Ideas with IMPACT

Congratulations to our 2017-2018 Grant Recipients!

The 2017-2018 Innovator and Adapter Grant recipients were honored at "A Celebration of Teaching" awards reception in January 2018, generously hosted by Biscayne Bay Brewing Company. Congratulations to all the teachers listed below!

Click here to download a copy of the event program book.

Innovator Grants Sponsored by P.L. Dodge Foundation

  • All the World's a Stage

    Yvonne Moton
    American Senior High

  • Bridging Literacy and Science Together (B.L.A.S.T.)

    Glenda Moton
    Miami Norland Senior High

  • Buddy Up for Reading and Reflection

    Patti Ward
    Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles K-8 Center

  • Cherishing Students' Passion for Technology: Using Drones in the Classroom

    Joshua Paolino
    South Miami Middle Community School

  • Dimensions of Character

    Willecia Stubbs
    The SEED School of Miami

  • DIY Colleges and Admissions

    Julianna Rohde
    The SEED School of Miami

  • Fact or Faked?

    Brigitte Kinney
    Coral Gables Senior High

  • Full STE(A)M Ahead Into Reading

    Marisa Moceri
    Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary

  • Get Forked Up, Taking a Bite Out of a Major Scale

    Eric Firestone
    South Miami Middle Community School

  • Hopping Into Science and Reading!

    Mayra Brody
    Kendale Lakes Elementary

  • Increasing Life Science Understanding Through Inquiry

    Angela Compton
    Everglades Preparatory Academy

  • i-Musician

    Jose Fanjul
    James H. Bright Elementary School

  • iSTEM Girls

    Navia Gomez
    Dante B. Fascell Elementary

  • Literacy in a Pot!

    Jennifer Smith
    Dante B. Fascell Elementary

  • Math Alive

    Kelsey Major
    Everglades K-8 Center

  • The Media Perspective Writing Project

    Precious Symonette
    Miami Norland Senior High

  • Pictures From the Upper Atmosphere

    Stephany Cuellar
    Coconut Palm K-8 Center

  • Project Salad Bowl

    Cynthia Dahl
    Homestead Senior High School

  • Readers are Leaders - Leaders are Readers!

    Kim Martinetti
    Miami Norland Senior High School

  • Seeing and Learning Conceptually

    Dr. Suzanne Banas
    South Miami Middle Community School

  • Soft Skill-Building Boot Camp: Experiential Learning Activities that Prepare and Motivate Students

    Carl Hoover
    Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High

  • The Spartan Bistro: Go From Employee to Restaurant Owner in Four Months

    Angel Myers
    Lakes Stevens Middle School

  • Statistics: Just a Few Key Strokes Away

    Richard Boyd
    Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center South

  • "STEAM"ing Ahead After Hurricane Irma

    Ellen Skidmore
    Gulfstream Elementary

  • Tag! You've Been STEAMed!

    Dominice Lemon
    Natural Bridge Elementary

  • TSI Tanked! Challenge

    La-Shanda West
    Cutler Bay Senior High

  • Using Alexa in the Classroom

    Zeny Ulloa
    Kendale Lakes Elementary

  • What's In Your DNA?

    Brigit Coley
    Renaissance Middle School

Innovator Grants Sponsored by FPL

  • NorlandBots Robotics Club

    Anike Sakariyawo
    Miami Norland Senior High

  • Ozobots My Tiny Tots

    Nancy Sale
    Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center

  • Robo Text Writing

    Anastasia Charles-Sealy
    Natural Bridge Elementary

  • A Virtual World of New Possibilities (Coding Using Virtual Robots)

    Angela Choate
    Young Women's Preparatory Academy

Innovator Grants Sponsored by Robert Russell Memorial Foundation

  • Unraveling the Past to Create a Better and Inclusive Future

    Jacqueline Torres-Quinones
    South Dade Senior High

  • Wishes Upon the Waters: Dreams of Freedom

    Sharon Glueck
    Virginia A. Boone/Highland Oaks Elementary

Adapter Grants Sponsored by Humana Foundation

  • 50 Shades of Green

    Julietta Barreto-Tejero, Spanish Lake Elementary
    Marcelle Farley, Lake Stevens Elementary
    Phillip Green, Frances S. Tucker Elementary
    Elena Marte, Palm Lakes Elementary
    Pamela Roddy, Phyllis Ruth Miller Elementary

  • Harvest Photography

    Marsha Erdmann, Tropical Elementary
    Delia Katz, Tropical Elementary
    Stephanie Katz, Tropical Elementary
    Jason Wright, Twin Lakes Elementary

  • Essential Oils and Infusions for Wellness

    Lindsey Ramirez, Lake Stevens Elementary
    Dianna Rose, Palm Lakes Elementary

  • Garden Tasting in the Classroom

    Mayako Nakamura, Gratigny Elementary

  • Nibble on a Good Book

    Britney Mobley
    Parkview Elementary

  • Souper Chefs

    Lelys Malespin, Riverside Elementary Community School

  • Tools, Teepees, and Trellises

    Debra Reese, Joella C. Good Elementary
    Ruby Villa, Dante B. Fascell Elementary

  • Think Twice, Eat Right

    Laura Berenguer, Robert Renick Educational Center

  • Windchimes

    Valarie Brown, American Senior High
    Marcia Cardona, Royal Palm Elementary

Adapter Grants Sponsored by FPL

  • The Art of Robotics

    Karen Gant, Lake Stevens Elementary

  • Become a Robotics Expert Easily

    Lisa Hauser, iPreparatory Academy
    Zeny Ulloa, Kendale Lakes Elementary

  • Engineering Design Process

    Dale Adamson, Howard D. McMillan Middle
    Mayra Brody, Kendale Elementary

  • STEM Squad: Starting a Robotics Club at Your School

    Bridgit Coley, Renaissance Middle Charter School
    Marcelle Farley, Lake Stevens Elementary
    Gabriel Padron, Herbert A. Ammons Middle School

Adapter Grants Sponsored by Assurant

  • "Cracking" Science Cycles to "STEM" Environmental Impact

    Janet Pinero, Broadmoor Elementary

  • Come Fly With Me

    Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, Nautilus Middle School
    Craig Uptgrow, Barbara Hawkins Elementary

  • Engineering with 3-D Printing

    Teresa Perez, Boystown/Educational Alternative Outreach Program

  • Makey Makey Makerspace

    Dr. Suzanne Banas, South Miami Middle Community School

  • Activate "Good Reader" K-2 Strategies

    Alicia Velazquez, Coral Terrace Elementary

  • Badges of Honor

    Debbie Gamundi, Dante B. Fascell Elementary

  • Billboard Text Features Project

    Madge Bazelais, Lake Stevens Elementary

  • BreakoutEDU: It's Time for Something Different

    Hadassa Levenson, Miami Beach Senior High

  • Don't Let Go of that LEGO!

    Pauline Fraser, Orchard Villa Elementary
    Ellen Skidmore, Gulfstream Elementary

  • Drumming From the Heart

    Janet Kirsten, South Miami K-8 Center

  • Engineering is Elementary, My Dear Watson

    Lea Ann Nasser, Southside Elementary

  • Haikuing History

    Aileen Bogert, Palmetto Elementary

  • Help! My Fairy Tale Has Been Fractured!

    Jeanette Heguy, Riverside Elementary

  • Mindfulness with a Growth Mindset

    Julie Astuto, Palmetto Elementary

  • Reading Through Rhymes and Rhythms

    Marie Fiefie, Natural Bridge Elementary

  • Sense-sational Story Time Snacks

    Naomi Samole, Dr. Edward Whigham Elementary

  • Taking Advantage of Technology - At Any Level!

    Valerie Mills-Stuart, Pine Lake Elementary

  • Words of Wisdom: Vivacious Vocabulary Ventures

    Charmaine Webb, Charles D. Wyche, Jr. Elementary

Adapter Grants Sponsored by Miami Bayside Foundation

  • Bank It!

    Natalia Allen, iTech@ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center

  • Smartpath

    Dr. Khalifa Stanford, iTech@ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center

Adapter Grants Sponsored by Pacific National Bank

  • Financial Freedom: Cash Flowin' to the Future

    La-Shanda West, Cutler Bay Senior High

  • SmartPath

    Jacqueline Torres-Quinones, South Dade Senior High

Adapter Grant Sponsored by the Jack Chester Foundation

  • Teaching Trunks on the Holocaust

    Jacqueline Torres-Quinones, South Dade Senior High

Adapter Grant Sponsored by the Robert Russell Memorial Foundation

  • Teaching Trunks on the Holocaust

    Bradley Sultz, iPrep Academy High

Special thanks to our 2017-2018 Innovator and Adapter Grant Sponsors: