Ventura County Teachers Honored for Innovation in the Classroom

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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

Ventura Charter School

Changemakers

SAGE Publishing and Corwin

Holly Johnson
Laura Ruiz-Bingham

Ventura Charter School

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

SAGE Publishing and Corwin

Kari White

Colina Middle School (CVUSD)

Sing Your Song

NAVSEA

Jennifer Dobbie Epley

Isbell Middle School (SPUSD)

Camp Half-Blood: Creating Websites to Engage Readers

Amgen Foundation

Emily Noel

Ventura Charter School

Diverse Artists' Fridays!

Amgen Foundation

Holly Johnson

Ventura Charter School

Kinderzine: Amplifying the Voices of Our Youngest Learners

Amgen Foundation

Christa Lamb

Colina Middle School (CVUSD)

Step to Tomorrow

STS Education and SAGE Publishing and Corwin 

Melissa Wood-Glusac

Thousand Oaks High School (CVUSD)

Greek Myth in the Real World

SAGE Publishing and Corwin

 

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.