VENTURA COUNTY — Teachers from throughout Ventura County are being honored with $13,000 in grants for developing innovative lessons for their students. At a ceremony tonight in Oxnard, the Ventura County Office of Education presented 22 IMPACT II grants to 30 teachers from 12 schools in eight 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 wide variety of subject matters including history, science and civics. 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 Ventura County Star to honor the winners is attached.
2018 Ventura County IMPACT II Grant Recipients
Civic Engagement Through Figurative Language
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Kim Hansmeier
School: Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education
Friendship 101
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Shelly Ballmer
School: Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education
Virtual Enrichment Classroom for GATE and High Achieving Students
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Jessie Green
School: District Office (GATE Program)
A Picture Paints 1,000 Words: Connecting Students’ Background Knowledge to the Content
Sponsor: State Farm Insurance
Participants: Rob Merritt, Debbie Maulhardt
School: R. J. Frank Middle School
Sweet Sending’s: Using Homemade Greeting Cards to Teach Business Skills for Students with
Moderate-to-Severe Special Needs
Sponsor: State Farm Insurance
Participants: Kathleen Levin
School: Dorothy Boswell School
Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana and Mali
Sponsor: State Farm Insurance
Participants: Debbie Maulhardt
School: R. J. Frank Middle School
Growing Plants to Study Inheritance, Botany, and Plant Life Cycle
Sponsor: AMGEN
Participants: Carrie Fong
School: Rio Mesa High School
Salva el mar de un desastre de plastico/ Save the ocean from a plastic explosion.
Sponsor: AMGEN
Participants: Teresa Ivey, Mayra Aguilar
School: Rio Real Dual Immersion Academy
Interpret History and Take Informed Action
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Camille Kavon
School: CAPE Charter School
A Host of Issues
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Kari White
School: Colina Middle School
Time to Change
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Christa Lamb
School: Colina Middle School
The King takes the Colonists to Civil Court
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Jessie Green, Ariel Carmody, Kent Jacobs
School: District Office (GATE Program)
I’d Like to Wear Your Shoes- Teaching Empathy through Point of View and Author’s
Purpose
Sponsor: SAGE Corwin Publishing
Participants: Jennifer Dobbie
School: Isbell Middle School
Hey, I Need Those Tools!- Early Man, Survival and the Lack of Resources.
Sponsor: Blois Construction Inc.
Participants: Jennifer Dobbie
School: Isbell Middle School
Standing Tall In Kindergarten-A Project All About Giraffes
Sponsor: Ventura County Reading Association
Participants: Holly Johnson, Laura Bingham
School: Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education
Trauma, Teenagers, and the Thomas Fire
Sponsor: AMGEN
Participants: Danna Lomax, Mike Adame, Heather Carr, Jennifer Figueroa
School: Anacapa Middle School
Arctic Adventures
Sponsor: AMGEN
Participants: Emily Barbata
School: Charles Blackstock Junior High
Sensational Slime
Sponsor: AMGEN
Participants: Rebecca Pariso
School: Charles Blackstock Junior High
More Human Than Me
Sponsor: AMGEN
Participants: Kari White, Christa Lamb
School: Colina Middle School
Exploring How Sound Travels
Sponsor: AMGEN
Participants: Tanya Juarez, Wren Kada
School: E.P. Foster School – STEM Academy
Ed Lyon Excellence in Education Award
More Human Than Me
Sponsor: State Farm Insurance
Participants: Kari White, Christa Lamb
School: Colina Middle School
Superintendent’s Award
Civic Engagement Through Figurative Language
Sponsor: State Farm Insurance
Participants: Kim Hansmeier
School: Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education
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 more than $378,500 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.
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.