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...with the TI-30XS MultiView™ Scientific Calculator Exploring TEKS Topics in High School Mathematics with the TI-84 Plus Family Connecting Science and Mathematics With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology Effective Practices for Online Teaching With TI Technology ...https://education.ti.com/en/educators/district-school-leader-resources/onsite-workshops/listing
How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
...om my interests – was mathematics. The mere thought of math made me anxious. What was the point of memorizing multiplication tables, anyway? I saw no connection between math, goals and at-bats. A kick to the head in a karate match changed everything. It left me partially paralyzed for a couple we...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
Five Tips for High School STEM Camps
...science and design of the system: abiotic versus biotic factors in the system; constraints of sensors and pumps; and how to write programs that could connect to temperature, humidity, soil moisture and light sensors, read them and make decisions based on data collected by them. Tip 4: Plan for st...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/five-tips-for-high-school-stem-camps
Dallas Students Program Texas Instruments' First Educational Robot to Dance
...r the classroom, the TI-Innovator™ Rover. Engineers at TI designed the robotic car, best known as Rover, to help middle and high school students make connections across math, science and engineering and to show them that learning to program can be fun. “I’m not really the most tech-savvy person ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/october/rocking-with-rover
Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
...l-C) and paste it into any computer text editor (I use the free Python IDLE development platform). Save the text file as a *.py file. Then, in the TI Connect™ CE software application or TI‑SmartView™ CE emulator software, just drag the *.py file in. The emulator software wraps the code into a CE ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/behindthescenes
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
...n fact, researchers have explored the benefits of awe and have found that it is good for us! Eight reasons why awe makes your life better In this article by Summer Allen, research suggests that awe can make you happier, healthier, humbler and more connected to the people around you. Now imagi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
ICYMI: TI’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2020
...-preserving moves to reinforce understanding of how equations work. Best seven minutes you can spend learning how to use area models to help students connect them to the algebraic expressions they represent. 5. The Scientific Method: Middle School Science Video Lessons (17 minutes) Learn abou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-5-2021-top-videos
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
Did you know that you can use your Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators seamlessly with your Chromebook™ notebook computers? For a truly integrated approach to teaching and learning mathematics, students can now connect either their TI‑84 Plus CE or TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
Mathematics education in the U.S. has long faced challenges. The recent shift to online learning has only widened the educational opportunity gap between affluent and disadvantaged students who lack computers and internet connectivity and are now falling even further behind. In this era of acc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...s, students will observe how humans are turning into mindless, walking corpses while studying the spread of the zombie virus. They’ll make real-world connections by understanding how infections can spread through populations and ways society can suffer the effects of new and emerging viruses like...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...for your phone, computer, keychain and, yes, still handheld versions. So, why shouldn’t we have a version for the calculator? TI graphing calculator connected with the TI-Innovator™ Hub Initially, the game will generate one color and the user will enter ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...lationships, as our students, like us, are experiencing an increased amount of stress, trauma and uncertainty. Building trust, expressing empathy and connecting on a human level is more important than ever for educators and the students and families they work with — a prerequisite for any semblan...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
The start of a new school year has always been my favorite time of year. The freshness, anticipation and possibilities energize and excite me as I reconnect with colleagues and build relationships with new students and families. This year, though, educators are also facing the impact of a global ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
The last year and a half has been really hard for many of us in education. We dealt with so many big changes in such a small amount of time. We learned new ways of doing our jobs and connecting with students. As we venture into the uncertainty of what another school year will bring in the age of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
... the problem is the exploration and subsequent justification of the mathematical concept that is the objective of the lesson. We began to see more connections. Doug Roberts, our T³™ in-classroom systemic coach and our Oklahoma Excel NIC, guided us to think about connecting this work to cogniti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
...calculate to make predictions with the linear equation on page 1.4. The linked multiple representations enable students to make powerful mathematical connections and build understanding. I find that having a short paper handout for my students to accompany the TI-Nspire CX document is ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Expanding Knowledge With Financial Literacy | Texas Instruments
...5 an hour? One extremely important aspect of financial education is discussion. Students need to think deeply about these authentic examples and make connections between real-world happenings and mathematics. Then, ask your students about how much money each friend would make in a month? In a y...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/financial_literacy
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
...d that picking one area to excel in is much better than being mediocre in a lot of different areas. What do you love most about teaching? I love the connections that I get to make with students. There’s nothing like witnessing students light up when they learn something new that they enjoy. Math...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
...e need to draw a heart. And, if you are going to draw a picture, you need dots. How else are you supposed to draw a picture if you don’t have dots to connect? (My best artwork always involved books where you connect the dots.) We are going to graph our dots by graphing a scatterplot. First, we wi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartpython
Finding Fibonacci — Six Examples | Texas Instruments
...anner as to create this image. Recognize this? “Finding Fibo!” 2. What about the curve/spiral? The familiar Fibonacci spiral can be drawn by connecting successive quarter circles or arcs, known as the golden ratio, which is the ratio of a term divided by its previous term. Its value is 1...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/finding-fibonacci-six-examples
MonTI Hall Problem and Python on a TI Graphing Calculator | TI
... If you know about this problem and you know the answer, feel free to skip ahead! Image courtesy of Cepheus on Wikimedia. An instructional arc for teaching probability Probability is one of those content areas that seems to get pushed to the end of the year, right before stat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/montihall-problem-python-ti-graphing-calculator
Girls in STEM: A Personal Perspective
...oir High School in Howard County, Md. She became a T3™ Regional Instructor in 2015 and sees technology as a great way to help students make real-life connections with science. Follow her on Twitter @MrsKohout. STEM skills are important for all students. How can we get more girls interested in S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/girls-in-stem-a-personal-perspective
World-Emoji-Day
...face. The advances have been nothing short of amazing. As a high school classroom teacher, I am always watching out for engaging ways to get students connected to what we are learning in the classroom. I decided to use our affinity for using emojis to introduce programing in Python to my Intro to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Behind the Scenes of TI Summer Workshops | Texas Instruments
...ually fell in love in graduate school, but that is a story for another blog post). So, our hearts really lie in pure mathematics and the elegance and connections it brings. In the back of our minds, we both want to do the problem using the traditional methods followed with supporting methods to e...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/summer-pd-behind-scenes
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...oward drawing the pictorial. Some kids may not need to this, and they’ll see that we're going to draw pictures. However, it helps all of the students connect the abstract idea to working out real symbols and problems. What is your primary goal for students? To have them love math. To have studen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month