Igniting the Future: Key Takeaways from KCI’s AI Working Session
The Krause Center for Innovation (KCI) recently hosted educators and thought leaders from across the Bay Area for our second working session of the Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Project. Focused on “AI for the 25-26 School Year: How to Prepare Your Students and Educators,” the day proved to be a dynamic exploration of the evolving…
Important Partnership for STEAM Leadership
The Synopsys Outreach Foundation devotes energy and resources to ignite interest and cultivate potential for all of the Bay Area’s K-12 students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They have been responsible for investing millions of dollars into programs, non-profits, and schools so that Bay Area students will be positioned to attain the jobs…
KCI Community Showcase Featuring Miriam Singer
In this episode, Cate interviews Miriam Singer, a #MERIT21 cohort member and Assistant Head of School at Barnhart School in Arcadia, CA. Miriam shares her rich educational background and passion for teacher education and student innovation as we chat about her MERIT21 Project, making difference makers at her school. As an administrator, she also shares…
KCI offers our SPACE Program Tuition Free for the First Time in Summer, 2022
Dr. Mae Johnson, America’s first Black Female Astronaut said, “Never be limited by other people’s imaginations.” We expect our students to define their success by what THEY have accomplished. We want them to take ownership of their thoughts, ideas, and contributions to their classes and society. We want them to think outside-of-the-box to come up…
Level Up on Listening Activities in the ESL Classroom
When we picture an English classroom, we imagine students typing away on their computers or flipping the pages of a book. We don’t always think of students quietly listening as being hard at work developing their English skills. While listening is one of the four key domains for English learners, many educators take for granted…
KCI is Looking for our next MERIT Assistant Director
Since 2000, KCI has hosted innovative technology integration workshops and programs for educators all around the globe. Blossoming instructional leaders have participated and led these programs, keeping the content fresh and engaging from year to year. KCI’s MERIT Program, previously known as Earn While You Learn, provides many educators’ their first steps into the KCI…
Check out KCI’s New Website!
We are so excited to share with our entire community our long-awaited website redesign. After studying our site and learning from some amazing non-profit organizations around us, we felt inspired to reimagine our own web presence. Not only did we focus on our mission and purpose as an organization, but we spent hours interviewing stakeholders,…