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Teaching in the ‘virtual world’ and jumping from Zoom to Zoom

School 2.0 Erin Albanese
Spending the school year teaching her 29 students remotely has been a new experience full of challenges for Wyoming Public Schools fourth-grade virtual teacher Lysa Stockwell -- but there is a lot going on that is positive...

Students explore the globe, zoom in on where they are from

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese
The ongoing project is a way for the school’s 137 ELL students to learn more about where they are from and share it with others...

Mentoring during a pandemic: more important than ever

Northview Morgan Jarema
There’s a long list of students waiting for a positive role model, and a list of adults waiting to be of support. The program is always looking for more volunteers...

‘You feel like your voice is being heard’

Classrooms for All Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The high school’s Equity Conversations program provides a safe place where students and staff can talk openly about racism and other issues...

Creating safe spaces

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
On a freezing February morning at Pathways High School, two speakers from Michigan non-profit i understand spoke to students about the importance of mental health...

District works to increase staff diversity to mirror student population

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese
Kentwood leaders say word of mouth brings teachers of color and those looking to teach in the most diverse district in the state. Staff members are trained to be aware of biases and remove them from the hiring process...

Students feel welcome in a district with ‘flags of every country’

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese
In the state’s most diverse district, students weigh in on what it means to them to go to school with peers from all over the globe...

Districts ready to spend COVID relief dollars — once state allocates them

School 2.0 Erin Albanese
Area school districts are waiting for federal relief funding to address the year-long impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Superintendent pinpoints funding needs during pandemic and beyond

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell
Federal COVID relief funding will help, but larger needs remain in Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, Kent County’s poorest school district, says Superintendent Kevin Polston...

Districts on the hunt for 3,000 missing students

School 2.0 Charles Honey
School leaders have been working to find students who didn’t show up in the fall, make sure they’re being educated and maybe even persuade them to return...

Distance learning hones collaboration, forges close connections

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Three elementary teachers share how they have learned resilience and are reimagining how they engage their students outside the traditional classroom setting...

How one school reached out to missing students

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Union High School principals and teachers tracked down missing students to see how they’re doing, where they’re learning and whether they’ll come back...

Thankful for parents, thankful for teachers

School 2.0 Erin Albanese
The pandemic has expanded parents’ role in education, from homework helper and field trip chaperone to full-time teacher and Zoom monitor. Educators, too, have adapted...

‘Hope on the horizon’ as local teachers start getting COVID-19 vaccine

Kent ISD Alexis Stark
Lincoln School special education teacher, Ann Post believes there is 'hope on the horizon' for Kent ISD teachers and educators across Kent County after receiving her first round of the COVID-19 vaccine...

Virtual counseling office offers ‘one-stop’ services

Wyoming Erin Albanese
The site offers new ways for students to connect, on anything from academic questions to mental health issues...
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Good behavior encouraged at home

School 2.0 Janice Holst
For students learning from home, positive behavior rewards are still possible...
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