Cate Tolnai

Gay Krause receives PTA Award

Gay Krause is Honored with California PTA Golden Oak Service Award

May 9, 2022

Gay Krause received the Golden Oak Service Award, May 2022 from the Los Altos – Mountain View Council of PTA’s. The Golden Oak Service award is given to an individual…

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KCI Cast with Katie McNamara

KCI Community Showcase Featuring Katie McNamara

May 9, 2022

In Episode 10, Cate chats with OBI and MERIT alumnus, Katie McNamara, about her work as a Teacher Librarian and how her commitment to making learning more pleasant for students…

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MVHS Campus

Monta Vista High School Works to Solve Community Problems Through Design Thinking

May 2, 2022

During the 2020-2021 school year, a group of Monta Vista High School educators and staff came together as students were returning to the classroom with the idea of creating an…

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Cristin and Ed KCICast Episode 8

The Cristina and Ed STEAM Show

April 14, 2022

  In Episode 8, we get to hang out with Cristina Bustamante and Ed Campos of the KCI STEAM Leadership Program. These two rascals designed the STEAM Leadership Program in…

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KCI Cast with Kristin Oropeza

KCI Community Showcase Featuring Kristin Oropeza

March 22, 2022

In this episode, Cate interviews Kristin Oropeza as she shares about her MERIT 21 experience. Kristin shares her unique skills as a Special Education teacher, Technology TOSA, professional learning leader,…

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KCI Community Showcase Featuring Miriam Singer

KCI Community Showcase Featuring Miriam Singer

February 25, 2022

In this episode, Cate interviews Miriam Singer, a #MERIT21 cohort member and Assistant Head of School at Barnhart School in Arcadia, CA. Miriam shares her rich educational background and passion…

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Makerspace in Action, KCI

KCI offers our SPACE Program Tuition Free for the First Time in Summer, 2022

February 23, 2022

Dr. Mae Johnson, America’s first Black Female Astronaut said, “Never be limited by other people’s imaginations.” We expect our students to define their success by what THEY have accomplished. We…

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Class of MERIT21

KCI is Looking for our next MERIT Assistant Director

February 21, 2022

Since 2000, KCI has hosted innovative technology integration workshops and programs for educators all around the globe. Blossoming instructional leaders have participated and led these programs, keeping the content fresh…

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KCI New Website

Check out KCI’s New Website!

February 12, 2022

We are so excited to share with our entire community our long-awaited website redesign. After studying our site and learning from some amazing non-profit organizations around us, we felt inspired…

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WeVideo Student Creators Recognized During our KCI Student Media Celebration

WeVideo Student Creators Recognized During our KCI Student Media Celebration

February 12, 2022

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, KCI celebrated the creative student voices from East Side Union High School District on-campus at Foothill College with local community members and strategic partners. In…

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