Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR ) Resident Teacher

Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR) recruits, trains, and supports effective teachers in a Christian context. Residents are college graduates invited to train with a mentor, receive coaching, and participate in Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) coursework through Christian Brothers University. In addition, residents receive housing and a living stipend. During the residency year, participants earn their master’s degree and teach for a full academic year in a mentor’s classroom. While some residents do have undergraduate teacher training prior to the residency, others do not and become a certified teacher at the end of the residency year. Graduating the program, residents agree to teach in Memphis high needs schools for three additional years.

MTR has a mission to provide students in partner neighborhoods with the same, or better, quality of education as is available to any student in Memphis by recruiting,...