Professional Development Overview

Helping teachers to achieve great things

We believe everyone can become a better teacher and continuous improvement is an important goal for every educator. Our professional development is more than just product training, it’s about what teachers can accomplish in the classroom every single day.

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Steps for long-term success

Gizmos bring many of Marzano’s nine categories of effective instructional strategies to the classroom, including four techniques proven through meta-analysis to have a strong positive impact on student achievement.

Step 1

Courses to get you started

These introductory workshops give teachers the time and confidence they need to integrate new technology into instruction. They’ll learn the basics of how to use Gizmos and what they can help accomplish in the classroom.

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Step 2

Courses to strengthen pedagogy

These higher-level workshops instruct teachers in using proven teaching strategies and help drive instructional change. Interested in inquiry, the 5E model, or meeting new practice standards? We’ve got you covered!

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Step 3

Courses to build systematic support

Build a strong ongoing implementation with planning support, pacing guide alignments, classroom lesson modeling, coaches’ workshops, and more.

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Get your own Gizmos expert

ExploreLearning project management gives your district on-call professional development delivery, coaching, and ongoing support for Gizmos from a dedicated Implementation Manager. They partner with you to develop, realize, and monitor a customized plan to achieve your goals.

Everybody's Talking About Gizmos

Hello, Ms. D. I apologize about emailing you during the weekend, but I couldn’t wait to tell you. Gizmos is so much fun, and I absolutely love it. I actually learn something and I like the fact that it is interactive. Thank you so much for making us do Gizmos.

- Gizmos Student, American International School, Abu Dhabi

I really love Gizmos as they help students grasp difficult concepts that can’t always be seen. They make abstract ideas come to life.

- Gizmos Teacher, Foothills School Division, Alberta, Canada

Another great feature of Gizmos is that I can manipulate them to accomplish my desired learning outcomes for my students. Sometimes I take a Gizmo that is meant to be an entire lab, and I cut it down into a smaller, briefer activity. But, other times, I combine some of the smaller labs into one and have the students access the various Gizmos from the class home page for a bigger assignment. In that way, Gizmos are always able to accomplish my desired outcomes.

- Teacher, Stuarts Draft High School

Any time I’ve used Gizmos, my students have a deeper and more meaningful experience with their learning. It leads to more inquiry and great classroom discussion!

- Grade 3 teacher

As a teacher, this platform is a time saver for me, as there are ready-made tasks and STEM hours, but I also like that I can modify assignments at any time.

- Teacher, Wicomico County School District

Helping teachers to achieve great things

Extensive lessons, resources, and professional development

Everybody's Talking About Gizmos