Which Dog Is Roundest? | Texas Instruments
Who doesn’t love dogs? In fact, did you know there is a day devoted to celebrating “man’s best friend”? International Dog Day! Every year, on Aug. 26, International Dog day is observed to raise awareness about dog adoption and the importance of providing rescue dogs with a safe and loving enviro...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/dog-day-which-dog-is-roundest
35 Years of T³™ Mentorship and Community | Texas Instruments
Stacy Thibodeaux paused to collect her emotions. “It’s been an honor being a part of the T³™ community,” she said, speaking to a room full of educators at the Texas Instruments 2022 T³™ Learns Summit. “It allows us to push each other and to grow and develop. And, we have a common goal: t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/35-years-t3-community-teacher-leader
Plan To Attend 2023 Virtual T3IC | Texas Instruments
Get ready for some professional learning! We’re excited to bring you another virtual teacher conference — Virtual T³IC — on Sept. 30, 2023, at 9 a.m. Central time. Join us for a day full of live, interactive sessions that’ll enhance your teaching and show you new ways to use TI technolo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/plan-to-attend-2023-virtual-t3ic
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...down your sweet treats for a Pi Day of fun! --> 2: Have your pi and eat it, too! Have you heard of the Buffon’s needle problem? This problem approximates pi by dropping needles. Well, wouldn’t it be safer and tastier to use breadsticks? Yum! Watch this how-to video: 3: Everybody loves Pi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/happypiday
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
From “Rocket Girls” to “Atomic Habits,” this summer reading list is a treasure trove of explosive thinking! We asked Kim Thomas — a College Algebra, AP® AB Calculus, and AP® BC Calculus math teacher from Arizona — what was on her reading list this summer. Her list mixes in the science and resear...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Helping Students Save for Retirement | Texas Instruments
Retirement isn’t something most people think about when they are young. It just seems so far away. But if you start investing early, the reward will be much larger. When TI’s President and CEO, Haviv Ilan, recently received a handwritten letter (yes, handwritten!) explaining why it i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/retirement-planning-program
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
When the leaves start turning hues of red and gold, it’s that time of the year for pumpkin spice lattes, harvest-themed decor and fun activities that transform your classroom into an autumn oasis. We’ve rounded up a collection of fall-inspired teaching and decoration ideas to help infuse you...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
A New School Year, A New You(Tube) | Texas Instruments
Just in time for the new school year, the TI YouTube channel is taking on a new look with great new content for teachers and students. It’s the perfect place for all types of math fans looking to expand their brainpower and dive into learning. Welcome to the new @TICalculators You...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/new-school-year-new-youtube
Expressions of Love for TI-Cares™ Support | Texas Instruments
Roses are red, Violets are blue, TI-Cares™ loves you We really do! At TI-Cares™ customer support, it is our pleasure and privilege to provide world-class customer support. We couldn’t love our teachers, administrators, students and parents more, and we are always flattered when they take...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ti-cares-customer-support-love
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
It’s that time again … a new calendar year, resolutions and new goals, right? What do you want to improve in your class, or do differently? How often have you lesson planned and asked yourself, “How can I provide enrichment for this student, remediation for that student and continue to grow ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
...t and promote. Ludin Jimenez thinks structure is beneficial for students and suggested having a routine for everything, such as entering and exiting the classroom, turning in assignments, and setting up notebooks. Doug Balmer also believes in keeping his math students focused by k...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2022 | Texas Instruments
... After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print the certificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for professional development credit. Falling Back in Love With Your TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator Just in Time for Back to School Presented by Corey Boby ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/2022-webinars-top-10
3 Coding Activities for July Fourth Fun | Texas Instruments
...and end it with a bang of fireworks! We thought we’d join in on the fun with some patriotic-themed programming. Here are three patriotic-themed activities you can try using Python programing on the TI‑Nspire™ CX II and the TI‑84 Plus CE Python graphing calculators. Create star exp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/3-coding-activities-for-july-4-fun
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
...er: “Nice! #7?” Student C: “-4” Teacher: “Not quite. Anyone else?” Student A: “4” Teacher: “Excellent! #8?” This continues until all the answers have been given. Because the students are giving the right answers, the teacher assumes all students understand — even those giving the correct answe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
Top Tips From a Science Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
Preparing students for AP® science exams is a year-long process, but as we get closer to May, students will benefit from resources to help them review and refresh. One important update from the College Board® is that all AP® science exams now approve the use of most TI graphing calculators, whi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/scienceapexams
How To Avoid 5 Common Grant Writing Mistakes | Texas Instruments
Grant writing can be a daunting task to undertake, especially for the uninitiated and even more so for educators whose plates are already full. But think of grant proposals as really nothing more than fancier lesson plans or unit plans where the activities and milestones are all mapped out. Ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-common-grant-writing-mistakes
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
Every year for the last 52 years, Earth Day has been on April 22. And in fact, "Earth Week" is celebrated the entire week leading up to Earth Day. Earth Day gives us an opportunity to cherish all that our home provides. This week also provides an opportunity to reflect on our own actions that ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
BA II Plus™ Professional Financial Calculator | Texas Instruments
All the functionality of the best selling BA II PLUS™ with additional features and sleek design. Designed for students and business professionals. The BA II Plus financial calculator is easy-to-use and delivers powerful computation functions and memory. BA II PLUS™ PROFESSIONAL Financial Calcu...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/financial/baii-plus-professional
Computer Science | Cybersecurity Activities | Texas Instruments
Download interactive cybersecurity activities for students to do in groups. Get free activities made for middle school and high school CS classes. Explore more. Computer Science | Cybersecurity Activities | Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/computer-science/cybersecurity
Match Me!
In this activity, students move in a specific way in front of the motion detector to create motion plots that match a given Distance versus Time plot. They make connections between types of movements and characteristics of Distance-Time graphs. They learn to change the shape of the plot by adjust...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/match-me
Ratios of Right Triangles
In this activity, students will explore the ratios of right triangles. Students will discover that they can find the measure of the angles of a right triangle given the length of any two sides.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-right-triangles_1
Running Circles Around Quads
Students explore various properties of cyclic quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/running-circles-around-quads_1
Properties of Parallelograms - 1
Students explore the various properties of parallelograms and the necessary and sufficient conditions that guarantee that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parallelograms_1
Slippery Slope
In this activity, students will create Distance versus Time plots and calculate the slopes of the plots. They explore the mathematical concept of slopes and understand how slopes can be used to interpret how one physical quantity changes with respect to another.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/slippery-slope
Beverage Tests
Students determine the pH of liquid samples. They get familiar with the pH scale, create graphs comparing pH levels, and compare data displayed as a scatter plot, a boxplot, a histogram, and a bar graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/beverage-tests