Educator Resources
Welcome to the Silicon Valley Reads Educator Resources page. If you are a teacher or educator in Santa Clara County, please see upcoming events and activities that are planned for our students.
Silicon Valley Reads Student Multimedia Contest Submissions
SV Reads 2021 Student Award Recipients
TK-5 Recipients
Apollo Ukanwa
1st Place - Mural
4th Grade
San Martin Gwinn Elementary School
Morgan Hill Unified School District
Student Work
Zaeda Borlaza
2nd Place - Mural
3rd Grade
Evergreen Elementary School
Evergreen Elementary School District
Student Work
Murtuza Iqbal
3rd Place - Mural
3rd Grade
Sakamoto Elementary School
Oak Grove School District
Student Work
6-12 Recipients
Gabriella Wong
1st Place - Poem
7th Grade
Ida Price Middle School
Cambrian School District
Student Work
Catalina Tompkins
2nd Place - Poem
6th Grade
Brownell Middle School
Gilroy Unified School District
Student Work
Alina Carbajal
3rd Place - Poem
6th Grade
Brownell Middle School
Gilroy Unified School District
Student Work
Author Visits
The Santa Clara County Office of Education is hosting Silicon Valley Reads school webinars with our children/teen book authors including Nikki Grimes- Garvey's Choice, Nicola Yoon- The Sun is Also a Star and the authors and illustrator from Maybe Something Beautiful. Please contact Lonni Gause if you are an educator in Santa Clara County and you would like your class to be invited to these events.
Click here to register for public author visits via our libraries.
Toolkit for Educators
We are excited to share this great resource for Silicon Valley Reads 2021. The toolkit, which can be found at https://bit.ly/SVReads2021, provides ideas and lesson plans for educators to engage in with their students to encourage the love of reading. This year's theme is “Connecting” which is even more crucial now during the pandemic as we value our relationships more than ever before.
Multimedia Contest
As part of Silicon Valley Reads, we invite TK-12 students in Santa Clara County to participate in a multimedia contest. Details for the contest can be found on page 3 of the toolkit. The Multimedia Contest Submission form can be accessed at https://bit.ly/SVReadsContest2021. Students can submit their project between February 15 - February 28, 2021. We encourage you to share this wonderful opportunity with the staff and students in your community.
Career Fair
Santa Clara County Office of Education is hosting a Virtual Career Fair, Thursday, March 11 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Our theme is Connecting Passions to Careers and the event will feature guest speakers from many different careers, encouraging our students to dream big, follow their passions, and explore the amazing career opportunities ahead. Please see attached flyers in
English and
Spanish for more information.
Career Fair 2021 Flyer - English [PDF]
Career Fair 2021 Flyer - Spanish [PDF]
Registration:
http://bit.ly/careerfair2021reg
