About Patty O’Flynn
+++-I am a math instructor with a personal passion for interactive technology in the classroom. I have taught all levels of mathematics in grades 8-12, and I currently teach Advanced Algebra, Pre Calculus, and AP Calculus at Woodland High School.
Technology Grants
I have participated in several technology grants through the years including:
- 2000-2001 TELDEC for the One-Computer Classroom
- 2002-2003 Teacher Leadership Project (Gates Grant)
- 2005-2006 Sustainable Classroom Grant
This year, I have received a 2007 Best Buy Teach Award and a 2007 Qwest Foundation Learning Technology Grant in order to expand student use of interactive technology in the classroom in order to increase learning. Both of these grants will be used to expand our mathcast project next year – by the end of 2008, half the math students at WHS will have created mathcasts of their work.
Presentations
I’ve recently had the opportunity to present at EduComm 2007 and the ATI/ETS Summer Institute. Both were great experiences! The EduComm presentation can be viewed online by clicking the link below, and I hope to have portions of the ATI presentation available soon.
Practical Applications and the Role of Technology in Assessment FOR Learning, 24 July 2007, ATI/ETS Summer Conference, Portland OR.
What’s Next?, 27 June 2007, Sustainable Classroom Grant Celebration, Woodland WA.
Starboard Whiteboard Movies, 21 June 2007, EduComm 2007, Anaheim CA.
Creating and Using Your eBoard Website and Using Your Wirelesss Response System, 21 August 2006, Sustainable Classroom Grant Training, Vancouver WA.
Technology Solutions For Classroom Instruction That Work, 30 June 2006, ESD 112 Sustainable Classroom Grant Technology Showcase, Vancouver WA.
Articles and News Releases:
Social Networking: TheirSpace, September 2007, Edutopia Magazine
Making Movies, August/September 2007, EdTech Magazine
Math Teacher Uses AV to Create “Mathcast” Whiteboard Movies, 20 June 2007, Sound & Video Contractor
Educator Patty O’Flynn to Present at EduComm 2007, 24 May 2007, Hitachi news release
Thinking Small, March 2007, THE Journal
Woodland High School Math Teachers Awarded $10,000 OSPI/Qwest Foundation Technology Grant, 12 March 2007, Woodland School District news release
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Awards WA Teachers $100,000 in Grants from Qwest Foundation, 8 March 2007, Qwest news release
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I work for Wolfram Research and am looking at how teachers view the use of Wolfram|Alpha in the classroom. The Chronicles of Higher Education recently had an article about this. If you have used Wolfram|Alpha or have any thoughts on it, I would love to hear from you.