GEAR UP - Vernier

GEAR UP and Vernier Science Education

Partner with Vernier to support science that moves students forward—building confidence, skills, and opportunity from middle school through college and careers.

Hands-On Science That Moves Student Learning into the Real World

Vernier technology gives students the chance to investigate real-world phenomena the way scientists and engineers do, by designing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and making sense of the world around them.

Build confidence, curiosity, and critical thinking through hands-on, data-rich investigations that help students connect science learning to future college and career paths.

With Vernier, students can

Strengthen understanding of core science concepts such as motion, acids and bases, and cellular respiration with our physics, chemistry, biology, and middle school solutions.

Apply math concepts in context using real‑time sensor data to model linear, quadratic, and exponential relationships.

Explore healthcare careers with our biomedical sensors.

Create engineering and environmental science projects with our KidWind line of renewable energy products.

“We’re allowing students to discover science for themselves. And we’re showing them that they can succeed.”

— Misty Heredia, Academic Content Coach for Science, UTRGV GEAR UP

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Meaningful Support for Student Growth and Program Success

Vernier STEM solutions take an integrated approach—combining hardware, software, content, professional development, and technical support—to make high-quality STEM learning accessible to all your students. At every stage, we’re here to support GEAR UP educators, students, and families with tools and resources that grow alongside your goals.

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UTRGV GEAR UP and Vernier Science Education: Transforming Learning Across Southern Texas Through Hands‑On Science and Sustained Teacher Support

See how UTRGV GEAR UP partnered with Vernier to bring hands-on, real-world science learning to 5,200 students across Southern Texas.

Misty Heredia
Academic Content Coach for Science

What Our GEAR UP Partnership Offers

STEM Resources

Hardware, software, and experiments for relevant, hands‑on science learning

Educator Support

Customized professional development, implementation planning, and ongoing support for GEAR UP leaders and educators across schools and sites

Matching Contributions

Support for your STEM programming through in‑kind contributions

Parent Support

Assistance with communicating STEM initiatives to families

Proposal Assistance

Help writing the STEM and science sections of your GEAR UP proposal

Explore all the ways that Vernier can be your partner for science and STEM learning.

Complete the form to be connected to a partnership manager in your area.

Supporting Student Engagement and Success in Science and STEM

Learn how Vernier partners with GEAR UP programs to provide hands-on STEM technology, teacher support, and proposal guidance.

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Supporting GEAR UP Schools with Science and Math Instruction and Technology Implementation:
A Q&A with Linda Antinone

Find out how Texas Instruments coach/instructor Linda Antinone is providing GEAR UP science and mathematics teachers with invaluable professional development and coaching so they can deliver more hands‑on and technology-enabled learning opportunities to students.

Linda Antinone
T³ National Coach/Instructor

Accelerate Student Understanding of Math Through Science

For years, Vernier and Texas Instruments have partnered with GEAR UP schools across the nation. We have a shared commitment to serving GEAR UP teachers and students with excellence, value, and dedication.

Use select Go Direct^® sensors with TI calculators to wirelessly connect, analyze, and code real‑world data.

App Compatibility

Students can now use 12 supported Vernier Go Direct^® sensors with the Vernier DataQuest^® application on TI‑Nspire™ CX II and TI‑Nspire CX II CAS graphing calculators!

Code with Python^®

Empower students to code their own data‑collection programs with Python! Students can use their TI graphing calculators with Go Direct sensors, the TI Bluetooth^® Adapter, and Python.

Coming this Fall! Support for four Go Direct sensors via the Vernier EasyData^® App, including on the new TI‑84 Evo graphing calculator.

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