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FEATURE - BULLYING

1. Aggression equals popularity

2. Bullying not limited to the 'popular.'

3. Girls can be a different kind of bully

4. Peer-Exclusion

5. Violent video games and aggressive and bullying hehavior

6. Whispers as weapons

 

 

FEATURE GENDER/SEX CONSIDERATIONS FOR LEARNING

1. Cognitive Sex Differences in Math and Science

2. Complementary Gender Stereotypes

3. Does the Barbie Doll Make Girls Want To Be Thin?

4. Father's Influence in the Lives of Children with Adolescent Mothers

5. Gender Differences in Temperament

6. Is Gender an Issue?

7. Motivation in Math and Science.

8. Peer and Media Influences on Young Girls

9. Rearing May Affect Gender Roles

10. Self Discipline Gives Girls an Edge

11. Sex Differences in Math

12. Sex Differences in Peer Relationships

 

PLCs - INFORMATION ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES

1. PLCs - Getting Started.

2. Being a PLC - an ongoing effort

3. What is a PLC?

 

FEATURE - STANDARDIZED TESTING

1. AERA position statement on high stakes testing.

2. Continual Use and Misuse of SAT scores

3. Developmental Perspective on Standardized Testing

4. Do New Teaching Standards Undermine Performance?

5. Do Teacher Ratings Impact Standardized Test Scores?

6. Girls Have an Edge in Achievement Scores.

7. If It Is Broke, Fix It!

8. What Parent's Think About Achievement Scores.

9. Raising Standardized Achievement.

10. SAT-Construct Validity of the Reading Portion.

11. Shifting Conceptions of Validity in Educational Measurement.

 

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