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...
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...
A story of encouragement for first year teachers. Written by Danielle Shelley, MTR Recruiter; wife to Josh Shelley (MTR, '12), mother of Harvey and Verity It was about this time last year that I started feeling guilty about my job as a recruiter for MTR. I was...
Students who participated in after-school reading coaching with our team of over 80 wonderful volunteers learned on average 383 sight words since August! For many of our students who started the year far below grade level in reading, this is a HUGE difference in their...
[caption id="attachment_1892" align="alignnone" width="600"] Cherise Clark, '12Spanish, Kinsbury High School[/caption] Sra. Cherise Clark uses a quarterly awards ceremony to motivate and recognize student achievement. Her strategy and procedures may be helpful for educators to develop an awards ceremony in their classrooms also. MTRVoices: How did you develop...
The last 6 months have completely turned my world upside down, but I wouldn't change a thing. Thankful for the Lord's grace in my life to call me to bless and serve my students, school, and class of 2014 #memphistr cohort. I've learned and grown so...
"A colleague of mine (@JoshShelleyUNC) shared this NPR story with me a while back on how students see struggle differently in Eastern and Western cultures, and I have tried to use it before in my classroom to send a message to my students: struggling is not an...