Upping the equity quotient in math
Leading Educators involves about 50 educators in Godwin Heights, Wyoming, Godfrey-Lee, Kentwood and Grand Rapids Public Schools who have signed on for a two-year commitment...
K-3 students earn real rewards for reading every day
A countywide library program entices students to read more, in response to a looming challenge: implementation of the third grade reading law...
Students earn credits, gain jobs through GRCC training program
After more than 600 hours spent learning to build houses, fix cars, take blood pressure and complete other skills needed for jobs available in West Michigan, 52 students graduated in December from the GRCC Job Training programs...
Creating their own Christmas story
Fifth grade students at Pine Island Elementary put their acting skills to work for Christmas play...
Frosty the Snowman, in concert
Students from Kettle Lake Elementary in Caledonia sing "Frosty the Snowman" in English and Spanish, from their recent holiday concert...
Educators connect students with workforce opportunities
Apprenticeships provide pathways to in-demand, high wage careers, a U.S. Department of Labor representative recently told high school students...
Catch a falling star & put it in your heart
In a visit to Valley View Elementary School, Patricia Polacco, the award-winning author of over 100 children’s books, told students a true story about wishing on a falling star -- or wishing for a better world...
Figure this: numbers are like toys in Math Circle
‘It’s math for the sake of math – just for fun. In class you are taught math. Here you experience math’...
Reading is elementary for these word detectives
For the first full school year, students across the district are using the Units of Study for Teaching Reading, a curriculum developed by author and educator Lucy Calkins...
On fire for choir
When one elementary music teacher had a little extra time in her schedule, she knew there was only one thing to do: start a school choir...
Kindergartners use notebooks to share reading with their families
Kindergarten teacher Robin Murphy says students she has had in past years prepare their younger siblings for her class by reading their shared notebooks at home...
Turning the (multiplication) tables
The Michigan Mathematics Educators (MichME) initiative is changing the way math is taught in West Michigan schools, one teacher and classroom at a time. After four years, the program has rewired the way math is taught by more than 250 educators and administrators...
‘Holy hot course, Batman!’
Students at Wyoming High School dig into graphic novels as a way to scratch their itch for good stories combined with eye-catching art...
Students tour world of manufacturing
Touring several local plants, students learned manufacturing isn’t what it used to be...
Women in skilled trades hone skills, explore careers, network with industry experts
Project Accelerate is a seven-week, once-weekly course offered through The Build Initiative, a Pontiac-based program that works to build knowledge for women interested in construction and related fields...
Consistent literacy instruction means improved reading
Newly implemented curriculum aligns K-12 curriculum, stocks all elementary classrooms with books and materials...
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