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Annual Report 2020-2021
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Discovering How Boys Learn Best
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BUILDING OUR EXPERTISE The Crescent Centre for Boys’ Education
Discovering How Boys Learn Best
Boys and Sexual Citizenship - IBSC Course Ashley Cridland Sexual orientation, family dynamics and gender discussions with boys as early as kindergarten, followed by conversations about pornography, masturbation, healthy relationships and consent as boys age, are integral to normalizing sexual citizenship. These findings from Dr. Ada Sinacore’s IBSC research, Responsible Sexual Citizenship for a Changing World were shared in an online course attended by Middle School teacher Ashley Cridland. “Besides teacher adoption, the largest hurdle for implementing this type of curriculum is parent buyin,” says Cridland. “As an educator at an all-boys school and mother of two boys, I always thought I was leading positive, insightful communication on these tough topics. It’s clear Canadian school curriculum has a long way to go to ensure equality and respect are ingrained in young men.” Cridland hopes to establish a forum where parents and teachers can find resources and courses for communicating with boys on these topics.
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Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning Winter Webinar Series Trish Cislak and Rob Messenger The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning developed a four-part series aimed at helping teachers address student engagement, educational technology, project-based learning, and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging that are all critical in the academic, social, and emotional recovery from COVID. These webinars provided participants research findings and strategies based on how the student brain learns, works and thrives. Rob Messenger and Trish Cislak participated in these timely webinars. They integrated new knowledge on student engagement, technology and belonging into the Grade 9 Portfolio pilot project in real-time. This experience has formed new practices for both the GLS10 course they teach in the summer and the upcoming Grade 9 research project on using digital portfolios to enhance student learning in the fall of 2021.
