FIM (or Focused Instructional Model) Virtual allows teachers and parents to teach kids math easily from the safety of their…
Teaching Strategies
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…
The Trifecta
We are always looking for ways to multiply the impact of what we are doing in schools….we seek the trifecta! …
Early Literacy Coaching
IEE can provide Early Literacy Coaches for your Intermediate School District The Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) has a long…
Bus Tour was a Success!
The 2019 Ultimate Bus Tour visited two Michigan charter schools, Meridian Public Schools in Sanford and The Chatfield School in…
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.
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…