Mrs. Ingall’s second grade Ss tour the Grand Haven Township Fire/ Rescue station. Ss will be working on the following driving question: How can our class educate and promote "Close before you doze.” GHAPS GHAPS-Lake Hills

Mrs. Bolhuis’s students do an amazing job presenting their solutions using prototypes and skits at the Grand Haven Tri-Cities Historical Museum. GHAPS-Peach Plains GHAPS

Seven Ways to Help Students Develop a Growth Mindset spencerauthor.com/?p=54819

Thank you G.H. Fit Body Boot Camp for working with Mrs. Stolarz and her class. Such a positive learning experience. Ss demonstrated critical thinking, problem solving skills, and collaboration as they working through this project. GHAPS GHAPS-Lake Hills

So thankful for the learning opportunities for Ss GHAPS-Peach Plains GHAPS! The Homegrown Program connected local businesses w/ learners! My son ❤️ the experience. Great job, Andrew Ratke and Grand Haven Main Str 🏫📲

Tejchma Turtles are back at G.H. City Hall to present their creative solutions. Ss present ideas for new events that would bring community memebers downtown to support local businesses. Second graders rocked their presentations. GHAPS GHAPS-Peach Plains Grand Haven Chamber

Thank you GHSP for continuing to support our G.H. elementary Ss and participating in Homegrown. Lake Hills fourth grade Ss enjoyed working in your G.H. Innovation Center.

Why an Authentic Audience Matters katielmartin.com/2019/06/23/why… via Katie Martin

When students know they will share their work with an audience beyond the classroom, they are motivated to make it high quality. katielmartin.com/2019/12/16/lea… #LCInnovation

Building culture and solid teams is a great foundation for a good PBL. Way to go @MollyGuikema!

What are parents thinking about PBL? pblworks.org/blog/wait-whos…

After 2 weeks of working through the Creative Sequence Mrs. Shillingers Ss GHAPS-White Pines submit their entries to the Michigan Design Challenge. GHAPS

Thank you to Grand Haven Fire Rescue and uldialogue for supporting Mrs. Ingall’s 2nd graders promote “Close before you doze” campaign. Ss went BIG and had creative solutions that included partnering with McDonalds, toothpaste companies, and Apple. GHAPS GHAPS-Lake Hills

Creative alternatives to engage students the week before Christmas break. Ss design and build life size gingerbread houses. GHAPS-Peach Plains

We’re celebrating our public school educators who competed for HIDOE’s innovation grants to experiment and try new approaches to student learning and success. Excited for these creative, innovative ideas to take shape! #HI4PublicEd #PublicSchoolProud #IdeasthatTransform

It started out as an idea from a third grader & progressed through students understanding the user experience & designing in collaboration with Fleetwood Furniture and Culver-Newlin to creat the new teacher cart Design39Campus - see the grand reveal.

So happy she's home safe and sound! It has been so neat following Christina H Koch throughout her expedition. Our daughter cheered this morning, "My friend is home!" Such an excellent example for our daughters and young girls everywhere!!! NASA

Stop Calling Them Soft Skills; They’re Essential Skills via Trevor Muir trevormuir.com/2019/02/07/sof…

A library makeover FreeLibraryPHL shows how we can build social and cognitive currency through #playfullearning. brookings.edu/blog/education… #parents American Library Association

LOVE this. So impressed by our children's teachers who use this EXACT approach. @mrstejchma Mrs. Haveman I can do better. Thanks for the powerful example Katie! GHAPS