3rd graders in Mr. Crawford's class practiced reading thermometers today!🌡️They used communication & critical thinking skills to code a path for the Sphero Indi!🚘 Thanks to Amy Eichelberger for helping out!🎉#PPSShines Hodges Manor Elementary School Portsmouth Schools Wanda Calhoun Jennifer Thomas

Today Ms. Perry's 4th graders had a chance to practice comparing #fractions and #coding Sphero Indi! 🥳 They did a super job working together to problem-solve when something didn't work! 👏🏻#PPSshines #PPStrt Hodges Manor Elementary School Wanda Calhoun Nicole DeVries Portsmouth Schools Jennifer Thomas

A few clips from the pep rally to kick off the big event! 📣 I absolutely love this for our students! ❤️📚❤️ #ifyougiveachildabook #PPSShines #readingisfundamental

Ms. Perry's 1st graders practiced #adding & #subtracting today with the Sphero #Indi Cars! I loved their part-part-whole discussions, counting on practice, and the collaboration! Way to go!🎉🎉🎉 Portsmouth Schools #PPSShines Hodges Manor Elementary School Nicole DeVries Wanda Calhoun Jennifer Thomas

This week the 2nd graders at Hodges Manor Elementary School are practicing #rounding two-digit numbers to the nearest ten. Once they have their answer, they #code the path for the Ozobot! 🤖 Portsmouth Schools #PPSShines #PPStrt Jennifer Thomas H.M. Lewis Nicole DeVries

Context clues, synonyms/antonyms, making inferences - oh my! 🎉 These were just a few of the #reading skills 5th graders practiced today using Sphero Indi! 🚘 Portsmouth Schools #PPSShines #PPStrt Jennifer Thomas H.M. Lewis Nicole DeVries

All 5th grade students at Hodges Manor Elementary School used Sphero #Indi to practice either math or reading skills this week! 🥳 I loved how even after they finished the activity, they continued to explore different paths that would work for #Indi! 🙌🏻 Portsmouth Schools Jennifer Thomas #PPStrt

Ms. McCoy and I teamed up this week for #math! Each 6th grade student was able to review for an upcoming test by coding the path for the Ozobot! 🤖 Portsmouth Schools #PPSShines Jennifer Thomas #PPStrt Hodges Manor Elementary School Wanda Calhoun H.M. Lewis Nicole DeVries

Last week 2nd grade students at Hodges Manor Elementary School explored the life cycle of a butterfly and a frog using QuiverVision! 🐛🦋🐸They were amazed to see their coloring pages come to life! ❤️ #PPSshines Portsmouth Schools H.M. Lewis Crystal Tyler, M.Ed. Davina Williams EdS Jennifer Thomas

🎉 Excited to share that I am now a VSTE Certified Coach! 🥳 Looking forward to applying what I've learned in the upcoming school year! #vstecert VSTE @forwardedgeoh Jennifer Thomas

Mrs. Soco's first grade class practiced what they have been learning about coins using Indi! 🪙 Sphero Education Portsmouth Schools Hodges Manor Elementary School Jennifer Thomas #PPSShines Thanks to Eileen Glass for sharing such a fun activity! 🎉

Ms. Perry's 4th grade students used Indi to practice factors and multiples today! Lots of critical thinking going on in their groups! 🙌🏻 Special thanks to our math coach, Ms. E. Williams, for helping out! 🎉 Portsmouth Schools Hodges Manor Elementary School Jennifer Thomas Sphero Education #PPSShines

PPSTRTs are representing #VSTE24 Our team is presenting 8 different sessions to EdTech leaders from the state! Portsmouth Schools Nicole DeVries Dr. Elie Bracy III H.M. Lewis Mr. Shawn L. Millaci

Meet the one and only ⁦Ron Clark Academy⁩ and a few other friends today ⁦FETC⁩ ⁦Brittany Brombacher⁩ ⁦Amy Eichelberger⁩ ⁦Aegious Perkins⁩ ⁦Jennifer Thomas⁩ ⁦Portsmouth Schools⁩

I've met a few celebrities at FETC! 🤩 Ron Clark (Ron Clark Academy)🏫, Matt Miller (Matt Miller 🗑️)🗑️, and Moby (@Brainpop)🤖! #FETC #ITRT Jennifer Thomas #DitchThatTextbook #BrainPOP #RonClarkAcademy

Another great day ⁦FETC⁩. All of us have so much to share from the sessions and vendors! ⁦Jennifer Thomas⁩ ⁦Aegious Perkins⁩ ⁦Brittany Brombacher⁩ ⁦Amy Eichelberger⁩ ⁦Portsmouth Schools⁩

On Friday’s we “Get Figgy with It!” at #FETC! This session was a BLAST! Why?? Because all of the attendees were in FigJam on my “farm” and were engaged! Alex @ Figma Edu

Learning about the engineering design cycle by building a water clock! 💧⏰ nicky ward Jacqueline Stetina Jennifer Thomas Nicole DeVries Portsmouth Schools #VDOE #STEM

TRTs are studying best instructional practices for the Scientific and Engineering Practices today! Jennifer Thomas Portsmouth Schools Laura Hunter Amy Eichelberger Brittany Brombacher nicky ward Lee Beamon Dr. Elie Bracy III

I'm halfway through the @Quizizz Game Changer Certification and learning so much! I had no idea that I could do so much using Quizizz!🎉💜 Loving the new AI enhancements and question types!! #edtech #youcanwithquizizz Jennifer Thomas