2017
MenTeach E-News – February 2017
MenTeach E-News February 2017 1) Male recruitment advocates discuss gender gap with students 2) Column: How I learned my own value as a black male teacher 3) Metro State U, Osseo make a deal to help diversify Minnesota’s teacher corps 4) A-plus for effort! This cool teacher has an energetic personalized handshake for every pupil […]
Read MoreMassachusetts teaching force remains dominated by women
Despite efforts to recruit more male teachers, their numbers in Massachusetts public school classrooms remain stagnant, according to a Globe review. About 25 percent of all public school teachers statewide last year were men. That figure has been fairly flat in recent years. But the share of male teachers is lower than it was in […]
Read MoreMenTeach – New England Symposium: The Importance of Play Now
The symposium was held on January 28 from 8:30- 12:45. DIANE LEVIN: Diane’s presentation was delayed about 20 minutes because of some technical difficulties with equipment on Wheelock’s end. Diane’s presentation emphasized the importance of play in light of the commercialization of play and the introduction of screen technology to children at younger and younger […]
Read MoreProfessionalism in Education: A Perspective from a Male Student Teacher
If you ask every teacher and staff member in an elementary school to give their definition of professionalism, chances are, every definition will be different. Many responses hit on some similarities to the definition, but in all reality the word holds a different meaning for everybody. So, how do you know if you are showing […]
Read MoreEducate ME Foundation working to grow the number of Black teachers for Black students across the country
The axiom, “Those who cannot do, teach,” missed the point, as far as Blake Nathan is concerned. In fact, Nathan created the Educate ME Foundation on a wholly opposite premise: To mentor and encourage African-American students, high school and college, to pursue careers in education, especially as teachers—and to help existing Black teachers find new […]
Read MoreEducators’ Summit Highlights Need For More Virginia Teachers of Color
Nearly one-half of students attending Virginia public schools are minorities, but fewer than one in five teachers is. That stark statistic motivated policymakers, K-12 and higher education experts, students from HBCUs, and others to gather for the first-ever Teachers of Color Summit organized by the Virginia Education Association. The conference featured promising programs and panels […]
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