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Who should attend:
9-12 Secondary Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Specialists, Curriculum Coordinators in Canada
TI educational technology used:
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, (or TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition,) CBR™ data collection device, CBL2™ data collection system (including microphone probe), CabriTM Jr. App, Probability Simulations, Transformational Graphing App, Inequality Graphing App, Conics App, CellSheet App, DataMate App, TI Connect™ Software, TI InterActive! software, TI-Navigator™ system
Objectives:
The objectives of this course are:
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| • | To assist teachers in gaining the confidence to use new teachings strategies and lessons as they incorporate the use of technology in their classrooms |
| • | To instruct teachers in the exploration/investigation mode of teaching high school mathematics |
| • | To experience significant problem situations that take advantage of the use of technology as a tool for learning mathematics |
| • | To develop teachers' familiarity with the TI-83 Plus & TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators, TI Connect, TI InterActive!, CBL 2 and CBR2 and TI Navigator. |
| • | To develop teacher leaders capable of supporting long term, systemic, professional development needs |
| • | To address adult learner concepts and effective ways of teaching adults |
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Introduction:
The T³™ Canadian Secondary School Mathematics TLC Institute is a professional development program for secondary mathematics teachers of grades 9-12. The goal of the course is to instruct teachers in new and innovative ways to effectively teach mathematics using technology in addition to developing a Teacher Leader Community to support local, ongoing professional development needs. This course is written with all of the provincial curriculums in mind and can be tailored to focus on some aspects of your province's curriculum guidelines. Participants will learn new teaching strategies and will have opportunities for hands-on experience. The goal of the course's program is to instruct teachers in new and innovative ways to effectively teach mathematics using technology. The primary focus of the activities is exploration of high school concepts and problems using graphing calculator and computer technology and data collection devices (CBL 2 and CBR) as tools for teaching and learning. The activities focus on the integration of computers, graphing tools, data collection devices and the Internet as tools in the classroom.
Standards:
Materials for this institute were written in the spirit of the provincial curriculum documents as well as NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 1989), Professional Teaching Standards (NCTM, 1991), and Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 2000).
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