Summer PD

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New Camps for Kids Scheduled This Summer

May 15, 2018

KCI offered two very successful integrated engineering camps for kids last summer, and with the opening of the KCI Makerspace, we are poised to serve an even broader audience of…

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2017 FAME Program Inspires Math Teachers to Rethink Their Classrooms

September 13, 2017

Student math proficiency, especially in algebra and geometry, is still proving to be difficult for many schools and districts, and success in algebra is a strong indicator of whether or…

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MERIT 2017 Challenges Teachers to Promote Student Creativity

September 13, 2017

On July 5th, 44 teachers from across the Bay Area gathered at the KCI to begin the two-week, intensive MERIT Summer Institute. Over one hundred educators applied for the program,…

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New Summer Integrated Engineering Program for Kids is a Hit

September 13, 2017

The KCI partnered with De Anza College Community Education this summer to offer a robust suite of integrated engineering courses and camps for 6th through 9th-grade students. The overall program,…

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Program Director Sets New Course in Making Education Relevant & Interactive through Technology

March 28, 2017

MERIT 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…

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FAME 2017: Maintaining the Focus on Math Tools & Methodologies for Teachers

March 28, 2017

For 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.…

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