Enter for a Chance to Win a TI-84 Plus CE
...e, which includes a TI-84 Plus CE, this dope float along with a $100 gift card to throw a little back-to-school pool bash. Who said you need sine and cosine to get tan? 😉 What are you waiting for…jump right in and win! Dive in and Win! This summer, make a splash with all things math! Dive in...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/contest
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
Whether you’re ready to dive into outdoor activities or just want to dip your toes in the water, geocaching is a great, safe way to spring into this post-quarantine summer. If you’re not familiar with geocaching, it’s essentially the world’s largest, constantly running treasure hunt. To play,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
...using this or any chemical available to the school’s science department. What you’ll need: Foam polystyrene cup(cups or packaging material) Container (pie plate, large bowl or bucket). Acetone Gloves and goggles What to do: Pour the acetone into the container to about ½” d...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
Three Pawsitively Fun TI-Nspire Math Activities
We love our dogs! In fact, they motivated us to write a math few activities where dogs are the stars. Math doesn't have to be 'ruff' 😉. These engaging canine 'nspired lessons can be used in middle grades and Algebra 1. 1. Introduction to Rates In this TI-Nspire CX activity from the Building C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/dog_blog
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
You know the old saying, you never get a second chance to make a good, first impression. The same holds true for the first day of school. At my school, classes are shortened on the first day from 55 minutes to 25 minutes. What to do? Here are a few of my favorite tips to help make your first im...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
As summer comes to a close, it is time to think about the most important week of school – the first week! In the first week, we make our first impressions and set the tone of the year. A good first week can make a huge difference in a classroom environment for the whole year. Here are 5 ways to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
How many times have you heard someone say they’re not a “math person?” Probably more than you can count. Most of the time, it’s an adult saying this. It’s likely because their math education relied heavily on memorization to learn facts and procedures. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
#NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Recap
...als from your favorite exhibitor workshop below. Texas Instruments Staff TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Driving on Mars: A Coding Problem Have your students wondered how driverless cars work? Have you considered the math that it takes for vehicles to drive on Mars? In t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/nctm-seattle
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
...our hair. Bake a cake. I don’t care. Just do something other than the question that’s making you crazy. Let your brain and body chill out, and you’ll come back ten times (approximately) stronger and ready to take on the world/your math homework. Anxiety Tip #3: Just Breathe I know it sounds clich...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
As the new school year kicks off, there are many lessons that teachers are exploring to challenge and strengthen their students. We have created one activity that can help you assess your students’ understanding of key math concepts, identify their different learning styles and strengths, and ge...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...ready. “Riverside has always meant a lot to me. I started off my high school career here and it feels good to give back to the school and to this community that meant so much to me – I am happy to do it,” said Warren, who was joined by his parents and former basketball coach.” Warren, who ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
How many straws are used in the U.S. every day? If they were connected, would they wrap around the Earth at the equator? If so, how many times? In one year, would the length of straws reach the moon? What is the volume of this plastic for one year? How deep would it be on a football field? The a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
As we enter into this new frontier of virtual teaching and learning, I had the opportunity to connect with Richard Snow, an expert in distance learning and a T³™ National Instructor, for some guidance. Snow was the first educator to use TI graphing calculator emulator software while teaching stu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
If you lose the slide case for your graphing calculator, or simply want to up your style game, you can now print a spare case for your TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator. Texas Instruments Engineer and 3-D printing pundit, Jim Galu, designed printing files to create custom slide covers for TI’s n...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...help you get started. Here are the top 10 most watched T³™ Webinars from 2021. These hour-long sessions are all free and available on demand. Watch recordings on your schedule and at your own pace. After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print a certificate of completion. This may be accepte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...your leisure, and most are only an hour long. You can knock one out in no time! Algebra Through Calculus: Domain and Range of Functions Hosted by Corey Boby and Kim Thomas AP® Calculus Readers discuss domain and range of functions in this second session of our “Algebra Through Calculus” seri...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...aning the majority of students don’t have a device to use an online graphing calculator in class.* There are several reasons why. When you add up the costs of hardware, IT infrastructure, bandwidth and device management, the overhead for implementing this type of solution can be overwhelming for ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Which Garage Is Better?
...tem in two variables and find the intersection point(s). Students will create and graph linear piecewise functions. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary linear system piecew...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-which-garage
Trig Ratios
Trig Ratios apcalculus website Students will use the graphing calculator to discover the relationship between the trigonometric functions of sine, cosine and tangent and the side length ratios of a r...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-ratios
Triangle Trigonometry and Circles
... Objectives Students will understand that trigonometric functions of an angle do not depend on the size of the triangle within which the angle is contained, but rather on the ratios of the sides of the triangle. Students will understand the meaning of reference angles and use reference angles...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-triangle-trig
Tower of Hanoi
...IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Tower of Hanoi Legend has it that the world will end when the puzzle is complete. Well, the original puzzle consisted of 64 disks, and the monks in the legendary civilization only moved one disk per day. With this in mi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-tower-hanoi
Too Many Choices
Too Many Choices apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability Too Many Choices Students investigate the fundamental ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-too-many-choices
Success Story
... July 10, 2015 Inspired middle school students post 'amazing' results on Florida EOC assessments. GStW7WqXEC0 Success Story: Sarasota County STEMsmart TechActive More than 4,800 Sarasota County middle school students used TI-Nspire™ CX technology daily in STEMs...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story
TJ Warren Donates TI Calculators
TJ Warren Donates TI Calculators global website Sollicitudin Purus Condimentum Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Donec id elit non mi po...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/tj-warren-donates
Jack Kilby Day
... Sept. 12, 2016, in envisioning what’s next through four hands-on STEM activities that can be easily integrated into your grade 6-10 science and math courses: S in STEM: The science of zombies T in STEM: The invention of the integrated circuit technology E in STEM: Learning to code l...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/jack-kilby-day