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Exploring Outdoor Experiences and Gender Differences in Learning

Discover the benefits of outdoor experiences and the impact of gender on learning. Learn from research conducted by the Gurian Institute, Stanford University, and the Program for International Student Assessment. Understand how sensory perception and descriptive writing enhance learning. Explore the role of testosterone and oxytocin in nurturing behavior. Develop an action plan to incorporate outdoor learning in the classroom.

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Exploring Outdoor Experiences and Gender Differences in Learning

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  1. The Gurian Institute (www.gurianinstitute.com) Presenters: Kathy Stevens and Dakota Hoyt

  2. We are Generalizing! We are not Stereotyping!

  3. our body produces more neurotransmitters for memory and alertness - Stanford University When we’re laughing….

  4. Benefits of Outdoor experiences….

  5. What have we learned from research?

  6. Program for International Student Assessment Office for Economic Co-operation and Development

  7. Gesell Institute of Human Development

  8. SURVIVAL NOVELTY RELEVANCE

  9. Framing the issue

  10. Just The Facts

  11. Boys and Girls Under Construction!

  12. Source: Brain Sex: Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better

  13. How are the male and female brain wired?

  14. By kindergarten, girls generally have a larger vocabulary than boys – about 3 to 1

  15. THINK PAIR SHARE

  16. How do our Senses help us learn ? ?

  17. Descriptive writing means we add detail, describing what we see, hear, smell, taste, feel…

  18. Aggression Nurturance Brought to you by Testosterone!

  19. TESTOSTERONE • Competitiveness • Self-assertion • Self-reliance • Territorialism • Aggression

  20. Oxytocin • Bonding chemical • Tolerate monotony • Want to please others • Girls have more

  21. Empathy Nurturance

  22. Up to 20% of males and females may be Bridge Brain http://www.bbc.co.uk Search: Sex ID

  23. LUNCH

  24. A question still circling around in my mind 3 important points to remember Something I learned that squares with my values

  25. Developing An Action Plan!

  26. 2 1 3

  27. Why work in the outdoor classroom…?

  28. Writing Benchmarks K-5 (MN Common Core Writing Standards K–5) 0.6.8.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

  29. NAME: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) WHERE TO FIND IT: Throughout Minnesota; one of the first trees to grow after fire or harvest. FUN FACTS: The quaking aspen’s flattened leaf stems cause the leaves to tremble—“quake”—in the breeze, hence its name.

  30. Next Great Backyard Bird Count: February 17-20, 2012 http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/

  31. Duluth Pigeons – 20 Doves – 16 Woodpeckers – 60 Blue Jays – 76 Chickadees – 234 Cardinals – 8 Total: 1,226 in 26 species

  32. Buddies in the Forest Box Thanks to Jill Brenner & Rob Marohn at Bay View Elem

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