Interested in stem, but haven’t found the right program that highlights the math? Join us to discover how to access and leverage texas instruments’ stem solutions to reach your goals, while learning with and from others doing the same work. Our simple approach will help beginners learn the foundations of all computer languages! Create color and sound on a microcontroller, learn how to program a math-oriented ev, and experience how these concepts scale up to a broader variety of engaging stem activities, steeped in math, science and computer science concepts. With ready-to-implement resources, the connection from learning in a classroom to stem careers is made possible! Free resources using familiar technology will help you and your students find where learning and fun collide!
Want to engage your students in Geometry? Then get them building, discovering, making conjectures, connecting concepts and skills and much, much, more! This session will incorporate 2D Shapes and Exploragons activities that are proven to get students engage and learning at a deeper level.
Mathematical discourse is key to deepening students’ understanding of concepts, fostering critical thinking, and building communication skills. This session will focus on designing engaging, thought-provoking tasks that spark rich mathematical discussions in the classroom. Participants will explore how to create and implement tasks that encourage students to explain their reasoning, justify their answers, and engage in collaborative problem-solving. We will examine strategies for structuring tasks that promote productive struggle and peer-to-peer dialogue, ensuring that all students have opportunities to participate in meaningful discourse. In addition, the session will cover techniques for facilitating discussions that value multiple perspectives, using questioning strategies that drive deeper thinking, and creating a classroom culture where mathematical talk thrives. Educators will leave with practical tools and ready-to-use tasks that can be tailored to their students’ needs and promote an active, student-centered learning environment.
