Stick to Your Core Beliefs
How to use AI to stay super aligned to your values Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do.” — Elvis Presley So here’s a question for ya: What kind of fingerprints are you leaving behind in your classroom, your meetings, your plans? Because whether we…
KCI Community Showcase Featuring Katie McNamara
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 and teachers. As she explains, “gone are the days where libraries are just books.” Katie’s passion for educational technology and instructional design sets her apart…
KCI Community Showcase Featuring Kristin Oropeza
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, content creator, and social media marketer. Her calm energy and persistent curiosity inspire her peers and affiliate members, and you will love to get to…
KCI Community Showcase Featuring Miriam Singer
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 for teacher education and student innovation as we chat about her MERIT21 Project, making difference makers at her school. As an administrator, she also shares…
KCI Community Showcase featuring Christina DeGregorio
In our recent KCI Cast episode, Cate Tolnai interviews Christina DeGregorio, a #MERIT21 scholar, middle school Science and Forensics teacher, and health and wellness advocate from Burlingame Intermediate School.
KCI Community Showcase featuring Stacy Kratochvil
In our recent KCI Cast episode, Cate Tolnai interviews Stacy Kratochvil, a #MERIT21 scholar and passionate tech enthusiast in the spaces of teacher leadership and physical education.
KCI’s Makerspace Opens Its Doors!
As businesses and organizations open back up in the wake of the pandemic, the KCI is thrilled to announce the reopening of one of its greatest in-person assets: the Makerspace.
KCI Launches Vibrant New Makerspace
In December of 2017, KCI launched an exciting new resource for our local community, the KCI Makerspace. This space provides our community with the resources to design and “make,” using a variety of computer-aided design and manufacturing tools. The goal is to be a regional resource for many KCI constituents: Foothill College’s students and staff,…