We are proud to be able to offer you 4.5 hours of video in 3 Video Modules and a fourth Module using Discussion from the Post-Test.  This Course recorded on Zoom reflects the research-based Gurian philosophy and science-based strategies for educating and parenting our youngest boys and girls most effectively. Get ready to learn and apply practical applications that have been proven successful in schools, homes, and communities around the world!

If after your group takes the course, you would like Dr. Gurian to connect with you on Zoom, please let us know at info@gurianinstitute.com and we will work with you to facilitate that additional professional development.

If you would like to become a Gurian Certified Trainer, please go to our website, www.gurianinstitute.com/trainers to review the requirements and rewards of that designation. To apply for certification, you can use that portal or write us at info@gurianinstitute.com. This online course can be used as the pre-requisite for certification.

Upon completion of the course, including your group discussions and the post-test, GI can provide a 6 hour Certificate of Completion document.  To request this Certificate, please write us after the Course is complete at info@gurianinstitute.com.

At any time, please reach out to our team at info@gurianinstitute.com.

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

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 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 4: 

Discussion and Post-Test.

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.