How to Start the Year on a Math High
...author: Emily Kraus has taught math in grades three through eight in Austin, Texas. She is the creator of Kraus Math®, which provides teachers with TEKS-aligned and STAAR® test-prep resources. Check out her website at www.krausmath.com, or follow her on Instagram @krausmath. It is crucial to est...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
... The first for loops create 20 rounds of the game. The second for loop looks at each “person” in the round. If the person is still standing, “1,” then roll the dice. If th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
...otes page can rapidly provide that opportunity. Once conjectures are established, CAS can be used to confirm the properties being explored thanks to its powerful symbolic manipulation capabilities (figure 6). Another one of my favorite CAS algebra tools is “Solve.” The solve tool...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...cial media, or reach out to your local Educational Technology Consultant. Chromebook™, Chrome OS™, Google Drive™ and Google Slides™ are trademarks of Google LLC. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and A...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
... technology, such as Texas Instruments (TI) calculators, to visualize key mathematical concepts to help students break through computational road blocks. This approach ultimately allowed students to succeed in appropriate, grade-level coursework. To support teachers in using technology effectivel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
..., and give real-world examples on how critical problem-solving skills can be used in the industry. In the spirit of EWeek, I just wanted to say: Thanks for everything, @TICalculators! About the author: Shreya Mandal is an Electrical System Engineer at Texas Instruments and a graduate of Texas...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...e leads a troop of Cadettes which includes her daughter. She is married with two children and enjoys spending time with her family exploring local parks, watching the kids in their various sports and events and volunteering at her kids’ school. Grooms can be found streaming a ridiculous amount of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
...in STEM, and they created the STEM Center of Excellence in Dallas to provide girls with a safe environment to try new things (like robotics), take risks and learn from failure, all while building confidence and self-assurance. Our team members are a huge part of the success of these initiatives,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
...scovery. One of the most difficult concepts for students to understand is how to graph functions affected by horizontal stretches and shrinks. Here is an animated GIF from the video “Exploring Function Transformations: ” that illustrates how the parameter for the coefficient of x affe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...coding with students when I became part of an after-school organization with a team of teachers, students and professional mentors. Along with Nanoracks and Valley Christian Schools, we sent an experiment up to the International Space Station. We learned how to use a microprocessor to run our exp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
StatisticsOfficeHours
...d with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 2015, he h...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/statisticsofficehours
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
Halloween is the first big holiday of the school year, and teachers would be ghoulish not to take advantage of students’ excitement and the Halloween spirit. Here are five of our favorite ways to tap into the Halloween spirits with Texas Instruments. No tricks, only treats! Write creepy code...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...g the colors magenta, teal and yellow. Each color will have an assigned frequency. This may be what the code ultimately looks like (figure 18). #1 — Import new project libraries: ti_hub — enables sound and lights ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
... and their families, but this ultimately leads to frustration, burnout and even resentment. When we make the time for self-care, we refill our own tanks, so we have the energy to give to our students, their families and our colleagues. This allows us to work on my next recommendation: Build the r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
...rating NCTM’s mathematics teaching practices, educators set themselves and students up for successful learning experiences. Selecting high-quality tasks that promote reasoning, facilitating meaningful mathematical discourse, and supporting students’ productive struggle, teachers can increase the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
... I then go over how to actually use the calculator. As we push past the four basic functions, I like to have them complete specific error-analysis tasks pertaining to calculator use. Using a set of 20 Calculator Mysteries Task Cards, I have students look at each problem, analyze the work specific...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
... may help the flow of a lesson, but you have to be a stickler — don’t allow it! 100% engagement is impossible with blurters. Try using question sticks to promote higher-order thinking. The cycle of questioning consists of think time, turn-and-talk and randomizing how you call on students. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
...hots from the Internal Energy and Work activity. About the author: Erick Archer is a Market Strategy Manager at Texas Instruments and works with science and STEM teachers in the implementation of TI technology. He is also a former high school science teacher, father of two sons, marr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
... 3), consider it a mock exam for the entire household. Make sure the Wi-Fi is not being overtaxed. AP® and College Board® are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. Policies subject to change. Visit www.col...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!
...g the activities themselves. Our website has an easy-to-follow path that coaches the girls through each of the five badge requirements. Troop workshops. Troop leaders can borrow TI graphing calculators from TI, or have the girls bring their calculators from home, and facilitate a troop meeti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscouts_codingbadge
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
...iated with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 2015, he h...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
To STEM and Beyond!
...using this equipment, I had to get my hands on some. I wrote several grants and acquired TI-Innovator™ Hubs, I/O kits and TI-Innovator™ Breadboard Packs. I started a STEM club after school and had students come one day a week for the entire school year. They even learned how to code music and p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Any day is a better day with a little π (pi). Let’s celebrate Pi Day with some fun, meaningful activities that show students how the mathematical constant shows up in real life. 1: Happy Pi Day Activity Worksheets Choose from two quick-start activities; Ready-made Pi or Homemade Pi. In thes...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
.... If we have to go back virtual or hybrid, or if a student needs to be out for an extended period of time, I have added simulations to my “bag of tricks.” Science Nspired, Math Nspired and 84 Activity Central all provide activities that can easily be adapted to do at home or in the classroom. I...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
...math computational skills over the summer.* And, when kids return to school in the fall, about nine out of 10 teachers will spend as much as three weeks on review, because of summer learning loss. The good news – your friends at TI have come up with five ways to help keep students’ STEM skills ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer