Author: David Montague, MTR Executive Director MTR will honor Dr. King in a variety of ways this spring in remembrance of his life and death 50 years ago this April 4th. This post – a short review of his Letter from Birmingham Jail - is but...
Education is the breath of the civil rights movement. It allows conversations to come alive, conversations that need to happen to provoke change. As an educator...
On Friday, May 20, the MTR Class of 2016 celebrated their Union University graduation and completion of the Residency Year at the MTR Victory Party. Family and friends flooded in from across the nation to support and celebrate the accomplishments and commitment of the 2016s....
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...
Author: David Montague | MTR President [caption id="attachment_2969" align="aligncenter" width="772"] Rosa Parks seated toward the front of the bus, Montgomery, Alabama, 1956. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)[/caption] Today is the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest in Montgomery, AL. I thought her actions that displayed a deep...
MTR recently received an update on the Crosstown project and Groundbreaking Announcement that we are excited to share! The renewal of the Sears Crosstown building has long been a dream for many in our city. In 2017, a portion of this huge building will house our new home, along with 14...
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...
This morning I'm up and at 'em in Columbus, Ohio reading the USA Today while riding the Nautilus Omega 120i Upright Bicycle (see attached) and I come across this headline, In This Series, It's All About Team. Now, here's the lesson and the secret to the...