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Brains: Elastic or Hardwired?

Brains: Elastic or Hardwired?

Got Brains?, The Edge of Education September 26, 2012 at 12:06 pm 2 comments

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.

Listen. Boys and girls hear differently. And it matters.

The Edge of Education August 22, 2012 at 10:17 am 3 comments

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.

Boys and girls see the world differently.

The Edge of Education August 2, 2012 at 4:52 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Leveraging gender differences to boost test scores.

Annotations June 29, 2010 at 1:47 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Inside the teen brain.

Annotations June 25, 2010 at 1:27 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. Goldman, D.

Annotations February 4, 2010 at 11:13 pm 1 comment

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 […]

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Closing gender gaps in science. Saunders, J., Nelson S.

Annotations February 3, 2010 at 10:46 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Teaching the male brain: How boys think, feel, and learn in school. James, A.

Annotations February 3, 2010 at 10:42 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Reading, writing and gender: Instructional strategies and classroom activities that work for boys and girls. Goldberg, G., Roswell, B

Annotations February 3, 2010 at 10:36 pm Comments are Disabled

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. […]

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Odd girl speaks out: Girls write about bullies, cliques, popularity, and jealousy. Simmons, R.

Annotations February 2, 2010 at 11:03 pm Comments are Disabled

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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