Scott Preston grew up in Holly, Michigan and while attending high school there was inspired by his football coach and…
Leadership
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Meet Our School Leader Mr. Ren!
IEE team members have had the pleasure of supporting the professional development needs of Entel Foreign Language School. During our…
Teaching in China
This video is at Hangzhou Foreign Language School and training teachers from HFLS and Entel. The IEE team facilitated ways…
What are you talking about?
This is the fifth blog of a 10 part series. The average adult female speaks about 5,000 words a day…
Wouldn’t it be nice?
Controlling the Variables – This is the fourth blog of a 10 part series It was more than five decades…
I like it when teachers…
I’ve had the good fortune these past couple of years, of working in middle schools with staff and students, helping…
Change is an inside job
This is the third blog of a 10 part series. Marilyn Ferguson stated, “Each of us guards a gate of…
Data overload
“More data doesn’t not lead to better decisions.” As one of the principles of dynamical systems, this one seems to fly…
Michigan Schools To Watch
The Institute for Excellence in Education is excited to announce a special partnership with Michigan Schools To Watch — the…
Ways to Build Trust
“According to Gallup, the factors of engagement, relationships, collaboration, hope, and trust are essential for learning and high performance. This…
Resilience, Basketball, and Leadership
It was January 1982 when I hit the lowest of low points as our school’s head basketball coach. My third…
Dear Courageous Leader, (May 2013)
Dear Courageous Leader, It seems impossible that I am writing the May newsletter article. Another school year is drawing to…