STEM Archives : T³ Learns

29Jan 2019 by Kevin Spry

Save Our Science: How to Inspire a New Generation of Scientists

Book Study, STEM

T3Learns #Slow-Chat #BookStudy https://www.amazon.com/Save-Our-Science-Generation-Scientists-ebook/dp/B00B7B0G32 Again this year we want to kick off the new year with a book study through the T3Learns community. We are excited to select the book: “Save Our Science: How to Inspire a New Generation of Scientists.” The author Ainissa Ramirez is the keynote speaker at the T3 International Conference in Baltimore on March 8, 2019. https://education.ti.com/en/professional-development/t3-international-conferences Dr. Ramirez is a professor at Yale, and makes an impassioned call to change how we approach science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in our schools and throughout our society. This short study will provoke us to consider how we need to prioritize skills in creativity, curiosity, critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration. Slow Chat Book Study Beginning February 4, we will cover 4 sections each…

31Oct 2017 by Alice Fisher

Mathematics and Music – with TI-Innovator

Coding, Music, STEM, Technology

Hedwig's Theme for Penny! I recently visited my 5 nieces in Pittsburgh who are immersed in the Harry Potter book series. My oldest niece played Hedwig's Theme on the piano for me. I've been working on a session proposal for the 2018 T3 International Conference. I decided to submit a proposal on creating music on the TI Innovator Hub. As a demo, I wrote a program that plays the first few lines of Hedwig's Theme. Hedwig is Harry Potter's dear owl. Here is a video of the program being run on the TI-Nspire connected to the Innovator Hub. Ancient Greeks, in particular the Pythagoreans, are known as the first to investigate musical scales in terms of simple ratios. They discovered that a lyre string that is half the…

24Aug 2017 by Michelle Rinehart

Show What You Know: Reviewing and Applying Knowledge with Debugging Activities

Coding, STEM, Technology

The following blog outlines my experiences in delivering workshops this summer on Teaching Computer Science. Toni and I led a number of 4-day Teaching Computer Science with TI-Nspire Technology workshops across the state of Texas this summer. Many of the sites offered days 1 and 2 consecutively, followed by days 3 and 4 at a later date. Sometimes day 3 of the PD happened months after day 2. In these instances, how might we structure an activity that helps participant review key computer science ideas from previous learning episodes, while also applying these ideas in new situations? One strategy that we found particularly helpful in this situation was a set of debugging activities. Side note #1: The first two days of learning delved into most of the topics from the first four units of the 10 Minutes of Code activities, including…

13Jul 2017 by Louise Chapman

The Power of TI-Nspire Technology – 3D and Data Collection

STEM, Technology

I served as a panelist for a recent T3 professional development webinar entitled Innovative Class Projects with TI-Nspire™ Technology, where I discussed using sensor-based data collection outdoors to promote biological and environmental awareness among students. In the past I have felt like a voice in the wilderness, but several comments during my portion of the webinar inspired me to get more information out about activities that use TI-Nspire handhelds and Vernier sensors in the field. During the webinar, my co-panelist Steve Phelps shared examples of how he has used TI-Nspire and 3D printing to enhance students’ spatial reasoning skills. I learned so much seeing what math is doing with 3D printing, that I can see a potential future workshop on using 3D printing to teach…

19Jun 2017 by Karen Campe

In The Zone

Classroom Practices, Lesson Design, Professional Learning, STEM, Technology

Teachers Teaching with Technology International Conference I attended the Teachers Teaching with Technology (T-cubed) International Conference this past spring in Chicago, and my four days were chock-full of thought-provoking sessions and conversations. As expected, there was much talk about technology in math and science classes, but there was also a great deal of discussion concerning thinking about teaching and learning in math and science classes. Here are some of my take-aways: 1. Get out of your comfort zone into the “learning zone" In order to learn something new, get out of established routines (about doing math, about teaching math) and try another technique or perspective. I pushed myself to learn about topics that are not my specialty, things I might have otherwise avoided.I tried coding some…