Concrete strategies to boost academic achievement
Dr. Leonard Sax, back by popular demand!

Dates: Thursday-Friday, June 16-17, 2011

You work with kids for a reason—you want to help them learn, grow and succeed. This workshop will give you a fresh perspective on student behavior and the contrast in how boys and girls learn.

Specifically designed for: Classroom teachers, principals, guidance counselors, school personnel and other K-12 educators.

Consider these thought-provoking workshop topics

• Do girls and boys really learn differently? Is that question even meaningful, given the wide variation among girls and among boys?
• How can we customize our teaching to be genderspecific without reinforcing gender stereotypes?
• What are some practical strategies to boost academic achievement for boys in subjects like English, language arts and creative writing?
• What can we do to prevent girl-on-girl bullying— including cyber bullying?
• How do we motivate boys to care more about learning?
• What can we do to cut down on discipline referrals and get every student on board?
• What racial and cultural characteristics need greater understanding to successfully implement these strategies for girls and boys? Is your interest piqued? Come learn more about these topics and other issues at the intersection of gender and education. After hearing the latest research you’ll never view gender the same way again!

Your Instructor

Leonard Sax, MD, PhD
Executive Director, National Association for Single Sex Public Education

Dr. Sax is a family physician, psychologist and best-selling author of Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift and Girls on the Edge. He is the director of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education. Over the past 10 years, he has visited more than 300 schools around the world assembling a compendium of gender-specific best strategies for the classroom. Dr. Sax has appeared on CNN, PBS, NPR and NBC’s TODAY show. His scholarly work has been published in American Psychologist, Annals of Family Medicine, Behavioral Neuroscience and Journal of the American Medical Association among others.

Comments from past participants

“Dr. Sax is a godsend. His work has given us insight on organizational design, staff and teachers’ instructional development, and ways to transform our students and curriculum.”

“I stayed up past midnight talking with my colleagues about what I heard at Dr. Sax’s presentation earlier that day. His talk was brilliant and inspiring. I confess to feeling a poverty of words in trying to convey how much I enjoyed hearing Dr. Sax and how much I appreciate what he is doing for education.”

“Dr. Sax’s presentation gave me concrete information I could use in the classroom.”

General Information

Fee: $300; includes instruction, materials, CEUs, meals, and nonrefundable $20 administrative fee.

Save! $250 each, when 2 or more register together (save $100).

Continuing Education Credits : 1.2 CEUs (12 credit hours) for the two-day workshop. UW-Madison Continuing Studies is an approved CEU provider. See our website for details.

Conference Lodging/Location/Parking: Madison Marriott West Atrium Hotel and Conference Center 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive Middleton WI 53562. Complimentary on-site parking.

Madison Marriott West Room Reservations
Room Rate: $70 Single; $90 Double
Local: 608-831-2000 (desk)
608-831-2040 (fax)
1-888-745-2032 (toll free)

More information about the Madison Marriott West can be found at www.marriott.com. For reservations call 888-745-2032. A block of rooms has been reserved until May 16, 2011. (Map)

Time: Registration is 8 am. Workshop runs 9 am–4 pm. Continental breakfast and lunch are included both days.

Cancellation Policy Participants: If you are unable to attend you must call least three business days before the program to receive a refund. If you cancel three business days or less, or do not attend, you are responsible for the entire fee. To cancel or arrange for a substitute, call 800-725-9692. Programs: In the event of bad weather or other emergencies, call 608-263-4432 or visit www.dcs.wisc.edu to learn whether a Continuing Studies program or class has been cancelled.

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