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New DVD about male teachers
Expect Male Involvement: Recruiting & Retaining Men in Early Childhood Education An exciting and effective DVD about men in the lives of children is now available for purchase. It’s already been shown in Georgia, Canada and will soon be shown in Ireland. A great video about the importance of men in the lives of children. […]
Read MoreDo men’s brains change working with children?
[MenTeach: There has been a discussion about the article below on the ECEMen’s List about whether the research about father’s applies to male teachers? What do you think?] According to Don Piburn: The article aligns nicely with United Nations reports suggesting that when men are involved in nurturing roles, they are less violent: less violent […]
Read MoreTerry Bussey – first male teacher in Winnipeg, Manitoba to win MCCA Award
Noreen Smyth – Winnipeg, Manitoba I work in the field of Early Childhood Education here in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I thought you might be interested in knowing, we just finished our Manitoba Child Care Association’s annual conference here. On the Friday evening there was an awards dinner. The award for Exceptional Early Childhood Educator of the […]
Read MoreMenTeach – E-News – May 2009
1) Do you want to volunteer to work with children? 2) Bureau of Labor Statistics data can be misleading 3) 15 male teachers in one primary school 4) Steve Shuman Award for the Support of Men in Early Education and Care 5) What’s New in New Zealand 6) Stories about male teachers making a difference […]
Read MoreFirst early educator nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year
I thought I would let you know that I was one of 11 finalists for Teacher of the Year in Minnesota through Education Minnesota. I was very surprised when I was nominated because I thought it was only for teachers in the k-12 system. The nomination came from a parent in our ECFE program who […]
Read MoreBreakthrough Collaborative program helps to recruit young men to teach
In 2007, we accepted 256 male teachers nationally, which is 36% of our total. We are just beginning to track information on how many of our teachers go into the teaching profession, so unfortunately, we don’t have those numbers right now. Our institutional memory, so to speak, tells us that 72% of our teachers go […]
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