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MenTeach E-News – March 2012
MenTeach E-News March 2012 1) Male Teachers of Color Initiative Scholarships 2) MenTeach Interview: Children learn best from role modeled behavior and approaches 3) Hiring male teachers in New York City area for summer jobs 4) Marcia Farris given Steve Shuman Award by MenTeach – New England 5) Conference Success – More men in early […]
Read MoreGetting guys back into NZ education
If you live in New Zealand, there is every chance that your child will not have a male teacher until they reach high school. Startling. But is it important? Education Minister Hon Hekia Parata argues that it is the effectiveness of the teacher, rather than the gender of the teacher, that makes a difference to […]
Read MoreDwayne Nunez – winner of the Emerging Professional Award
Dwayne was first trained to be a Playmaker in 2006, when he was a preschool teacher at Jamaica Plain Head Start. At the time, Dwayne was trained to use transformative play to build stronger relationships with his students and help heal and strengthen them as well. More specifically, he learned how to incorporate joy, social […]
Read MoreMale teachers finding more roles in private schools
Just like the rest of the nation, Canberra’s non-government schools have proven they’re outstripping the public sector in attracting male teaching staff. Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the ACT’s non-government schools have recorded a 27 per cent increase in male teaching numbers since 1997 compared with an increase of just 1 […]
Read MoreReport: New Zealand Conference – Another Great Success!
From 16th -18th March, 2012 another extraordinary event in education – The 6th Summit on Men in Early childhood: EC-MENZ (Men in Early Childhood Network of New Zealand) was hosted in Whanganui by Born & Raised Pasifika Early Childhood Centre and generously supported by some of the wider Whanganui business community. Well done Whanganui for […]
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