by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Mar 18, 2020 | Improving Instruction
5 Brain-Based Classroom Strategies to Boost Student Learning After your students take a test, have you ever heard them say things like: “I knew the answers, I just couldn’t think of them!” “I studied for hours and hours – why didn’t I do better?” “Why didn’t you ask...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Feb 15, 2020 | Social and Emotional Learning
Turning Points: Making Connections with Hard-to-Reach Students Teachers can have a powerful impact on their students’ lives, but with some hard-to-reach students, it can be difficult to tell if we are making an impact at all. Sometimes we fail to connect with students...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Feb 12, 2020 | Technology and Tools for Teachers
PowerPoint has been the leading presentation software for three decades, but don’t count Google Slides out just yet. Its popularity has been steadily increasing in recent years, especially among users already familiar with other products in the Google Suite. Even if...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Jan 31, 2020 | Improving Instruction
Classroom Calming Techniques: Three Ways to Switch Off the Flight-or-Fight Response Now If you’re like me, you can probably think of a time when you’ve experienced a moment of real anxiety in your classroom — your heart rate quickened, you became tense, it felt harder...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Jan 30, 2020 | Educator Wellness and Tips
Midwest Teachers Institute offers continued education for our teachers in Texas! Continued Education is taking courses to add to your knowledge of the field you are pursuing in order to qualify for a higher pay grade, a renewal, or recertification. Midwest Teachers...
