We have come such a long way in the two years since the Men in the Lives of Young Children session generated "a great deal of interest" among delegates to the 2005 World Forum Montreal.
Reports
Men in Early Childhood Education: Boys, Fathers and Teachers - New Hampshire, USA
It was my privilege to co-facilitate the Men's Interest Forum at the 2007 NHAEYC Annual Conference. Sixteen students, teachers, directors and owners (15 female:1 male) joined us to discuss issues facing men in early childhood education (ECE). What unfolded during the discussion was beyond anything I could have hoped for!
Report from Massachusetts AEYC - USA
A small contingent of childcare professionals met recently at the MassAEYC Annual Conference to share their thoughts on the history, present circumstances and future of men in early education. Roughly 600 people attended the conference between Friday and Saturday. Thirty participated in the two sessions held on this topic. Discussion stemmed, at both sessions, from that precise phenomenon: "Where are all the men and does it really matter?"
Here is a synopsis of our findings (in no particular order of importance):
Where are all the men?
Here is a synopsis of our findings (in no particular order of importance):
Where are all the men?
New Zealand - Men in Early Child Care and Teaching Summit
On 29th March an extraordinary event in education - a Summit on Men in Early Child Care and Teaching - was held in Christchurch. It was probably the first time that men outnumbered women at an early childhood meeting - and what a different atmosphere it was. Above is a photo from the event - a guys only shot.World Forum for Men In Early Childhood Education (MECE) - Kuala Lumpur, Maylaysia
In May, several of us are off to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia for the 2007 World Forum on Early Care and Education.
Male director hiring male teachers in Australia
I am a male Director of a long day care centre. It is being built at the moment and will be operating in 8 weeks. I'll be looking to employ one or two male workers as part of a team of ten. In the Australian context, this will be fairly innovative to have a few male workers together. I've worked in early childhood services for 14 years, never working or studying with another male.
A Hawaiian MenTeach Retreat
Perhaps all you mid-West retreat attendees and planners will have more experience or a different spin, but I have some impressions to share from our first Hawaii AEYC Men in Education Network retreat back in October. We followed the suggestions outlined in the NAEYC bulletin on the topic by our very own Bryan Nelson.
http://www.journal.naeyc.org/btj/200211/MenGather.pdf.
http://www.journal.naeyc.org/btj/200211/MenGather.pdf.
What's this?