Instructor: DAVID ALLEN
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Location: To Be Determined
Description: Aug 26, 2008, 9:00-11:00 am(PHS); Sept 11(PMS), Oct 16(CESA 3), Nov 20(PMS) 6:30-8:00 pm. This session begins with demonstrating that the brains of girls and boys develop along profoundly different trajectories and that the differences between 6-year-old girls and 6-year-old boys are unexpectedly large. We will consider how a better understanding of these gender differences can broaden educational horizons for both girls and boys. Teachers who understand these differences will have more boys who are excited about creative writing and poetry and more girls who want to study subjects such as computer science and physics. We close with a consideration of best practice for the classroom, specifically for teaching creative writing to boys and mathematics to girls.
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