Krause Center for Innovation
The KCI designs and implements innovative professional learning for educators & leaders with an emphasis on technology integration and STEAM curriculum. Our community of empowered practitioners serve as current and future thought leaders of excellent, integrated K-12 education throughout CA.
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KCI Takes the Lead on New Makerspace Grant
March 28, 2017Where 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 engagement levels rise in STEM subjects when there is access to “maker” environments and experiences. Forward-thinking schools and districts are converting unused wood shops and… -
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Program Director Sets New Course in Making Education Relevant & Interactive through Technology
March 28, 2017MERIT 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 the program. This year will also see a new program director and assistant director at the helm. Lisa DeLapo, a graduate of MERIT 2013, is… -
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Next Generation Standards Change the Game for Science Education
March 28, 2017It’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 is increasingly important for an educated society. These facts were the original drivers in developing the Common Core State Standards in math. Transforming science education… -
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KCI Offers Integrated Engineering Camps for Kids This Summer
March 28, 2017The 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 and Coding, will be offered twice during July. This highly innovative engineering camp is capitalizing on the interest of both students and parents, and provides… -
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FAME 2017: Maintaining the Focus on Math Tools & Methodologies for Teachers
March 28, 2017For 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. Since 2010, over 200 educators have participated in the intensive program that focuses on nine topics most difficult to teach and learn in the areas… -
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Microsoft-KCI Innovation Awards Recognize Three Educators
March 28, 2017On March 23, the Microsoft-KCI Innovation Awards were presented to three educators who are challenging students to think in new ways and thereby positively impacting their communities. Held at Microsoft, the event showcased the three award winners who submitted innovative teacher-student collaborative projects that fully integrate technology. The awards include cash prizes of $6,000, $3,000…