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.
99 Inspirational Self Care Quotes for Teachers
Spend enough time teaching, and eventually you'll run into a hard time. A time when you question what you do, why you do it, and if you are truly making a difference for the young people you teach. If you don't take care of yourself, it can lead to teacher burnout,...
25 Effective Teacher Classroom Management Tips
Check out these effective tips for classroom management. By Shawn Bean, president of MTI, Social studies teacher since 1999 Throwing things. Ignoring you. Arguing with each other. Fighting. The list goes on and on. Disruptive behavior is the national pastime for some...
35 Amazing Ideas for Classroom Jobs this Year
At the end of the day, you are exhausted. Besides teaching the actual subject content, you've done hundreds of little tasks each class period. It's time to work smarter, not harder. If you haven't already tried using a classroom job system, it's time to get started....
Less Stuff, Less Stress: Steps to Declutter Your Classroom
Is too much stuff draining you? As you look around your classroom, do you feel that there is a place for everything? Or do you feel that just beneath the surface (or behind the closet door or inside the desk drawer) there is just a bit too much stuff cluttering up...