2024 Innovation in Education Award Winners
INSPIRE Award
Program: Stewards of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge!
School/District: Chula Vista Elementary School District
Sponsored by Cox Communications
INNOVATE Award
Program: Tiny Home Project – Job Skills for the Community and 21st Century
School/District: The Learning Choice Academy
Sponsored by SDG&E
ACHIEVE Award
Program: X-Ploration/Global Languages and Innovative Programs
School/District: Poway Unified School District
Sponsored by National University
IMPACT Award
Program: Patient Care Pipeline
School/District: Grossmont Union High School District
Sponsored by North Island Credit Union
2023 Innovation in Education Award Winners
INSPIRE Award
Program: “Sci Phy Program“
School/District: San Ysidro Elementary School District
Sponsored by CyberCatch
INNOVATE Award
Program: “Design Lab Rotations of Innovation”
School/District: Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA), Vista Unified School District
Sponsored by SDG&E
ACHIEVE Award
Program: “Healthcare Pathway Program”
School/District: San Marcos High School, San Marcos Unified School District
Sponsored by National University
IMPACT Award
Program: “Students Offshore-Urban Oyster”
School/District: High Tech High School, Liberty Station
Sponsored by North Island Credit Union
2022 Innovation in Education Award Winners
To learn more about each program, please visit our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: “Silver Gate Garden and Rutabaga Education“
School/District: Silver Gate Elementary School, San Diego Unified School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: “Collaborations: Teachers and Artists”
School/District: CoTA: Collaborations: Teachers and Artists
ACHIEVE Award
Program: “College/Career Center”
School/District: Health Sciences High and Middle College
IMPACT Award
Program: “Through the Lens of Equity: Jump Starting Pathways to Rewarding Careers”
School/District: Poway Unified School District
2021 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2021 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: “Creating our Future Design Jam”
School/District: Juvenile Court and Community Schools, San Diego County Office of Education
INNOVATE Award
Program: “GUHSD Growing Readers through Gamification Summer Reading Program”
School/District: Grossmont Union High School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: “CyberAegis Team”
School/District: Poway Unified School District
IMPACT Award
Program: “Adobe Bluffs’ Mandarin Programs”
School/District: Poway Unified School District
2020 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2020 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: “Beebots & Cubelets Program”
School/District: Central Elementary School, Escondido Union School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: “Personalized Learning Team”
School/District: Cardiff Elementary School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: “Fire Academy”
School/District: Health Sciences High & Middle College
IMPACT Award
Program: “World of Work Initiative”
School/District: Cajon Valley Union School District
2019 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2019 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: Guitar Construction Program
School/District: West Hills High School, Grossmont Union High School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: District Design 2022 Program
School/District: Del Mar Union School School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Video Production and Digital Storytelling Program
School/District: Rancho Minerva Middle School, Vista Unified School District
IMPACT Award
Program: STEAMing Ahead! Initiative
School/District: Chula Vista Elementary School District
2018 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2018 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: From Digital to Physical Program
School/District: Valley Middle School, Carlsbad Unified School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Talent Cities Program
School/District: Vista Unified School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Farm Lab DREAMS Campus Program
School/District: Encinitas Union School District
IMPACT Award
Program: Design & Modeling Program
School/District: Calavera Hills Middle School, Carlsbad Unified School District
2017 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2017 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: Hydroponic Greenhouse program
School/District: Chula Vista Elementary School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Quadcopter Challenge program
School/District: Sweetwater Union High School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Next Generation Science Core Leadership Team (CLT) program
School/District: Vista Unified School District
IMPACT Award
Program: The Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA)
School/District: Vista Unified School District
2016 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2016 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: Maximizing Ability, Minimizing Disability for Optimal Success program
School/District: Orange Glen High School, Escondido Union High School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Engineering Science – Makerspace Lab program
School/District: Montgomery Middle School, Cajon Valley Union School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Foreign Language and Global Studies (FLAGS) program
School/District: Hilltop Middle School, Sweetwater Union High School District
IMPACT Award
Program: Health Pathways program
School/District: Health Sciences High and Middle College, San Diego Unified School District
2015 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2015 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: Feaster Charter Engineering Lab
School/District: Feaster Charter School, Chula Vista Elementary School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Design39Campus
School/District: Poway Unified School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: B3techies
School/District: Longfellow Spanish Immersion Magnet School, San Diego Unified School District
IMPACT Award
Program: SDCOE Leading Edge Certification for the Online and Blended Learning Teacher
School/District: San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE)
2014 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2014 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: Learning Through Production, not Consumption
School/District: Cajon Valley Middle School, Cajon Valley Union School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: STEM/Robotics Program
School/District: Bear Valley Middle School, Escondido Union School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Online Dual Enrollment Program
School/District: iHigh Virtual Academy, San Diego Unified School District
IMPACT Award
Program: One to One Digital Learning Program
District: Encinitas Union School District
2013 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2013 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: Valhalla High School Digital Arts
School/District: Grossmont Union High School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Professional Development in the 21st Century
School/District: San Marcos Unified School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: PRIDE Impact Education!
School/District: Santee Elementary School District
IMPACT Award
Program: i21 Interactive Classroom
School/District: San Diego Unified School District
2012 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2012 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: Sweetwater Robotics Program
School/District: Sweetwater Union High School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: The Flipped Classroom
School/District: San Diego Unified School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Math Gradual Release
School/District: Chula Vista Elementary School District
IMPACT Award
Program: San Ysidro Medical Pathway
School/District: Sweetwater Union High School District
2011 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Videos of each program from 2011 are available at our Innovation Awards Video Library
INSPIRE Award
Program: Exciting Minds
School/District: Escondido Union High School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Los Pen Academy
School/District: Poway Unified School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Enhancing Instruction Through Tech
School/District: Cajon Valley Union School District
IMPACT Award
Program: The Writing Social Network
School/District: San Marcos Unified School District
2010 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Full descriptions of each program are available at 2010 Innovation in Education Award Winners
INSPIRE Award
Program: PRIDE Academy, where Purposeful, Rigorous, Innovative, Dynamic Education is available to ALL
School/District: Santee Elementary, Santee Elementary School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Serra High School Biotechnology Workforce Program
School/District: Serra High School, San Diego Unified School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Integrated Learning Environment
District: Bonsall Union School District
IMPACT Award
Program: Transforming Teaching and Learning with iPod touch
District: Escondido Union School District
2009 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Full descriptions of each program are available at 2009 Innovation in Education Award Winners
INSPIRE Award
Program: The 39 Clues Project
School/District: Skyline Elementary, Solana Beach Elementary School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Writing and Technology for the 21st Century
School/District: Encinitas Union School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Digital Media Design (DMD)
School/District: East County Academy of Learning
Lakeside Union School District
IMPACT Award
Program: Singin’ & Signin’
School/District: Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
2008 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Full descriptions of each program are available at 2008 Innovation in Education Award Winners
INSPIRE Award
Program: Smarts Kids as Agents of Change
School/District: Paul Ecke Central School, Encinitas Union School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Interactive Learning
School/District: The Preuss School UCSD, San Diego Unified School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Transforming Teaching and Learning through a Curriculum Web Framework
District: Lemon Grove School District
IMPACT Award
Program: No Excuses University
School/District: Los Penasquitos Elementary School, Poway Unified School District
2007 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Full descriptions of each program are available at 2007 Innovation in Education Award Winners
INSPIRE Award
Program: NEEDS Outreach Transition Page
School/District: Madison High School, San Diego Unified School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Geography and Geographic Information Systems
School/District: Helix Charter High School, Grossmont Union High School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Academy of Information Technology
School/District: Hoover High School, San Diego Unified School District
IMPACT Award
Program: Project LIVE
District: Escondido Union Elementary School District
2006 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Full descriptions of each program are available at 2006 Innovation in Education Award Winners
INSPIRE Award
Program: Falcon Watch 2006
School/District: Rolling Hills Elementary, Poway Unified School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Ancient African Culture & Music Using Modern Technologies
School/District: Sycamore Ridge Elementary, Del Mar Union School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Data Driven Decision Making
School/District: National School District
IMPACT Award
Program: Advanced Use of Technology Anytime/Anywhere
School/District: San Onofre Elementary, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
2005 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Full descriptions of each program are available at 2005 Innovation in Education Award Winners
INSPIRE Award
Program: Tech Link for Student Success – Creating Wireless Building Blocks
District: Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District
INNOVATE Award
Program: Project LIVE (Learning through Innovative Video in Education)
District: Escondido Union Elementary School District
ACHIEVE Award
Program: Fantasy Baseball Math Program
School/District: Bonita Vista High School, Sweetwater Union High School District
IMPACT Award
Program: PISCES (Partnerships Involving the Scientific Community in Elementary Schools)
School/District: San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego State University and 10 local districts
2004 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Full descriptions of each program are available at 2004 Innovation in Education Award Winners
Program: One-to One at Home and School
District: Lemon Grove Elementary School District
Program: e-Backpack Network Storage
District: Grossmont Union High School District
Program: Certificated Technology Specialist
District: Del Mar Elementary School District
Program: CONEVyT Portal
District: San Ysidro Elementary School District
Program: CAHSEE Intervention
District: San Dieguito Union High School District
Note: The naming of the current CFF awards for Inspire, Innovate, Achieve and Impact started in 2005.