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Teacher Innovation Grants - Pre K - 12 Teacher Classroom Innovation Grants

Grants of up to $500 ($1000 for a Collaborative Grant) will be awarded to any teacher or teachers who work in a school district or charter school in Santa Clara County which has a signed Memorandum of Understanding with SVEF. These districts / schools are :
1. Alum Rock USD
2. Berryessa USD
3. Campbell USD
4. Campbell UHSD
5. East Side UHSD
6. Franklin-Mckinley SD
7. Loma Prieta JUSD
8. Luther Burbandk SD
9. Metro Education Dist.
10. Milpitas Unified SD
11. Mt. Pleasant SD
12. Mountain View / Whismon SD
13. Oak Grove SD
14. Orchard SD
15. Santa Clara COE
16. San Jose Unified SD
17. Santa Clara Unified SD
18. Sunnyvale SD
19. Union SD
If your district is not listed, contact your superintendent to urge signing on MOU with SVEF.

Innovation is the key to the Teacher Innovation Grant process. The Silicon Valley Education Foundation wants to encourage teachers to try new teaching and learning techniques. A project is innovative if it tries something which is new to the applying teacher and that teacher’s classroom. Not all innovation involves the use of cutting edge technology—new ways of using older technology often increases student performance. In fact, many previously funded projects did not involve the use of technology at all. It is important that applications include a description of the innovative nature of the project. Often background information on the school and/or students involved is helpful in this description.

It is important that project applications demonstrate strong student involvement. Students learn best when they are active learners rather than passive recipients of instruction. If the project is of a professional development nature, there must be a description of how students will directly benefit from the project.
The Pre K-12 Teacher Classroom Grant Application Form is available in MS Word format. It is highly recommended that applicants download this form and fill it out prior to transferring the information to the Online Application Form. It is also recommended that applicants save a copy of the MS Word version of their application. To download a MS Word copy of the application, click here.