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2017 FAME Program Inspires Math Teachers to Rethink Their Classrooms
Student math proficiency, especially in algebra and geometry, is still proving to be difficult for many schools and districts, and success in algebra is a strong indicator of whether or…
Read More >MERIT 2017 Challenges Teachers to Promote Student Creativity
On July 5th, 44 teachers from across the Bay Area gathered at the KCI to begin the two-week, intensive MERIT Summer Institute. Over one hundred educators applied for the program,…
Read More >New Summer Integrated Engineering Program for Kids is a Hit
The KCI partnered with De Anza College Community Education this summer to offer a robust suite of integrated engineering courses and camps for 6th through 9th-grade students. The overall program,…
Read More >KCI / Foothill College Awarded Two-Year Maker Grant
Sponsored by the state chancellor’s office, the California Community Colleges (CCC) Maker initiative recently announced the recipients for a two-year grant, and Foothill College/KCI made the cut. The initiative was…
Read More >Microsoft-KCI Innovation Award winner receives more acolades
Winners of the Microsoft-KCI Innovation award were highlighted in an article in the San Jose Mercury News!
Read More >KCI Takes the Lead on New Makerspace Grant
Where design, invention, and art meet, technology is used to create new products. The Maker Movement is increasingly gaining ground in education as it becomes clear that student interest and…
Read More >Program Director Sets New Course in Making Education Relevant & Interactive through Technology
MERIT 2017 is gearing up to be another great opportunity for 50 Bay Area teachers. The cohort has been selected, and planning is well underway for the May start of…
Read More >Next Generation Standards Change the Game for Science Education
It’s not news that American students lag behind their international counterparts in math and science. Math and science skills have become essential for most careers, and scientific and technological literacy…
Read More >KCI Offers Integrated Engineering Camps for Kids This Summer
The KCI is partnering with De Anza College Community Education this summer to offer new engineering day camps for 6th through 9th grade students. The program, Mechatronics: Electronics, Mechanical Engineering…
Read More >FAME 2017: Maintaining the Focus on Math Tools & Methodologies for Teachers
For the eighth consecutive year, the KCI has received funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and another family foundation to continue the Faculty Academy for Mathematics Excellence (FAME) program.…
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