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Brett Atwood has worked in broadcast television for nearly six years. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in TV Production from Ferris State University, he continues to produce promotional and lifestyle content for WOOD TV8, in addition to owning his own freelance video business, Be Heard Productions. Brett has a great love for telling compelling stories in a creative format. He is excited to use his talents in sharing what's happening within our local schools.

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Inspired by STEM

Kentwood Brett Atwood

Making hydro-gels? Learning Math Magic? Touring a college? There are countless learning opportunities and career pathways in STEM, and fifth-graders from Bowen, Townline and Southwood Elementary schools experienced them in a hands-on way by working with experts at Davenport University...

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Video Features Brett Atwood

From auto repair to Sally Ride to folding laundry, Wealthy Elementary’s second-graders are experts on all sorts of topics...

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A past, present and future tradition

Grand Rapids Brett Atwood

Performing the Victorian-era holiday musical is a 45-year tradition for Blandford School...

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Robotics students provide smooth bike rides for refugees and youth in need

Forest Hills Brett Atwood

Robotics students from Forest Hills high schools team up with Upcycle Bikes to provide refurbished bicycles to refugees and others in need of wheels...

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Playing with fire

Grandville Brett Atwood

The high school’s auto tech students are preparing this car for a full restoration — and preparing for a great career at the same time...

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Music as a ‘snowball of positivity’

Cedar Springs Brett Atwood

Through music, teachers and administrators are helping Cedar Springs students take ownership of their school and “find their why”...

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Students cap school year with ‘super-fun’ camping expedition

Grand Rapids Brett Atwood

Zoo School sixth-graders put their outdoor skills to work in an end-of-year camping expedition at YMCA Camp Pendalouan...

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Students Q & A: How does ecosystem affect us, and vice versa?

All Districts Brett Atwood

An aquarium filled with sand and grass becomes a coastal dune ecosystem. Another holds all the elements of a deciduous forest, pieced together by fourth and fifth grade researchers enrolled in Van Andel Institute for Education’s After School cohort. Our School News Network Video story teller takes us inside their lab-style learning center to show us this free program in action...

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Kiddos watch chicks and ducklings hatch and grow

Caledonia Brett Atwood

Young Fives students at Dutton Lake Early Childhood Center were mesmerized by the springtime activity of hatching chicks and ducklings in the classroom...

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Young adult students learn skills for work and life

Empowering Abilities Brett Atwood

Young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities learn the ins and outs of possible job opportunities after high school...

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A Mount Everest climb is a geography lesson in this classroom

Byron Center Brett Atwood

The students in teacher Melissa Thomas’ class assumed the role of climbers on the legendary peaks...

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Happy birthday, Kent Career Tech Center!

Kent ISD Brett Atwood

School News Network captures the many options at the Tech Center, celebrating 50 years of leading students to career opportunities...

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Architect, baker, doctor, best pianist ever: these kids dream big

Kent ISD Brett Atwood

A video visit to an elementary classroom highlights how teachers help students imagine and realize their dreams...

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A new place for kiddos to play, learn and grow

Sparta Brett Atwood

Thanks to voter approval of a 2016 bond request, 3- and 4-year-olds in Sparta have a new and improved Early Childhood Center...

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A forest in the city

Kentwood Brett Atwood

A woodsy area outside Southwood Elementary School has become a nature-filled classroom...

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FFA students teach young 5’s about soybeans, farm safety and natural resources

Cedar Springs Brett Atwood

FFA students from Cedar Springs High School taught young 5’s classes about soybeans, farm safety and natural resources...

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