Education Technology
  • Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers

    Posted 04/07/2022 by Curtis Brown (@cbmathguy)

    For the 2021–22 school year, TI has once again teamed up with former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former Test Development committee member Tom Dick, to provide content sessions for students and teachers. Like last year, the sessions will cover content and questions that teachers have asked for, as well as original, unique problems on topics that come up in the sequence of teaching AP® Calculus.

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  • Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple

    Posted 02/04/2022 by Adam Pennell (@apennell1)

    Valentine’s Day is a time of love, and who doesn’t love math and Python? Have your students use Python to shoot cupid’s arrow through a heart while learning about linear and quadratic functions. Math and Python using TI technology: a match made for Valentine’s Day.

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  • Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!

    Posted 08/06/2021 by Jennifer Kass

    Texas Instruments collaborated with the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas to create activities for Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors that allow them to earn the Coding for Good, Coding Basics badge. By using a graphing calculator that they may already be familiar with from their math and science classes, this gives girls a friendly introduction to coding.

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  • Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick

    Posted 04/06/2021 by Curtis Brown (@cbmathguy)

    This school year, TI has teamed up with former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former Test Development committee member Tom Dick to provide content sessions for students and teachers. The sessions will cover content and questions that teachers have asked for, as well as original, unique, problems on topics that come up in the sequence of teaching the course.

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  • My Top Takeaways From T³IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower

    Posted 03/25/2021 by Ariel J. Taylor, Ed.D., T³™ Regional Instructor (@DrArielJTaylor)

    ICYMI: This year’s virtual T³IC was filled with ideas to inspire, motivate and empower. I’m sharing a few of my favorites.

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  • Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation

    Posted 03/19/2021 by Michelle Grooms, TI Educational Technology Consultant (@Mlg5791)

    Did you know that Girl Scout troops can borrow TI technology and even have a TI expert lead girls through a STEM or coding experience to complete a badge? Keep reading to learn the different ways we can support your troop.

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  • Statistics Office Hours With Expert Daren Starnes

    Posted 03/02/2021 by Curtis Brown (@cbmathguy)

    This school year, TI has teamed up with author and master teacher, Daren Starnes, to provide live AP® Statistics sessions via YouTube geared toward teachers and students alike.

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  • A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life

    Posted 03/01/2021 by Tracy Hamilton, Electrical and Computer Engineer

    In celebration of International Women’s Day, I am sharing how my ninth grade algebra teacher had a profound impact on my life.

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    How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career

    Posted 02/18/2021 by Erin Patterson, TI Education Technology Software Development Manager

    This Engineers Week, meet the TI engineer who started playing with a TI calculator at the age of four and now tests TI calculators for a living.

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  • Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19

    Posted 10/30/2020 by Joanie Funderburk (@JoanieFun)

    As an educator, you have many changes to navigate this school year. Your school might be shifting between online and in-person learning. You might be adapting to new schedules and different ways of teaching. And add to that, you’re trying to keep up with the needs of your students, your family and your friends. Here are some tips for teaching math in the time of COVID-19.

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  • Virtual Icebreakers … as Easy as 1-2-3!

    Posted 09/04/2020 by Jennifer Kass (@jennkass)

    We’re sharing some of our favorite icebreakers that can be done virtually to help teachers build a sense of connection and community with their classes.

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  • A Back to School Like No Other: A Lesson in Resilience

    Posted 08/25/2020 by Peter Balyta (@pbalyta)

    As students head back to school, whether in the classroom or at the kitchen table, what we are asking of our teachers is nothing short of heroic. Read my thoughts on preparing for a back to school like no other.

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  • Leveling the Math Playing Field

    Posted 05/19/2020 by Joanie Funderburk (@JoanieFun)

    The challenge around improving math education is significant and complex. The recent shift to online learning is only widening the educational opportunity gap between affluent and disadvantaged students. In this era of accountability, long-standing inequities are being exposed, and they demand our attention now.

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  • Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love

    Posted 12/19/2019 by Ellen Fishpaw (@ellenfishpaw)

    David Olszewski, a math teacher from Canton, Ohio, is the final winner of TI’s Spread the Math Love contest. He was nominated by his BAMFF, Best Awesome Mathematical Friend Forever, a fellow teacher at Perry High School in Canton, Ohio.

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  • Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love

    Posted 07/24/2019 by Ellen Fishpaw

    Kimberly Karaman, a math teacher from Lacey, Washington, is the July winner of TI’s Spread the Math Love Contest. Read how Karaman is inspiring her own children and dozens of other students who come through her multi-level math classroom.

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