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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
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Showing Thanks for KCI’s Major Donors

On the crisp, summer evening of August 22, 2021, a small group of KCI community members gathered at Gay and Bill Krause’s house in Los Altos Hills, CA to reconnect and celebrate the generosity of several of KCI’s major donors.

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KCI Makerspace Reopening

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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Making Mental Health a Priority

KCI joined the Center for Educational Innovation in Paso Robles, CA to spend a few days connecting with school leaders as they carved out time for their own mental health and wellness.

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KCI Supports the Instructional Dreams of Graham Middle School

Our journey has been far from perfect, but it’s been perfectly customized to the needs and dreams of the Graham Middle School team.

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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

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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Teaching, Learning, Technology, & Science with the KCI

Silicon Valley educators, it’s time to take your careers to the next level with KCI’s collaborative StepUP Program.

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Supporting a Cause that Truly Makes a Difference

By investing in the KCI, you’re allowing our team to maintain programs and continue to train thousands of the state’s teachers so they can go back to the classroom and inspire their students.

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Silver Linings with an LMS

Learn about one school district’s journey to adopt of new learning management system and implement it with the help of the Krause Center for Innovation instructional team.

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KCI Core Principles in Action: Equity

As K-12 districts reopen for learning in the newly-defined classroom, plans for students’ mental health are a major concern, presenting a need for strategic planning.

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