2011
Grand Bahamas male teachers take part in one-day seminar
In the wake of the many sexual allegation cases that rocked the nation involving teachers and students, male teachers from various schools on the island participated in a one-day seminar hosted by the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) yesterday to share their concerns about the profession. More than 150 male teachers gathered at the Church […]
Read MoreMalaysia: Gender equality for teachers
The Education Ministry will offer teacher training courses to an equal number of men and women, in an effort to ensure a balance of male and female teachers in future. The intake will also comprise 40% trainees from the peninsula and another 30% each from Sabah and Sarawak. “This way, the ministry can ensure that […]
Read MoreBlack male teachers scarce – but needed
Tigrett Middle School eighth-grader Bobby Bond credits his fifth-grade teacher as the first to encourage him as a student.He was the first black man that I’ve had for a teacher,” said Bond, 13, who is also black. “He always told me to do my best. He would sit and talk to me, and he mentored […]
Read MoreNew Book About Male Teachers: Go Where You Belong
A new book by Lemuel W. Watson and C. Sheldon Woods, Go Where You Belong: Male Teachers as Cultural Workers in the Lives of Children, Families, and Communities is available. “The purpose of this book is to continue the dialogue about the importance of men in the lives of young children and the teaching profession. This book […]
Read MoreFree Graduate Teacher Training Program
My name is Yvette Dalton-McCoy and I am the Associate Director of Graduate Diversity Programs at Tufts University located in the Boston Metro area. Attached you will see a flyer for our “Biannual Prospective Graduate Student Days”. This is a program for students to visit Tufts University and partake in a two day exploration of […]
Read MoreU.S. Colleges, Universities Step Up Recruitment With Looming Nationwide Teacher Shortage
With a third of the country’s more than 3.4 million teachers expected to retire by 2013, many states may face a dwindling pool of qualified teachers in the near future. To address this potential shortage, many education programs are stepping up their recruitment efforts — particularly in urban and underserved communities. Beverly Young, assistant vice […]
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