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Male teachers still the minority in Western Australian schools
Julian Hofsink didn’t think twice about his gender when he applied to study a Bachelor of Secondary Education at the University of Canberra. But the second-year student will be in the minority should he work in ACT schools once he finishes his degree. The number of men teaching in Canberra schools has hovered around 22 […]
Read MoreMinister of Trinidad encourages men to become caregivers
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) Ayanna Webster-Roy says men will be targeted for participation in the next cycle of the Caregivers Training Programme offered by the ministry. She made the comment as 31 participants in the latest programme received their certificates during a closing ceremony at […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – August 2017
MenTeach E-News August 2017 1) Why young Latino men don’t think of becoming teachers 2) Chinese government offers free training to men who want to be preschool teachers 3) Male teacher shortage affects boys who need role models 4) A Scholarship for African American Men – Mwalimu Men 5) A New Orleans summer teaching fellowship […]
Read MoreBlack Male Leaders Shape Black Students
As the country celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week, I’m grateful for the Black male educators in our low-income communities. They inspired me as a child and shaped my career path and they do the same for some many Milwaukee children. A recent study from Johns Hopkins University found the probability of a low-income Black male student […]
Read MoreAACTE Members, Partners Discuss Efforts to Bring Men of Color Into Teaching Profession on Radio Show
This month’s episode of Education Talk Radio spotlighted AACTE’s national Black & Hispanic/Latino Male Teachers Initiative Networked Improvement Community (NIC) and other efforts to increase men of color in the teaching workforce. In the August 9 show, host Larry Jacobs interviewed Director of College Access and Completion Michael Dennehy of Boston University (MA), Director of Call Me […]
Read MoreUniversities aim to increase Emirati interest in teaching programmes
If recent enrolment data from two of the country’s two federal universities is any indication, Emirati men have very little to no interest in becoming schoolteachers. Not one male student enrolled for Zayed University’s Bachelor of Science in Education programme last year, while just 11 signed up to study at the United Arab Emirates University’s […]
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