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.
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
Save the Date! Santa Clara County Office of Education is hosting a
K8 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. Details on Registration and career guest speakers will be available in February on this page.