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Meet the Florida Team
Monika Bell
Implementation Coordinator Professional Development
Throughout the course of her 20 year career in public education, Monika served in many capacities including, Classroom Teacher, Instructional Coach, and District Mathematics Instructional Specialist. With a core belief that all students can learn, she recognizes the importance of high quality instruction and is committed to optimizing the learning experience for students.
In her role as Implementation Coordinator with ExploreLearning, her mission is to inspire and support educators in their use of ExploreLearning technology, maximizing their teaching potential and enhancing the way students experience math and science. She provides full & half day Professional Development Sessions, Professional Learning Community Support, Classroom Modeling, and Standards Assessment Preparation.
Lisa Goldsmith Implementation Manager Professional Development
Lisa Goldsmith is an Implementation Manager for Explore Learning’s Professional Development department. She works with the Implementation Coordinators and Certified Instructors in the field to deliver a variety of onsite and online professional development and supports the implementations of Explore Learning products throughout her territory. Lisa has seventeen years of secondary math and science teaching experience with a Master’s in Math Education and a Bachelor’s in Biology. Lisa understands the importance of making math and science education accessible to all students so they can find the joy in learning and can feel empowered to be successful and helping teachers feel comfortable embedding technology into their classroom lessons to teach math and science through inquiry-based instruction.
Betty Bergnes
Account Executive
Sales
Betty has 20+ teaching and education experience. She has dedicated her career to working with schools providing them with the best educational tools, impacting hundreds of classrooms and thousands of students. Her career in education started as an elementary classroom teacher where she taught students of varying grade levels. She transitioned to provide district support to teachers and students as a Curriculum Support Specialist for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Wanting to expand her educational reach, she has worked supporting districts and schools with excellent educational programs.
As your South Florida Account Executive, Betty is excited to support districts, schools, teachers and students with Science4Us, Gizmos and Reflex math.
Jason Kopish
Regional Manager
Sales
Jason has been serving South Florida since 2009 with the goal of helping district administrators understand how Gizmos can support student success and improve teacher efficiency. As a former Chemistry teacher, Jason understands the needs of educators and works to help them realize the power of teaching with technology.
As your Florida Account Manager, Jason is ready to provide information about bringing Gizmos, Reflex, and Science4Us to schools in your surrounding areas!
Dennis Scully
Account Executive
Sales
Dennis brings over 8 years of educational experience as an Exceptional Education teacher that worked with teachers and students in the middle and elementary grades in several program models. He also brings previous educational technology experience involving digital curriculum and computer-aided instruction in both Reading/ELA and Math.
Dennis supports schools and districts along the I-4 corridor and north into the panhandle. In addition to working with teachers and instructional leadership teams at the school level, and district personnel supporting Math and Science, he also facilitates district-wide implementations in both Hillsborough and Orange Counties.