RickWeinberg


 * =Rick Weinberg=

**Staff Specialist for Professional Development**
BOCES Center at Salamanca 4039 Route 219, Suite 100 Salamanca, NY 14779 716-376-8280 Rick_Weinberg@caboces.org Twitter.com/rickweinberg ||

Education

 * Niagara University (Current-Educational Leadership) **
 * Boise State University (Master's in Education with an emphasis in Educational Technology) **
 * St. Bonaventure University (Teaching Certificate) **
 * University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Bachelor's of Arts in History/Political Science) **
 * Delaware State University (Majored in Forestry and Biology) **

**Professional Certifications**

 * School District Administrator (currently)
 * Social Studies Teacher Certificate in Pennsylvania (permanent)
 * Social Studies Teacher Certificate in New York State (permanent)
 * International Facilitator for Schools Attuned to All Kinds of Minds
 * Local Assistive Technology Specialist Certification
 * Certified Laubach Literacy Specialist

**Professional Memberships/Associations**

 * New York State Model Schools Program
 * New York State Association for Computers and Technology in Education (NYSCATE)
 * International Society for Educational Technology
 * At-Large-Member of SIGTC (Special Interest Group for Tech Coordinators) for ISTE

**Conferences, Trainings Attended**

 * __Conferences Presentations__**
 * Cell Phones as Educational Tools, NYSCATE 2008
 * Using the Wii Remote Control for Educational purposes, NYSCATE 2009
 * Integrating Cell Phones as a Classroom Tool, Innovative Teaching Conference (Formally HSNF) 2009
 * Yes They Can Be Used For Educational Purposes, Riding the Digital Wave Conference 2010
 * __Conferences Attended__**
 * JMT of WNY’s Innovative Teaching Conference (2010)
 * NECC (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
 * NYSCATE Annual Conference (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
 * Riding the Digital Wave (2008, 2009, 2010)
 * JMT of WNY’s High Schools New Face (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
 * NYSCATE Leadership Conference (2009, 2010)
 * Flippen Leadership Series, Part 1 (2009)
 * Professional Fellow with WNY PLP, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Will Richardson (2007-08)
 * EduComm (2006)
 * NYS Assessment Trainer for New York State
 * SXSW Interactive (2010)
 * TRLD (Technology, Reading and Learning Diversity) Conference

Publications/Honors/Awards

 * Point/Counter Point "Remove the Middle Man" Commentary on libraries in Learning in Leading Magazine

**Areas of Expertise**

 * Instructional Technology Integration
 * Hand Held Computers as Educational Tools
 * 21st Century Skills
 * Future Shock and the Evolution of Technology
 * Passion Based Learning
 * Project Based, Challenge Based and Problem Based Learning
 * Meta-Cognitive Activities with Technology
 * Dyslexia