Kas Periera

Kas Periera

Kas Pereira is the Teacher in Residence and Makerspace Director at the Krause Center for Innovation. She is passionate about bringing creativity, inspiration, and play into designing learning experiences.

Author's Posts

  • Supporting Prototyping and Creativity in Education with KCI
    Supporting Prototyping and Creativity in Education with KCI
    Let’s face it: this has been an incredibly difficult year for educators. Constantly shifting policies, complex working conditions, and a demand to “return to normal” with a student population that is neither academically nor emotionally prepared is causing even the most dedicated teachers to consider throwing in the towel. As we try to survive these…
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  • KCI’s Makerspace Opens Its Doors!
    KCI’s Makerspace Opens Its Doors!
    As businesses and organizations open back up in the wake of the pandemic, the KCI is thrilled to announce the reopening of one of its greatest in-person assets: the Makerspace.
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  • KCI Core Principles in Action: Creativity
    KCI Core Principles in Action: Creativity
    KCI works endlessly to stay connected to the most cutting edge efforts and research in the area of ideation. Together with our partners and community members, we embody the power of creativity for all learners.
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  • Re:Skill -- A Workforce Partnership
    Re:Skill -- A Workforce Partnership
    Intended to help workers who have been displaced due to the upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic, Re:Skill provides essential workplace technology skills to adults through a free non-credit course
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  • KCI Makerspace Prints Face Shield Headbands for Local Healthcare Providers
    KCI Makerspace Prints Face Shield Headbands for Local Healthcare Providers
    Krause Center for Innovation, part of the Foothill DeAnza Community College District in Los Altos Hills, California, is taking on the fight against personal protective equipment PPE shortages. Since the March 14 closure of KCI’s physical offices, located at Foothill College, makerspace staff have been busy developing partnerships, procuring materials, and prototyping products. The makerspace’s…
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