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Rick
Sanchez is a technology
teacher at Clear Creek Middle School
in
Buffalo, Wyoming. He started teaching there in 1996 as a 6th grade math
and social studies teacher. A couple of years later he moved to 7th
grade math and was given a period a day to help other teachers with
technology issues. He then changed positions into a technology
instructor with the development of an IT Essentials class at the high
school half
time, an intro to computers for 6th grade, and an intro to web design
for 7th and 8th grade. Two years later he was offered a job as an
instructional facilitator in technology for the district. In 2008, the
funding model for
facilitators at the state level changed and he move back into the
classroom full time teaching intro to technology classes with topics
covering video, web design, flash, programming, digital graphics and IT
essentials. The Spring of 2009, Rick and a couple of colleague of his
started working on creating digital literacy awareness for the staff at
Clear Creek Middle School using discussion forums and surveys. Their
goal is to help teachers incorporate digital literacy in the classrooms. He received his BA in Elementary Eduction and middle school endorsement from the University of Wyoming and his MA in Math and Science Integration from Colorado College. He has continued to take classes in multiple disciplines but concentrates on technology. He is currently working on an E-Learning and Online Teaching Certificate from the University of Wisconsin-Stout online. |