Developing girl-responsive educators

Alison B. Monzo, Director Of Programs, Center For The Advancement Of Girls, The Agnes Irwin School, USA Bridgette Ouimette, Founder And Co-CEO, Advancing Girls, Llc., USA In teacher preparation programmes, educators are often taught how to adapt their instruction for various types of learners; this includes modifications for both gifted students and those learning English as a second language, and how to create instructional interventions for students with learning differences. In some professional development and teacher preparation programmes, educators explore the development of culturally responsive teaching methods for students of low socioeconomic status and students of colour, knowing that their life experiences will impact their reception of learning. Gender, however, is a dimension of student identity that remains largely unexamined through existing educator professional development and in the research literature. Male and female students are not so fundamentally differen