July, 2011

Hiring male teachers in Washington, DC

Are you interested in relocating to DC to serve on a teaching team at the University of the District of Columbia's Early Childhood Lab School?

I have recently been given the responsibility to transform our child development center into a lab school.

Male teachers Western Pennsylvania elementary classrooms

by Amy Crawford - Tribune-Review
Sixteen kindergarteners sat cross-legged on a rag rug, singing songs about the days of the week and the months of the year.

The classroom at Carnegie Elementary School in the Carlynton School District was furnished with the usual toys preferred by 5-year-olds -- trucks, blocks, a kitchen play-set, a miniature makeup table. There was a collection of books nearby, and a set of puzzles in cardboard boxes.

It will soon rain men at kindergartens in China

If you think only women are interested in teaching kindergarten kids, it's time to think the opposite.

More than 10,000 men in East China's Jiangsu province have reportedly applied for a five-year training program to teach in preschools. But the program, conducted by three normal colleges in Nanjing, can only enroll 300.

It's elementary, guys: Male teachers bring diversity to primary grades

By Erin Waldner - The Press-Enterprise
Kenny Hall has been a teacher for 13 years, all of them at the elementary school level.

The Yucaipa instructor has taught first, second and third grades and currently, kindergarten.

5th grade teacher honored by President Obama

President Barack Obama is honoring a Boston Public Schools teacher as one of the nation’s best science teachers. Wai Chin Ng, a 5th grade teacher at Josiah Quincy Elementary School, is among the 85 educators from across the country, and just one of two here in Massachusetts, to receive the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Aboriginal Men in Early Childhood Education about 25 percent

by Heather Robbins - Interlake Spectator
Gaining a new perspective on early childhood education was the goal of three Peguis men who visited a small British Columbia community in early February.

Daniel Cook, of the Peguis daycare, Richard Daniels and Wayne Bear, of the Peguis Aboriginal Head Start program, were guests in Klemtu on Swindle Island, approximately 219 kilometres north of Port Hardy.

United Kingdom drive shows success bringing men into childcare

by Jonathan Portlock - Surrey Comet
A campaign to attract more men into childcare in Surrey has seen unprecedented interest, it has been revealed.

Since the campaign was launched by Surrey County Council (SCC) in April, almost 100 men have made inquiries to the local authority about getting involved.

Thirty-seven men recently took part in an information session given by staff at the Early Years and Childcare Service, the first time any men have attended such an even in Surrey.

A website set up to give men information on working in childcare has also attracted more than 3,000 visitors.

Guyana campaign announced to reverse male teacher shortage

The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that it is embarking on a "robust" marketing and recruitment drive to reverse the decline of male teachers.

Men In ECE in Canada

Ron Blatz, Director Discovery Center
As a follow up to the great meeting we had in June with our friends from Ontario I submit this summary of the work they are doing and encourage you to follow the links that lead to great material.

A Sault Ste. Marie/Algoma District Campaign

Playmakers in Haiti

Ron Blatz, Director Discovery Center
[MenTeach: If you watch the video you'll see many young men involved in play. For many men, play is a great place to get involved in children's lives and can serve as a great recruiting program for men to become teachers.]