2006
appearances and events: Leonard Sax MD PhD
January 3, Beaufort, SC:
Dr. Sax led a seminar for teachers at Lady’s Island Middle School, Beaufort County School District (coed public school transitioning
to single-sex)
January 4, Arden, NC:
Dr. Sax led a professional development seminar for teachers at the Christ School (all-boys); in the evening, he
spoke to parents
January 17, Chappaqua, NY:
Dr. Sax spoke to a combined meeting of the Horace Greeley High School PTA and the Bell Middle School PTA about gender differences
January 18, Greenwich, CT: Dr. Sax
led a seminar for teachers at the Convent of the Sacred Heart (all-girls); that
evening, he spoke to parents at a forum on gender differences
January 19, Atlanta, GA: Dr. Sax led a three-hour seminar for leaders
of independent Roman Catholic schools at the annual conference of the National
Consultants for Education
January 25, Rosemont, PA: Dr. Sax spoke to teachers from the Haverford
School (all-boys) and the Agnes Irwin School (all-girls); in the evening, he
spoke to parents.
January 30, San Marcos, TX: Dr. Sax led a colloquium for the Biology
Department at Texas State University about the emerging science of sex
differences; he also spoke to students in the School of Education about best
practices for gender-aware teaching
January 31, San Antonio, TX:
Dr. Sax spoke about gender differences at a public forum for parents,
sponsored by the San Antonio Academy.
February 1, San Antonio, TX:
Dr. Sax met with faculty from Central Catholic High School (all-boys) and Providence High
(all-girls). That evening he appeared on
the local Fox affiliate (KABB-TV).
February 6: Dr. Sax did an interview with radio station
KOIT in San Francisco about ‘positive parenting’, online at http://www.koit.com/new_fall/positive_parenting.cfm?id=11313.
February 8, Fonthill, Ontario:
Dr. Sax spoke to parents at the Glynn A. Green school (coed)
February 9, Toronto, Ontario:
Dr. Sax led an assembly for girls, then led a professional development
seminar for teachers, and spoke to parents, at Branksome
Hall (all-girls)
February 10, Hockley Valley, Ontario:
Dr. Sax spoke to the District School Board of Niagara about best
practices for gender-aware teaching in coed classrooms
February 23: Deerfield, MA:
Dr. Sax spoke to students – and separately to the faculty – of Deerfield Academy, about gender differences. In the evening, Dr. Sax spoke with parents
about “Sex, Drugs, and Fast Cars” (gender differences in motivation for
delinquent behaviors).
March 4, Camden, AL:
Dr. Sax led the first day in a two-day seminar for Wilcox County teachers (coed public schools
transitioning to single-sex)
March 16, Gaithersburg, MD:
Dr. Sax led a seminar at Jefferson Montessori School (coed)
March 23, Clarkdale, MS:
Dr. Sax led a seminar for teachers from the Lauderdale County School District (coed schools transitioning to
single-sex)
April 1, Camden, AL:
Dr. Sax led the second day in a two-day seminar for Wilcox County teachers (coed schools
transitioning to single-sex)
April 4, Washington DC: Dr. Sax was the featured guest in a 40-minute
discussion about the growing problem of unmotivated boys, on the program “On
Point,” one of National Public Radio’s news programs, online at www.onpointradio.org/shows/2006/04/20060404_b_main.asp.
April 4, Phoenix, MD:
Dr. Sax spoke to parents and teachers at Jacksonville Elementary (coed)
April 17, Woodbridge, VA:
Dr. Sax spoke to teachers from Prince William County public schools about gender
differences in learning (coed)
April 20, Bethesda, MD:
Dr. Sax spoke to headmasters of more than a dozen leading boys’ schools,
about the growing problem of unmotivated boys
April 26, Dickinson, ND:
Dr. Sax led a Biology Department colloquium on sex differences in
sensation and perception, at Dickinson State University.
May 1, Cambridge, MA:
Dr. Sax was a featured speaker at the ‘Learning & the Brain’
symposium, cosponsored by Harvard University.
May 12 – May 25: Australia:
Dr. Sax led seminars for teachers at Lauriston
(girls’ school, Melbourne); at Brighton (boys’ school, Melbourne); at Trinity (boys’ school,
Melbourne); at St. Aidan’s (girls’ school, Brisbane); and at Kambala (girls’ school, Sydney). On May 23rd, he appeared live on
the TODAY show, broadcast nationwide, and did a studio interview for ABC Radio
National (Australian public radio).
Links to the radio interview, and to streaming video of the TODAY show,
are at www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_1/inthenews11.asp.
May 28, Avon, CT: Dr. Sax delivered the commencement
address at Avon Old Farms School (all-boys)
May 30, Columbia, SC:
Dr. Sax led a day-long workshop on introducing single-sex classrooms,
attended by more than 100 educators and administrators from South Carolina and Georgia
June 5, Jamestown, KY:
Dr. Sax led a seminar for teachers from two Russell County public schools
June 9, Springfield, IL:
Dr. Sax led the first of two seminars for teachers at Jefferson Middle School
June 12, Madison, WI:
Dr. Sax delivered the keynote address at the University of Wisconsin, “Boys At
Risk”
June 16: Dr. Sax was a guest on WNYC, public radio for
New
York City to discuss the growing problem of unmotivated boys,
archived at www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2006/06/16.
July 1, Kiawah Island, SC: Dr. Sax was a featured speaker at the Young
Presidents’ Organization (YPO), addressing gender-specific practices for
preventing drug and alcohol abuse among teens
July 2, Washington, DC:
Dr. Sax was interviewed live on the Fox News Channel, broadcast
nationwide.
July 11/12, Dayton, OH:
Dr. Sax led a two-day seminar for teachers who will be launching Dayton
Public Schools’ first all-boys’ elementary school.
July 18/19, Roanoke, VA:
Dr. Sax led an all-day seminar (7/18) and delivered a keynote address
(7/19) for the Virginia Department of Education’s Teaching and Learning Academy
July 20, Washington DC:
Dr. Sax led a seminar for teachers at the Septima Clark Public Charter School, a new all-boys public charter
school
August 21/22, Pittsburgh, PA:
Dr. Sax led a series of seminars for teachers associated with the
Diocese of Pittsburgh (more than 700 teachers in all)
August 23, McSherrystown, PA:
Dr. Sax led a seminar for teachers from seven schools associated with
the Diocese of Harrisburg
August 24/25, Philadelphia, PA:
Dr. Sax conducted an intensive two-day workshop for teachers leading
single-sex classrooms in five Philadelphia public schools
August 29, Las Vegas, NV: Dr. Sax conducted a workshop for
teachers leading single-sex classrooms at Cheyenne High School
August 30, Marshfield, WI:
Dr. Sax led seminars for teachers with the Marshfield School District and the Merrill School District (both coed)
September 1, Potomac, MD:
Dr. Sax spoke to teachers at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (coed)
September 8/9, Dallas, TX:
Dr. Sax led a professional development seminar for public school
teachers at the Irma Lerma Rangel School (all-girls)
September 13, Charleston, WV:
Dr. Sax led a seminar for teachers from five public schools which are
adopting the single-sex format
September 15, Springfield, IL:
Dr. Sax returned to Jefferson Middle School to lead a second seminar for
teachers about gender differences in learning.
He also led an evening seminar for parents.
September 20, Bethesda, MD:
Dr. Sax spoke to the Wednesday Morning Group (www.wmgroup.org)
October 5, Wilmington, DE:
Dr. Sax led a parents’ forum at St. Edmonds’ Academy (all-boys)
October 7, Columbia, SC:
Dr. Sax spoke at the first conference of NASSPE Southeast
October 8, Philadelphia, PA:
Dr. Sax spoke at the first conference of NASSPE Northeast
October 14,
Chicago, IL:
Dr. Sax hosted the first conference of NASSPE Midwest
October 16, Hightstown, NJ:
Dr. Sax was a keynote speaker at the biennial conference of the New
Jersey Association of Independent Schools
October 26, Shaker Heights, Ohio and Hunting Valley, Ohio:
Dr. Sax spoke to students, teachers, and parents, at three separate events:
at Laurel (all-girls), at Hathaway Brown (all-girls),
and at University School (all-boys)
November 1, Murrieta, CA:
Dr. Sax led a professional development seminar for teachers at Thompson Middle School (coed transitioning to single-sex)
November 7, Jeffersonville, IN:
Dr. Sax led a professional development seminar for teachers at Parkview Middle School (coed transitioning to single-sex)
November 10, Irving, TX:
Dr. Sax led a seminar for faculty at The Highlands School (dual
academy); in the evening, he led a forum for parents.
November 16, Deland, FL:
Dr. Sax visited Woodward Elementary School and spoke with teachers there. In the afternoon, he led a seminar sponsored
by the Stetson University Department of Psychology, on sex differences in how
females and males see, hear, and smell. That
evening, he spoke to parents about gender differences in learning.
November 29, Tampa, FL:
Dr. Sax led a seminar for teachers at Academy of the Holy Names; in the
evening, he spoke to parents
December 5, Arlington, VA:
Dr. Sax spoke to parents at a forum sponsored by the Arlington
Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, about the growing problem of
unmotivated boys: boys who are capable of doing the work but just don’t
seem motivated to do it.
December 7, Wisconsin Dells,
WI: Dr. Sax was the opening keynote for a
statewide conference on building successful schools, sponsored by the Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction: more
information available at http://dpi.state.wi.us/sspw/pdf/bhssbrochure.pdf.
December 10/11, Janesville, WI:
Dr. Sax led a parents’ forum on gender differences (12/10); he also led
an all-day seminar for teachers from around southeastern Wisconsin, about gender differences in
learning (12/11).