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New Zealand - Men in Early Childhood Education Annual Summit 2012

The Annual National Gathering for men who work or study in Early Childhood Education.

Saturday 17th -Sunday 18th March 2012

Top Ten Motor Camp, Whanganui
Phone & Fax: 06 343 8402
Free Phone: 0800 272 664

If you know a man interested in, or thinking of working in ECE encourage him to attend.

MenTeach E-News - January 2012

1) Smith Strives to Inspire On and Off the Basketball Court
2) Gender imbalance in Korean Schools
3) Alternative Teacher Training Programs Better Attracting Male & Minority Trainees
4) Project PRIDE will help increase minority & male teachers with $12.1 million
5) More male teachers are needed in Australian schools to help boys perform better, a new teacher survey shows
6) Blokes-in-kindy challenge
7) PRIDE is spreading in Florida
8) Fathers would be more involved if there were more male staff

Demand for male early childhood teachers cannot be met

While an increasing number of New Zealand families would like men to be teaching their under fives, the men are not there to be employed, says an early childhood organisation that represents 1100 centres nationwide.

Chief Executive of the Early Childhood Council, Peter Reynolds said today that early childhood centres would employ many more male teachers if such teachers existed. And he called for teacher trainers 'to get more active in the promotion of our sector to men'.

MenTeach - New England Reception

March 16, 2012 - 5:00 - 6:30PM
Westford Regency
Westford, MA

MenTeach - New England is proud to welcome you to a social event and award reception after the conference. We are a group representing various disciplines in the field of early education advocating for men in the lives of children.

For contact:

PRIDE is spreading in Florida

by Jackie Alexander - Gainesville.com

When Juliun Kinsey recently volunteered as an instructor at Terwilliger Elementary School, the Santa Fe College graduate noticed something missing.

The children, he said, had few teachers who, like him, shared their skin color.