Ventura County Teachers Honored for Innovation in the Classroom

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.