Certifications:
Permanent certification in New York State in Elementary Education
Permanent certification in New York State to teach English as a Second Language
Education:
Additional coursework in the teaching of the visually impaired, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, 1991 - 1993.
E.S.L. Certification Program, D'Youville College, Buffalo, New York, May 1991.
Ed. M. in Elementary Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1989.
BA in Anthropology and Psychology from the University of Arizona, 1986.
Honors, Awards and Large Grants:
Was made an honorary lifetime member of the New York State Parent Teacher Association by the South Orangetown PTA on Founder's Day, February 24th, 2010.
Representative Elliot Engel honored Jacob Tanenbaum in the US House of Representatives on April 21, 2009. Click here to view the Congressional Record of the event.
Pioneer Award for Distinguished Technology Teaching from the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center. May, 2006
Teacher at Sea Participant with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
 | Traveled to the Bering Sea to join the science crew of NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN in studies of the pollock fishery in June of 2006 |
| Traveled to the Gulf of Alaska, again on the Freeman, to study recently hatched pollock in the plankton community in May of 2007. |
| Traveled to the Gulf of Maine to join the science crew of NOAA Ship HENRY B. BIGELOW to do bottom trawl surveys in October of 2008. |
| Created a web-based distance-learning infrastructure to work directly with students during each cruise. |
| Was the subject of the book Teacher at Sea: Mr. Tanenbaum Explores Atlantic Fisheries on the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow by Dr. Diane Stanitski and John Adler, Illustrated by Bruce Cowden |
New York State Learning And Technology Grant in the amount of $50,000 to conduct a study of a local fresh water pond using advanced technology. The study involved students from two schools. I was responsible for grant writing, coordination, planning and budget for the program. 1999
Fulbright Memorial Fund Award: Traveled to Tokyo and Osaka Japan to study the Japanese educational system as a recipient of a Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholarship. June, 1998.
Publications and Presentations:
"Robotics for the Classroom." Presentation at the 2010 Tech Expo, Briarcliff, NY, March 2010.
"Bringing the World to Your Students: Blogging and Video Conferencencing" Poster Session with Kottie Christie-Blick at the National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention in Saint Louis, Missouri, November 7, 2009.
Jacob was featured in the book "Teacher At Sea: Mr. Tanenbaum Explores Atlantic Fisheries on NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow by Diane Stanitski and John Adler, illustrated by Bruce Cowden. : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC, 2009
"Open Source Software for the Classroom." Presentation at the Second Annual Tech Expo, Briarcliff, NY, March, 2008
“Technology Infused Classroom Projects: The West Point Bridge Design Contest.” Presentation at the First Annual Tech Expo, Briarcliff, NY, March, 2007
“Shared Experience: Web Based Distance Learning From Just About Anywhere.” Presentation at the New York Society of Computer and Technology Educators Annual Conference, Rochester, New York, November, 2006.
Keynote Address on distance learning from the Bering Sea at the 2006 Satellite Educators Association conference in Pasadena California. August, 2006
“Looking Inward With Electronic Data: How On-Line Survey Research Tools Can Promote Best Practices” presentation at the Best Practices Using Data conference, Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York, October 2002 and October 2003
"The Use of HyperCard with Blind, Visually Impaired, and other Special-Needs Children," paper presented at the ConnSENSE Tenth Anniversary Conference , University of Connecticut, Stores, CT, July, 1993.
"Promoting Computer Literacy Among Children with Special Needs," paper presented at the Young Adult Institute 14th Annual International Conference, New York, May, 1993.
Tanenbaum, J.S., et al (1988). "Bibliography," in H.L. Foster and H. Kight, A Study of In-School Suspension Programs in New York State (Buffalo, N.Y.: Institute on Classroom Management and School Discipline), pp. 125-146.
Recent News Coverage
New York Journal News coverage of the Pioneer Award
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab covers the Drifter Buoy Project
Teaching Experience
Technology teacher, South Orangetown Central
School District, Blauvelt, NY. 2000 - Present
Teaches and facilitates technology for the two elementary schools.
Runs frequent teacher workshops on a variety of topics
Created a rich curriculum which includes multimedia development, internet
research, Powerpoint, research on the World Wide Web, weather prediction,
simulation and robotics.
Coordinator of Technology for the entire district: 2001 – 2003.
TEACHER R. J. Bailey School,
Greenburgh Central # 7, White Plains, NY. 1996 - 2000
Taught and facilitated technology for the entire Bailey School. Including grant
writing and coordination.
Taught ESL, Math, Spanish and an after school computer club for two years.
Coordinated a district wide distance learning project through Educational
Management Group.
CLASSROOM TEACHER, Colegio Internacional de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia 1994 - 1996
LEAD TEACHER, The Ann Elizabeth Shepherd Home, Columbus, GA. 1993 – 1994.
ITINERANT TEACHER, The Alexander City Public Schools, Alexander City, AL. 1993 – 1994.
CLASSROOM TEACHER, Jewish Guild for the Blind,
1991 – 1993
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHER, School 18,
Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo,
NY. 1990 – 1991.
THIRD GRADE TEACHER, The Inter-American Academy, Guayaquil, Ecuador. 1989 –1990.
SECOND GRADE TEACHER, The American School of Guatemala, 1989
Additional Information
Speaks fluent Spanish.