MTR Give serves as a platform where donors can directly support those who are impacting urban education in Memphis, TN. This platform through the Memphis Teacher Residency is the only one of its kind in the region. How does it work? A teacher shares a need,...
Congratulations to Allyson Chick, 3rd grade teacher at Richland Elementary, on being named Tennessee Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Department of Education! Allyson acknowledges the great uses of technology in the classroom, and for this reason along with creativity and passion, she was recognized...
Memphis Teacher Residency is representing the Bluff City in the latest issue of RELEVANT Magazine! Go get your copy today, and share with family and friends. ...
As a graduate of MTR, I am so appreciative of everything I learned during my residency year. What I love about MTR is that the learning does not stop after the residency year. You are a part of the program for the following three years. You are connected even...
The Class of 2022 is thankful for Firefighters and Police Officers!...
Memphis Teacher Residency trains residents according to three maturity areas for effective urban teaching: Cultural, Instructional, and Character. Instructional Maturity 2.1 - High Expectations Definition: Setting feasible yet ambitious goals, both academically, behaviorally, and socially that will encourage students to outperform their presumed...
In the words of a graduate from the first class of Memphis Teacher Residency, I can tell you that I had multiple people tell me in my first year of teaching that I did not seem like a first year teacher. I would always tell them that was...
I am constantly amazed by MTR’s leadership team. Program directors and coaches at MTR model the confidence and humility that they seek to build in the residents. Resident evaluations on the effectiveness of coursework and seminars drive MTR’s growth as a program in the same way that coach...