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The Teacher’s Guide to Building a Custom AI Assistant

Teachers carry more in one day than most people realize. That’s why the idea of adding yet another tool into the mix can feel like someone handing you a kettlebell when you’re already juggling flaming torches. So let’s take a breath. Because this is not one more thing. Creating a custom AI assistant (also known…

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Think of a GPT as a laminator for your brain... suddenly you're not reinventing the wheel every time you plan a lesson, write directions, or differentiate a text. You're starting at 30 percent instead of zero, and that changes everything. - Stacy Kratochvil
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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Global Maker Day 2021

Global Maker Day 2021

Global Maker Day is a free global event that is all about the action. This event helps showcase all the wonderment that making is.

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Magnifier on KCI Building (symbolizing retrospective)

2020-2021: A Retrospective Take on KCI’s Instructional Impact

Our annual fundraising season is upon us, and we are excited to share a retrospective look at the 2020-2021 school year.

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