultimate classroom" -- Gurian Institute at the University of Missouri-Kansas city -- Boys and girls learn differently -- Patricia Henley and Terry Trueman -- How the brain learns -- inherent differences between boys and girls:Wide spectrum of gender in the brain -- How the brain works -- How boys' and girls' minds are different -- Why the brains are different -- How brain-based differences affect boys and girls: Areas of learning-style difference -- Learning differences and the intelligences -- Applying the intelligences to brain-based gender difference -- State of boys and girls in our schools -- Creating the ultimate classroom -- Ultimate preschool and kindergarten classroom: Foundation of early learning: bonding and attachment -- Day care, preschool, and kindergarten community building -- Nutrition and learning -- Dealing with aggressive behavior -- Discipline techniques -- Outdoor classroom -- Directing boys and girls to academic excellence -- Special education -- Use of psychotropic medications -- Ultimate preschool and kindergarten classroom for both boys and girls -- Ultimate elementary school classroom: Structural innovations -- Bonding and attachment in elementary learning -- How to provide discipline in the elementary classroom -- Motivation techniques -- Character education -- Dealing with cruelty, hazing, and violence -- Innovations for academic excellence -- Special education, learning disabilities, and behavioral disabilities -- Cooperative and competitive learning -- Ultimate elementary classroom for both boys and girls -- Ultimate middle school classroom: Structural innovations -- Bonding and attachment -- How to provide discipline in the middle school classroom -- Character education -- Innovations for teaching language arts and math and science -- Special education -- Ultimate middle school classroom for both boys and girls -- Ultimate high school classroom: Bonding and attachment -- Structural innovations -- Innovations to improve academic learning -- Special education -- Ultimate high school classroom for both boys and girls -- What high school students are saying -- their fears.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | LC 212.92 .G87 2001 | 257770 | Stacks | Available | - |
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| Introduction. | ||
| Brain-based research | ||
| Creating the "ultimate classroom" | ||
| Gurian Institute at the University of Missouri-Kansas city | ||
| Boys and girls learn differently | ||
| Patricia Henley and Terry Trueman | ||
| Part one : How boys and girls learn differently. | ||
| 1. How the brain learns : inherent differences between boys and girls. | ||
| Wide spectrum of gender in the brain | ||
| How the brain works | ||
| How boys' and girls' minds are different | ||
| Why the brains are different | ||
| 2. How brain-based differences affect boys and girls. | ||
| Areas of learning-style difference | ||
| Learning differences and the intelligences | ||
| Applying the intelligences to brain-based gender difference | ||
| The state of boys and girls in our schools | ||
| Creating the ultimate classroom | ||
| Part two : Creating the ultimate classroom for both boys and girls. | ||
| Author's note | ||
| 3. The ultimate preschool and kindergarten classroom. | ||
| The foundation of early learning : bonding and attachment | ||
| Day care, preschool, and kindergarten community building | ||
| Nutrition and learning | ||
| Dealing with aggressive behavior | ||
| Discipline techniques | ||
| The outdoor classroom | ||
| Directing boys and girls to academic excellence | ||
| Special education | ||
| Use of psychotropic medications | ||
| The ultimate preschool and kindergarten classroom for both boys and girls | ||
| 4. The ultimate elementary school classroom. | ||
| Structural innovations | ||
| Bonding and attachment in elementary learning | ||
| How to provide discipline in the elementary classroom | ||
| Motivation techniques | ||
| Character education | ||
| Dealing with cruelty, hazing, and violence | ||
| Innovations for academic excellence | ||
| Special education, learning disabilities, and behavioral disabilities | ||
| Cooperative and competitive learning | ||
| The ultimate elementary classroom for both boys and girls | ||
| 5. The ultimate middle school classroom. | ||
| Structural innovations | ||
| Bonding and attachment | ||
| How to provide discipline in the middle school classroom | ||
| Character education | ||
| Innovations for teaching language arts and math and science | ||
| Special education | ||
| The ultimate middle school classroom for both boys and girls | ||
| 6. The ultimate high school classroom. | ||
| Bonding and attachment | ||
| Structural innovations | ||
| Innovations to improve academic learning | ||
| Special education | ||
| The ultimate high school classroom for both boys and girls | ||
| What high school students are saying : their fears | ||
| Epilogue | ||
| Additional resources | ||
| The authors |