Interview with Kelechi Ordu | Site Director, Streets Ministries – Graham Heights Streets Ministries-Graham Heights is a Christian youth development organization located on the same block as Kingsbury Elementary, Middle, High Schools Kingsbury Schools, MTR, & Streets: Neighbors and Partners Streets Ministries is an extension of the space...
Author: David Montague | MTR President | Excerpt from Community Matters: 2014 MTR Yearbook In 1819, Washington Irving wrote a short story titled “Rip Van Winkle.” In it, an idle farmer named Rip Van Winkle wanders across a group of odd men playing nine-pins and drinking...
Introducing… Mrs. Emily Wakabi MTR Graduation Year: 2014 # Years Teaching: 1 Content Area: 3rd grade School: Hanley Hometown: Plymouth, MN College Alma Mater: Moody Bible Institute College Year of Graduation: 2011 Favorite Teacher Moment During a free writing time one my of 3rd graders wrote down a list of colleges she wants to apply for someday. ...
Author: Stephanie Milazzo | MTR '13 | Kingsbury High School | Blog Post from Make Straight Paths I recently found myself around a campfire eating caramel apples with some first year teachers. They're awesome. They're doing so well (they might not think so, but they are). But...
Mr. Matt Cowan Sixth Grade, Aspire Hanley Elementary Hometown: Memphis Education: Central High, University of Memphis Author: Matt Cowan | Excerpt from MTR 2014 Yearbook: Community Matters After I graduated from the University of Memphis, I talked to my pastor about teaching. She had been a teacher and told me...
Author: Dr. Robin Henderson | Director of MTR | Article from MTR 2014 Yearbook: Community Matters The education reform movement has revealed that effective teachers can positively influence student achievement; yet working in isolation, they cannot transform schools or districts. At Memphis Teacher Residency, we believe...
“Another thing the Church can do to make the principle of brotherhood a reality is to keep men’s minds and visions centered on God. Many of the problems America now confronts can be explained in terms of fear. One of the best ways to rid...
Author: Leslie Garrote | MTR Coach and Professor Last April, I had the chance to attend Q:Nashville, a conference whose flashy online promo video and tag-line to “Stay curious; Think Well; Advance Good” caught my eye a few months earlier. Even though flashy isn’t really...
Author: Blake Lam | MTR '14 | Aspire Hanley Middle School | 6th Grade Math A Christian teacher training program that places teachers in public schools – how does that work? Can you really live out your Christian faith in an environment where it’s unlawful to...
Author: Christy McFarland | MTR Pre-Residency Director | christy@memphistr.org The MTR Application season opened a few days ago and our Pre-Residency team quickly shifted into recruiting and selection gears. As we review applications and conduct interviews, there are occasional missteps by applicants that can easily be avoided...