Reports
Awards and events in New England, USA
Congratulations to Patrick Romero, a teacher at Horizons for Homeless Children Edgerley Family Community Children’s Center. He has received an award at the 8th Annual Early Childhood Educators Gala. His award was for “Relationships” in early childhood education- This is what they said in presentation-“Patrick is an exceptional and inspiring teacher who utilizes his skills […]
Read MoreSteve Shuman Award for the Support of Men in Early Education and Care
At this year’s Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MassAEYC) conference in late March, we held our third annual Men in Early Education reception. This year we had over 50 people attending. Most were there to honor Steve Shuman, a longtime person involved in early childhood profession in Massachusetts and was a pioneer […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – April 2009
1) Watch a video from two years ago about the lack of male teachers in New Zealand 2) Read the President of ECNewZealand’s perspective after two years of work 3) Turning trash into treasures – a man who recycles for children 4) What are the biggest obstacles you see a man facing when he begins […]
Read MoreAn Evening with Ed Klugman – 59 Years in Early Childhood Education!
Dr. Ed Klugman has been working in the Early Childhood profession for 59 years, from the era of Joe McCarthy to the history making presidency of Barrack Obama and continues unabated. He has inspired people for many years teaching at Wheelock College and continues to inspire males in the field of early education and care. […]
Read MoreNew Role for the ece-men Listserv
In the beginning (before there was a MenTeach.org website) there was an ece-men listserv. A true listserv is an email program where you send an email to a central site and it gets distributes to everyone who has subscribed to this program. Answers to this email also gets sent out to everyone on the subscription […]
Read MoreMen 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! The group decided that if […]
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