At our first TLC (teacher leader cadre) meeting, one of our instructors Jeff Lukens<\/a> had us purposefully play with temperature probes. \u00a0After a few minutes of play, we made connections to math and science. \u00a0This inspired me to bring probes into my classroom. \u00a0I have written and received two grants from the Pearland ISD Education Foundation<\/a> and the Pearland High School PTA for CBR2 motion detectors, dual-range force sensors, temperature probes, and gas-pressure sensors. \u00a0Now our PAP Algebra 2 students are able to collect data to model linear, quadratic, exponential, and rational functions and make connections to the real-world.<\/p>\n Several workshops I have attended incorporate the TI-Navigator into the presentation. \u00a0I have also increased my use of the TI-Navigator in my classroom through quick polls, sending and collecting documents, screen capture, and live presenter.<\/p>\n I do not tweet a lot, but I regularly follow #T3Learns<\/a> on Twitter. \u00a0I have grown professionally by reading and reflecting on the books for the book studies before the T3<\/sup> International Conference and books suggested by Jennifer Wilson<\/a> and Jill Gough<\/a>.<\/p>\n T3<\/sup> provides the best professional development, whether it is face-to-face or via webinar. \u00a0I always leave with something that I can take back to my department or my class. \u00a0As mentioned in a previous post<\/a>, I was inspired to get my computer science certification after attending a mini PD day on coding with the TI-Innovator hub.<\/p>\n The math teachers in my district use the TI-Nspire CX. \u00a0I want our teachers to embrace the handheld as a learning tool. \u00a0I train teachers new to our district on the features of the TI-Nspire CX. \u00a0Even though our science departments still have TI-83+ and TI-84+, our students are now coming to science having only used the TI-Nspire CX, so I have also trained our district’s physics teachers. \u00a0This year I am going to work with the AP Chemistry teacher on my campus on integrating the TI-Nspire CX into her course.<\/p>\n I presented at the T3<\/sup>\u00a0International Conference<\/a>\u00a0(T3IC) in Chicago, IL in March on BreakoutEDU<\/a> using the TI-Nspire CX. \u00a0As a first-time presenter at the conference, I was shocked that I was given such a large room for my session. \u00a0The room was packed (~80 people), and the session went very well. \u00a0I received positive feedback from several attendees.<\/p>\nInspires My Learning<\/h4>\n
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