Krause Center for Innovation

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Check out KCI’s amazing catalog of upcoming professional learning opportunities in Spring & Summer 2022!

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We are now accepting applications for two of our summer programs: MERIT and STEAM Leadership!

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If you have expertise in educational technology, online and blended instruction, makerspace coordination, STEAM education, or leadership, apply to work with us!

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Dive into Computer Science, Design Thinking, Positive Math Mindsets, and more this summer! Register for our workshops today!

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Who is KCI?

The Krause Center for Innovation is a nonprofit professional learning organization that partners with individual educators, school districts, county offices, and strategic partners to change the way educators learn. We develop responsive state certificate programs and workshops in educational technology, STEAM education, and online / blended learning. Our grant-funded Makerspace, located in Los Altos Hills on the campus of Foothill College, showcases the flexible and creative mindset of KCI’s approach to professional learning.

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Student Design Thinking and Equity Projects

The Equity Deconstructed STEAM research class was launched for the 2021-2022 school year by seven Monta Vista High School educators in Fremont Union High School District. Students chose their own research topic and created their project using the Stanford d School’s Design Thinking Process, which includes conducting empathy interviews with community members and peers.

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Professional Learning Designed for California Educators & Leaders Since 2000

Certificate Programs

Immersive learning experiences for educators who want to take their careers to the next level. Typically, programs start with a week of intensive learning followed by online classes and periodic group events. Certificate and college credits / CEUs.

Our Workshops

One day or short series, designed to quickly share skills you can use right away. No credits.

Our Community

Typically a few weeks long, these classes are designed especially for trained educators and requires registration at Foothill Community College. College credits / CEUs.

May 30 2022

Getting Started with Coding in the Classroom

Computer coding has long been seen as a valuable skill for students. But teachers are often stumped on ...

May 9 2022

Gay Krause is Honored with California PTA Golden Oak Service Award

Gay Krause received the Golden Oak Service Award, May 2022 from the Los Altos - Mountain View Council ...

May 9 2022

KCI Community Showcase Featuring Katie McNamara

In Episode 10, Cate chats with OBI and MERIT alumnus, Katie McNamara, about her work as a Teacher ...

May 3 2022

Increasing Teen Nutrition and Produce Consumption Through Cultural Recipe Interventions

Why? Frequency of produce consumption is one of the most accurate methods of assessing nutrition quality, an indicator ...

May 2 2022

Combating Social Media’s Effects on Body Dysmorphia

Many social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook continue to promote negative content for those susceptible to eating ...

May 2 2022

Affordable Housing Awareness

The median home price in Cupertino is $800,000, which is $300,000 more expensive than the median home price ...

May 2 2022

Pennsylvania State University Visits the KCI Makerspace for Inspiration and Guidance

KCI welcomed esteemed guests from Pennsylvania State University to the KCI Makerspace on Thursday, April 7th, 2022. Kim ...

May 2 2022

Monta Vista High School Works to Solve Community Problems Through Design Thinking

During the 2020-2021 school year, a group of Monta Vista High School educators and staff came together as ...

Apr 22 2022

Supporting Prototyping and Creativity in Education with KCI

Let’s face it: this has been an incredibly difficult year for educators. Constantly shifting policies, complex working conditions, ...

Apr 14 2022

The Cristina and Ed STEAM Show

In Episode 8, we get to hang out with Cristina Bustamante and Ed Campos of the KCI ...

Celebrating Ed Campos and his “Stories with Style” Project

Mar 31 2022

Let’s Celebrate Ed Campos and his “Stories with Style” Project

“Where are the dopamine hits in your classroom?” is a quote by Zaretta Hammond that Ed referenced in ...

Mar 22 2022

KCI Community Showcase Featuring Kristin Oropeza

In this episode, Cate interviews Kristin Oropeza as she shares about her MERIT 21 experience. Kristin shares her ...

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I applied for the MERIT program because I wanted to learn more about using technology in my primary classroom. The program turned out to be about so much more than I thought. Each day we learned about the best teaching practices and then we had a chance to apply those practices. We met with grade alike peers and brainstormed projects. We formed strong bonds with other teachers and facilitators that 12 years later are still going strong. Each day at MERIT I felt celebrated as a teacher. I left MERIT a better teacher, a more confident teacher and part of a strong cohort.

Camille Johnson

MERIT Alumnus

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