Olivia Besel is an MTR resident and expected to graduate with the Class of 2017. She is teaching 5th grade at KIPP Memphis Academy Middle. We are thankful that Olivia is at MTR and we hope that this blog will serve as an encouragement to...
An MTR teacher shared this email with his team this week. Hopefully all teachers can find encouragement in it. The first week back at school does not always go as planned: "I know how frustrating today was. I left disappointed, frustrated and discouraged...
How can we engage our students in literature that, to them, seems out-dated and culturally irrelevant? In a world where “fun” and “passive entertainment” are synonymous, how can a novel...
Author: Jessica Johnson | MTR Instructional Coach Many teachers have periodic or ad hoc days devoted to students’ making up work that they didn’t complete on schedule or revising work that didn’t exhibit mastery. These days are designed to foster student learning and improve students’ grades....
Brooke DeBoard is an MTR graduate from the Class of 2015. She taught her residency year at Cherokee Elementary School and is now a Kindergarten teacher at Cornerstone Prep School, Denver campus in the Frayser community. She was a recent guest speaker at MTR Talk and...
How quickly the magic of Christmas fades in the cold of January, especially with the stress of a new semester in the classroom. MTR President, David Montague, shared these words with MTR teachers on the first day back to school this month. They are just...
In a spirit of gratitude, MTR Instructional Coach, Brittany Ordu, collected a list of adjectives that MTR Class of 2016 residents use to describe their mentors. MTR mentors are outstanding educators who open their doors and practice to model, train and support MTR residents through their...
Author: Jessica Johnson | MTR Coach and Director of Development Caitlyn Kennedy, Melrose High School English teacher and MTR Graduate, created a seating chart like the one above to keep track of where everyone is sitting and—without opening her computer or taking out a pen—to make adjustments...
Cornerstone Prep - Denver Campus opened doors for their first students on Monday, August 10. Cornerstone Prep, an MTR partner school since Cornerstone Prep - Lester Campus opened in 2012, expanded from the Binghampton neighborhood to Denver Elementary School in the Frayser neighborhood for the 2015-2016 academic year....
Author: Hayley Moore | MTR 2012 | English Teacher at Kingsbury Middle School Last week I attended my cohort’s Ultimate Victory Party. This is a celebration of fulfilling our four year commitment to MTR. My friend Rebecca spoke that evening of how deeply we have all learned...