Welcome to Modeling Teachers International!

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Modeling Teachers International (MTI) is an international science-teaching organization and affiliate of the American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA). Our mission is to create and implement programs that support science teachers across the globe. Specifically, MTI provides training and support for model-based approaches to science instruction, including the Modeling Method of Instruction pioneered by David Hestenes (1987).

Unfamiliar with the Modeling Method of Instruction? Click here for a brief video introduction.

Why a new organization? Scientific literacy is an international concern, but the name "American" in AMTA gives the impression that AMTA's efforts are confined to America. Not so! We serve teachers all over the world. The word "International" in MTI reflects our international mission.

Click "About Us" in the upper-right corner to get to know the members of the MTI Executive Board!

Spring 2026 Online Course on the Modeling Method of Instruction (Model Didactics)

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We are proud to announce the offering of the online-asynchronous course, "Modeling Method of Instruction (Model Didactics): Theory and Practice", sponsored the MTI and the Netherlands science-education groups, Betapartners and NVON. Course content is divided into 4 subject blocks and spread over 8 weeks between March to June 2026. Between blocks, participants perform small tasks to apply their learning in the classroom. We will explore such basic questions as: What is a scientific model? What does scientific modeling look like in the science classroom? How can a focus on scientific models and modeling improve science learning?

Course Registration Forms:   Netherlands participants only   All other participants

Interested in organizing a similar course for teachers in your region? Contact us at the email below. Click here for the MTI Online Course Catalog.

Featured science education links, articles, and videos

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