Abigail Norfleet James

Educational Consultant:

Gendered Classroom Teaching

Abigail Norfleet James taught in high school for many years and consults on the subject of gendered teaching to school systems, colleges, and universities.  Her area of expertise is developmental and educational psychology as applied to the gendered classroom.  Prior to obtaining her doctorate from the University of Virginia Curry School of Education, she taught General Science, Biology, and Psychology in both boys’ and girls’ secondary schools.

Publications include reports of research comparing the educational attitudes of male graduates of coed schools to male graduates of single sex schools and research describing the effects of gendered basic skills instruction.  In addition, she has written on differentiated instruction at the elementary school level, on strategies for teaching the male brain, and on strategies for presenting math and science to the female brain.  She has presented workshops and papers at many educational conferences and works with teacher and parent groups in interpreting the world of gendered education particularly in the coed classroom.

Professional Affiliations:

• American Educational Research Association
• American Psychological Association
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Gender and Education Association
• International Boys’ School Coalition
• National Association for Single Sex Public Education (advisory board member)

Services to Schools:

• Professional development seminars
• Consultation with teachers to develop gendered education skills
• Work with school systems to develop single sex and/or gendered educational programs
• Consult with parent groups to provide information substantiating gendered programs

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