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Teaching in the Age of AI: Reflections from the Krause Center for Innovation

Last summer, I took the AI Capstone course at the Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College, and it completely reframed how I think about artificial intelligence in education. I’ve always been curious about new technology, but this course went well beyond learning how to “use” AI tools. We unpacked how large language models (LLMs)…

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Gay Krause receives PTA Award

Gay Krause is Honored with California PTA Golden Oak Service Award

Gay Krause received the Golden Oak Service Award, May 2022 from the Los Altos – Mountain View Council of PTA’s. The Golden Oak Service award is given to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the welfare of children and youth in a school or community. The Los Altos – Mountain View…

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MVHS Campus

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

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 interdisciplinary research course as a proactive response to the multitude of issues facing our young people today. As a team, we envisioned a course where…

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Celebrating Ed Campos and his “Stories with Style” Project

Let’s Celebrate Ed Campos and his “Stories with Style” Project

“Where are the dopamine hits in your classroom?” is a quote by Zaretta Hammond that Ed referenced in a recent presentation at the CISC Conference in Monterey, CA when he discussed theHip Hop pedagogy collaboration with the Kings County Juvenile Court System and the Kings County Office of Education. Whenever Ed walks into a room,…

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Makerspace in Action, KCI

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…

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Class of MERIT21

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…

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KCI New Website

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,…

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KCI Guest Drops on the TLC Ninja Podcast

KCI Guest Drops on the TLC Ninja Podcast

The MERIT Program was recently featured in the Los Altos Town Crier, a local newspaper serving the Los Altos community.

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MERIT Makes a Splash in Local News!

MERIT Makes a Splash in Local News!

The MERIT Program was recently featured in the Los Altos Town Crier, a local newspaper serving the Los Altos community.

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Cybersecurity Collaboration with the US Office of Naval Research

Cybersecurity Collaboration with the US Office of Naval Research

In partnership with Ignited and Science from Scientists, KCI’s StepUP Program provides professional development and externships for education as well as mentoring opportunities to educators across California and the country in cybersecurity.

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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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