VENTURA COUNTY — Teachers from throughout Ventura County are being honored with $10,000 in grants for developing innovative lessons for their students. At a ceremony May 8 in Oxnard, the Ventura County Office of Education presented 14 IMPACT II grants to 23 teachers from nine schools in seven local districts. The grants are funded by local businesses and organizations that wish to promote unique and creative teaching practices.
The winners were selected by judging teams comprised of educators and community members. The winning entries cover a variety of subject matters including the environment, civics and psychology. Detailed lesson plans prepared by each of the grant winners will soon be posted online for use by other teachers in Ventura County and beyond. An advertisement that appeared in the VC Reporter newspaper to honor the winners is attached.
2019 Ventura County IMPACT II Grant Recipients
The Next Big Game!
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Jennifer Dobbie
School: Santa Paula Unified School District
How can I overcome my implicit bias?
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Aliza Lederman, Danna Lomax
School: Anacapa Middle School
Project Understanding: Little Buddy Heroes
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Kathy Elliott, Alyssa Soles
School: Pacific High School
Kidtopia
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Lisa Sage
School: Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education (CAPE)
Mirror, Mirror
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Kari White
School: Colina Middle School
Walk a Mile
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Christa Lamb
School: Colina Middle School
Write a bill: How can we use clean, renewable energy to make the world a better place?
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Jessie Green
School: Monte Vista Middle School
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? A Project to Renew and Connect Our Community
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
Participants: Holly Johnson, Laura Bingham
School: Ventura Charter School
Climate Change Champions
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
Participants: Emily Barbata
School: Blackstock Jr. High
Energy to Power the World
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
Participants: Heather Farrell
School: Thousand Oaks High School
The Changing Night Sky
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
Participants: Christina Sandbach
School: Ventura Charter School
Footprints in the Sand
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
Participants: Kari White, Christa Lamb
School: Colina Middle School
A Moment of Peace
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
Participants: Kimberly Hansmeier, Emily Noel
School: Ventura Charter School
The Energy Project
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
Participants: Jessica Granados, Bethany Ellis, Emily Noel, Christi Sandbach
School: Ventura Charter School
More About IMPACT II
IMPACT II is a curriculum sharing and recognition program for educators in kindergarten through grade 12 in all subject areas. Since 1993, Ventura County educators have received $388,500 in sponsor-funded grants.
Educators submit grant proposals about classroom-tested curricula they have developed. A committee of educators, school administrators and business partners select the most unique, innovative and ready-to-share ideas to receive the sponsored grants. Additional information about IMPACT II is available here.
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About the Ventura County Office of Education
The Ventura County Office of Education provides a broad array of fiscal, training and technology support services to local school districts, helping to maintain and improve lifelong educational opportunities for children, educators and community members. VCOE also operates schools that serve students with severe disabilities and behavioral issues, provides career education courses, and coordinates countywide academic competitions including Mock Trial and the Ventura County Science Fair. Learn more at: www.vcoe.org.