FROM A MOMENT TO A MOVEMENT ! In 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio launched NYC Men Teach, the nation’s boldest effort to diversify the teaching pipeline through recruiting and retaining male teachers of color in NYC schools. Led by the Office of the Mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative (YMI), NYC Men Teach has taken on the charge to diversify the teaching profession, and prepare 21st century teachers equipped to teach in urban schools.

Join us for our 5th annual Showcase event.

From a Moment to a Movement: A gathering of current and prospective teachers, administrators, and school staff that highlights the work of the program and its partners. Through exciting workshops, speakers, panel discussions, and opportunities to network and fellowship, the NYC Men Teach Showcase will promote the people, practices, and policies that comprise the largest recruitment and support initiative for male teachers of color in the country.

This years showcase is a two-day event:

NYCMT pre-showcase(6/16/21): From 4pm-6:30pm, A conversation featuring Dr Ibram Kendi and other guests on taking anti-racist pedagogy from theory to practice, and the social implications underlying the need for men of color in the field of education. The conversation with Dr. Kendi will be followed by a conversation with other prominent political and educational figures on the research and policy surrounding male educators of color, and their recruitment and retention into educational systems.

NYCMT Showcase(6/17/21): From 11am-2:30pm, featuring music, performances, breakout sessions, and our revolutionary guest speaker for this year's showcase, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.