Letters
Engaging men teachers…a real challenge in Malaysia
After 30 years of experience in early childhood care and education…only female teachers are being recruited in my centre. I started engaging male staff in 2011 for a start. We have male teachers coming only for certain classes two contact hours per week. Gymnastics classes with Mr.Gan and Art and creativity classes with Mr.Adi and […]
Read MoreTips for Workshops about Men Teachers
Here is a little update on the presentation I did at the TAEYC Conference. I had about 20 participants, a 60/40 mix of females and males. Overall, there were less than I expected but it was a great group. I did note that of those that attended, most of the people were high level administration […]
Read MoreDo you have a Men in Early Education Group in the United States?
We are preparing for a presentation at the NAEYC conference in November: Men Belong: developing networking opportunities for male teachers to promote recruitment and retention Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 8:00 AM Our goal is to highlight the value of networking, camaraderie and support for men in ECE, as well as to provide suggestions for starting […]
Read MoreMen Teaching in Montessori Programs
A little background: I live in a small city (35,000) in North Central Washington called Wenatchee. At present, Wenatchee has two Montessori programs, each program offers a 3-6 yrs. of age program of up to 30 students. One program doesn’t accept interns, while the other program does. I interned at the later program, but it […]
Read MoreHiring in Kansas – Teachers & Elementary Counselor
[MenTeach: Ms. Ayala also sent two additional job descriptions – one for teacher and the other for special education. See attachments]. Hello Mr. Nelson, We are looking for positive male role models to fit some of these positions. Will you please post this job description in your newsletter? To apply the candidate must visit our […]
Read MoreStudent Group Promoting Men Teaching
Yo, MenTeach! Dr. Bill Strader here! Professor, Early Childhood Education and Facilitator for the Student Interest Forum of NAEYC! We have had two presentation submissions accepted for DC in November. We will advocate and send on any of the students who would like to know more about MenTeach! Men in Early Childhood Education, etc.! Cool? […]
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