DIFFICULTY #1: INFORMATION RETENTION Cyclical Repetition of Key Concepts: Within the Focused Instructional Model, during daily “warm-up” activities, students are…
Student Engagement
My Favorite NO Strategy
Tracey McKenzie shares a strategy for confronting the most common student errors on work without making anyone feel self-conscience! Have…
Airplane Stacking Strategy
Here’s an effective strategy to call on every student with their hand up instead of just one. Organized, effective, and…
Attention First Strategy
How do you get a disrupted classroom back in order? Learn about the “Attention First” method and share some of…
Chunk and Chew
This short video entertains an engagement strategy called “Chunk and Chew.” It is a highly effective way in which to…
Math with Mohawk: A Pre-K Student
Watch as Tracey works with a pre-K student on Kindergarten level standards using Math Strengths and Stretches.
Accountable Talking Stems Strategy
In this video, Tracey McKenzie shares a tip on getting kids to ask questions in class by using Accountable…
Engage Me Strategy
Watch this video on a great strategy you can use in your classroom! “Engage Me” is a great way to…
The Unforgettable Teacher
Most teachers choose the field of education in order to inspire and to make an impact on the lives of…
Perfect Effort
Nobody expects you to play perfect, that’s impossible…but what we expect and you should expect from each other is a…
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…
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…
