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Robot-Assisted Home Inspection

Soon after retiring from the classroom in June 2022 with the Santa Clara Unified School District, I embarked on a self-guided learning journey to keep myself intellectually stimulated.  The Krause Center for Innovation (KCI) is my go-to venue for interesting professional development (PD) programs.  During one of such PD programs in the Summer of 2025,…

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Robot-Assisted Home Inspection
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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Give The Gift of Innovation to California Educators

Give The Gift of Innovation to California Educators

The season of giving is upon us! And what better way to ring it in than to participate in this year’s GivingTuesday, taking place on Tuesday, November 30th.

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Think Images, Think Econ!

Think Images, Think Econ!

Images are windows into our physical and mental world. Imagine what could happen if we let images transform economics!

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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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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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How the Vadasz Family Foundation Supports the KCI Family of Learners

How the Vadasz Family Foundation Supports the KCI Family of Learners

Thanks to the Vadasz Family Foundation, KCI is pleased to be able to offset the tuition costs for California residents of Cohort 3 of our OBI Program!

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