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=Welcome to the AIS Center for the Advancement of Girls wiki!=

 **Albert Einstein**
 * "The important thing is to not stop questioning . Curiosity has its own reason for existing" **

My hope is that this wiki becomes a go-to resource for teachers at AIS. This is a space to post our questions, get help from colleagues and share best practice ideas. Perhaps you have a favorite video to share? Please feel free to post it here. Being part of a learning community can take many forms. My sincere hope is that we keep finding ways to share our knowledge, our wisdom and most importantly, our questions. To get us started, I have posted a few documents, a video that I love and can certainly stimulate thinking, and links to websites you might find useful.

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I love this article that Diane Groff sent me. It highlights strong female characters in children's literature.





[|Edutopia] Edutopia is one of my favorite teacher websites. I find the section on project based learning especially helpful. We know that girls prefer to learn in collaborative ways. We know, that especially when it comes to math and science, girls' learning and understanding is benefited tremendously by real world applications. All of this, project based learning provides. Please browse through this site and click on the project learning tab. I think you will find the wealth of information inspiring.

[|Science Daily article] This article describes a study that suggests that female teachers' fear of math may negatively influence girls' perception of their math ability. While the article focuses on perceived math ability only, I would submit that girls could be influenced by any unspoken messages teachers send.

[|Inquiry Based Science Lesson Plans] I am not a science teacher, but this website looks like it has a lot of great ideas. And we know that girls tend to learn science more deeply in an inquiry based setting.

[|Effects of single sex education on perception of Math ability] An interesting study done in Australia.

[|New York Times article on single sex education] This article describes the ongoing debate between proponents of the biological argument for single sex education and those who favor a more environmental/social/political view.