T³™ South Carolina Professional Development Summit

Pricing

$150 — Summit registration without TI technology package

$250 — Summit registration plus one of the following TI technology packages:

• TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator and TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software
• TI-Nspire™ CX CAS graphing calculator and TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software
• TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator and TI-SmartView™ CE emulator software for the TI-84 Plus CE

Note: Participants may purchase the TI-Innovator™ Hub and TI-Innovator™ Rover for an additional $120.

A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Should the summit need to be cancelled, registration fees will be refunded in full.

Contact information

For questions regarding the summit program, please contact:

Melinda Lee | melee@richland2.org
Jamila Gadsden | 843.576.9498| jgadsden@ti.com

For registration questions, please contact:

T³™ Summer Workshop Registration | 844.851.9251 | T3@eventconsultantsglobal.com

Program

During online registration, you will select from one of four breakout sessions offered during each time slot.

Wednesday, June 10

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Check-in and continental breakfast

8:30 – 9 a.m. | Opening remarks

9 a.m. – noon | Day One Morning Sessions

Session 1 | Success on Day One With TI-Nspire™ Technology

• Overview of TI-Nspire™ CX technology, including general calculator, graphing and statistical functionality
• Exploration of dynamic, interactive lessons for middle and high school mathematics courses
• Introduction to basic features of TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software

Session 2 | Valuable Tips for the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators and TI-SmartView™ CE Emulator Software

For new and experienced users — get creative, cool and essential ideas to utilize the TI-83 and TI-84 Plus graphing calculator and its color version, the TI-84 Plus CE, much more effectively.

• Easily evaluate complex expressions
• Trace on a graph and table simultaneously
• Quickly evaluate the quadratic formula
• Store window settings
• Investigate transformation graphing with lists
• Plus get tips on how to fully utilize TI-SmartView™ CE emulator software

This session also addresses:

• How the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator differs from other TI-84 Plus graphing calculators
• Overview of the TI-84 Plus CE color graphing calculator, basic computation, and graphing and functionality

Session 3 | Mathematical Discussions to Support Student Learning

What are the elements of a rich task, as described in NCTM’s “Principles to Action?”

• This session models rich tasks using in-depth discussions and Mathematical Teaching Practices, with an emphasis on task analysis, questioning strategies and essential TI technology skills to enhance student learning
• Explore tasks that promote the growth mindset
• A focus will be on emphasizing NCTM’s “Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Math Discussion”

Session 4 | Next Steps With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology to Support Mathematics Instruction

Learn how TI-Nspire™ CX technology facilitates reasoning, sense-making and understanding in an interactive mathematics classroom.

• Review of TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator capabilities
• Exploration of dynamic, interactive lessons with premade student questions and teacher notes
• Function investigation by creating a TI-Nspire™ Document with sliders

Noon – 1 p.m. | Lunch

1 – 4 p.m. | Day One Afternoon Sessions

Session 5 | Exploring Algebra Topics With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology

Utilizing TI-Nspire™ CX technology, we will explore topics such as:

• Linear functions and systems
• Functions and relations
• Quadratic, exponential, radical and rational functions
• Probability
• Slope, bivariate data, quadratics, domain and range

Session 6 | Exploring Algebra Topics With TI-84 Plus CE Technology

Utilizing the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator, we will explore topics such as:

• Linear functions and systems
• Functions and relations
• Quadratic, exponential, radical and rational functions
• Probability
• Slope, bivariate data, quadratics, domain and range

Session 7 | Exploring Statistics Topics With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology

• Interpreting Univariate Data: Representing data with dot plots, comparing center and spread of data sets, use of the mean and standard deviation to fit a data set into a normal distribution
• Interpreting Bivariate Data: Represent bivariate data on a scatter plot, describe the relationship, and interpret the slope and intercept of a linear model in the context of the data
• Conditional Probability: Use independence and conditional probability to interpret data; use the rules of probability to compute probabilities of compound events
• Making Inferences and Decisions: Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments

Session 8 | Making Math and Science Meaningful With the TI-Innovator™ Hub and TI-Innovator™ Rover

This session is designed for teachers interested in introducing the TI-Innovator™ Hub with TI-Innovator™ Rover to their students. Participants will choose from math and science lessons that include topics that will engage students in new and exciting ways, such as:

• Exploring the relationships between distance, rate and time through challenges involving driving a line and navigating a city
• Illustrating the intersection of two lines by crashing the Rovers while connecting velocity to the slope and starting distance to the y-intercept
• Classifying species by working through a dichotomous key, putting the Rover through a battery of tests and observing the Rover’s behavior
• Exploring pedigrees by determining if a dominant or recessive allele is expressed for separate traits

Thursday, June 11

8:30 – 9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast

9 a.m. – noon | Day Two Morning Sessions

Session 9 | Exploring Geometry With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology

Join this session to learn how to use TI-Nspire™ CX technology to encourage students to investigate geometric relationships, make conjectures and evaluate their reasoning. Topics will include:

• Key domains in geometry, including congruence, similarity and right triangles
• Investigations into transformational geometry
• Exploration of dynamic, interactive content

Session 10 | Developing Deeper Conceptual Understanding to Prepare for the ACT^® Test Using TI-Nspire™ CX Technology

Students who only excel at procedural fluency (memorizing steps and formulas) will have a tough time on the math section of the redesigned ACT^® Test. What is needed?

This session will explore:

• A deeper understanding of the concepts
• How we can leverage TI technology to meet our goals
• Activities and ideas that promote conceptual understanding

Session 11 | Developing Deeper Conceptual Understanding to Prepare for the ACT^® Test Using the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator

Students who only excel at procedural fluency (memorizing steps and formulas) will have a tough time on the math section of the redesigned ACT^® Test. What is needed?

This session will explore:

• A deeper understanding of the concepts
• How we can leverage TI technology to meet our goals
• Activities and ideas that promote conceptual understanding

Session 12 | Data Collection: Connecting Science and Math With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology

This session will focus on integrating key science and mathematics concepts with TI technology.

• Review of the TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator, including data collection with the Vernier EasyTemp^® USB temperature sensor and CBR™ 2 motion sensor
• Learn to connect science and math principles that engage students and allow them to transfer their knowledge across disciplines
• Explore simulations and data-collection activities from TI’s Science Nspired site and discuss integrating them into your classrooms
• Data analysis through the development of mathematical models

Noon – 1 p.m. | Lunch

1 – 4 p.m. | Day Two Afternoon Sessions

Session 13 | Exploring Precalculus and Calculus Topics With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology

Join this session as we explore how the topics below can help students move through a vertical curriculum from precalculus to calculus.

• Modeling Various Functions: Statistical regression, choosing the best model, interpolating/extrapolating information
• Polynomial Equations and Functions: Graphing and evaluating, finding relative extremes, an exploration of zeroes
• Trigonometry: Transformations, solving trigonometric equations
• Calculus: Tangent line approximations, exploring the relationship between a function and its derivatives, the relationship between integration and the area between a curve and the x-axis

Session 14 | Middle Grades Statistics With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology

This session is designed for middle grades mathematics educators that are beginning with or already using TI-Nspire™ CX technology. The session will focus on strategies for engaging students in new ways of visualizing and thinking about statistics and probability. Topics will include:

• Visual models of data distributions, with emphasis on analyzing and interpreting appropriate measures of center and spread
• Exploration of how students’ understanding of statistics and probability is developed within and across grades six, seven and eight

Session 15 | Mathematical Discussions to Support Student Learning

What are the elements of a rich task, as described in NCTM’s “Principles to Action?”

• This session models rich tasks using in-depth discussions and Mathematical Teaching Practices, with an emphasis on task analysis, questioning strategies and essential TI technology skills to enhance student learning
• Explore tasks that promote the growth mindset
• A focus will be on emphasizing NCTM’s “Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Math Discussion”

Session 16 | Data Collection: Connecting Science and Math With the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator

This session will focus on integrating key science and mathematics concepts with TI technology.

• Review of the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator, including data collection with the Vernier EasyTemp^® USB temperature sensor and CBR™ 2 motion sensor
• Learn to connect science and math principles that engage students and allow them to transfer their knowledge across disciplines
• Explore simulations and data-collection activities from TI’s 84 Activity Central site and discuss integrating them into your classrooms
• Data analysis through the development of mathematical models