Faculty & Staff of New Teacher Preparation Programs
Benefits for You
- Stay current with MTSS-B best practices to strengthen your teaching and mentoring of preservice educators.
- Gain ready-to-use tools and frameworks you can embed in coursework or field experiences.
- Build credibility by modeling evidence-based behavior supports for future teachers.
Benefits for Your
School Community
- Better prepare new teachers to enter classrooms with strong management and engagement skills.
- Align teacher preparation with what schools are actually implementing, creating smoother onboarding.
- Strengthen partnerships with K–12 schools by producing candidates ready to contribute to positive school culture from day one.
These free, self-paced modules are designed to fit into your schedule and support your growth.
Here are some practical ways to make them work for you
- Work through modules on your own to stay current on MTSS-B practices.
- Choose content to strengthen the coursework and mentoring you provide to preservice teachers.
- Reflect on what you learn using a journal or note-taking tool to track strategies you want to try.
- Work at your own pace, fitting learning between classes or into home time.
- Complete modules as a faculty group to align your approaches to mentoring and instruction.
- Develop consistent expectations for preservice teachers entering classrooms.
- Integrate modules into methods courses, practica, or capstone experiences.
- Assign modules as pre-work, then use class time for discussion, role-play, and practice.
- Have preservice teachers complete modules with their mentor teachers to strengthen shared strategies.
- Use modules to spark discussions about classroom management and student support.