Memphis Teacher Residency

- 15 years, 15 stories -⁠
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Story 10 | Meet Alexia Young, Class of 2015
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Alexia’s journey from Texas to Memphis is one of faith, empowerment, and servant leadership. With a passion for uplifting students and the cleft community through her nonprofit, Beauty for Ashes, Alexia is deeply rooted in the city’s spirit of excellence. Whether mentoring through her nonprofit or leading in education, she credits MTR’s influence for shaping her vision to serve Memphis with heart and purpose.
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Click the link below to read her whole story.

memphistr.org/blog/alexiayoung-15⁠

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Since 2009, MTR has trained over 700 highly effective teachers who have changed the lives of countless Memphians. During the 15th anniversary year, we will be sharing and celebrating 15 representative voices from each of our graduated classes — all the way back to 2010! We hope these stories help to paint a picture of the tremendous impact and goodness that MTR teachers have had on their students and schools.⁠
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🌟 MLC Update 🌟⁠
Registration is officially FULL!!

We cannot WAIT to host over 300 teachers & leaders here in Memphis NEXT WEEKEND!

Did you miss the chance to register this year? Make sure you sign up for the Memphis Literacy Institute email list so you don’t miss any future events and opportunities.

Here at MTR, we love our residents AND mentors!

Give a shoutout below to Mr. Guy and Ms. Kelley ⬇️

Read up on what Erica, MTR Coach, has to say about their professionalism and leadership.

Teachers...there are only 🔟 SPOTS LEFT to attend the fourth annual Memphis Literacy Conference.

Join us on Saturday, September 21 from 8:30am-2:30pm at Crosstown Concourse to learn tangible skills to immediately implement into your classroom. Let's get every student the tools they need to be proficient readers!

We have nationally-recognized presenters coming in to share SO much knowledge...including 's Kareem Weaver as our Keynote Speaker. You don't want to miss it!

✨️REGISTER TODAY✨️
memphisliteracyconference.org

Here at MTR, we love our residents AND mentors!

Give a shoutout below to Mrs. Barton and Mr. Keel ⬇️

Read up on what Carter, MTR Coach, has to say about their leadership, coachability, and authenticity.

The Memphis Literacy Conference is just one month away! Nationally-recognized presenters are ready and eager to work and learn alongside you.

Meet some more of the nationally recognized speakers who will be at the Memphis Literacy Conference on September 21.

Spots are filling quickly. Register today to save your seat at:
✨️ MEMPHISLITERACYCONFERENCE.ORG ✨️

Leaders, this one’s for you!

Memphis Literacy Conference FREE Literacy Leader Professional Development presenting Dr. Tracy White Weeden.

“How to Implement Systems-Change for Sustainable Literacy Transformation — A Blueprint for Success”

About the session:
Sustainable literacy transformation is made possible when systems are prepped for change by doing the right work. Learn to prepare your system for measurable growth in student achievement, teacher knowledge, and leadership capacity through the application of the Science of Reading research.

Join us on September 20!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFH418nUtQyt1Dlp7zxKQsd7SRXGH59G1vMxS-fPZ9FgwStg/viewform

***Session is designed for any school leaders, instructional leaders and coaches, district-level leaders, state-level leaders, stakeholders or advocates. Please bring any members of your team who would like to learn alongside us!***

Here at MTR, we love our residents AND mentors!

Give a shoutout below to Ms. Killough and Ms. Wos ⬇️

Read up on what Margie, MTR Coach, has to say about their proactivity and calming presence in the classroom.

- 15 years, 15 stories -⁠
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Story 9 | Meet Taylor Cao, Class of 2016
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Taylor’s life changed with a simple "yes" to an unexpected opportunity. What began as a courtesy meeting turned into a journey through MTR, where he found not only a career but lifelong friends, a deep community, and even the love of his life. In his time in Memphis, Taylor has learned and that saying yes can lead to experiences beyond your imagination.
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Click the link below to read his whole story.
(and to read a GREAT story about David Montague!)

memphistr.org/blog/taylorcao-15⁠

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Since 2009, MTR has trained over 700 highly effective teachers who have changed the lives of countless Memphians. During the 15th anniversary year, we will be sharing and celebrating 15 representative voices from each of our graduated classes — all the way back to 2010! We hope these stories help to paint a picture of the tremendous impact and goodness that MTR teachers have had on their students and schools.⁠
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CALLING ALL TN TEACHERS:

The State Board of Education is now accepting public comments and feedback on Tennessee's English Language Arts Academic Standards as part of its eight-year review cycle.

All Tennesseans are encouraged to share their input! Visit the SBE website to share your feedback by September 8, 2024.

https://www.surveygroup.com/TNSBEStandardsReview/

Here at MTR, we love our residents AND mentors!

Give a shoutout below to Mr. Sweeney & Mr. Jones ⬇️

Read up on what Val, MTR Coach, has to say about their drive and joy in the classroom.

This year at our annual Back to School Bash, we had 432 MTR teachers, staff and family members join us to reconnect and be encouraged.

As a way to celebrate our 15th Anniversary, we had some VERY special surprise guests come to uplift our teachers.

⭐️ Mayor Paul Young
⭐️ Soulsville Charter School Drumline
⭐️ Dr. Robin Henderson, MTR’s Founding Director of Education

Memphis teachers work hard and deserve to be celebrated! A huge thank you to all who came, spoke, encouraged, and “bashed”!!!

COLLEGE STUDENTS:

Want to make a difference next summer or post-grad? Interested in joining us as a Resident or a Summer Fellow? Still have a few questions?

Join us for a ~virtual~ info session this Wednesday, August 7. You'll get a chance to meet teachers, MTR staffers, and ask any questions you may have before the residency fall application DEADLINE of August 11.

Join us on Wednesday! We can't wait to meet you!

Register here: memphistr.org/events

Which event would you get the gold in? 🥇

Happy back to school season!!!! We love ALL teachers in Memphis - we see you, you make a difference, you rock.

Have a great 24-25 school year!

Teaching is a noble, dignified calling, and YOU deserve access to high-quality professional learning aligned to current research.

Meet some of our nationally recognized speakers who will be at the Memphis Literacy Conference on September 21. Head to memphisliteracyconference.org/2024presenters to see even more presenters and sessions.

Spots are filling quickly. Register today to save your seat at:
✨️ MEMPHISLITERACYCONFERENCE.ORG ✨️

Kaprise, Shemena and Stu are MTR grads and speaking at this event. Let’s show them support on August 22!

"Back to school, back to school....." Join New Memphis and Spillit for a Center Stage event - an evening of stories from educators that speak to the theme, “Marathon, Not a Sprint."

New Memphis will also celebrate 5 years of our Stride cohort for early-career educators and announce our 2024 Educators of Excellence award winners.

This free event is open to all community members - you do not need to be an educator to attend! RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3WINOHC

Teach For America Memphis Teach901 Memphis Education Fund First 8 Memphis

Paris is cool, but have you ever been to Memphis?

Shoutout to the residents for competing in MTR’s Summer Olympics! And shoutout to for bringin the 🔥🔥

MTR’s David Montague is the Dixon Gallery and Garden’s Munch and Learn speaker TOMORROW.

Open to the public - please join us at Dixon Gallery and Gardens tomorrow at noon!

- 15 years, 15 stories -⁠
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Story 8 | Meet Joshua Conley, Class of 2017
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Joshua and his wife Ava moved to Memphis in June 2016, where he found a community deeply aligned with his values. Over four years of teaching at Frayser Achievement School District, Joshua learned to appreciate the authenticity of his students, who inspired his commitment to “radical hospitality”. Now the Executive Director of Foster Village Memphis, Joshua applies these lessons to support foster, adoptive, and kinship families, emphasizing the importance of genuine connection and community.
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Click the link below to read his whole story!⁠

memphistr.org/blog/joshuaconley-15
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Since 2009, MTR has trained over 700 highly effective teachers who have changed the lives of countless Memphians. During the 15th anniversary year, we will be sharing and celebrating 15 representative voices from each of our graduated classes — all the way back to 2010! We hope these stories help to paint a picture of the tremendous impact and goodness that MTR teachers have had on their students and schools.

Welcome to the new MTR teachers!

As summer kicked off, Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR) brought 33 new teachers to our city. These passionate educators are ready to address education inequities and make a lasting impact in our communities.

Click the link to discover ways to support these educators → bit.ly/3TwUMfQ 📚✏️

It’s PRIME DAY!! Let’s clear the lists!