“Achievement is, by dictionary definition, a product of struggle” Let’s be honest, most of us enter the teaching profession with…
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6 Ways to Build a School Culture that Embraces Mathematics
With April designated as Mathematics Awareness Month, it is a great time to reflect on what school systems and non-math…
A Balcony View of Reading, Part 3: Disciplinary Literacy – The What, Why, and How
March is reading month! Throughout the month on the IEE Blog, Jamie Klebe (one of our awesome Targeted Learning Coaches!)…
2015 Michigan Schools To Watch Announced!
Congratulations to the 2015 Michigan Schools To Watch! As the administrator for Michigan Schools To Watch, the Institute for Excellence…
Ed Links: February 27, 2015
For the past three months we’ve been proud to provide you with Ed Links, a weekly roundup of great education-related…
Schools To Watch: The 4 Characteristics of High-Performing Middle Schools
Did you know IEE is the administrator for Michigan Schools to Watch? The Schools to Watch (STW) program is a…
Ed Links: February 20, 2015
Can you believe how brutally cold it has been outside?! Michigan, along with much of the North, has been under…
Ed Links for 2/13/2015
Brrrrrrrrr! It has been freezing here in Michigan this week and it looks like we’re in for a particularly frigid…
Ed Links for 2/6/2015
Attention Upper Peninsula educators! We’re bringing our popular M-STEP prep workshop, STEP’n Up, to you! Join us in Marquette at…
Ed Links for 1/30/2015
STEP’n Up UPDATE: Due to popular demand, we are offering another session of our STEP’n Up workshop to help you…
Ed Links for 1/23/2015
Wow! We are thrilled about the response we’ve received for our STEP’n Up Workshop on February 5. If you’re wondering…
Ed Links for 1/16/2015
Happy Friday! So, I’ve been thinking a lot about processes this week. There’s something about the start of a new…