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A Beginner’s Guide to Using AI for Lesson Planning

December 13, 2024

The Sunday night scaries have crept in. You’re thinking about your stack of ungraded papers, unfinished lesson plan for tomorrow, and your to-do list is reminding you to buy snacks…

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Letting Assistive Technology Do Its Job

Letting Assistive Technology Do Its Job

September 13, 2022

This summer, in between weeks at camp, activity workbooks, and crafts that now litter our kitchen table, my daughter learned how to use our Amazon Echo. My daughter has used…

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Self Care Isn't Selfish - Teachers Need SEL Too!

Teachers Need SEL Too!

September 5, 2022

As educators, we, too often, put the needs of others before our own. We often forget or intentionally avoid the fact that educators on a whole are overwhelmed, overworked, and…

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#MERIT22 Brings HyFlex Learning to KCI

#MERIT22 Brings HyFlex Learning to KCI

July 25, 2022

Since 2001, the MERIT Program has been a staple at The Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. MERIT, Making Education Relevant through Innovative Teaching,…

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Getting Started with Coding in the Classroom

Getting Started with Coding in the Classroom

May 30, 2022

Computer coding has long been seen as a valuable skill for students. But teachers are often stumped on where to begin. From which coding language to start with to first…

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Gay Krause receives PTA Award

Gay Krause is Honored with California PTA Golden Oak Service Award

May 9, 2022

Gay Krause received the Golden Oak Service Award, May 2022 from the Los Altos – Mountain View Council of PTA’s. The Golden Oak Service award is given to an individual…

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KCI Cast with Katie McNamara

KCI Community Showcase Featuring Katie McNamara

May 9, 2022

In Episode 10, Cate chats with OBI and MERIT alumnus, Katie McNamara, about her work as a Teacher Librarian and how her commitment to making learning more pleasant for students…

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