Program
8:30 – 9 a.m. | Check-in and continental breakfast
9 – 9:15 a.m. | Opening remarks
9:25 – 10:55 a.m. | First morning sessions
Session 1 | The Nuts and Bolts of AP® Precalculus Including the AP® Exam, Technology and Resources
- Learn the makeup of an Advanced Placement® course and, in particular, what is important to know about AP® Precalculus.
- Explore insights about the exam and ways TI technology can be useful, such as helping students:
- Develop both procedural and conceptual fluency.
- Interpret and connect multiple representations.
- Get engaged in interpreting and reasoning about mathematical concepts and relationships.
- Strategies for engaging students in these mathematical practices for AP® Precalculus will be shared during the four sessions in the AP® Precalculus strand.
Session 2 | Valuable Tips for the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator and TI-SmartView™ Emulator (Calculator and Software)
- Explore creative and cool essential ideas to utilize the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator and its color version, the TI-84 Plus CE, much more effectively.
- Get an overview of the TI-84 Plus CE along with the basic computation, graphing and functionality, and discover how this member of the TI-84 Plus graphing family is different than previous versions.
- Learn how to easily use the TI-84 Plus CE as an evaluator of complex expressions, trace on a graph and table simultaneously, quickly evaluate the quadratic formula, store window settings, quickly investigate transformation graphing with lists, and more.
- Get tips on how to fully utilize the TI-SmartView™ software.
Session 3 | Statistics and Probability With TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator
- This workshop focuses on strategies for engaging students in new ways of visualizing and thinking about statistics and probability.
- Connect mathematical concepts through a coherent story within and across grades and in the vertical alignment of concepts.
- Leverage technology to enhance visualization in support of learning and developing concepts.
- Implement effective teaching practices to support developing concepts, and empower learners to drive the conversation by asking and answering questions of others.
Session 4 | Valuable Tips for Using TI-Nspire™ CX II Technology (Calculator and Software)
- Get an overview of TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator, including general calculator, graphing and statistical functionality.
- Explore dynamic and interactive lessons for algebra I and algebra II, geometry, precalculus and calculus, and statistics.
- Learn the basic features of the TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software.
11:05 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. | Second morning sessions
Session 5 | Exploring Topics in Precalculus With TI Technology: Polynomial and Rational Functions
- Explore how TI technology can deepen understanding of rate of change, end behavior, asymptotes and function transformations.
Session 6 | TI Tips for NYS Math Regents Exams With Both the TI-84 Plus CE and TI-Nspire™ CX II Families of Graphing Calculators
- Learn ways to maximize the use of the TI graphing calculator you use in the classroom to build math confidence and increase student success on the NYS Math Regents exams.
Session 7 | Exploring Topics in Statistics With the TI-84 Plus CE
- Explore STAT functions to determine critical values, p-values and more, as well as DISTRIBUTION functions for normal distributions, binomial distributions and others.
- Review premade activities available on the TI Education Technology website that help students get a deeper understanding of some basic topics in statistics.
Session 8 | Learning to Code With Python and TI Graphing Technology
- This session is designed for educators interested in introducing coding to their students using the TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators.
- Building upon the lessons from TI’s 10 Minutes of Code, this session introduces the basics of coding principles, including logic, selection statements, loops, etc.
- The principles of coding will be connected to many concepts in the math and science curriculum to increase student understanding.
- By the end, participants will be familiar with using Python and the transferrable skills to move to the next stage in coding.
12:35 – 1:20 p.m. | Lunch
1:20 – 2:50 p.m. | First afternoon sessions
Session 9 | Exploring Topics in Precalculus With TI Technology: Exponential Functions, Logarithmic Functions and Regression
- Learn how TI technology can be used to investigate the relationship between exponential and logarithmic functions, inverse and composite functions, and the concept of regression as a way to find a model for contextual data.
Session 10 | TI Tips for NYS Math Regents Exams With Both the TI-84 Plus CE and TI-Nspire™ CX II Families of Graphing Calculators
- Learn ways to maximize the use of the TI graphing calculator you use in the classroom to build math confidence and increase student success on the NYS Math Regents exams.
Session 11 | Exploring Algebra Topics With the TI-84 Plus CE
Utilizing the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator, we will explore topics such as:
- Linear functions
- Systems of linear equations
- Functions and relations
- Quadratic, exponential, radical and rational functions
- Probability
Session 12 | Exploring Algebra Topics With the TI-Nspire™ CX II Technology
Utilizing the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator, we will explore topics such as:
- Linear functions
- Systems of linear equations
- Functions and relations
- Quadratic, exponential, radical and rational functions
- Probability
3 – 4:30 p.m. | Second afternoon sessions
Session 13 | Exploring Topics in Precalculus With the TI-84 Plus CE: Trigonometric and Polar Functions
- Use the TI-84 Plus CE to develop understanding of concepts related to the trigonometric functions and make the connection to polar coordinates.
Session 14 | Developing Deeper Conceptual Understanding to Prepare for the SAT® Exam With TI Technology (Calculator and Software)
- Students who only excel at procedural fluency (i.e. memorizing steps and formulas) will have a tough time on the math section of the redesigned SAT® exam. They need a deeper understanding of the concepts. Learn to leverage TI technology to help meet this goal by providing activities and ideas that promote conceptual understanding.
- This session features both TI-84 Plus CE and TI-Nspire™ CX II technology.
Session 15 | Algebra II and Precalculus With TI-Nspire™ CX technology
This session focuses on exploring the following topics with the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator:
- Modeling various functions: statistical regression, choosing the best model, and interpolating and extrapolating information.
- Polynomial equations and functions: graphing and evaluating, finding relative extremes, and an exploration of zeroes.
Session 16 | Topics in Calculus With the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator
- Explore topics focused on teaching calculus with TI-Nspire™ CX technology, including:
- Tangent line approximations.
- The relationship between a function and its derivatives.
- The relationship between integration and the area between a curve and x-axis.
- Discuss strategies to prepare students for the AP® Calculus exam.
