Teachers from throughout Ventura County are being honored with $16,000 in grants for developing innovative lessons for their students. At a ceremony tonight in Camarillo, the Ventura County Office of Education will present 11 IMPACT II grants to 16 teachers. The grants are funded by local businesses and organizations that wish to promote unique and creative teaching practices
The winning entries cover a variety of subject matters, including history, language arts and social sciences. Detailed lesson plans prepared by each of the grant winners are available at this link for use by other teachers in Ventura County and beyond.
2022 Ventura County IMPACT II Grant Recipients
Name:
School:
Title of Lesson Plan:
Sponsor:
Christa Lamb Kari White
Colina Middle School (CVUSD)
Seeds of Success
STS Education
Laura Ruiz-Bingham Carlos Mendez
Ventura Charter School
The Skin You Live In
Amgen Foundation
Jessica Granados Hector Rodriguez
Changemakers
Holly Johnson Laura Ruiz-Bingham
For the Farmworkers - A Kindergarten Expedition About the Journey of our Food and Appreciating Our Local Heroes Who Help
NAVSEA
Olivia Hernandez Rachael Ball
Hueneme High School (OUHSD)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: Defining Love and Writing Our Narrative
Kari White
Sing Your Song
Jennifer Dobbie Epley
Isbell Middle School (SPUSD)
Camp Half-Blood: Creating Websites to Engage Readers
Emily Noel
Diverse Artists' Fridays!
Holly Johnson
Kinderzine: Amplifying the Voices of Our Youngest Learners
Christa Lamb
Step to Tomorrow
STS Education and SAGE Publishing and Corwin
Melissa Wood-Glusac
Thousand Oaks High School (CVUSD)
Greek Myth in the Real World
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 nearly $400,000 in sponsor-funded grants. Additional information about IMPACT II is available here.