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Checking for understanding in independent work
July 6, 2026
3 min read
What does checking for understanding look like during independent work? Checking for understanding means noticing student thinking while it is still forming, while students are still working. During independent work, this means finding a misconception early, instead of discovering it after their exit ticket, as they walk out your classroom door. Checking for understanding means…
Kami Companion: proven classroom accessibility tools that empower districts to deploy at scale
April 24, 2026
5 min read
How one assistive technology toolbar gives every student independent access to grade-level content. A district can do everything right, from investing in high-quality curriculum to hiring dedicated specialists, but the
Differentiated Instruction in Adult Education: How Kami Builds Student Confidence
April 13, 2026
5 min read
Every school system has learners that don’t fit the mould. Hallet Montgomery knows this better than most. Homeschooled her whole life, she earned her GED at 19 and spent years
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Kami Companion for multilingual learners: built-in language support that works
It's the second week of June. School's been out for ten days. A student is at the kitchen table with a tablet, watching a YouTube video about volcanoes because she got curious. She speaks Tigrinya at home, attended school in Eritrea for three years, and spent this past year in a classroom where a teacher…
June 15, 2026
3 min read
What is Kami? A connected family of learning products
Kami is now a connected family of products, helping teachers make learning visible, accessible, and meaningful.
June 9, 2026
10 min read
Authentic Learning in the Age of AI: A Leader’s Guide
AI didn't create the cheating problem, it exposed cracks already in the assignment. Here's the research on authentic learning in the age of AI, and why it raises engagement and test scores together.
June 5, 2026
5 min read
June classroom activities for summer learning
June arrives with a lot going on at once. The calendar fills with celebrations, cultural observances, and end-of-semester energy, all while teachers are trying to keep learning meaningful through the last days of school and into summer programs. These June classroom activities are built for that stretch. Each one connects to a real moment in…
June 2, 2026
3 min read
Same iPad, better Book Creator: why districts switch
In a recent Kami Unstoppable 15 webinar, Andrew Campbell, Account Executive at Kami, sat down with Gemma Sanderson, Education Support Officer for Digital Learning in Fife. Gemma is primary trained and taught at Kirkton of Largo Primary School for nine years before moving into a central role supporting the use of digital across nurseries and…
May 29, 2026
3 min read
Empowering the Next Generation of Storytellers: The 2026 California Student Media Festival
How to balance digital citizenship & workplace preparedness with concerns over screen time
May 29, 2026
5 min read
IEP vs 504 Plan: What Every Educator Needs to Know
IEP vs 504 plan: compare eligibility, legal requirements, and accommodations, then see how Kami Companion supports digital access for both.
May 23, 2026
3 min read
Kami Companion and UDL — how built-in supports bring the framework to life
May is a complicated month in K-12 classrooms. The year is almost over, which means there's urgency around students who still haven't quite gotten there, and exhaustion among the teachers trying to reach them. It's also the moment when the distance between what UDL promises and what's actually in place becomes hardest to ignore.Kami Companion…
May 19, 2026
3 min read
Why Portrait of a Graduate may be the future of education
Low engagement, chronic absenteeism, AI cheating, and teacher burnout may all trace back to one cause. See why 21 states are building a portrait of a graduate model, and how to design your own.
May 7, 2026
5 min read
Five joyful May classroom activities to celebrate the spark
The final stretch of the school year often fills the calendar all at once. Field trips, testing windows, and big end-of-year feelings land in the same few weeks. You still want meaningful learning to happen, but planning time has never been tighter. These May classroom activities are designed for the days when you need something…
May 5, 2026
3 min read
Kami Companion: proven classroom accessibility tools that empower districts to deploy at scale
How one assistive technology toolbar gives every student independent access to grade-level content. A district can do everything right, from investing in high-quality curriculum to hiring dedicated specialists, but the reality is that students can still be left stranded in the classroom. A student opens a dense online science article. The vocabulary is impenetrable. Across…
April 24, 2026
5 min read
Accessible documents: a teacher’s guide to WCAG 2.1 AA | Kami
Every student deserves to access content without barriers. But for too many learners, the documents and digital books teachers create every day put up walls before class even begins. A poorly structured PDF, an image without alt text, a video with no captions — each of these quietly excludes someone. Creating accessible documents for students…
April 14, 2026
5 min read
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