Meet Sara Ewel | MTR Class of 2018
Sara loves science. She studied Neuroscience and Educational Studies during her time in undergrad at Rhodes College. She worked at MTR Camp in the summer of 2016, which is where she fell in love with teaching the youth of Memphis. She wanted to share her love...
Ari Smith | Reading Specialist, Cohort 2
1. How has the reading specialist certification program impacted your practice? Or has it impacted your practice? The Reading Specialist Certification program has definitely already impacted my practice. It has helped me to be more conscious of my work with students, and ultimately make instruction more...
Valen Warner | Reading Specialist, Cohort 1
1. How has the Reading Specialist Certification program impacted your practice? The reading specialist certification program equipped me with a robust understanding of foundational literacy skills and overall literacy development. As a result of the knowledge that I gained from the program, I am now able...
Christmas Readings & Prayers
We invite you to download MTR's Christmas Readings & Prayers for encouragement during this holiday season and time away from school. These past two years have been extremely difficult for all--with particular challenges for teachers and students. The stress of Covid, on top of the...
Audio Series: A Conversation with Tony Campolo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEsM3BRhi0s TOPIC Tony Campolo shared on a variety of topics specific to faith and education. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY Tony Campolo is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University. For 40 years he led the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, an organization which he founded to serve under-resourced communities. COMPLETE...
Audio Series: A Conversation with Tim Keller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANvTJ_4OmSU TOPIC Tim Keller answers questions on how Christians can express their faith through public education. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY Dr. Tim Keller is the founding paster of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York. TRANSCRIPTThe audio recording shared on this site has been edited for time. The full transcript of the conversation...
Audio Series: A Conversation with Nicole Baker Fulgham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4pa_n0uufs TOPIC Nicole Baker Fulgham shared about race and equality in education and how to reflect God as teachers. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY Nicole Baker Fulgham is the founder and president of the Expectations Project and the author of Educating All God's Children: What Christians Can - And Should - Do...
Audio Series: A Conversation with Doug Logan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb2eSZ-Kqm8 TOPIC Doug Logan shares about reconciliation, as well as the power of prayer in the life of a teacher. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY Dr. Doug Logan is the president of Grimké Seminary, the Associate Director of Acts 29, and the Pastor of Church Planting at Remnant Church in Richmond, VA. TRANSCRIPTThe...
Audio Series: A Conversation with Bryan Loritts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds3wpY1fL9Q TOPIC Bryan Loritts shares thoughts on reconciliation, faith, and work. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY Dr. Bryan Loritts is the teaching pastor of The Summit Church in North Carolina, president and founder of the Kainos Movement, and was the co-founder of Fellowship Memphis Church. TRANSCRIPTThe audio recording shared on this site has...