empowering girls to take a chance
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Empowering Girls to Take a Chance. Laurie LaMondie, Melissa Holyfield Woodward Elementary. “It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side . . . any female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.” Billy Jean King. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Empowering Girlsto
Take a Chance
Empowering Girlsto
Take a Chance
Laurie LaMondie, Melissa HolyfieldWoodward Elementary
Laurie LaMondie, Melissa HolyfieldWoodward Elementary
“It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side . . . any female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.”
Billy Jean King
“It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side . . . any female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.”
Billy Jean King
Name PantomimeName Pantomime
Participants stand in a circle, arms distance apart. Ask each person to think of an verb and action which starts with the same letter as the person's first name e.g., "Jumping James".
The person does the action and yells out their action-name. Everyone then repeats the action and the action-name.
This requires pretty high level of instructor energy and drama, people are pretty shy to start with. Really encourage everyone to join in and say the name and action of everyone else.
To really drill names home, go around again, it should be faster and really get the blood moving.
For participants who say "I can't think of anything", I say "Keep thinking, we'll come back to you". If they still don't come up with anything, I ask the group to help.
Note I don't allow duplicate verbs either - must use a unique verb.
Participants stand in a circle, arms distance apart. Ask each person to think of an verb and action which starts with the same letter as the person's first name e.g., "Jumping James".
The person does the action and yells out their action-name. Everyone then repeats the action and the action-name.
This requires pretty high level of instructor energy and drama, people are pretty shy to start with. Really encourage everyone to join in and say the name and action of everyone else.
To really drill names home, go around again, it should be faster and really get the blood moving.
For participants who say "I can't think of anything", I say "Keep thinking, we'll come back to you". If they still don't come up with anything, I ask the group to help.
Note I don't allow duplicate verbs either - must use a unique verb.
Smart girls aren’t cute.
Breaking the StereotypeBreaking the StereotypeIn 1992, Mattel Toys put the first talking
Barbie doll on the market. Barbie's first words were, "Math class is
tough." Mattel thought they were simply expressing the feelings of most school-age girls. Many parents and teachers, though, thought Barbie should keep her mouth shut.
As a result, Barbie stopped talking.
In 1992, Mattel Toys put the first talking Barbie doll on the market.
Barbie's first words were, "Math class is tough." Mattel thought they were simply expressing the feelings of most school-age girls. Many parents and teachers, though, thought Barbie should keep her mouth shut.
As a result, Barbie stopped talking.
The Road to SuccessThe Road to Success
Setting the Tone
Teachers are risk-takers Provide positive female role models Incorporate literature with strong
female characters
Setting the Tone
Teachers are risk-takers Provide positive female role models Incorporate literature with strong
female characters
Challenging Our Girls to be Risk Takers….
Challenging Our Girls to be Risk Takers….
Include in your classroom: frequent use of cooperative learning
opportunities, frequent individualized learning opportunities, use of practical problems in assignments, frequent use of hands-on opportunities, frequent use of competitive motivational
strategies, frequent activities oriented toward broadening
views of mathematics and physical sciences.
Include in your classroom: frequent use of cooperative learning
opportunities, frequent individualized learning opportunities, use of practical problems in assignments, frequent use of hands-on opportunities, frequent use of competitive motivational
strategies, frequent activities oriented toward broadening
views of mathematics and physical sciences.
Have High Expectations for Girls
Have High Expectations for Girls Avoid rescuing girls. Encourage girls to
make an imperfect product, to get dirty, disheveled, and sweaty in pursuit of a goal; to make big, interesting mistakes.
Encourage risk-taking and problem-solving. Don't be too eager to solve a girl's problems for her. Learning about options and consequences is a necessary and valuable step for all youth on their road to becoming confident and mature adults.
Avoid rescuing girls. Encourage girls to make an imperfect product, to get dirty, disheveled, and sweaty in pursuit of a goal; to make big, interesting mistakes.
Encourage risk-taking and problem-solving. Don't be too eager to solve a girl's problems for her. Learning about options and consequences is a necessary and valuable step for all youth on their road to becoming confident and mature adults.
High Expectations cont…High Expectations cont… Expect and advocate for homework that
includes complex problem-solving and requires analytic skills beyond simple computations.
Stress the importance of math and science even if these are not your own strong points. Being positive about math and science and communicating that they are important enhances the chance for girls to seek math and science as attractive learning and career opportunities.
Expect and advocate for homework that includes complex problem-solving and requires analytic skills beyond simple computations.
Stress the importance of math and science even if these are not your own strong points. Being positive about math and science and communicating that they are important enhances the chance for girls to seek math and science as attractive learning and career opportunities.
Social Lives
Drama Talk, Talk, Talk Cliques Building relationships
Social Lives
Drama Talk, Talk, Talk Cliques Building relationships
” Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Harriett Tubman
” Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Harriett Tubman
Room setup
Dim lighting Personal space Cooperative Grouped Softer voice Multi-tasking Organization
Room setup
Dim lighting Personal space Cooperative Grouped Softer voice Multi-tasking Organization
Discipline
Delayed response Teacher pleasers
Personal contact Hugs Smiles Tone is important
Group points Character building
Words questions
Discipline
Delayed response Teacher pleasers
Personal contact Hugs Smiles Tone is important
Group points Character building
Words questions
Cooperative learning Buddy reading Playing teacher
Reading Overhead/board
Solving problems in front of the class
Cooperative learning Buddy reading Playing teacher
Reading Overhead/board
Solving problems in front of the class
Questions?
For any further questions feel free to email:
Laurie Lamondie = [email protected]
Melissa Holyfield = [email protected]
For any further questions feel free to email:
Laurie Lamondie = [email protected]
Melissa Holyfield = [email protected]