The Intel Foundation's Volunteer Matching Grant Program encourages employees to volunteer in K-12 schools by matching volunteer hours with cash awards for the schools. Innovations in Teaching Awards The Innovations in Teaching Awards honors school teachers who have developed and implemented innovative methods for teaching math, science or technology at the K-12th grade level. In 1999, over 220 teachers in the greater Sacramento region participated in this summer institute designed to train teachers on the effective integration of computers into existing curricula. During the summer institute, teachers created actual lesson plans which incorporated computers as teaching and learning tools. Winners will be announced in October.
Local resources support a variety of educational programs and activities.
The same number of Intel employees volunteered to correspond by e-mail with local students twice a week, helping with homework, providing encouraging words of support and stressing the importance of staying in school for future success. Eleven public schools in the Folsom-Cordova, El Dorado, Gold Trail, and Buckeye Union School Districts as well as the Phoenix Schools in Folsom participated in this year's program and earned Volunteer Matching Grants funds. Invention of the Future Contest Students submit a 250 essay that describes an original and creative invention. We do this through curriculum and faculty development, equipment donations, and scholarships.