2017
New Zealand Men hope to encourage more males into early childhood roles
Two South Canterbury men who are studying to become early childhood education (ECE) teachers could double the number of males teaching in the region once qualified. As of June 2014, there were just two licensed male ECE teachers employed in South Canterbury, of a total of 251 teachers in the region, according to data released […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – March 2017
MenTeach E-News March 2016 1) Southern University to increase underrepresented male teachers 2) Caring for Black Male Students Requires More Than Good Intentions, According to Education Study 3) Male teacher adds ties to school’s male achievement lessons 4) Japan: Should male childcare workers’ roles be limited? 5) How storytelling is giving voice to a small […]
Read MoreTeach for America Struggles to Attract Male Teachers
Teach for America is typically flooded with job applicants from top colleges and universities, but according to Chanté Chambers, the managing director of recruitment at historically black colleges and universities at the New York City-based Teach For America, the high-profile teaching nonprofit isn’t flooded by male applicants. She says that low status of education is […]
Read MoreMenTeach – New England Awards
We have given this year’s Steve Shuman award to Jeff Robbins at the MassAEYC Rex excellence in early education reception at the MassAEYC Annual conference. Valora Washington received the Gwen Morgan award. The Commissioner of the Early Education and Care department of Massachusetts attended and honored the recipients. At our annual meeting, we were fortunate […]
Read MoreTrinidad and Tobago: No men to teach
It is becoming more and more difficult to attract young males to the teaching profession, says Principal of St Mary’s College, Fr Ronald Mendez. Mendez told the media yesterday at a press conference to launch the Sesquicentennial Anniversary Celebrations of the Arrival of the Holy Ghost Fathers and the Founding of St Mary’s College. The […]
Read MoreAn all-male Buffalo Public School to address differences in learning? It’s being considered
Schools Superintendent Kriner Cash was clearly surprised the discussions were far enough along to be brought to the board as part of a briefing on culturally and linguistically responsive teaching. That is according to Assistant Superintendent Fatima Morrell, who is working in that much larger field. She said more black males would benefit academically from […]
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