Discover why girls waste 30% of their study time, why boys get worse grades than girls, why boys do less homework than girls, and the 5 learning habits girls get in school that hurts them in the workplace.
Your female students learn differently than your male students. Discover how girls learn. Take away 10 top tips for helping girls learn more, and the 5 tips to help girls succeed more. Then discover how boys learn. Take away 10 top tips for helping boys learn more, and the 5 tips to help boys succeed more. Get info about research not available anywhere else.
This course is offered in partnership with Learning Education Resource Network - UGotClass. For more information see: http://yougotclass.org/index.cfm/VCC
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- The Brain and Gender Differences
The brain and learning
The female brain
The male brain
Summary of neurological and hormonal differences - Helping Girls Learn More
How girls learn
Classroom techniques and activities that help girls learn
Helping girls with spatial skills and STEM
The 10 strategies for helping girls learn more - Helping Boys Learn More
How boys learn
Classroom techniques and activities that help boys learn
Helping boys with language skills
The 10 strategies for helping boys learn more - Helping Both Girls and Boys Succeed More
Helping girls succeed in the workplace
Helping boys succeed with college
Grading learning and knowledge
Gender neutral grading
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
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Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.