Changes to State Testing in New York

Computer Based Testing in New York school districts

A summary of the State Education Department’s memo to schools On June 1, 2022, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced its plan to join 48 other states and transition to computer-based testing (CBT) for students in Grades 3–8. The process will start with mandatory ELA, math, and science CBT for students in grades […]

Using Cornell Notes for better note–taking

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Discover our collection of Cornell Notes templates in the Kami Library. Cornell Notes | Lined Cornell Notes | Purple Cornell Notes | Three Sections See these and more in the Kami Library. Have you ever looked over your students’ notes and wondered how they’ll ever make sense of them? Perhaps while you are teaching, you […]

Kami in the Classroom

Kami in the classroom

Millions of teachers worldwide are heading back into the classroom with Kami – are you? When remote learning became the norm, Kami swooped into the lives of teachers around the globe, answering the call for a reliable and engaging platform to keep students learning over lockdown.  But with the return to traditional classrooms comes the […]

What is Kami?

What is Kami?

Bring learning to life with a little Kami magic. Kami is built for teachers by teachers. We’ve come this far thanks to the insightful comments, honest feedback, and endless support from our Kami community.   “If you aren’t using Kami with your students right now you need to get it ASAP. Kami has been completely […]

Kami Product Update – July 2021

Kami Product Update July 2021

CEO and Co-founder, Hengjie Wang, is in the Kami kitchen baking up something new for 2021. Over the last 18 months, Kami students and teachers have embraced new tech and turned in over 300 million assignments; more than we could ever have dreamed of.  So today, I want to go over a few Kami product […]

Kami: A STEM-tastic Tool!

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Kami Connect Speaker Sessions | Lilly Jensby I’m a firm believer in encouraging students to develop a sustained interest in STEM fields from an early age. So we’re going to take a look into how Kami can enhance the learning experience for students, particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math! Our goal […]