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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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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

Grandville 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...

Students learn job-interview skills by practicing with business, industry leaders

Forest Hills Brett Atwood

Students in the Project NEXT project-based learning program interviewed with business and industry leaders to help educate them about effective job-interview skills...

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And the wheels on the library go round and round

Rockford Brett Atwood

The Rockford Book Bus is a new addition to learning resources in Rockford this summer, making four stops a day in a converted school bus to bring books to children and families...

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In a crazy year, teachers still taught, students still learned, and fun was still had

All Districts Brett Atwood

In a school year unlike any that came before it, teachers, students and parents all found creative ways to teach and learn despite the pandemic...

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Center Programs graduates complete journey ‘from kindergarten to here’

Kent ISD Brett Atwood

Graduates of Kent ISD’s Center Programs recently celebrated the completion of their school careers with a festive ceremony...

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How an unexpected turn in salmon project led to valuable life lessons

Forest Hills Brett Atwood

The school year is ending and projects at all grade levels are wrapping up. For some fifth graders in Forest Hills, one didn’t conclude exactly as planned…

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Bringing ‘that magic threshold’ to students: branch library opens in a school

Kelloggsville Brett Atwood

From dinosaurs to doctors, new worlds unfold for students who now have a community library down the hall...

For Diego, gym class ‘feels like my greatest accomplishment’

Byron Center Brett Atwood

A student with cognitive impairment finds joy in gym class, wheelchair and all...

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