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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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Increasing Teen Nutrition and Produce Consumption Through Cultural Recipe Interventions

Increasing Teen Nutrition and Produce Consumption Through Cultural Recipe Interventions

May 3, 2022

Why? Frequency of produce consumption is one of the most accurate methods of assessing nutrition quality, an indicator for other health measures that are linked to long-term well-being and thus…

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Combating Social Media’s Effects on Body Dysmorphia

Combating Social Media’s Effects on Body Dysmorphia

May 2, 2022

Many social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook continue to promote negative content for those susceptible to eating disorders and social body dysmorphia (BDD). Body dysmorphia is a mental health…

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Affordable Housing Awareness

Affordable Housing Awareness

May 2, 2022

The median home price in Cupertino is $800,000, which is $300,000 more expensive than the median home price in CA and makes Cupertino the 12th most expensive place to live…

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Pennsylvania State University Visits the KCI Makerspace for Inspiration and Guidance

Pennsylvania State University Visits the KCI Makerspace for Inspiration and Guidance

May 2, 2022

KCI welcomed esteemed guests from Pennsylvania State University to the KCI Makerspace on Thursday, April 7th, 2022. Kim Lawless, Dean of the College of Education, and Steve Wilson, Director of…

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

May 2, 2022

During the 2020-2021 school year, a group of Monta Vista High School educators and staff came together as students were returning to the classroom with the idea of creating an…

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Makerspace in Action, KCI

Supporting Prototyping and Creativity in Education with KCI

April 22, 2022

Let’s face it: this has been an incredibly difficult year for educators. Constantly shifting policies, complex working conditions, and a demand to “return to normal” with a student population that…

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