Study Hall from School News Network
Join our rotating cast of journalists, school leaders, teachers and students to explore what's happening in school districts across Kent County, Michigan and beyond. We dive into the issues, challenges and changes related to public education today, and highlight the fabulous teachers and brilliant, creative students who make our schools such exciting places to learn.
Podcasting since 2024 • 23 episodes
Study Hall from School News Network
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The mission of an ace student from Afghanistan: to be a voice for refugees
Mehran Najafi is deeply grateful to have come as a refugee from war-torn Afghanistan to the United States, where, he says, “you get to have a normal life.” Now a U.S. citizen, the graduate of Wyoming High School and Western Michigan University ...
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Episode 23
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AI in the classroom: Can it enhance learning without replacing it?
Heads up, everyone: AI has arrived and it’s everywhere, including classrooms. How can students responsibly use artificial intelligence tools to help them learn, not do their learning for them? How can teachers employ AI to amplify t...
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Episode 22
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How one teacher helps students beat national reading averages
Students in Michigan and nationwide are struggling with reading, but not in Amy Dyksterhouse’s classroom. The fourth-grade tea...
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Episode 21
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18:25
Teen musicians find passion, community in the ABC Orchestra
It’s barely past 6:30 a.m. but the student musicians of the ABC Orchestra are rocking hard on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24,” a heavy-metal arrangement of “Carol of the Bells.” The 32 members of this East Kentwood...
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Episode 20
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Couple shares ‘a calling’ to make a difference for students in urban schools
Whitley and Dan Morse met as new teachers in Grand Rapids Public Schools. Fifteen years later, the married couple are still there, Whitley as a teacher at Ottawa Hills High School and Dan as principal of North Park Montessori Academy. Their sha...
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Episode 19
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