Workshop Overview

This workshop is designed for educators interested in introducing coding to their students using TI-Nspire™ technology and the TI-Innovator™ Hub with TI LaunchPad™ Board.

Building upon the lessons from TI’s 10 Minutes of Code, the workshop introduces the basics of coding principles including logic, selection statements and loops. A focus will be on coding topics which will reinforce student understanding of math and science curriculum concepts. Participants should be comfortable with using TI-Basic and transferrable skills to move to the next stage in coding.

By the end of day 1, participants will be comfortable with:

• Starting a new program, writing a program to display text and running the program
• Using global and local variables in a program and understanding the differences between global and local variables
• Writing statements using IF and conditions
• Using compound conditions with the relational and the logical operators
• Determining errors in a program

Day 2 of the workshop will expand to more about coding using the TI-Innovator™ Hub with TI LaunchPad™ Board to further engage students in coding and STEM applications.

Building upon the lessons from TI’s 10 Minutes of Code for the TI-Innovator™ Hub, the workshop shows participants how to control the Hub and the built-in light and sound sensors. The coding applications covered will be connected to concepts in math and science.

During Day 2 of the workshop, participants will learn to:

• Write programs that control the light, LED and sound devices on the Hub
• Use loops to control color, color and sound
• Use If … Then … Else … End statements to adjust the brightness level to affect output devices
• Explore further functionality of the TI-Innovator™ Hub and of programming

Pricing and Technology Options

$325 — Workshop registration without TI technology package

$375 — Workshop registration including ONE of the following TI technology packages:

• TI-Nspire™ CX handheld, TI-Nspire™ Teacher Software and TI-Innovator™ Hub
• TI-Nspire™ CX CAS handheld, TI-Nspire™ Teacher Software and TI-Innovator™ Hub

Extend Your Learning

This workshop may be combined with either of the following workshops taking place on June 26 at the same location:

• Getting Started With TI-Nspire™ Technology in High School Mathematics
• Next Steps With TI-Nspire™ Technology in High School Mathematics

Attend the additional day of professional development for a special price of only $100.