Anyone at CSTA in Vegas this week? Kira is currently getting set up at booth #101. Stop by and grab a coffee, learn more about Kira, grab some free swag, enter some giveaways, or just to say hey! We’ll be here all week and can’t wait to connect with all you wonderful teachers!
Kira Learning
Software Development
Palo Alto, California 6,661 followers
Leading AI solutions provider for teachers and schools.
About us
Kira is harnessing transformative AI technologies to make world-class teaching and learning accessible for everyone. We are backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and the AI Fund and are growing fast.
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http://kira-learning.com
External link for Kira Learning
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
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195 Page Mill Rd
Palo Alto, California 94306, US
Employees at Kira Learning
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We're #hiring a new Curriculum Developer, Computer Science & AI in New York City Metropolitan Area. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We're #hiring a new Curriculum Developer, Computer Science & AI in San Francisco Bay Area. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We're #hiring a new Curriculum Developer, Computer Science & AI in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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You belong here 💖 So often we hear from educators and learners alike that Computer Science isn't "for" them. By making curriculum fun and accessible and building communities that support and motivate one another, we hope to make Computer Science not only more inclusive to learn, but to teach. Thanks to Tennessee STEM Innovation Network and everyone who joined us in Murfreesboro, TN for Accelerator Week! Can't wait to see you all rock it in the classroom this fall 💪
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We're #hiring a new VP, Operations in Los Angeles, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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Did you know Jupyter Notebooks are integrated directly into Kira's courses? Pretty cool, huh? Check out our latest blog post to learn more about what Jupyter Notebooks are, how they're used, and how how students using Kira are gaining hands-on experience with the same tools used by professionals in the field.
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Getting misty reminiscing about ISTE 🥹 What a fun (and HOT 🥵) way to spend our week in Denver! Thank you to everyone who stopped by Kira's booth to chat all things computer science and AI education. Always a joy to be surrounded by a community so invested putting teachers' needs first. Hope to see some of you again at CSTA in just a few weeks! #iste #ISTELive #computerscience #education #edtech #Denver #CSTA
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Did you just call me well-funded and tech-savvy 💸☺️🙈
Khan Academy, Schoolhouse.world, Khan Lab School, Khan Lab High School
A lot of school district leaders have been asking what they should think about when using AI tools. Here is a list of some things to consider: Must-haves: -For under 13 (possibly 18) users- teachers and/or administrators should have transparency into how students are using the tools (i.e., have access to student conversation/transcripts and can get summaries of student AI activity) -For under 18 users - there must be clear moderation mechanisms that keep students from engaging in negative use cases (self-harm, hate, etc.). These mechanisms must proactively notify key stakeholders (e.g., teachers and administrators) when the system detects these situations. -AI vendor must use high quality underling models that minimize errors and hallucinations (today this is GPT-4, Gemini Pro 1.5, Anthropic Claude 3 or better). GPT3.5 is not acceptable for student/teacher use. -AI vendor must have clear contracts with AI model creators stipulating that student data cannot be used for training of the general, public models -AI vendor must be clear that student/educator data will not be sold to third parties in ANY circumstance (even in the event of bankruptcy or an acquisition) -AI vendor must-have clean SOC-2 audits - this ensures that student and educator data is protected/secure Nice-to-haves: -AI vendor has taken care to prevent use of AI for cheating. -AI vendor has added layers to the base model to minimize errors/hallucinations -AI vendor has evaluation/benchmarking mechanisms to measure the AI error rate -AI vendor has school/district/system level reporting so that AI use can be monitored centrally -AI vendor has professional development for teachers to understand how to deploy in the classroom -AI vendor has training for students to understand how to use the AI tools (and how to mitigate risks) -AI tool supports multiple languages -AI tool can be "one-stop" across grades and subject matter to avoid fragmentation of the experience (and the district having to manage multiple solutions).
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Morton hit the nail on the head — this is exactly why we do what we do! Throughout the week, we hosted professional development sessions in Memphis for middle and high school teachers teaching CS with Kira this fall. These sessions help teachers get familiar with the content and goals of each course. But most importantly, they help teachers gain confidence teaching CS. CS is a new subject area for a lot of schools, so preparation and dedicated support can mean the difference between going into the school year overwhelmed, or cool as a cucumber 😎 We'll be hosting a variety of similar sessions throughout the summer. Check out our events page to see what we've got coming up: https://lnkd.in/gneTHSPx
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