Curriculum Design | Program Development | Implementation & Support | Professional Development
The Kino-Eye Center works with schools, districts, community groups, corporate partners, and government institutions to create, develop, and implement a wide variety of education programs.
Our highly skilled education team includes award winning K-12 teachers, top tier university faculty, and content area experts with extensive experience in formulating rigorous academic programs of the highest quality.
We have a variety of pre-existing content, curriculum, and program options available for immediate implementation, and we are able to create customized solutions that respond to the individualized needs of our education partners and clients.
To request a consultation, please email Dr. Cesare Wright.
Programs developed by the Kino-Eye Center include:
- Microsoft EPIC Program (K-12, Higher Ed)
- Microsoft Drone Academy (K-12)
- “Teaching Technology” Certified Teacher Professional Development Seminars (Microsoft, Houston ISD, Rice University)
- BP Service First Program (K-12)
- Rice University Drone Camp (6th-8th Grade)
- Reconstructing Literacy Reading Intervention Program (7th-8th Grade)
- Intel Drone Technology and Life Skills Program (9th-12th Grade)
- Rice University Film Studies and Advanced Cinematography Cour
Education Program Directors
K-12 Outreach and Intervention
Shelea Majors M.S. | 20yrs K-12 Teaching Experience
With over 15 years of service in public schools and 4 years in private education, Ms. Majors has extensive experience teaching children from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. She holds teaching certifications in Texas, New York, and California, and has served as a Title I Reading Intervention Coordinator, Algebra Initiative Coordinator, and Reading One-to-One Program Coordinator. In 2005, Ms. Majors received the ESL Teacher of the Year award for her work with second-language learners in the Houston area. Her primary area of focus is literacy development (traditional and multi-modal literacy).
In addition to her career in education, Ms. Majors has substantial media production experience and she has worked on a number of award winning documentary and fiction films. Through education research and applied classroom instruction, she works tirelessly to develop innovative strategies for incorporating education technology and visual media in traditional academic settings.
Higher Education
Cesare Wright Ph.D. M.F.A | 10yrs University Teaching Experience
Dr. Cesare Wright served for 7 years at Rice University as a lecturer in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and the Leadership and Outreach Specialist for the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL).
Dr. Wright co-developed and launched the official RCEL Certificate Program in Engineering Leadership, which is expressly endorsed by the National Academy of Engineering, and is now regarded as one of the premier programs in undergraduate leadership development in the U.S.
Dr. Wright also created the internationally acclaimed Rice Drone Camp and Rice ELITE Camp programs, and led RCEL’s Undergraduate Internship program (100% internship placement of RCEL students for 5 years straight).
In addition to his courses in Engineering, Dr. Wright has offered courses in Film, Art & Art History, Anthropology and Visual & Dramatic Arts, including the first Rice University courses in Advanced Sound & Cinematography and Auteur Film Theory.
Dr. Wright has received numerous awards for education excellence and outreach:
- 2017 Rice University C.M. and Demaris Hudspeth Endowed Award for Student Life and Clubs
- 2016 Houston Humanitarian Award from the City of Houston
- 2015 Community Impact Award from the World Youth Foundation
- 2015 Rice University Outstanding Faculty Associate
