We are proud to announce our newest Online Course:  The Minds of Our Youngest Boys and Girls, with Michael Gurian.   The course provides leading edge neuroscience in the early childhood field, practical strategies across the curriculum, and insights and tools for the whole child’s social-emotional growth.  There are three sections of video learning, encompassing 4.5 hours, discussion points and post-tests, and a certificate of completion.

While the course can be taken by individuals, we also hope your whole team will take it.  The strategies, innovations, and best practices have been tried and tested in early childhood pilot in Missouri in the 1990s, then more recently in Head Start of Phoenix and Greater Phoenix Urban League.  Now here’s more about the Course.

Please visit the Course website to learn more and to purchase:  https://gurianinstitute.com/products/the-minds-of-our-youngest-boys-and-girls-online-course/.

Target Audience for This Course: early childhood educators, administrators, counselors, social workers, specialists, home visitors, coed and single sex educators, mentors, coaches, government agency professionals, faith leaders, and policy makers working with young children.   For an Online Course targeted to K – 12 educators, please see our The Minds of Boys and Girls – Educator Course on the www.gurianinstitute.com Products page.   For an Online Course targeted to parents, grandparents, and others working in family systems, please see our The Minds of Boys and Girls – An Online Course for Parents on our Products page.

Training Objectives of the Course

For Module One

Participants will be able to Describe how the field of gender neuroscience is altering what you know about the psychology and education of children in early childhood.

Participants will be able to Discuss specific needs and issues of boys and girls from birth to adulthood, including analysis of the gender spectrum, with focus on both academics and social-emotional development.

Participants will be able to Assess how generally institutionalized educational, counseling, and parenting models do or do not fill the specific developmental needs of preschool through high school age girls and boys.

For Module Two

Participants will be able to Identify new logic models and strategies for motivation, learning, and behavioral intervention beginning at birth and proceeding into emerging adulthood.

Participants will be able to Summarize key stressors and social-emotional factors that differ between girls and boys beginning in early childhood.

Participants will be able to Assess from a behavior perspective how institutionalized ECE models do or do not fill the specific developmental needs of preschool through high school age girls and boys.

For Module Three:

Participants will be able to Demonstrate new strategies for learning, counseling, and assessment, including strategies for working with highly sensitive girls and boys of all ages.

Participants will be able to Implement new strategies and practical tools beyond the training institute, in the student’s particular curricular areas and environments.

Participants will be able to Assess from a tactical perspective how institutionalized ECE models do or do not fill the specific developmental needs of preschool age girls and boys.

Module Four: Post tests act as discussion points as well as tests, with a test key included.

For All Modules:  The course expands your personal and collective understanding of the diverse needs of boys, girls, children of color, and children who might be presenting on the gender spectrum.

To learn more and to purchase the course, click:  https://gurianinstitute.com/products/the-minds-of-our-youngest-boys-and-girls-online-course/.

What People Like You Are Saying

“I believe Michael Gurian Institute’s insights and strategies provide the missing piece in our early childhood work. We have applied this work in our early childhood environments and classrooms in Phoenix with significant success.”–Marion Hill, Head Start Program Coordinator, Phoenix, Arizona

“From the beginning of time, parents and sensitive teachers have observed differences in the behavior, learning styles, and focused interests of girls and boys. While never allowing us to lose sight of the reality of individual differences, Gurian and his colleagues suggest creative ways to modify the learning environment to encourage a broader spectrum of achievement in both gender groups.”

–Dr. Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Yale University, and one of the original planners of the national Head Start Program

“Michael Gurian’s work in the early childhood space is eye opening. I have seen him speak at Head Start and First Things First conferences and can’t get enough of his brain-based approach. This course deepens his analysis and provides dozens of practical strategies to apply in our early childhood environments. Because Dr. Gurian is such a dynamic presenter, he translates well to the video and zoom format. I found this course rich and multi-layered. I highly recommend it to any working with young children.”

–Alexandra Sandoval, Preschool Teacher and Coach

Please visit the course website to learn more and to purchase:  https://gurianinstitute.com/products/the-minds-of-our-youngest-boys-and-girls-online-course/.