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2023 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| INSPIRE Award | INNOVATE Award | ACHIEVE Award | IMPACT Award |
| Sci Phy Program | Design Lab Rotations of Innovation | Healthcare Pathway Program | Urban Oyster Program |
| San Ysidro Elementary School District | Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA) | San Marcos Unified School District | High Tech High School |
2022 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| INSPIRE Award | INNOVATE Award | ACHIEVE Award | IMPACT Award |
| Silver Gate Garden and Rutabaga Education | Collaborations: Teachers and Artists | College/Career Center | Through the Lens of Equity: Jump Starting Pathways to Rewarding Careers |
| San Diego Unified School District | CoTA (Collaborations: Teachers and Artists) | Health Sciences High and Middle College | Poway Unified School District |
2021 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| INSPIRE Award | INNOVATE Award | ACHIEVE Award | IMPACT Award |
| Creating Our Future Design Jam | Growing Readers through Gamification Summer Reading Program | CyberAegis Team | Adobe Bluffs Mandarin Programs |
| SDCOE - Juvenile Court and Community School (JCCS) | Grossmont Union High School District | Poway Unified School District | Poway Unified School District |
2020 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| INSPIRE Award | INNOVATE Award | ACHIEVE Award | IMPACT Award |
| Beebots and Cubelets | Personalized Learning Team | HSHMC Fire Academy | World of Work |
| Escondido Union High School District | Cardiff Elementary School District | Health Sciences High & Middle College | Cajon Valley Unified School District |
2019 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Guitar Construction | District Design 2022 | Video Production and Digital Storytelling | STEAMing Ahead! |
| Grossmont Union High School District | Del Mar Union School District | Vista Unified School District | Chula Vista Elementary School District |
2018 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| From Digital to Physical Program | Talent Cities Program | Farm Lab DREAMS Campus | Design & Modeling Program |
| Carlsbad Unified School District | Vista Unified School District | Encinitas Union School District | Carlsbad Unified School District |
2017 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Hydroponic Greenhouse Program | Quadcopter Challenge Program | Next Generation Science Core Leadership Team (CLT) Program | The Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA) |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District | Sweetwater Union High School District | Vista Unified School District | Vista Unified School District |
2016 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| “Maximizing Ability, Minimizing Disability for Optimal Success” program | Engineering Science – Makerspace Lab program | Foreign Language and Global Studies (FLAGS) program | Health Pathways program |
| Escondido Union High School District | Cajon Valley Union School District | Sweetwater Union High School District | San Diego Unified School District |
2015 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Feaster Charter Engineering Lab | Design39Campus | B3techies | SDCOE Leading Edge Certification for the Online and Blended Teacher |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District | Poway Unified School District | San Diego Unified School District | SD County Office of Education |
2014 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Digital Engineers | STEM / Robotics Program | iHigh Virtual Academy Dual Enrollment | One to One Digital Learning Program |
| Cajon Valley Union School District | Escondido Union Elementary School District | San Diego Unified School District | Encinitas Union School District |
2013 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Valhalla High School Digital Arts | Professional Development in the 21st Century | PRIDE Impact Education! | i21 Interactive Classroom |
| Grossmont Union High School District | San Marcos Unified School District | Santee Elementary School District | San Diego Unified School District |
2012 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Sweetwater Robotics Program | The Flipped Classroom | Math Gradual Release | San Ysidro Medical Pathway |
| Sweetwater Union High School District | San Diego Unified School District | Chula Vista Elementary School District | Sweetwater Union High School District |
2011 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Exciting Minds | Los Pen Academy | Enhancing Instruction Through Tech | The Writing Social Network |
| Escondido Union High School District | Poway Unified School District | Cajon Valley Union School District | San Marcos Unified School District |
2010 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Pride Academy | Biotech Program | Integrated Learning | Learning with iPod touch |
| Santee Elementary Santee Elementary School District | Serra High School San Diego Unified District | Bonsall Union School District | Escondido Union School District |
2009 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| The 39 Clues Project | Technology for the 21st Century | Digital Media Design (DMD) | Singin' & Signin' |
| Skyline Elementary Solana Beach School District | Encinitas Union School District | East County Academy of Learning Lakeside Union School District | Fallbrook Union Elementary School District |
2008 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Kids as Agents of Change | Interactive Learning | Transforming Learning Through Curriculum Web | No Excuses University |
| Pal Ecke Central School Encinitas Union School District | The Preuss School UCSD San Diego Unified School District | Lemon Grove School District | Los Penasquitos Elementary Poway Unified School District |
2007 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| NEEDS Outreach Transition | Geography & Geographic Sys. | Academy of Info Tech | Project LIVE |
| San Diego Unified School District | Helix Charter High School Grossmont Union HS District | Hoover High School San Diego Unified School District | Escondido Union School District |
2006 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Falcon Watch 2006 | African Culture & Music | Data Driven Decision Making | Advanced Use of Tech |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School Poway Unified School District | Sycamore Ridge Elem. School Del Mar Union School District | National School District | San Onofre Elementary School Fallbrook Union School District |
2005 Innovation in Education Award Winners
| inspire Award | innovate Award | achieve Award | impact Award |
| Tech Link for Student Success | Project LIVE | Fantasy Baseball Math Program | PISCES |
| Cajon Valley Union School District | Escondido Union School District | Sweetwater Union High School District | Sweetwater Union High School District |