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HCS Innovators of the Month Archive
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2018-19 Tech Innovators
May Winners
Homewood Elementary
Chris Condelli — 4th-grade teacherChris Condelli exemplifies a growth mindset on a daily basis. He is always willing to try innovative ideas in the classroom and shares with other colleagues in and out of his school.
Green Sea Floyds Middle & High
Michelle Hull — Art teacher
Michelle Hull is always eager to explore and utilize new technology to enhance the learning of her students. The art program at GSFH has become a place where all students have a chance to explore and create with code while learning how computational thinking connects to their lives both in and outside of the classroom.
Conway High School
Carolyn Hamilton —
Photography/Fine Arts teacherCarolyn Hamilton has done some incredible work with her students using iPads in her Photography classes! She is an advanced iPad user, and continues to refine her skills with Apple products and tools! She also plans to host several PD sessions for her colleagues in the very near future on ways to incorporate iPads into their classes.
April Winners
St. James Intermediate
Nicole Peters — 5th-grade teacherNicole is a member of the HCS EdTech Task Force and has taken what she’s learned about coding from our training back to her school. She led sessions on coding with her peers and has started a Coding Club for students!
North Myrtle Beach Middle
Kim Wysong — 6th-grade teacher
Kim Wysong is a master of personalized learning practices and student engagement!
HCEC
Jennifer Myers — English teacherJennifer collaborates with her Instructional Coach to design Advisory lessons for students and Google training opportunities for her peers. Every Friday she designs activities that focus on Coding and Computational Thinking.
March Winners
Socastee Elementary
Mallory Davis — Special Education teacherMallory uses technology in innovative ways to engage her students and support their academic growth. She is always willing to share and support the growth of others in the classroom and through personalized learning, Mallory reaches all learners.
Loris Middle
Jennifer Neafsey — Media SpecialistJennifer has been instrumental in promoting coding across the school and hosts several after-school clubs on technology and code. She is a master of “all things Sphero,” and continues to be a wonderful advocate for computational thinking across course work.
Carolina Forest High
Jeffrey Layton — PLTW teacher
Jeffrey has revealed himself as an exemplary PLTW teacher that incorporates various technologies within his lessons. Jeffrey has also developed entire Minecraft worlds dedicated to the study of electric circuits!
February Winners
Kingston Elementary
Amy Saunders — 1st Grade TeacherAmy strives to provide meaningful and authentic learning experiences for her 1st grade “squirrels.” Ms. Saunders projects her growth mindset on her students who are always willing to try new things using technology!
Whittemore Park Middle
Faleshia Dozier — CATE TeacherFaleshia Dozier is always willing to learn and has made some great achievements with Computational Thinking and Minecraft in her classroom. She loves to share with her students and is always open to trying new things!
Socastee High
Ami-Lyn Ward — English TeacherAmi-Lyn utilized the Sphero robots in her classes this year and taught teachers all over the district how to integrate coding into their classrooms too!
January Winners
Waccamaw Elementary
Jessica Sanborn — 3rd Grade TeacherJessica Sanborn always embraces new and creative ways to use technology in her classroom. She is a leader in her school and is always willing to share ideas and help her students and others learn new tools. She has embraced helping her students become computational thinkers through the use of coding apps/tools.
Socastee Middle
Marie Girolamo — Media SpecialistMarie Girolamo is always eager to explore and utilize new technology to enhance the learning of her students. The library learning commons at SMS has become a space where all students feel welcome to create, learn, and inspire as they are consistently provided opportunities for growth.
Aynor High
Leigh Hennecy — Science TeacherLeigh Hennecy is a rockstar blended learning teacher! Her students are engaged by her inventive small groups and are always doing new and exciting things! Mrs. Hennecy is always trying out new technologies in her classroom.
December Winners
Burgess Elementary
Bianca Bashor — First Grade TeacherBianca does a tremendous job offering students creative opportunities to learn with technology and fostering computational thinking with coding in her classroom along with helping her peers become familiar with coding tools.
Burgess Elementary
Traci Satterfield — Media SpecialistTraci has helped turn her learning commons into a hands-on, creative space with the use of Makerspaces, virtual reality, and coding tools!
Myrtle Beach Middle
Rebecca Meyers — ELA TeacherAlong with being an excellent teacher, Rebecca mentors other teachers in regards to personalized learning. She always plays a critical role in Myrtle Beach Middle’s Genius Hour.
Green Sea Floyds High
Thomas Bennett — Art teacher
Thomas takes art class to the next level by incorporating innovative technologies for students to experience and grow. Mr. Bennett is a huge advocate for digital portfolios and provides his students with several opportunities to be creative and reflect on their learning process.
November Winners
Green Sea Floyds Elementary
Kandis Tucker — 3rd-grade Teacher
Kandis provides engaging experiences for students and is a leader in her grade level, but also within the school. Ms. Tucker strives to personalize learning for students using technology.
Aynor Middle
Caitlyn Bledsoe — 7th-grade Science Teacher
Caitlyn strives to use technology to inspire and engage not only her students but other teachers at AMS and throughout the district with student ownership as her focus.
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North Myrtle Beach High
Jennifer Wells — Read 180 Teacher
Jennifer always demonstrates a growth mindset and her passion to reach all children has no limits. She is a pioneer with Blended Learning at her building and is always willing to learn, share and experiment.
October Winners
River Oaks Elementary
Elizabeth Couch — Elementary Teacher
Elizabeth creates opportunities for student ownership through digital integration and opens her classrooms to other educators to share best practices.
Black Water Middle
Rebecca Crute — Media Specialist
Rebecca is always using technology to engage and inspire students to read. She actively models and shares her ideas with teachers and other HCS Media Specialists.AAST
Evan Sellers — AP Human Geography Teacher
Evan is always eager to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects and his students were recently involved in a Mapathon using open source mapping.
September Winners
St. James Elementary
Lynn Quinn
Ms. Quinn is a special education teacher at St. James Elementary. She makes every effort to provide innovative experiences for all students with the use of digital devices.Conway Middle School
Tangie Hammel
Tangie Hammel is a Social Studies teacher at Conway Middle School. She does amazing things with digital notebooking tool for her students and she is always willing to help her peers.Myrtle Beach High
Towanda McClary
Towanda McClary, of Myrtle Beach High, constantly pushes her students to create and design within her Google Apps courses. Ms. McClary also presents PD throughout the summer on ways to incorporate coding into the HS classroom. -
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2017- 18 Tech Innovators
2017-18 Tech Innovators of the month
April
Lauren Gross, Seaside Elementary
Kevin Allison, Black Water Middle
Antonia Boyle, Carolina Forest High School
March
Amanda Kraft, Loris Elementary
Jessica Reddout, Whittemore Park Middle
Chloe Jones, Green Sea Floyds High
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February
Cheryllynn Cardlin, Pee Dee Elementary
Amanda Herath, Socastee Middle School
Kim DiDomenico, Loris High School
January
Whitney Cook, Riverside Elementary
Matt Penna, Forestbrook Middle School
Wendy Perlstein, North Myrtle Beach High School
December
Jillian Westerfield, Forestbrook Elementary
Kara Boneillo, Multi-School
Megan Luksa, Aynor High School
November
Jennifer Snyder, Waterway Elementary
Michael McKenzie, Myrtle Beach Middle School
Jennifer Debock, St. James High School
October
Kristen Driscoll, Myrtle Beach Primary
Laura Hickman, Green Sea Floyds Middle School
Jenny Leckey, Early College High School
September
Jessica Cox, Daisy Elementary
Mary Massey, Conway MIddle
Melissa Lute, Socastee High
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2016-17 Tech Innovators
2016-2017 Tech Innovators of the Month
May
Martha Hutchinson, Homewood Elementary
Margie Prosser, Aynor Middle School
Grady Edwards, Green Sea Floyds High School
April
Kelly Vogel, Aynor Elementary
Kristy Floyd, Whittemore Park Middle
Jimmy Bailey, Socastee High School
March
Edward Albert, Socastee Elementary
Jodie Rowe, St. James Middle School
Hank Wortley, St. James High School
February
Josh Brown, Midland Elementary
Leslie Martin, Loris Middle
Kathryn Bartlett, Green Sea Floyds High
January
Cassandra Conway, Myrtle Beach Elementary
Emily Gray, Myrtle Beach Middle
Ann Marie Goings, Myrtle Beach High
December
Faith Lapham, Palmetto Bays Elementary
Richie Causey, Conway Middle School
Elizabeth Moore, Carolina Forest High School
November
Renee Zub, Waterway Elementary
Thomas McMahon, St. James Middle
Brianne Heinz, North Myrtle Beach High
October
Emily Payne, Carolina Forest Elementary
Jolene Gorcesky, Ocean Bay Middle
Rahnda Ford, AAST
September
Karla Jones, Kingston Elementary
Paula Bain, North Myrtle Beach Middle
Kelly Shaw, Green Sea Floyds High School
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2015-16 Tech Innovators
2015-2016 Tech Innovators of the Month
May
Kelly
Potor , Ocean Bay Elementary
Becky Tighe, Black Water Middle
Jose Ceron, Conway High School
April
Danielle McColl, Lakewood Elementary
Melody Edge, Green Sea Floyds Middle
Krystal Mante, Loris High School
March
Anna King, Riverside Elementary
Danielle Watson,
Whittimore Park Middle
Ryan
Cater , Scholar's Academy
February
Ellen Baltz, Waccamaw Elementary
April Johnson, Aynor Middle
Tammi Lee, Early College High School
January
Wendy McDonald, River Oaks Elementary
Alex Wilding, Conway Middle School
Josh Paul & Lonnie Kaye, Aynor High School
December
MaryBeth Penna, Myrtle Beach Intermediate School
Gina Gordon, St. James Middle School
Adam Jernigan, Horry County Education Center
November
Jody Rabon, Pee Dee Elementary School
Donella Green, Ocean Bay Middle School
Tim Beck, Myrtle Beach High School
October
Sandra Matthews, Conway Elementary School
Abby Whittaker, Forestbrook Middle School
Alison Reichert, North Myrtle Beach High School
September
Sarah Beth Baiden, Forestbook Elementary School
Sara Farrington, Green Sea Floyds Middle School
Meredith Smith, Academy for Technology and Academics
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2014-15 Tech Innovators
2014-2015 Tech Innovators of the Month
May
Catherine Sekinger, South Conway Elementary
Tammy Shelley, Black Water Middle School
Mindi Penn, Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology
April
Jackie Chadick, Ocean Bay Elementary
Laura Young, Green Sea Floyds Middle School
Kelsey Rowles, North Myrtle Beach High School
March
Penny Davis, South Conway Elementary School
Jackie Kennedy, Myrtle Beach Middle School
Alyssa Leibman, Myrtle Beach High School
February
Jennifer Dragotta, Conway Elementary School
Londa Cross, Academy for Technology and Academics
Pamela Lesley, Forestbrook Middle School
January
Terra Bodkins, Ocean Drive Elementary School
Kristen Giraldi, North Myrtle Beach Middle School
Josh Cutright, Conway High School
November/December
Anila Patel, Burgess Elementary School
Samantha House, St. James Middle School
Jennifer Keelin, Socastee High School
October
Ashley Arthur, Loris Elementary School
Ebony Livingston, Loris Middle School
Adam Powley, Early College High School
September
Erin Ellis, Waccamaw Elementary School
Taylor Wims, Ocean Bay Middle School
Jerry Moore, Saint James High School