Patricia Dannahy PhD1

Patricia Dannahy PhD

What I like to do most:

use creative ways to turn people on to mathematics!

enable others to use creative ways to turn people on to mathematics!

incorporate ICT into mathematics teaching and learning

enable others to incorporate ICT into their mathematics teaching and learning

use person-friendly ways of teaching*

enable others to use person-friendly ways of teaching*

work with groups without blame, judgment, threat or fear*

Qualifications:

BEd MA PhD

Certified Trainer of NonViolent Communication*

Experience:

taught mathematics at primary, secondary and university level

mentored students and teachers in mathematics and the use of ICT

inspected for OFSTED

researched maximising opportunities for promoting change between partners in the learning process (PhD thesis)

trained people in NonViolent Communication*

What I am involved in right now:

lecturing @ Brookes University in mathematics & mathematics education;

NVC Foundation Course in BRIGHTON, Sussex May 25th & 26th

organising two 2 day focused NVC courses led by Marshall Rosenberg in Arundel, West Sussex on:

Mediation September 2000

Towards nonviolent societies & institutions September 2000

working with others to create textiles of various kinds

contact me on pat@dannahy.com

*This simple, yet powerful process can enable us to communicate compassionately, minimise blame and judgment, respect and understand difference, transform conflict into understanding, create a world without violence. For more details, visit
www.cnvc.org