And who are we wearing tonight? Duct tape, actually
Baylee DeVos recruited her friend and Tech Center classmate junior Blake Johnson to take on a major art project: create a dress, tuxedo and accessories including shoes, a purse, corsage, boutonniere and hat completely out of duct tape...
At KTC manufacturing lab, students learn job skills by doing them
The 18-month-old manufacturing lab simulates the experience of being on-the-job to help students (many with learning disabilities or special needs) get ready for an entry level manufacturing position...
Teachers learn alongside students in ‘read-aloud’ classroom tour
A quartet of literacy coaches from Kent ISD recently led a trio of early literacy essentials read-aloud field trips for teachers, administrators and other K-12 staff...
Counselor of the Year
Gary Moline of Kent Career Tech Center receives WMCA Counselor of the Year award...
Michigan’s NAEP Scores: What do they mean? Probably not what you think
32 Percent of Michigan’s 4th Graders Score at 7th Grade Level on the NAEP.
Did you miss that headline last week? I did too.
That’s because it wasn’t reported. Instead, Michigan’s schools and students were slammed by pundits because just 32...
Students seek ways to attract more people into teaching
Teams of Kent Innovation High students were challenged to research the causes of the shortage of college students training to be teachers, and formulate a possible way for GVSU's College of Education to address the problem
Blended online, in-class MySchool@Kent program expanded to middle school
The MySchool@Kent program, previously just for high school students, gets a test run at the middle school level
Champion spellers compete Tuesday at The Bee
Winners from school spelling bees across West Michigan will gather Tuesday, March 27 at 6:30 pm in the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum for The Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee. The winner of this, the 41st Bee, will go...
Superintendent: It’s a Tough Job
There may be no tougher job than that of a school superintendent. I’ve worked with nearly 100 in Kent ISD alone over the past two decades. All were smart, caring and compassionate people. All were subject to withering criticism
Tech Center’s 3D Autism Project a national finalist in Samsung ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ contest
For months now, in a digital technology program at Kent Career Tech Center, nearly 40 high schoolers propel themselves into a real-world project in digital design, animation, graphics and game-making
Filipino ESL student is still learning, and loving it, at age 84
At age 84, Susan Domeier likes to spend three hours, two evenings a week in her English as a Second Language class. Her native language is Tagalog, and though she has spoken English for decades, she wants to improve her vocabulary and conversational skills
Grant Gives Students Welding Skills, Virtual-style
Whether you are in high school attempting to settle on a career, an adult back to school to upgrade skills or a young child dreaming of what to be when you grow up, equipment coming soon to Kent Career...
So, What’s Your Job Like?
Cold weather can sometimes be a plumber’s ally. That was one of the first things Nathan Bush and Ben Smith learned as they stomped their work boots against the cold as Pat Bishop soldered copper pipe.
“You can help it...
Virtual Reality Welding Training to Expand Student Options
The Michigan Department of Education announced this week that Kent ISD and 13 other ISDs and school districts across the state were awarded Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovation and Equipment Grants.
The grants are intended to expand programs and...
Transcripts Should Tell More Complete Story, Leaders Say
John Kraus thinks high school transcripts ought to show both a student's achievement in the classroom as well as learning that happened outside school walls, which would convey career employability skills.
Kraus, principal of Kent ISD Secondary Programs including Kent...
Thank You
I'd like to take the promise of this holiday season to thank all who work with children, with adolescents and young adults to help them become the men and women who will someday lead our community and our country.
There...
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