 In this video, Tracey McKenzie shares a tip on getting kids to ask questions in class by using Accountable…
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Nothing Beats a Great Teacher
Perhaps it would be easier to produce a fabulous curriculum, an extraordinary strategy or an outstanding program than it is…
Perfect Effort
Nobody expects you to play perfect, that’s impossible…but what we expect and you should expect from each other is a…
How to Use Data Walls Effectively
Teachers today are surrounded with data; formative, summative, demographic, behavioral, non-cognitive… the list goes on and on. At times, teachers…
5 Ways to Encourage Productive Struggle
“Telling my students the answer does not help them learn; in fact, it stops their learning”. (Carter 2008) Through countless…
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…
Beat the Blahs by Increasing Student Engagement
As winter transitions to spring in Michigan, students might be losing motivation or struggling to stay focused with the promise…
Learning to Fail
We have all heard the old adage “we learn by our mistakes”. Unfortunately “learning from our mistakes” is not a…
A Balcony View of Reading, Part 4: Guided Reading – It’s Not Just for K-3 Anymore!
March is reading month! Throughout the month on the IEE Blog, Jamie Klebe (one of our awesome Targeted Learning Coaches!)…
A Balcony View of Reading, Part 2: Three Essential Messages about Close and Critical Reading
March is reading month! Throughout the month on the IEE Blog, Jamie Klebe (one of our awesome Targeted Learning Coaches!)…
Teenage Brains in the Best and Worst of Times
An estimated 50% of Michigan children under six years old now live in low-income households, according to Columbia University’s National…
