Writing the playbook : a practitioner's guide to creating a boy-friendly school /

Jump-start boys' achievement with a step-by-step leadership plan that draws on brain research to provide a blueprint for creating schools where boys (and girls!) thrive.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Kelley (Author)
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, [2013]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • chapter 1. Making the call : is there really a boy crisis?
  • chapter 2. Getting your head in the game : "Need-to-knows" about the male brain
  • chapter 3. Chalk talk : a game plan for moving your team down the field
  • chapter 4. Leveling the playing field : school policies and procedures that don't squeeze boys out
  • chapter 5. Touching base : relationship building to guide boys on their journey
  • chapter 6. The ground game : setting up classrooms that help boys succeed
  • chapter 7. Hitting it out of the park : game-winning instructional strategies for boys (and girls!).