About / Awards
ED LIM (陳老師) is a writer, teacher and photographer. A recovering kindergarten teacher, he teaches Photography, Computer Art, Digital Media Production, English and Filipino. He's taught 27 different classes at BVHS. And he's a proud parent of polyglot children, two of whom are twins born in the Year of the Dragon 龍.
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Student Winners
San Diego County Fair
• Best of Show 2017. Graphics: PSA. Kailani Del Rio. Tentative: Live Not Die.
• Best of Show 2017. Graphics: Typography. Earl Purser. Tentative: Cowboy Word Cloud.
• Best of Show 2017. Photography: Aerial View or Drone. Rebekah Torres. Tentative: Over Lake in Arizona.
• Best of Class 2017. Graphics: PSA. Yax Trejo. Tentative: Is it Really Worth the Risk?
• Best of Class 2017. Graphics: Typography. Fabian Llamas. Tentative: Darth Vader.
• Best of Class 2017. Photography: Aerial View or Drone. Trace Thompson. Sea Wall.
• Best of Class 2017. Photography: Cell Phone. Arie Jajati. Through the Looking Glass.
• Best News/Best in Class/1st Place (Newspaper) 2013. The Crusader (Bonita Vista HS).
• 1st Place 2017. Graphics: Computer Graphics. Justin Luzano. Santiago Poster.
• 1st Place 2017. Graphics: Group Projects. Connor Turner & Kailani Del Rio. Tentative: Anti-Tobacco.
• 1st Place 2017. Promotion/Commerce. Tamia Hamm. tamiasartprogress.weebly.com
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Cell Phone. Marla Madrigal. Locked Up.
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Monochrome Images. Michelle Ortega. Tentative: Vegas Ceiling.
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Monochrome Images. Natalya Facundo. Tentative: New York Scene.
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Portrait. Andrea Zepeda. Tentative: Child Pouting.
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Sports/Action/News. Cristian Tapia. Tentative: Senior Player Pitches 70 mph.
• 1st Place 2017. Video: Music Video. David Arguelles. Tentative: Bully and Suicide.
• 1st Place 2017. Video: Music Video. Crissy Ramirez. So Sick.
• 1st Place 2017. Video: PSA/Commercials. Angela Guevarra. Addressing Hazards.
• 1st Place 2016. Video: PSA/Commercial. Isaak Flores. Distracted Driving.
Digital Media Showcase (Sweetwater UHSD)
• Best of Class 2017. Digital Design: Graphic Design. Justin Luzano. Santiago Poster.
• Best of Class 2017. Digital Design: Website Design. Tamia Hamm. tamiasartprogress.weebly.com
• Best of Class 2017. Digital Design: Anti-Tobacco Graphics. Karen Damian. Don't Write Your Death.
• Best of Class 2017. Video: Journalism. Angela Guevarra. Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas (History of the Philippines).
• Best of Class 2016. Video: Stop Action. Thomas Boyd. Gun Control.
• Best of Class 2015. Video: Journalism. David Ochoa, Chili Valdivia & Melanie McMeans. This Day in History.
• Best of Class 2015. Video: Documentary. Diego Lobato & Chris Melhorn. BVH Top Gear.
• Best of Class 2015. Digital Design: Computer Animation. Paulo Tellez. Pretty Pink Assault Rifle.
• Honorable Mention 2017. Digital Design: Computer Animation. Asia Higa. Women's Rights.
• Honorable Mention 2017. Photography: B&W. Marla Madrigal. Locked Up.
• Honorable Mention 2017. Video: Journalism. Danielle Bloom. Starbucks Creates Right Wing.
• Honorable Mention 2017. Video: Experimental. David Arguelles. Safety in the Work Place.
• Honorable Mention 2016. Video: "Anti-Tobacco" PSA. Isaak Flores & Colin Aguilar. Anti-Tobacco.
• Honorable Mention 2016. Video: PSA. Jaiden Bailey. Smile.
• Honorable Mention 2016. Photography: B&W. Kelly Murphy. Museum Exploring.
• Honorable Mention 2016. Digital Design: "Anti-Tobacco" Graphics. Christopher Di Senso. Devil Dealer.
Young Workers Video Contest
• 2nd Place 2017. $200. Angela Guevarra. Addressing Hazards.
420 Remix PSA Video Contest (Marijuana Prevention), North Coastal Prevention Coalition
• 1st Place 2016. $500. Isaak Flores & Colin Aguilar. Drug Free.
• 3rd Place 2017 $100. Ricky Arenas, David Arguelles & Joel Acosta. Marijuana Madness.
Sweetwater Authority High School Photo Contest
• 1st Place - B&W 2016. $400. Christopher Di Senso. Drops of Water, Full of Life.
• Honorable Mention 2017. $50. Elizabeth Jantz. Ripples of Life.
• Honorable Mention 2017. $50. Elizabeth Jantz. Drain Drop.
Groff Exhibition: A Juried Exhibition of Finest H.S. Art in San Diego County (California Art Education Association San Diego Chapter)
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Samantha Eastep. Grandpa Frank.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Billy Esparza. Las Vegas.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Andrew Gonzalez. SDSU Game.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Arie Jajati. Through the Looking Glass.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Arie Jajati. Reflection.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Elizabeth Jantz. Ripples of Life.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Trace Thompson. Sea Wall.
Digital Media Arts Showcase (dmashowcase.org)
• Winner 2015. Interactive/Animated Design. Paulo Tellez. Pretty Pink Assault Rifle.
• Best of Show 2017. Graphics: PSA. Kailani Del Rio. Tentative: Live Not Die.
• Best of Show 2017. Graphics: Typography. Earl Purser. Tentative: Cowboy Word Cloud.
• Best of Show 2017. Photography: Aerial View or Drone. Rebekah Torres. Tentative: Over Lake in Arizona.
• Best of Class 2017. Graphics: PSA. Yax Trejo. Tentative: Is it Really Worth the Risk?
• Best of Class 2017. Graphics: Typography. Fabian Llamas. Tentative: Darth Vader.
• Best of Class 2017. Photography: Aerial View or Drone. Trace Thompson. Sea Wall.
• Best of Class 2017. Photography: Cell Phone. Arie Jajati. Through the Looking Glass.
• Best News/Best in Class/1st Place (Newspaper) 2013. The Crusader (Bonita Vista HS).
• 1st Place 2017. Graphics: Computer Graphics. Justin Luzano. Santiago Poster.
• 1st Place 2017. Graphics: Group Projects. Connor Turner & Kailani Del Rio. Tentative: Anti-Tobacco.
• 1st Place 2017. Promotion/Commerce. Tamia Hamm. tamiasartprogress.weebly.com
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Cell Phone. Marla Madrigal. Locked Up.
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Monochrome Images. Michelle Ortega. Tentative: Vegas Ceiling.
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Monochrome Images. Natalya Facundo. Tentative: New York Scene.
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Portrait. Andrea Zepeda. Tentative: Child Pouting.
• 1st Place 2017. Photography: Sports/Action/News. Cristian Tapia. Tentative: Senior Player Pitches 70 mph.
• 1st Place 2017. Video: Music Video. David Arguelles. Tentative: Bully and Suicide.
• 1st Place 2017. Video: Music Video. Crissy Ramirez. So Sick.
• 1st Place 2017. Video: PSA/Commercials. Angela Guevarra. Addressing Hazards.
• 1st Place 2016. Video: PSA/Commercial. Isaak Flores. Distracted Driving.
Digital Media Showcase (Sweetwater UHSD)
• Best of Class 2017. Digital Design: Graphic Design. Justin Luzano. Santiago Poster.
• Best of Class 2017. Digital Design: Website Design. Tamia Hamm. tamiasartprogress.weebly.com
• Best of Class 2017. Digital Design: Anti-Tobacco Graphics. Karen Damian. Don't Write Your Death.
• Best of Class 2017. Video: Journalism. Angela Guevarra. Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas (History of the Philippines).
• Best of Class 2016. Video: Stop Action. Thomas Boyd. Gun Control.
• Best of Class 2015. Video: Journalism. David Ochoa, Chili Valdivia & Melanie McMeans. This Day in History.
• Best of Class 2015. Video: Documentary. Diego Lobato & Chris Melhorn. BVH Top Gear.
• Best of Class 2015. Digital Design: Computer Animation. Paulo Tellez. Pretty Pink Assault Rifle.
• Honorable Mention 2017. Digital Design: Computer Animation. Asia Higa. Women's Rights.
• Honorable Mention 2017. Photography: B&W. Marla Madrigal. Locked Up.
• Honorable Mention 2017. Video: Journalism. Danielle Bloom. Starbucks Creates Right Wing.
• Honorable Mention 2017. Video: Experimental. David Arguelles. Safety in the Work Place.
• Honorable Mention 2016. Video: "Anti-Tobacco" PSA. Isaak Flores & Colin Aguilar. Anti-Tobacco.
• Honorable Mention 2016. Video: PSA. Jaiden Bailey. Smile.
• Honorable Mention 2016. Photography: B&W. Kelly Murphy. Museum Exploring.
• Honorable Mention 2016. Digital Design: "Anti-Tobacco" Graphics. Christopher Di Senso. Devil Dealer.
Young Workers Video Contest
• 2nd Place 2017. $200. Angela Guevarra. Addressing Hazards.
420 Remix PSA Video Contest (Marijuana Prevention), North Coastal Prevention Coalition
• 1st Place 2016. $500. Isaak Flores & Colin Aguilar. Drug Free.
• 3rd Place 2017 $100. Ricky Arenas, David Arguelles & Joel Acosta. Marijuana Madness.
Sweetwater Authority High School Photo Contest
• 1st Place - B&W 2016. $400. Christopher Di Senso. Drops of Water, Full of Life.
• Honorable Mention 2017. $50. Elizabeth Jantz. Ripples of Life.
• Honorable Mention 2017. $50. Elizabeth Jantz. Drain Drop.
Groff Exhibition: A Juried Exhibition of Finest H.S. Art in San Diego County (California Art Education Association San Diego Chapter)
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Samantha Eastep. Grandpa Frank.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Billy Esparza. Las Vegas.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Andrew Gonzalez. SDSU Game.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Arie Jajati. Through the Looking Glass.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Arie Jajati. Reflection.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Elizabeth Jantz. Ripples of Life.
• Juried 2017. 2D Design: Digital Photo. Trace Thompson. Sea Wall.
Digital Media Arts Showcase (dmashowcase.org)
• Winner 2015. Interactive/Animated Design. Paulo Tellez. Pretty Pink Assault Rifle.
Awards• Teacher of the Year (2010), San Diego South County Chapter, California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE).
• Dedicated Service Award (2005), Foreign Language Council of San Diego (FLCSD). Dedicated service to teachers and learners of Filipino and less commonly taught languages, and for leadership on Assembly Bill 420 (which led to the creation of the CSET Filipino Exam) |
Publications
• Lim, Ed. Lim Filipino-English English-Filipino Dictionary. San Diego: Ed Lim/Lulu.com, 2008. Print. 978-0-557-03800-8
• Lim, Ed. Tagalog in a Flash Vol 1. Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2010. Print. 9780804839075
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ClientsActivities• English Learner Authorization Advisory Panel (2011), Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CA). Developing the new credential on teaching English Learners, and the English Learner Specialist Authorization.
• President (1998-2000), Fili- pino American Educators Association of San Diego County (FILAMEDA) |
