Miami Students using Gizmos say: “Now I get it!”

Heather Hodson, a science coach in Miami Central High School, wrote us to comment on the great improvements her science students are making using Gizmos, and to thank ExploreLearning Project Manager Mario Junco for all his hard work. This is what Heather had to say about Mario and Gizmos:

"...It has been wonderful to work with Mario Junco this school year. We really appreciate his helpful site visits. Our Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Science scores rose dramatically; in fact, we have heard that Miami-Central led the Miami-Dade School District in improvement. Upon reflection of what was done right, the implementation of Gizmos during our FCAT push for success crunch time proved invaluable. We science coaches and teachers used Gizmos to get concepts which were both challenging and essential across to the students. Assessments showed marked improvement in student comprehension.

Mario's Gizmo demonstration of the Pond Ecosystem and its application of independent and dependent variables, brought rigor and showed the effective educational flexibility of a Gizmo. It was extremely gratifying to work with this and other Gizmos, and hear the students say, "Now I get it!"
  
We hope to continue working with you in future years, as we feel that our collaboration will continue to help boost the Science FCAT scores at our school..."

Thank you Heather - It is wonderful to know that Gizmos with Mario’s Project Management leadership are making such a difference at your school.

For more information on ExploreLearning Professional Development opportunities, including Project Management, please visit our PD information page.