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More African-American Male Teachers Needed
When Chad Clay first came to Claflin University, he knew one day he would be at the head of the class thanks to his first African-American male teacher back in the 7th grade. Chad said, “When we were having issues he would always take us to the side and talk to us like he was […]
Read MoreFree Tuition Education Programs
Boston Teacher Residency The Boston Teacher Residency program is a 13-month teacher preparation program that offers a free master’s degree in education with special education certification and / or ELL certification. Collaborative Urban Teacher (CUE) Program CUE provides complete tuition for a master’s level teacher licensure program in Special education in St. Paul, Minnesota at […]
Read MoreA University Course: Men in Education and the Male Teacher
[MenTeach: Shaun Johnson has been working for many years on the topic of men teaching. He has offered a course about men teaching and continues to research and write about this topic. We’ve posted the introduction to his syllabus and have also attached the entire course outline.] This course will investigate the lack of male […]
Read MoreMr. Teacher? Fewer men in front of the class
Jan B. Hansen’s 8:30 a.m. class at the University of St. Thomas has 27 students, all aspiring teachers. Many are headed for their first student-teaching experience next spring. When they get their licenses, they will be qualified to teach grades K-8. There’s another thing … they’re all women. The number of men in Minnesota classrooms […]
Read MoreWhere the boys aren’t
Some of my best friends are men. More importantly, some of my best teacher friends–sounding boards, inspirations and educational soul mates–are men. But men are a diminishing force in teaching, a distinct cause for alarm when you consider that half the pool of prospective teachers is men. Newsweek and CBS took up the cause of gender balance in teaching […]
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