Welcome Fellow Educators
Midwest Teachers Institute was co-founded by teachers, so we are dedicated to supporting our fellow educators throughout the U.S. From providing free E-books and helpful tips to sharing best practices, we want to help teachers thrive in and out of the classroom. We are committed to assisting teachers in order to foster deeper engagement and opportunities for students to excel. We want to do our part in making the lives of today’s busy teachers a bit easier, because we’re teachers too.
We are continuously working to find and create the best FREE resources for our community of teachers. Be sure to check back often as we frequently update this page. And feel free to let us know if you would like to contribute your great ideas, the more we all help, the more we all benefit.
Barriers to Better Feedback for Teachers
Why Does My Feedback Fall Flat with Students? Understanding the Barriers to Effective Feedback Current research confirms what most teachers already know: Providing students with meaningful feedback can greatly improve teaching and learning. This is why it is so...
Top 5 Tips to Being The Organized Teacher
The Organized Teacher Wouldn’t it be nice to walk into your classroom and feel less stress this year? Study after study confirms that clutter and stress are connected – the more “stuff” we have to manage, the more anxious we feel. As we start the new year, let’s take...
Tips to Improve Assessment and Feedback Tomorrow
Tips to Improve Student Progress Starting Tomorrow We’ve all been there — it’s midway through the year and your students are struggling to make progress. You’re focused on consistent skill-building, classroom review, student engagement, but nothing seems to move the...
Why The Teacher Shortage is Real
Here’s why the teacher shortage is real, and what we can do about it It's every administrator's worst nightmare...school starts tomorrow and there are zero teacher candidates for the classroom. I'm not talking about a lack of substitute teachers. I'm talking about a...