Summer PD

Class of MERIT21

KCI is Looking for our next MERIT Assistant Director

February 21, 2022

Since 2000, KCI has hosted innovative technology integration workshops and programs for educators all around the globe. Blossoming instructional leaders have participated and led these programs, keeping the content fresh…

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MERIT Makes a Splash in Local News!

MERIT Makes a Splash in Local News!

January 7, 2022

The MERIT Program was recently featured in the Los Altos Town Crier, a local newspaper serving the Los Altos community.

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Silver Linings with an LMS

April 23, 2021

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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Reimagining MERIT for a New Era of Educators

March 15, 2021

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.

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Inspire your colleagues by effectively sharing your innovative ideas

February 23, 2021

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.

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20 Years of KCI, A Celebration!

February 9, 2021

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…

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The New MERIT Program 2.0

October 10, 2019

The MERIT program launched with a new name this year: Making Education Relevant through Innovative Teaching. A total of 42 educators from all over the Bay Area, California, and beyond…

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Popular FAME Program Expands to East Bay

May 6, 2019

KCI is extending the reach of its math professional learning program, FAME (Faculty Academy for Mathematics Excellence), for middle and high school teachers. After nine years of recruiting teachers from…

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Upping the Ante in Math PD

October 1, 2018

KCI doubled down on math professional development this summer. Not only was the FAME (Faculty Academy for Mathematics Excellence) program for middle and high school teachers offered for the ninth…

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Message from the Executive Director

October 1, 2018

The Krause Center for Innovation experienced an exceptionally successful summer since beginning our professional development work in 2000. We have served 565 educators in 15 intensive PD programs and trainings…

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