A thoroughly revised edition of the classic resource for understanding gender differences in the classroom

In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian has revised and updated his groundbreaking book that clearly demonstrated how the distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a proven method to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development, and chemical and hormonal disparities. The innovations presented in this book were applied in the classroom and proven successful, with dramatic improvements in test scores, during a two-year study that Gurian and his colleagues conducted in six Missouri school districts.Explores the inherent differences between the developmental neuroscience of boys and girlsReveals how the brain learnsExplains when same sex classrooms are appropriate, and when they're not

This edition includes new information on a wealth of topics including how to design the ultimate classroom for kids in elementary, secondary, middle, and high school.

Strategies forTeaching Boys and Girls--Secondary Level

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" 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.??

Praise for Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls--Secondary Level

"The natural question when teachers become aware of the brain research on gender differences is: 'What can I do in my classroom?' This book provides the answers."
--Karen Boyk, certified Gurian Trainer andclassroom teacher

"[A] wealth of practical ideas on how to change classrooms from places where mostly girls 'sit and git' to places where both boys and girls 'engage and range' in authentic education."
--Judith Kleinfeld, director, Boys Project, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

"The Gurian Institute provides us with powerful research put in practical form that will do amazing things in our classrooms and in our students' lives."
--Renee Parker, assistant principal (9th and 10th grades), Hope High School, Hope, Arkansas

Michael Gurian's blockbuster bestseller "The Wonder of Boys" is the bible for mothers, fathers, and educators on how to understand and raise boys. It has sold over 400,000 copies, been translated into 17 languages, and sells over 25,000 every year, which is more than any other book on boys in history. To follow up on this first book, which launched the boy's movement, he has now written this revolutionary new book which confronts what he and a lot of other parents and teachers in this country truly believe to be a "boy's crisis."
Here are the facts:

• Boys today are simply not learning as well as girls
• Boys receive 70% of the Ds and Fs given all students
• Boys cause 90% of classroom discipline problems
• 80% of all high school dropouts are boys
• Millions of American boys are on Ritalin and other mind-bending control drugs
• Only 40% of college students are boys
• And three out of four learning disabled students are boysSo what can we do?

Gurian has the answer in this enormously fascinating and practical book which shows parents and teachers how to help boys overcome their current classroom obstacles by helping to create the proper learning environment, understand how to help boys work with their unique natural gifts, nurture and expand every bit of their potential, and enabling them to succeed in life the way they ought to.

Gurian presents a whole new way of solving the problem based on the success of his program in schools across the country, the latest research and application of neuro-biological research on how boys' brains actually work and how they can learn very well if they're properly taught.

Anyone who cares about the future of our boys must read this book.

Strategies forTeaching Boys and Girls"--"Elementary Level

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" offers teachers a hands-on resource that draws on the Gurian Institute's research and training with elementary 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.

Praise for "Strategies for TeachingBoys and Girls--Elementary Level"

"Researched-based, classroom-tested, instantly applicable strategies will wake up, motivate, and excite you and your students."
--Dawn L. Ryan, literacy teacher, Boulder Valley School District

"The authors have created a vital resource for teachers and administrators who are striving to conquer the gender gap in their schools."
--Dr. Joseph M. Porto, superintendent, Avoca School District 37, Wilmette, Illinois

"Unique and practicalstrategies to differentiate for gender differences and help teachers to create personalized learning experiences for all youngsters."
--Dr. Linda Karges-Bone, professor of education, Charleston Southern University, School of Education and author, "More Than Pink and Blue"