{"id":254447,"date":"2026-05-01T20:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254447\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:24:08","slug":"hillsborough-schools-teachers-named-florida-state-champions-in-presidential-ai-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254447\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillsborough Schools Teachers Named Florida State Champions In Presidential AI Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is celebrating an outstanding achievement of four\u202fteachers\u202fwho have been named Florida state champions\u202fin the\u202f2026 Presidential AI Challenge. <\/p>\n

Randall\u202fMiddle School\u2019s\u202fStevie Hodgkins, Dr. Lori Bradner and Lisa McGuin earned the statewide honor for their innovative project, \u2018Stronger Minds, Stronger Bodies: AI\u2011Enhanced Fitness for the Next Generation of Education,\u2019\u202fwhich reimagines physical education and academics through responsible, student\u2011centered uses of artificial intelligence. The project places students in the role of AI creators rather than consumers, integrating technology, physical fitness and critical thinking into a multidisciplinary learning experience. Built around the restored Presidential Fitness Test, the unit uses two AI\u2011supported tools to deepen student engagement and learning. <\/p>\n

Donna Kemp, one of HCPS\u2019 math district resource\u202fteachers, earned the statewide honor for her project,\u202f\u2018The Response Instruction Optimizer,\u2019 a standards-aligned,\u202fteacher-facing AI system that turns classroom data into a ready-to-teach next-lesson package, helping\u202fteachers\u202frespond to student needs faster and more effectively. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThis recognition reflects the incredible talent and innovation of our\u202fteachers\u202fand why our schools remain the number one choice for families in Hillsborough County,\u201d said Superintendent Van Ayres. \u201cTheir work is preparing students not just for today\u2019s classrooms, but for the future they will help shape.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Presidential AI Challenge is a national initiative that encourages K\u201112 students and educators to develop AI\u2011powered solutions to real\u2011world challenges, with state\u2011level winners advancing to regional and national recognition. <\/p>\n

Learn more about the Presidential AI Challenge at\u202fhttps:\/\/orise.orau.gov\/ai-challenge\/index.html<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is celebrating an outstanding achievement of four\u202fteachers\u202fwho have been named Florida state champions\u202fin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-254447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}