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6 Sensational TI Resources to Jump-Start Your School Year
Posted 08/11/2023 by Cara Kugler, Instructional Content Manager, TISummer may be coming to a close, but TI can help ease the back-to-school season with many resources to get you and your students up to speed, no matter what calculator they are using. Let’s take a look at six favorite TI resources to get your year started off right.
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Why Buy a Graphing Calculator?
Posted 03/30/2023 by TI StaffWhy a graphing calculator? It’s a durable, long-lasting tool used for learning and understanding math and science better. Discover more about the long-term value students get from the one-time purchase of a TI graphing calculator.
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3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Posted 03/10/2023 by TI StaffCelebrate pi day using these fun math activities your students are sure to love. It’s as easy as 3.1415….
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5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management
Posted 02/24/2023 by Mark WatsonOur teacher community shares their classroom management tips and tricks. Here are the top five approaches (with a few unique styles and techniques) they shared for managing a math classroom.
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Breast Cancer: When Good DNA Goes Bad
Posted 10/07/2022 by Jeff Lukens, retired biology teacherFollow the personal cancer ordeal of Kristi Egland, Ph.D., a researcher who was diagnosed with the same type of cancer that she was researching. Read Egland’s story and learn about one woman’s journey from diagnosis to treatment to cure as your students explore the biology behind cancer in the TI STEM Behind Health activity, “Breast Cancer: When Good DNA Goes Bad.”
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3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Posted 03/10/2022 by TI StaffCelebrate pi day using these fun math activities your students are sure to love. It’s as easy as 3.1415….
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TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
Posted 02/18/2022 by Erick Archer, Market Strategy ManagerTexas Instruments’ Path to STEM projects provide students stepping stones to learn fundamental concepts in electrical engineering through short hands-on activities using breadboards, wires and electronics components. Students will control the breadboard through coding. This program is designed for beginners, so no experience is necessary.
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Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
Posted 02/07/2022 by Cara Kugler, Instructional Content Manager, Texas InstrumentsCheck out these engaging math and science lessons that are certain to bring a win to your classroom and set the stage for the big game coming up.
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Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
Posted 10/29/2021 by Tom ReardonLearn about a free resource from TI that offers over 250 videos to help students understand these essential graphs and their transformations.
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Going Back to School With Stations
Posted 08/20/2021 by Jamie Miller (@jamiemillermath) (in partnership with @TICalculators)Utilizing stations the first week of school sets the tone for the school year. It shows your students that your classroom will be filled with student voice, collaboration, engagement and movement.
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Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
Posted 09/16/2019 by Kimberly Gonzales, Coding ExpertLearning how to program on your TI graphing calculator in high school can spark a passion that can lead to many amazing career choices. In this post, we are sharing secrets on how to get started coding with your TI calculator.
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Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤
Posted 02/11/2019 by Ellen FishpawWho needs Hallmark? Win your students’ hearts with homemade math valentines.
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Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
Posted 11/26/2018 by Karen Campe, Teachers Teaching with Technology™ (T3™) National InstructorWhether you are giving a short quiz, a chapter test or end-of-term exam, here are some tips for how to use TI calculators successfully on class assessments.
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Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
Posted 06/25/2018 by Curtis BrownAlgebra is an essential part of every students’ math experience. However, we are often teaching abstract concepts that students struggle to grasp. Technology can help alleviate some of that pain by demonstrating those concepts in a new and intriguing way. In this post, we have pulled together five of our favorite algebra activities from the collection on the Math Nspired webpage.
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Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
Posted 03/20/2018 by Erick ArcherThe expression “seeing is believing” is usually true. But in science education, many of the concepts can be quite difficult for students to observe because they can be very small, very large, very fast or very slow. So how can we provide students with an experience of science phenomena in the confined 45 to 90 minutes of a class period? One option is with simulations. Try these 5 simulation-based lessons with your students.
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3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Posted 03/08/2018 by Kimberly Gonzales (@kimsgonzales)Celebrate pi day using these fun math activities your students are sure to love. It’s as easy as 3.1415….
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5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
Posted 02/19/2018 by Erick ArcherBring awareness to engineering careers with these 5 science and STEM activities. Students learn about different engineering fields that use science everyday.
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Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
Posted 02/05/2018 by Kimberly GonzalesIn honor of Valentine’s Day, we teach you how to turn your TI graphing calculator into a love note.
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5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
Posted 01/11/2018 by Tom ReardonIn this post, Tom highlights the five tips for the TI-84 Plus that he highlighted in his Office Hours on Facebook Live. Missed the Facebook Live or want to watch it again? The link is included in the blog post. Download a PDF guide that details more of Tom’s tips for using the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator in your math class.
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Celebrate Jack Kilby Day
Posted 09/05/2017 by Texas Instruments3 Ways to inspire innovation in your classroom on Jack Kilby Day
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