Gregg Legutki, RIMS CTAP instructional leader,  will be among those honored by Computer Using Educators (CUE) for his  contributions to the  use of technology in teaching and learning next month.  Gregg will receive the prestigious Gold Disk Award at a ceremony on March 16, 2012 at the annual Computer Using Educators Conference.

Mr. Legutki was selected as a recipient based on his remarkable desire to learn and share his expertise helping teachers, administrators and classified staff effectively utilize educational technology to support student achievement and expand access to the curriculum. He co-developed and  coordinated the Diverse Learners Symposium strand for the CUE conference for  the past three years, managing multiple sessions devoted to addressing the  needs of the diverse learners teachers across the state face on a day-to-day  basis.

 Mr. Legutki has been a central figure in the field of advancing student achievement through educational technology, particularly in Riverside, Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino counties, as a Project Specialist CTAP. He has developed and presented countless staff development workshops to teachers that have led to increased student engagement and learning. In San Bernardino County, Mr. Legutki was instrumental in creating the Special Education Teacher Technology Specialists (SETTS) project. This project was designed based on research of effective adult learning practices and a district-based capacity-building model was created. This resulted in the selection of fourteen district representatives providing a cross section of grade levels, types of disabilities served, as well as technology proficiency.
 
The Gold Disk is CUE's oldest recognition program. A Gold Disk is recognition of the recipient's significant and long-term contributions to CUE and to technology in learning.