Watch as Tracey works with a pre-K student on Kindergarten level standards using Math Strengths and Stretches.
Teaching Strategies
Great Math Tool for Parents!
Math Strengths and Stretches isn’t just a great math tool for the classroom but is also a great way for…
Accountable Talking Stems Strategy
In this video, Tracey McKenzie shares a tip on getting kids to ask questions in class by using Accountable…
Teaching in China
This video is at Hangzhou Foreign Language School and training teachers from HFLS and Entel. The IEE team facilitated ways…
Engage Me Strategy
Watch this video on a great strategy you can use in your classroom! “Engage Me” is a great way to…
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…
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…
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…
Communicate — Or Risk the Worst
Question: What are eight of the worst words a parent will ever hear? Answer: “I am sorry; your child will…
Remember the ‘Special Sauce’ of Good Teaching
It is one thing to learn a concept, but it is another thing to remember it. A couple things can…
Teacher Topic: “10/2,” or “Chunk and Chew”
“10/2,” or “Chunk and Chew” The 10/2 or “Chunk and Chew” strategy is highly effective in supporting students’ understanding of…
