Olivia (far left) and her friends at a Levitt Shell concert shortly after move-in. This summer, I did something radical. I moved from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where I have lived all 22 years of my life (except during my college years), to Memphis, Tennessee. I moved to...
Welcome back. Since May 2015, we’ve experienced transforming growth. We aren’t residents anymore. We are butt-kicking teachers who have completed our commitment to the Memphis Teacher Residency seeking to provide students with equitable education independent of their ZIP code, just like we began 4 years...
Thank you for nominating me to do this! I appreciate your trust in me, it really means a lot! When I was told I had to do this speech, I immediately googled “how do I write a commencement speech” and all sources told me to...
It’s May 13, 2018, and I’m walking across a stage, receiving my Bachelor of Science in History Education. I’m thrilled to be finished with college, to have met this massive accomplishment of graduating with a bachelor’s degree. But while the rest of my friends who...
I still remember the first lesson plan I ever wrote. I was coming to the Memphis Teacher Residency selection weekend, planning to teach an eighth grade grammar mini lesson on different types of sentences. I knew nothing. I had no background in education, had...
On August 1, 1894, two years before the Plessy v. Ferguson court case ruled segregation constitutional, Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays was born to former slaves near Epworth and Ninety-Six, South Carolina. He was the youngest of eight children...
MTR Alum Matt Cowan has been named to 2019 Governor's Academy for School Leadership. The 28 member cohort will spend the next year receiving mentoring and coaching through a partnership between Vanderbilt University and local school districts. Matt is currently the assistant principal at Hanley...
How should Christian teachers think about racism and bigotry? Reflections on the Kingdom of God in difficult times for our country....
A current resident, JaVorah Davis, reflects on how a Memphis teacher recognized and encouraged her unique skill sets and pushed her beyond the basic level of understanding...
A blog post written by a current Resident, Lydia Fuson, as she reflects on how a Memphis teacher inspires the way she wants to treat her own students. Harold Bouldin. Just typing his name puts the biggest smile on my face. Mr. Bouldin was my Marketing teacher...