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...
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"Teaching" one another the spelling words this week. Photo via Kamie Dilley....
@memphistr resident Preston Scott welcomes CSM scholars into our cutting edge lab for some high quality instruction. twitter.com/CollegiateMem/…— Collegiate Memphis (@CollegiateMem) August 24, 2012 ...
“Boards in the air!” Ms. Boyd checks for understanding quickly among her students, assessing their comfort with the third problem. Nineteen out of twenty boards are in the air and Ms. Boyd accurately assesses their understanding. One board is missing. Does this scholar not know...
MTR is changing the world, one student and one classroom at a time:"It was my best day of teaching ever, and I know that the feeder pattern is working! On the first day of school the students at Hanley Elementary have to share their "hopes...