Ms. Cornwell has a responsibility to teach her students the correct answer, not the “almost” answer or the “not quite, but close enough” answer. Her high expectations are evident throughout the 4th grade Math classroom as seen in: answers that are in complete sentences, subject-verb...
MTR woud like to congratulate 2012 graduate Hayley Penuel on being placed at Kingsbury Middle School. Regarding her new job, Hayley said, "The diversity of the Kingsbury community is rather unique within Memphis City Schools. It delights me as an educator to have so many...
MTR would like to congratulate Tara Smith on being placed at Kingsbury Middle School. Regarding her new job, Tara says, "I am most excited about preparing students to be successful in high school and college!" Check out Tara's video below to see why she chose the...
Teaching is challenging, rewarding, exhilarating, and most of all, exhausting. Great teachers are constantly thinking of ways to improve, reaching that one student, and making chemical equations relevant while simultaneously smiling, giving grace, apologizing, forgiving, and holding a firm line. There is a temptation for great...
MTR would like to congratulate 2012 Graduate Hanna Willroth on being placed at Cornerstone Preparatory School in Binghampton. Regarding her new job, Hanna says, "I am not sure what grade I will be teaching yet, either K, 1, 2, or 3. I am so excited to...
Regardless of my job title, I am a teacher. At my very core, God made me a teacher.I can officially say that I am entering my 20th year as an educator. Like any teacherwho works to be highly effective for students, I spend time at...
The use of student assessment data and relevant background information to inform decisions related to planning and implementing instructional strategies. Highly effective teachers constantly monitor their progress and the progress of their students, "adjusting course in light of changing realities around them". Teachers use a...
MTR would like to congratulate 2012 Resident Ben Rollins on being placed at Melrose High School. Regarding his new job, Ben says, "I will be teaching mathematics at Melrose High School. I am very excited to work at a school that has so much community...
"Relational capacity" is the level of trust and safety between student and teacher. The influence a teacher has on their students is directly related to the degree of relational capacity. The teacher's opinions, beliefs, and directives will carry more weight if the student feels safe...
MTR would like to congratulate 2012 MTR Graduate Calli Rollins on being successfully placed at Cornerstone Preparatory School in Binghampton. Regarding her new job, Calli says, "I teach because I believe a good education can empower students to create and fulfill lifelong dreams. These...