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,…
A Message of Support from the KCI
As a supporter of the FHDA district-wide equity efforts, the KCI is proud to stand in unity with the Foothill-DeAnza Community College district as we all work to create an equitable world for all underserved communities.
20 Highlights to Celebrate 20 Years of KCI
The past twenty years have been full of amazing moments of learning, growth, and innovation, and we are thrilled to welcome you to our year long birthday celebration.
STEAM, Myself, and I: Get to Know Your STEAM Identity at KCI
Finding the intersection among the STEAM fields allows students to see the application of the major disciplines as well as recognize a variety of career pathways. This is why we are so excited to announce KCI’s new STEAM Leadership Program this summer!
KCI Goes to Spring CUE 2021
And there is no pandemic that will get in the way of this spectacular celebration of California’s innovative educators, change agents, and risk-takers ! Check out all the Virtual Spring CUE 2021 resources, including Cate Tolnai’s slide deck on simple ways to invigorate community college coursework with some of our favorite, most engaging strategies tried-and-true to K-12 learning.
Reimagining MERIT for a New Era of Educators
Our vision for the MERIT21 cohort is simple: How will we teach inclusively, create authentically, and instruct with empathy so that our students can take on the challenges of tomorrow with confidence and positivity? Is MERIT21 for you? Find out here.
Inspire your colleagues by effectively sharing your innovative ideas
With ELLI, our goal is to allow educators with leadership potential who want to stay directly connected with the classroom experience to also launch projects with broader impact and inspire their community in powerful ways.
20 Years of KCI, A Celebration!
As we look ahead at KCI’s future in 2021 and beyond, we have an opportunity to pause and look back. We have decided to take this opportunity to make this entire year a celebration of 20 years of impact! Each month we will focus on different impact themes…
CARES Act Funding Process
Learn about available CARES Act funds and the process you must take to secure this added benefit for your learners.
A Message From the KCI
Gay Krause, Executive Director, KCI shares a few thoughts regarding the recent events at the U.S. Capitol.
Creating Certainty in a Time of Uncertainty
COVID-19 provided a new challenge that has and will change the way we look at education moving forward. When change seems to be happening at a pace too rapid to catch up, many of us are fearful of what tomorrow, next week, or next fall will bring. To feel more grounded, consider these three lessons.