Paul Griffith

Beaverton, Oregon

Education - Degrees:

1978:	M.Ed. - Education	University of Portland, Portland, Oregon
1968:	B.S. - General Engineering	University of Portland, Portland, Oregon

Education Certificate - Endorsements:

1990:	Oregon Basic Combined Math - K-9	Portland State University - MSMP
1978:	Oregon Reading Endorsement - K-9	University of Portland - M.Ed. Program

School Teaching Experience:

9/96-6/03:	Math Teacher	grades 4-8	Winterhaven Math/Science Program, Portland, Oregon, PPS
9/95-6/96:	Math Teacher and Peer Resource	grades 4-8	Portsmouth Middle School, Portland, Oregon, PPS
9/91-6/95:	Teacher - Math and Science	grades 6-7-8	Portsmouth Middle School, Portland, Oregon, PPS
9/90-6/91:	Math Teacher and Peer Resource	grades 6-7-8	Portsmouth Middle School, Portland, Oregon, PPS
9/87-6/90:	Math Teacher, Title I Coordinator	grades 6-7-8	Portsmouth Middle School, Portland, Oregon, PPS
9/86-6/87:	Director of Studies - responsible for forty teachers and 1000 students	gr. 1-adult	PAE College, Vitoria, Spain
9/83-6/86:	Title I Teacher / Coordinator	grades 6-7-8	Portsmouth Middle School, Portland, Oregon, PPS
9/82-6/83:	Director of Studies - responsible for ten teachers and 200 students	gr. 1-adult	Instituto Don't, Valladolid, Spain
9/81-6/82:	Teacher - One-Room School	grades 2-7	Andrews Elementary School, Andrews, Oregon
9/78-6/81:	Classroom Teacher	grade 1	Holy Redeemer Area School, Portland, Oregon

Other Teaching Experience

(Workshops are 3 credit hour courses - Credit issued through Portland State University in most cases)

Fall-Winter 2008:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Canby, Oregon
July 2008:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Portland, Oregon
June 2008:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Philipsburg, PA
Sept. '03 - June '09:	Adjunct Instructor, Foundations of Elementary Mathematics 211, 212, 213	Portland State University
Aug. '05-Aug. '09:	Instructor of Education / MAT Dept. - EDUG 553/54 Elem. Math/Sci. Methods, EDUG556 Sec. Math Methods, EDUG530 Lrn. Theory	George Fox University
August 2007:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	S. Ore. ESD, Medford, Oregon
July 2007:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Portland, Oregon
July 2007:	Instructor, Visual Math I Workshop	Portland, Oregon
Aug. '03-Aug. '05:	Adjunct Instructor / MAT Dept. - EDUG 553/54 Elem. Math/Sci. Methods, EDUG556 Sec. Math Methods	George Fox University
August 2005:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Portland, Oregon
July 2005:	Math Fluency Project - Facilitator Institute for Middle School Teachers	Gasden SD, San Luis, AZ
July 2005:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Gasden SD, San Luis, AZ
August 2004:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Portland, Oregon
July 2004:	Math Fluency Project - Two-week Institute for Middle School Teachers	Gasden SD, San Luis, AZ
Aug. 2003:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Portland, Oregon
Oct. '02 - Mar. - '03:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Pasco, Washington
August 2002:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Portland, Oregon
July 2002:	Instructor, Implementing Visual Mathematics Workshop	Flagstaff, Arizona
August 2001:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Portland, Oregon
July 2001:	Instructor, Visual Math III Workshop	Athey Creek, Oregon
July 2001:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Spokane, Washington
August 2000:	Instructor, Visual Math II Workshop	Kotzebue, Alaska
June 2000:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Nacogdoches, TX
Spring 2000:	Presenter, N.W. Consortium for Computers in Education Conf.	Portland, Oregon
Spring 2000:	Instructor, Visual Math I Workshop	Portland, Oregon
August 1999:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Hillsboro, Oregon
August 1999:	Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Tualatin, Oregon
June 1999:	Instructor, Cultivating Mathematical Thought, 6-8	Clackamas, Oregon
Spring 1999:	Presenter, N.W. Mathematics Conference	Portland, Oregon
August 1998:	Instructor, Visual Math II Workshop	Beaverton, Oregon
October 1996	Presenter, N.W. Mathematics Conference	Portland, Oregon
Summer 1996:	Co-Instructor, Algebra Through Visual Patterns Workshop	Portland, Oregon
9/90-6/96:	Participant, QUASAR Research Project	Portsmouth M.S.
Summer 1994:	Co-Instructor, Visual Math I Workshop	Cleveland, Ohio
Summer 1993:	Presenter, Summer Math Institute	Portland Pub. Sch.
April 1992:	Presenter, NCTM National Conference	Nashville, Tenn.
Summer 1992:	Presenter, Summer Math Institute	Portland Pub. Sch.
Summer 1991:	Participant, Visual Math Institute	Portland, Oregon
April 1991:	Presenter, NCTM National Conference	New Orleans, La.
Summer 1990:	Assisted leading Visual Math I Workshop	Shelbyville, Ky.

Awards:

2002:	Grantee, first place, ATT Broadband Emerging Technology Award	Professional Recognition
2001:	All-Star Teacher Award, USBank/Portland Trailblazers	Professional Recognition
1998:	Excellence in Education Award, Portland Public Schools Foundation	Professional Recognition
1997:	Phi Kappa Phi membership, Portland State University Chapter	Academic Recognition
1992:	Model MESA Advisor, Portland, Oregon MESA	Professional Recognition
1989:	Pride of Portsmouth Award, Portsmouth M.S. Student Council	Professional Recognition
1977:	Doctoral Alumni Award, University of Portland	Academic Recognition

Publications:

1990:

Implementing the Standards: One Teacher's Classroom (with Linda Davenport). Research paper prepared for NCTM 1991.

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