Program Summary

The Broward Education Foundation's IMPACT II - The Teachers Network is an educational program designed to support teachers in developing innovative approaches to classroom learning and help connect them with other teachers to adapt and modify their original methodologies to fit individual classroom needs.   IMPACT II provides grants to encourage outstanding teachers to develop and share novel ideas; helps connect these teachers with other interested colleagues both locally and nationally; provides funding for new teachers to facilitate innovative programs; and invites all teachers into a network which supports and nurtures continued professional growth both on the local and national level.  


What is IMPACT II?
Broward Education Foundation's IMPACT II - The Teachers Network is part of a national program that recognizes and rewards outstanding teachers through grants, workshops, schoolsite visits, publications and dissemination of program information via TeachNet.org , a "for teachers-by teachers" website. Teachers who have developed successful programs within their classrooms are called "disseminators" and are awarded funding to help package and promote their programs.   Teachers use grant money to publicize their ideas and to interact with other interested colleagues, called "adapters," who then receive funding to customize the original concept to fit their individual classroom needs.   Disseminators want to help others improve their work; adapters search for ways to make their own classrooms better.

Disseminator Grants allow teachers to further develop and disseminate exemplary programs that they have developed within their classrooms.   Disseminators receive $1000 grant awards:   $300 to improve their projects and $700 to package and market them.   Disseminators showcase their projects and present workshops to interested colleagues from both Broward and Palm Beach County at the annual IMPACT II Idea Expo held in January.   Successful programs are outlined in the IMPACT II Idea Catalog (please see accompanying material).   Sponsors of specific programs are listed both on a separate sponsor page and alongside the description of their respective projects.

Adapter Grants are awarded to teachers who wish to incorporate disseminator programs into their own educational curriculum.   Adapters receive up to $600 to purchase the necessary supplies to facilitate these programs.   Adapters learn about successful programs either through review of the IMPACT II Idea Catalog or attendance at the annual IMPACT II Idea Expo.   Once a program is selected, the Disseminator furnishes the Adapter with an Idea packet that outlines the program in detail, including lesson plans, budgets, and step-by-step guides to successfully implement all components.