LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Edward Ehrenberg upon the occasion of
being honored by the SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT in its 2012 Men at Work
edition

WHEREAS, Individuals who distinguish themselves in their profession and
in service to their community merit the recognition and appreciation of
this Legislative Body and the people of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Edward Ehrenberg, Special Education Teacher at Sullivan County BOCES,
upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by the
SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT in its 2012 Men at Work edition; and
WHEREAS, Edward Ehrenberg wears many hats at the Sullivan County BOCES
where he has worked for 20 years; he is a High School Special Education
Teacher teaching Regents Earth Science and the Mac Lab Reading Forum
(Moodle Class); he also serves as the Mac Lab Facilitator, which he
started in 1999 with grant funds he obtained, and as the iPad Facilita-
tor and Star Lab Facilitator; and
WHEREAS, Edward Ehrenberg administers an online course in the lab to
foster reading comprehension skills and started the iPod program by
obtaining a grant for eight iPods and having an additional three gifted
by the Teachers Center, where the legwork was started for MOODLE, a
modular oriented object dynamic learning environment; and
WHEREAS, The iPad program was presented at the Council for Exceptional
Children Convention in Rochester; a proof of concept project was
conducted with a group of three speech language pathologists who co-au-
thored the project; teachers make use of the iPads with their classes
and to learn and work with the New York State Education Department's new
common core standards; and
WHEREAS, In addition, students take to using the iPads like a duck
does to water, building self-esteem and becoming highly motivated; and
WHEREAS, Edward Ehrenberg enjoys teaching young people new things that
are happening in science and teaching colleagues to work with technolo-
gy; he particularly enjoys that "ah-ha" moment when a student under-
stands something for the first time; and
WHEREAS, Edward Ehrenberg also generously serves his community
presenting information on the topic of computers on the WJFF radio
station "Fix-It Show"; and
WHEREAS, With him throughout have been his wife Anne and their chil-
dren Seth and Elana, all of whom are proud to be part of his life and
rejoice in his many accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the quality of life in their community and have demonstrated a
long and sustained commitment to the maintenance of high standards in
their profession truly merit the recognition and appreciation of this
Legislative Body and the people of the State of New York; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Edward Ehrenberg upon the occasion of being honored by the
SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT in its 2012 Men at Work edition; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Edward Ehrenberg.