Gayle Van Tol is a 2025-2026 Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellow and middle school technology teacher at Peak to Peak Charter School in Lafayette, Colorado. She leads the technology department and mentors new teachers. Gayle began her career in education teaching high school life sciences, and has been an educator at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. She earned her BA in biology teaching from Northwestern College and MA in natural science teaching from the University of Northern Colorado.