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Explore Learning and HCS recognizes teachers and schools for top Gizmos usage

Explore Learning recently recognized teachers from Hampton City Schools for their use of Gizmos in the classroom. Shannon Pohlman and Craig Freeman, HCS science teacher specialists, visited schools with the highest use of the program and presented each with a banner from Explore Learning.

Gizmos are interactive science simulations for grades 3 through 12. Gizmos are aligned to the latest standards and embedded in the science curriculum to help teachers bring new inquiry-based learning experiences to the classroom.

The following schools were recognized for having the highest Gizmo usage in the district:
Bethel High School
Cooper Elementary Magnet School for Technology
Jones Magnet Middle School
Spratley Gifted Center 

The following teachers were also recognized as Gizmos leaders for outstanding leadership and commitment to using technology in the classroom.
Angela Banks – Phenix PreK-8 School
Brandy Bergenstock – Spratley Gifted Center
Karen Brace – Booker Elementary School
Nicole Brown – Bethel High School
Angela Dandridge – Phillips Elementary School
Margaret Douglas – Armstrong School for the Arts
Joe Garrity – Kecoughtan High School
Kiana Hoffman – Phoebus High School
Christine Lapointe – Spratley Gifted Center
Sally Lewis – Kecoughtan High School
Kesha Lucas – Bethel High School
Deanna McNeil – Spratley Gifted Center
Tara Schittig – Spratley Gifted Center
Allison Tucker – Jones Magnet Middle School
Alexis Upton-Savedge – Phoebus High School

“Gizmos are wonderful and fun lab simulations that students can manipulate to change the results of an experiment or model,” said Freeman. “Gizmos reinforce learning experiences in the classroom, and data shows teachers who use them regularly have higher CSA and SOL scores. Our students love the Gizmos because they can work at their own pace and see how each change in an experiment effects the outcome of the experiment.”