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From Classroom Questions to Community Solutions: Empowering Students Through Local Problems

“WHEN Will I ever use this in my life?” That is the eternal classroom question. One powerful way to bridge the gap between school and life is by connecting mandated curriculum to local problems. When students see how their learning applies to the world around them, it becomes more impactful. That belief led me to…

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Give The Gift of Innovation to California Educators

Give The Gift of Innovation to California Educators

The season of giving is upon us! And what better way to ring it in than to participate in this year’s GivingTuesday, taking place on Tuesday, November 30th.

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Think Images, Think Econ!

Think Images, Think Econ!

Images are windows into our physical and mental world. Imagine what could happen if we let images transform economics!

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Access KCI's 2021 Annual Report

Access KCI’s 2021 Annual Report

All of KCI’s instructors and alumni work to shape the educational world around us, helping to create a brighter future for our students and our community.

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Digital Citizenship Goes Beyond Being Kind Online

Digital Citizenship Goes Beyond Being Kind Online

Inspired to make an impact that fits the world of today,  Digital Citizenship Institute is taking DigCit Week and transforming it into DigCit Month — October 2021!

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KCI Community Showcase featuring Stacy Kratochvil

KCI Community Showcase featuring Stacy Kratochvil

In our recent KCI Cast episode, Cate Tolnai interviews Stacy Kratochvil, a #MERIT21 scholar and passionate tech enthusiast in the spaces of teacher leadership and physical education.

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The Birth of a Movement

The Birth of a Movement

My Broadcast teacher sent out a flier for the C-SPAN Student Cam contest and I decided to create a 6-minute documentary entry about the positive and negative effects of social media on teens and tweens entitled “Power to Save a Life.”

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