Ideas with IMPACT

Congratulations to our 2017-2018 Grant Recipients!

The 2019-2020 Innovator and Adapter Grant recipients were honored at
"A Celebration of Teaching" awards reception in January 2020,
held at the Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials. 
Congratulations to all the teachers listed below!

The Lucy Petrey Endowment Fund Benefiting The Education Fund

Each year, one or more Innovator Grants will be awarded through The Lucy Petrey Endowment Fund.
The selected grant(s) will embody Lucy’s principled values, spirited leadership, and irrepressible commitment to our public schools

  • Be My Neighbor

    Navia Gomez
    Dante B. Fascell Elementary

  • Migrating from Unawareness to Knowledge Across the Globe

    Ana Ortiz
    Southwood Middle School

  • The Meditation/Healing Garden

    Lisette Gil
    Miami MacArthur Educational Center

 

Innovator Grant Recipients

  • #Acceleration Coach: Accelerating High School Students into Career Minded Young Adults

    Gussie Sakowicz
    Miami Beach Senior High

  • Authors at Work: Building Language

    Lissette Ramos
    Kinloch Park Elementary

  • Bringing Our Visions to Life!

    Michelle Pappas
    Coral Way K-8 Center

  • Classroom of the Future with AR/VR

    Zeny Ulloa
    Kendale Lakes Elementary

  • Connect for Success

    Guilhene Benjamin
    iTech @ Thomas Edison Educational Center

  • Digital Literacy in the Primary Grades

    Marcelle Farley
    Lake Stevens Elementary

  • Driving Into the World of Al

    Suzanne Banas
    South Miami Middle School

  • Electrifying Curriculum Review with Escape Room Activities

    Jevona Cruz-Solomon
    Miami Central Senior High

  • Five STAR Printing

    Jodi English
    Miami Southridge Senior High

  • Green Screen Learning

    Janet Pinero
    Broadmoor Elementary

  • Hi-Ho A Reading We Will Go

    Donna Walker
    Brucie Ball Educational Center

  • Inner Explorers

    Teri Rodriguez
    The COPE Center North

  • Learning About Maker Spaces with Makeys and Circuit

    Vivian Veiga
    Kensignton Park Elementary

  • Life on Mars: From a Kid's Perspective

    Leilani Echezabal
    Riverside Elementary

  • Medical Simulation Center

    Erin Cernuda
    Miami Sunset Senior High

  • Memory Matters: Presenting a Portable Portfolio

    Joe Underwood
    Miami Senior High School

  • Music Technology Earsketch

    Rosa Rabinovich
    Norman Edelcup K-8 Center

  • Orchestrating Beautiful Music Through Engineering

    Manuel Cox
    American Senior High

  • PREP: Proffering Rewards for Educational Progress!

    Heather Zielke
    Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Senior High

  • Seeds, Roots, and STEM!

    Mayako Nakamura
    Gratigny Elementary

  • Solar System Olympics

    Surey Rios
    Pine Lake Elementary

  • Sphero (Spark+) Resources for Girls Who Code Club

    Gina Ruiz-Houston
    Barbara Goleman Senior High

  • Sphero BOLT Robot Challenge

    Mercedes Quintero
    South Miami K-8 Center

  • STEAM and Beyond: Scientific Expression Through the Arts

    Ekaterina Belyakova
    Robert Russa Moton Elementary

  • The Parabolic Math Classroom

    Kelsey Major
    Everglades K-8 Center

  • Unearthing Unheard Voices: Our Stories, Our Legacies

    Jennifer Pike-Vassell
    The SEED School Miami

  • Use a Little STEAM to Create Tasty Diabetic Friendly Meals

    Angel Myers
    Lake Stevens Middle School

  • Using Virtual Reality to Teach Climate Change

    Mark Godinez
    South Dade Senior High

  • Virtual Reality in the Classroom

    Willie "Jamie" Gant
    Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High

  • Writing on the Classroom Walls

    Sandra Daire
    School of Advance Studies - Wolfson

Adapter Grant Recipients

  • 3D Math Printing - That's the Ticket!

    Disseminator:
    Gareth Pearson

    Adapter:
    Stephany Cuellar
    Frank Crawford Martin K-8 Center

  • A School of Fish with a STEAM Twist

    Disseminator:
    Beth Goldstein

    Adapter:
    Gloria Delgaudio
    Miami Springs High School

  • A Way With Words

    Disseminator:
    John Adams

    Adapters:
    Isabel Mederos
    Bob Graham Education Center
    Cheryl Spiner
    Air Base K-8 Center

  • Alexa in the Classroom

    Disseminator:
    Zeny Ulloa

    Adapters:
    Jennifer Cary
    Kendale Lakes Elementary
    Tammy Hawkins
    Myrtle Grove K-8 Center
    Daniella Parra
    Aventura Waterways K-8 Center

  • Billboard Text Features Project

    Disseminator:
    Ileen Martin

    Adapter:
    Alicia Velazquez
    Coral Terrace Elementary

  • Building Bridges with Skype in the Classroom

    Disseminator:
    Michelle Singh

    Adapters:
    Constance Gilbert
    Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center
    NBCT Ken Levy
    Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center

  • Butterflies Never Forget

    Disseminator:
    Venessa Estevez

    Adapter:
    Dr. Jacqueline Torres-Quinones
    South Dade Senior High School

  • Code and Go First

    Disseminator:
    Daniella Parra

    Adapters:
    Pamela Roddy
    Phyllis Ruth Miller Elementary

    Agnes Blalock
    Irving and Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center

    Tamara Chambers
    Coconut Palm K-8 Academy

  • Coding for Non Readers

    Disseminator:
    Marcelle Farley

    Adapters:
    Jodi Vasquez
    Ponciana Park Elementary
    Heidy Gonzalez
    Lake Stevens Elementary
    Delia Katz
    Tropical Elementary
    Elizabeth Molina
    Lake Stevens Elementary
    Heather Tavio
    Sylvania Heights Elementary
    Dunia Rodriguez Schweri Lakeview Elementary

  • Check It Out!

    Disseminator:
    Marlene Figueroa

    Adapter:
    Valerie Mills-Stuart
    Pine Lake Elementary

  • Don't Let Go of That Lego!

    Disseminator:
    Duysevi Karan-Miyar

    Adapters:
    Lesley Tompsett
    David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center
    Jacqueline Gil-Abarzua
    Biscayne Gardens Elementary
    Maria Duarte-Ruiz
    Coral Terrace Elementary
    Kathy Gibbons-Adams
    Lakeview Elementary

  • Double Student Success with YouTube

    Disseminator:
    Angel Myers

    Adapter:
    Jean Armand
    Miami Edison Senior High School

  • Essential Oils

    Disseminator:
    Alena Sheriff

    Adapter:
    Major Adrian Brockington
    Miami Edison Senior High School

  • Fearless Like Ted

    Disseminator:
    Samantha Moulton

    Adapter:
    Dr. Precious Symonette
    Miami Norland Senior High

  • Garden to Cafeteria

    Disseminator:
    Audria Wright

    Adapter:
    Elizabeth Baez
    South Dade Middle School

  • Get on the Ball!

    Disseminator:
    Jacqueline Gil-Abarzua

    Adapter:
    Daniella Parra
    Aventura Waterways K-8 Center

  • Happy Thoughts = Happy Classrooms

    Disseminator:
    Teresa Rodriguez

    Adapter:
    Maritza Salazar
    Miami Gardens Elementary

  • Kindness is Wonderful - Sprinkle that Stuff Everywhere!

    Disseminator:
    Leilani Echezabal

    Adapter:
    Emmanuela Louis
    Bunche Park Elementary

  • little black sketchbook | insects

    Disseminator:
    Susan Feliciano

    Adapter:
    Beth Goldstein
    Miami Spring Senior High School

  • Literacy in a Pot

    Disseminator:
    Jennifer Smith

    Adapter:
    Christine Padron
    Palm Lakes Elementary

  • The Mindful Classroom

    Disseminators:
    Silvia Cardenas and Wendy Chan

    Adapter:
    Jennifer Batchelder
    Bob Graham Education Center

  • Makey Makey Makerspace

    Disseminator:
    Dale Adamson

    Adapters:
    Kathleen Ortiz
    Miami Springs Senior High School
    Michael Sakowicz
    Felix Varela Senior High School

  • Merge Cube: The Future of Education is NOW!

    Disseminator:
    Zeny Ulloa

    Adapters:
    Dana Kelly
    Royal Palm Elementary School
    Milagro Mena
    Royal Palm Elementary School
    Hadassah Weiner Friedman
    Gertrude K. Edelman Sabal Palm Elementary

  • Mosaics: Unity and Harmony in Broken Bits of Color

    Disseminator:
    Lourdes Fuller

    Adapter:
    Anna Weiss
    Highland Oaks Middle School

  • Oral Fluency: Read, Record, Repeat

    Disseminator:
    Juan Reynieri

    Adapter:
    Madge Alexandre Bazelais
    Lake Stevens Elementary

  • Plant Philosophy: Super Foods

    Disseminator:
    Jorge Palacios

    Adapter:
    Debra Reese
    Joella C. Good Elementary

  • Shake Your Neurons

    Disseminator:
    Osmany Hurtado

    Adapter:
    Deborah Mar
    Southwood Middle School

  • Smart Path: Guide to College Clubs

    Disseminators:
    Vicky Puentes & Elizabeth Briano

    Adapter:
    Dr. Jacqueline Torres-Quinones
    South Dade Senior High School

  • Symphony in Space

    Disseminator:
    Janet Duguay-Kirsten

    Adapter:
    Sadie Klein
    Biscayne Gardens Elementary

  • Weathering through the cRock Cycle

    Disseminator:
    Surey Rios

    Adapters:
    Teresa Perez
    EAOP-Boystown
    Mercedes Collera
    Silver Bluff Elementary
    Susana Pazos
    Silver Bluff Elementary

  • Teaching Trunks on the Holocaust

    Disseminator:
    Esther Sterental

    Adapter:
    Dr. Jacqueline Torres-Quinones
    South Dade Senior High School

 

To check out the Student Power Grant Recipients click here.

 

Special Thanks to Our 2019-2020 Grant Sponsors