About Me

Hello, friends!  I am Kristina A. Holzweiss and I am a high school educational technology enrichment specialist on Long Island, New York.  I was named the School Library Journal Librarian of the Year in 2015, a National School Board 2016-2017 "20 to Watch" emerging education technology leader, and a 2018 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.  I am also the winner of the 2015 NYSCATE Lee Bryant Outstanding Teacher Award, and the 2015 Long Island Technology Summit Fred Podolski Leadership and Innovation Award.

I am an international speaker on the libraries and the Maker Movement, and have presented at conferences including ISTE, AASL, ALA, and NYSCATE. In 2016 I was invited to represent Long Island, NY in Washington, D.C. during the National Week of Making.

Connecting with others is my passion.  I am the President of the nonprofit organization Long Island LEADS (longislandleaders.org), a community effort to learn, educate, advocate, develop, and support the maker movement and STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). Long Island LEADS is a founding member of the Nation of Makers. In 2015 I founded SLIME - Students of Long Island Maker Expo (slimemakerexpo.com) where schools, libraries, museums, nonprofit organizations, civic associations, and educational companies can celebrate creativity and innovation.