Leonard Sax MD PhD

2011 events

Current as of June 21, 2011

January 6, Providence, Rhode Island: Dr. Sax led a workshop for teachers, and spoke to parents, at the Lincoln School.

January 10, North Palm Beach, Florida: Dr. Sax led a workshop for teachers, and spoke to parents, at the Benjamin School.

January 17, Lititz, Pennsylvania: Dr. Sax met with students, led workshops for teachers, and spoke to parents, at Linden Hall, the nation’s oldest girls’ school (founded in 1746).

January 27/28, Concord, New Hampshire: Dr. Sax led two days of workshops for teachers, attended by teachers from across the state, from Nashua to Back Lake. The evening of January 27, he spoke to parents about challenges facing parents of boys; the evening of January 28, he spoke to parents about challenges facing parents of girls.

February 9, Columbus, Ohio: Dr. Sax continued a 3-day “strand” of professional development for Columbus Public Schools, on gender differences in best classroom practice.

February 10/11, Vancouver, British Columbia: Dr. Sax spoke to parents (2/10), and led workshops for teachers (2/11) at Crofton House School. He also did an interview for the local CBC affiliate radio station; streaming audio is available online at www.cbc.ca/onthecoast/episodes/2011/02/10/raising-girls/. The Vancouver newspaper also published a feature article about his visit; the online version is available at http://bit.ly/es22rn.

February 15, Brampton, Ontario: Dr. Sax led a workshop for school social workers, school counselors, and other professionals who work with children and adolescents, hosted by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.

February 17, St. Louis, Missouri: Dr. Sax spoke to parents at the Wilson School about the importance of gender issues in child and adolescent development.

February 18, St Louis, Missouri: Dr. Sax led a sixth day of professional development for teachers at the Imagine Academy of Academic Success, a public charter school.

February 21, Surrey, British Columbia: Dr. Sax led a full-day workshop for teachers, and spoke to parents, at Pacific Academy.

February 24, Niagara Falls, Ontario: Dr. Sax led workshops for COYO, the Committee of Youth Officers for the Province of Ontario.

March 2, Minot, North Dakota: Dr. Sax led a full-day workshop on the importance of gender differences, hosted by Minot State University. That evening, he spoke to parents.

March 8, Tacoma, Washington: Dr. Sax led a workshop on gender and education, attended by teachers and administrators from Tacoma Public Schools, hosted by Jason Lee Middle School. That evening, he spoke to parents.

March 16, Detroit, MI: Dr. Sax led a full-day workshop for teachers at the University of Detroit Jesuit Academy. That evening, he spoke to an audience of more than 700 parents, also at the University of Detroit Jesuit Academy.

March 25/26, Tampa, Florida: Dr. Sax led a workshop for teachers, and spoke to parents, on behalf of Hillsborough County Public Schools.

April 12, Brampton, Ontario: Dr. Sax led a second workshop for school support professionals, again hosted by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.

April 14/15, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Dr. Sax led workshops for teachers, and spoke to parents http://talkmn.org/ourwork.html.

April 27 – 28, Duluth, Minnesota: Dr. Sax led workshops on gender issues, all hosted by the Northland Foundation: one workshop for juvenile justice professionals; one for physicians; one for teachers and school administrators. The evening of April 27, he spoke to parents about challenges facing parents of boys; the evening of April 28, he spoke to parents about challenges facing parents of girls.

April 30, Charleston, West Virginia: Dr. Sax returned to Stonewall Jackson Middle School to lead an additional day of professional development, at a special weekend workshop for teachers.

May 11: Columbus, Ohio: Dr. Sax concluded a 3-day “strand” of professional development for Columbus Public Schools.

June 16/17: Madison, Wisconsin: Dr. Sax led a two-day workshop on gender-specific best practice for the classroom, hosted by the University of Wisconsin. You may download the brochure for the workshop, at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/boysandgirls/gender-matters_11.pdf. This workshop was attended by teachers not only from across Wisconsin but also from the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, and West Virginia.

July 14, Green Bay, Wisconsin: Dr. Sax will lead a workshop on gender issues, for public school teachers and administrators.

July 18, Tampa, Florida: Dr. Sax will return to Tampa to lead another day of professional development for teachers.

July 26, Charlotte, North Carolina: Dr. Sax will lead a full-day workshop for the Teaching Fellows Institute.

August 1 & 2, Hazel Crest, Illinois (near Chicago): Dr. Sax will lead a two-day workshop for teachers with Hazel Crest public schools. A limited number of spaces are available for ‘outside’ teachers at this workshop. If you are interested in attending this workshop, please contact NASSPE. Note: Teachers not employed by Hazel Crest public schools must pay $200 per teacher to attend this workshop; this fee is payable directly to Hazel Crest public schools.

August 4/5, Atlanta, GA: Dr. Sax will lead a two-day workshop for teachers at the Wesley Imagine International Academy, a public charter school; he will also speak to parents the evening of August 4. A limited number of spaces at this two-day teachers’ workshop are available for ‘outside’ teachers. If you are interested in attending this workshop, please contact NASSPE. Note: Teachers not employed by Wesley Academy must pay $200 per teacher to attend this workshop; this fee is payable directly to Wesley Academy, not to Dr. Sax or to NASSPE.

August 18, Traverse City, Michigan: Dr. Sax will give three presentations at a statewide conference sponsored by the Michigan Department of Community Health and the Michigan Department of Education:

1. “Girls on the Edge”: A keynote address in which Dr. Sax will describe trends affecting girls, putting more girls at risk, in almost every demographic group

2. “Boys Adrift”: a breakout session in which Dr. Sax will share strategies which other communities have used to re-engage boys and young men to become productive, courteous and responsible.

3. “Facebook Ate My Daughter”: a breakout session to consider how the emerging world of social networking is putting girls in a new kind of jeopardy.

August 22/23, Yakutat, Alaska: Dr. Sax will lead two days of training for public school teachers; he will also speak to parents the evening of August 22. The focus of the teachers’ workshop in Yakutat will be on the special challenges facing remote rural school districts.

October 8/9, Orlando, Florida: Dr. Sax will host the seventh international conference of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education.

October 28, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia: Dr. Sax will lead a full day of workshops for ATEC, the Association of Teachers of Exceptional Children.

November 17 – 18, Willmar, Minnesota: Dr. Sax will give an evening keynote presentation, and lead a full day of workshops, for the annual conference of Pact 4 Families Collaborative, www.pact4.org.

December 5, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Dr. Sax will lead a full-day workshop for mental health professionals, on the importance of gender in child and adolescent development, hosted by Jack Hirose and Associates, www.jackhirose.com. He will also speak to parents in the evening about the new challenges facing boys and facing girls.

To go to Dr. Sax’s personal web site, click on www.leonardsax.com.

To go to the web site of the Montgomery Center for Research in Child and Adolescent Development, click on www.mcrcad.org.

To go to the web site of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education, click on www.singlesexschools.org.