Teachers Network
of Santa Barbara County
Past Projects and Curriculum Packets
2011-2012
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Grant Recognition Dinner
February, 2012
Education Celebration
May, 2012
Past Projects and
Curriculum Packets
Download these curriculum packets. Click on the project title to get the pdf file and then print any pages you need for using the projects in your classroom!
2011-Packets
A "Tail" of the Supreme Court-Kelly VanAllen, Pine Grove School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Active Learning Alphabet Books-Julia Bowen, Monroe Elementary School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf - Note:a large download, 48MB)
Alfred Hitchcock Elements of Suspense-Miguel Gonzales, Santa Maria High School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Coats Classroom Blog-Geri Coats,Righetti High School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Forces in Fluids: Pressure, Buoyancy, and Archimedes' Principle-Ryan Hubbard, Arellanes Jr. High School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Powerpoint Pressure (.ppt)
Powerpoint Buoyancy (.ppt)
Mind and Motion in Math-Sonya Morris, Arrellanes Jr. High School
Curriculum Packet (.doc)
The Hybrid Zoo-Riccardo Magni, Pioneer Valley High School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Powerpoint (.ppt)
Seismic Retrofit R-Us-Laura Branch, Earnest Righetti High School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Technology: Friend or Foe?-Peggy Kelly, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Powerpoint (.pptx - Requires PowerPoint 2007 or later)
2010-Packets
Adaptive Cooking-Janine Anderson, SBCEO Special Education
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Blogging for Literacy-Chris Scott, Santa Ynez School
Curriculum Packet (.doc)
California Native Quest for Obsidian-Victoria Thor Kornahrens and Laura Herrera, Brandon School
Curriculum Packet (.doc)
Powerpoint (.ppt)
Connecting to EARTH-Cheryl Spence, Benjamin Foxen School
Curriculum Packet (.doc)
Fact Hats-Cheryl Spence, Benjamin Foxen School
Curriculum Packet (.doc)
Persuasive Letters for Change-Linda Corley, Ontiveros School
Curriculum Packet (.pdf)
Sowing Ideas, Planting Trees-Michael Muscio, Santa Maria Bonita School District
Curriculum Packet (.doc)
The Bistro ELD-Shawn Tracht, Righetti High School
Curriculum Packet (zipped folder of .docs)
PDF Outline of the Project
Will You All Please Rise?-Kelly VanAllen, Pine Grove School
PDF Version
Word Materials (zipped folder of .docs/.docxs)
You Are the Expert-Mary Cullen, Robert Bruce School
Curriculum Packet (PDF)
2009-Packets
Book in a Bag-Laurina Kusell, Adams Elementary School
Community Based Gardening Project-Janine Anderson, SBCEO Special Education
Family History Scrapbook-Eric Aranda, Robert Bruce School
Generation Exchange-Larry Nimmer, Carpinteria High School
Germinate Acorns and Plant Oak Trees-Lucia Casalinuovo, Adams Elementary School
Mural Project-Stacey Bean Adams/Trestina Leornas, El Puente School, Lompoc
Newspeak News-Amie Macbeth Bosshardt, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Service Learning Summer Challenge-Linda Edwards, Cold Springs School
Overview (pdf)
Materials (zipped folder of .docs)
Trashy Grant-Cheryl Spence, Benjamin Foxen
Visual Resumes-Janine Anderson, SBCEO Special Education
2008-Packets
Eye Unit-Kevin Baldizon, McKenzie Jr. High School
Geometry Winterscape (Zipped Archive)-Holly Bosse, Mountain View Elementary School
Global Warming-Jim Wright, Monroe Elementary School
Poetry for Success-Kristy Majer, Aliso Elementary School
Pythagorean Theorum Plus!-Tracy Thompson, La Colina Jr. High
Reading Buddy, Reading Buddy, What did you Read?-Linda Lopez Corley, Kelly Demarest,
Ontiveros Elementary School
Recycle Service Learning-Matt Makowetski, Maple High School
To Graduation and Beyond (Zipped Archive)-Gina Danley, Kunst Jr. High School
Water Filtration Unit-David Mann, Santa Maria High School
2007-Packets
Alternative Energy Resources-Anna Scharfeld, Mountain View School
Forest, Forest-Petti M. Pfau, Solvang School
If you Give a Kinder a Piece of Paper-Cheryl Spence, Benjamin Foxen School
Individual Physical Fitness Plan-Steve Bergdahl, Hope Elementary School
Safe Lives: Climate Change, Air Pollution and the Human Role-Teri Briggs, Goleta Family School
PowerPoint Board Presentation
Re-Setting Shakespeare-Peggy Kelly, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Scott O'Dell Study-Therese Brady, Tami Ahern, Ontiveros & Rice Elementary Schools
See, Hear, Write-Cheryl Spence, Benjamin Foxen School
Solar Energy/Air Quality Outreach and Education-Rosalind Robertson, San Marcos High School
2006-Packets
A Showcase of People Who Make a Difference-Kristy Majer
A Trip to the Galapagos Islands-Suzanne Squires
ABCs of Montecito Union: A Picture Book-Sue Carmody, Judy Compton
Coastal Beacons-Monica Shugart, Kathleen Tomscha
Farmers and Ranchers-Gary Crispin
From the Depths of the Sea to Outer Space-Michelle Poquette, Cabrillo High School
Flower Power: Attracting the Perfect Pollinator-Megan Cotich, Peggy Lubchenco, La Colina Jr. High School
Great Californian: John Muir-Therese Brady
Learning at the Beach (LAB) Outdoor Science Program-Marty Selfridge
Lion’s Lunch Bunch-Rebecca Snow, Rebecca Lukose
March Manners Month-Bev Abrams, Laura Donner, Tanya Long
Munchin' Crunchin' Earth Science-Kim Castagna, Canalino School
Planting Seeds: Teaching About Saving in the Garden-Lynn Seigel-Boettner, Vieja Valley School
Peer Leadership Environmental Recycling Project-Megan Cotich, La Colina Jr. High School
School Site Pen Pals-Vikki Keosian, Elaine Lopez, La Cumbre Jr. High School
Sensorial Vocabulary Development: Hear, See, Touch, & Say the Words-Lucia Casalinuovo
The ART Part of Language Arts-Victoria Gonzales, Liberty Elementary School
The Energy Video Project-Andrew Foss, Kunst Jr. High School
Trading Faces of Famous Scientists-Rhonda DuPar
Write! Camera! Action!-Karen Zarling
2005-Packets
Connections, Choices & Conservation for a Healthier Tomorrow
Recycle Rangers to the Rescue!
Renaissance City-States Simulation
Teaching through Multimedia: Creative Video
TechnoFusion: Literature Online
What Would George Washington Do?