Professional development coordinators Katie Augustine and Melanie Kitchen recently represented Erie 1 BOCES at a statewide conference. The pair presented at the SCDN Project Based Learning and Assessments (PBLA) Professional Learning Day in Albany, NY. Their presentation focused on the introduction and implementation of PBLA. They voiced their support of initiatives to introduce Project Based Learning into classrooms and institute instructional practices that utilize multiple...
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We are excited to announce that School and Community Wellness Coordinator, Kate Huber has been selected as a Buffalo Business First Wellness Champion! She was honored in a ceremony at RiverWorks in Buffalo on August 24, 2023. 
Kate is the School and Community Wellness Coordinator for the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Grant at Erie 1 BOCES. The grant is centered on reducing the risk of obesity and chronic disease by increasing demand for and access...
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On June 9, more than 300 students from seven local school districts gathered at Buffalo State University to celebrate innovation, technology and connection. The IMPACT Expo, previously named the Innovation Exhibition, is a one-day conference that serves as the capstone to a year-long class encouraging students to use technology and innovation to tackle real world problems. Through this project-based class students improve life skills such as problem-solving, risk taking, research...
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The WNYRIC welcomed two interns from the Erie 1 BOCES  Harkness Center Cybersecurity and Networking program to spend their spring break doing hands on work and learning from our experts. Kyle Vaarwerk from Alden High School and Benjamin Anderson from Frontier High School toured the WNYRIC facilities and sat with a variety of staff to get a closer look at what they do each and every day. This internship doubled as a networking opportunity and a chance to dive deeper into the...
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We have all received unsolicited phone calls. We also think we are pretty good at spotting scams. But what happens when you receive a phone call from someone or someplace you know? You pick up. You chat. Your guard goes down. This is why phone scams use a technique called “spoofing.” 
What is spoofing? Spoofing is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Scammers often use ‘neighbor......
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