Course Description

Calculators do have a place in today’s secondary mathematics classroom! See how these tools of investigation encourage students to develop their problem-solving skills and building connections. An introduction to the TI-84 Family of Calculators will be shared.

  • First, download the PDF of the Resource page (when applicable) to make notes on as you watch the videos.
  • Second, have your TI-84 calculator in front of you to follow along during the video.
  • Third, begin the video. Start and stop as often as you like depending upon your current time constraints.
  • Fourth, please take what you learned and share it with those you teach!
  • Finally, if anything that you have learned has helped you become a more effective educator in helping students, please share a brief review of this course so others can feel confident in spending their time to learn new strategies to support making content accessible to all students.

Lead Instructor

Tammy Jones

Meet Your Instructor An educator since 1979, Tammy L. Jones has worked with students from first grade through college. Currently, Tammy is consulting with individual school districts in training teachers on strategies for making content accessible to all learners. Writing integrations as well as literacy connections are foundational in everything Tammy does. Tammy also works with teachers on effective techniques for being successful in the classroom. As a classroom teacher Tammy’s goal was that all students understand and appreciate the content they were studying; that they could read it, write it, explore it, and communicate it with confidence; and that they would be able to use the content as they need to in their lives. Tammy believes that logical reasoning, followed by a well-reasoned presentation of results, is central to the process of learning, and that this learning happens most effectively in a cooperative, student-centered classroom. Tammy believes that learning is experiential and in her current consulting work creates and shares engaging and effective educational experiences.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Using the TI-84 Family of Calculators in Middle and High School

    • Overview

    • Using the TI-84 Family of Calculators in Middle and High School

    • Using TI-84 Family of Calculators in Middle and High School
  • 2

    Statistics – One-variable data

    • Statistics - One-variable data: Overview

    • Statistics - One-variable data Resource Page

    • Statistics - One-variable data
  • 3

    Exponents

    • Exponents: Overview

    • Exponents

    • Exponents
  • 4

    Multiple Representations

    • Multiple Representations: Overview

    • TI-84 Multiple Representations Resource Page

    • TI-84 Multiple Representations
  • 5

    Using Apps: Probability

    • Using Apps: Probability: Overview

    • TI-84 Using Apps Probability Resource Page

    • Using Apps: Probability
  • 6

    Investigating Geometry with the TI-84 Family Part 1

    • Investigating Geometry with the TI-84 Family, Part 1: Overview

    • Investigating Geometry with the TI-84 Family Part 1

    • Cabri Jr Quick Start Guide

    • Investigating Geometry with the TI-84 Family, Part 1
  • 7

    Investigating Geometry with the TI-84 Family, Part 2: Overview

    • Investigating Geometry with the TI-84 Family, Part 2: Overview

    • Investigating Geometry with the TI-84 Family, Part 2

    • Investigating Geometry with the TI-84 Family, Part 2
  • 8

    Exploring Inequalities

    • Exploring Inequalities: Overview

    • Exploring Inequalities Resource Page

    • Exploring Inequalities
  • 9

    A Look at Apps on the TI-84 Family Part 1

    • A Look at Apps on the TI-84 Family, Part 1: Overview

    • TI-84 Exploring Apps Part 1

    • A Look at Apps on the TI-84 Family, Part 1
  • 10

    A Look at Apps on the TI-84 Family, Part 2

    • A Look at Apps on the TI-84 Family, Part 2: Overview