Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...dents at the controls of an airplane as they cruise through important math and science concepts. As part of his prize for winning the contest, Alex traveled to Dallas where he visited with mathematicians and scientists at TI, sat in the cockpit of a flight simulator at Dallas’ Love Field and film...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...g benefit of knowing how to program. “I went to our activities person and said we want to start a coding club and I need money for equipment, so she gave us some ideas for fundraising,” said Kachur. “We ended up raising almost $1,000 in candy bar sales, so that we could get 5 TI-Innovator Hubs al...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
It's the Most Math-Magical Time of the Year!
...follow @TICalculators on social media. The more entries you earn, the better your chances to win. Two winners will be randomly selected to receive a fun holiday gift package featuring items like our cozy blanket, and more. At the end of the sweepstakes, one Grand Prize winner will not only recei...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiholidaysweepstakes
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
... domain and range of given functions. Then, they will compare the domains and ranges of several functions. Finally, celebrate math and creativity by having students sketch graphs of functions that have certain domains and ranges. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (pdf). You can ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
... Menus? Yes! First, keywords can be menu driven or directly typed. The menus can help when introducing and reinforcing new topics. Students don’t have to remember the exact syntax; they only need to recognize which one to select. It also avoids keyword typos. Notice, the templates below have t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Learning With Your Students
...h, “Let’s find out together!” Taking the Plunge This year, I took a major leap into the unknown by introducing coding into my biology classroom. I have never taken a coding class, and the only experience I had with coding was sitting in a few professional development workshops with the TI-Innov...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
...se she inspired his deep love of math. In his submission, Connor wrote, “Just as my mom has become a female pioneer of mathematics and technology, I have followed in her footsteps, and because of her, am interested in the same topics.” Connor went on to say that his mom’s confidence in his abilit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
...lping students to make connections in calculus. 1. Riemann Sums In this activity, your students can quickly learn that for a continuous nonnegative function f, there is one interpretation of the definite integral f(x)dx from a to b, the area of the region R, bounded above by the graph of y = f(...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
How Else Can We Show This?
...ltiple pathways to show and make sense of the mathematics at hand. 1. Riding the Curves and Turning the Tables When studying quadratic and polynomial functions, I begin by having students tell me everything they see on a graph. They mention things like y-intercepts, x-intercepts, high points and...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...th, as enthusiasm for the holidays grows with every passing day. So go ahead and use that excitement to your advantage by incorporating some of our favorite holiday-themed activities and challenges into your December lesson plans. We reached into our Santa sack to bring you 12 days of holiday-t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
BestofChemistry
...test variables and challenge their own ideas. Take a look at some of the best chemistry activities below. These are just a few of the many activities available for free with your TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software or TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Don’t have the softwa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
...event called Detector Building. In the 35-year history of Science Olympiad, incorporating coding has been challenging because of inequitable computer availability and a lack of training resources for teachers and students. In the last few years, Texas Instruments (TI) has helped to close the gap....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
...tarted, you will need to put your TI-84 Plus graphing calculator in polar mode. Press the mode key, then press the arrow down button until you get to FUNCTION, then move right 2 spaces to POLAR and press the enter key. Now you are in the right mood mode 😊. 1: Hypnotize your Honey Use your calcul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...e your thing. TI has engaging math and science lessons to bring a win to your classroom and set the stage for the big game coming up. A real fan favorite: “Field Goal for the Win” Can’t get much more relevant than this. This TI-84 Plus graphing calculator lesson is suitable for middle grades...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...(cars with lane assist and smart backup cameras), in warehouses and factories, and even in hospitals and restaurants. The one place where we don’t have enough robots is the classroom. Robots can be a very valuable addition to all classrooms. They come in many shapes, sizes, and don’t always loo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
...class is the definition (description) of an object. An object has attributes (variables) and methods (functions) that determine its properties and behaviors. In one of my previous blogs on creating your own promposal, I included two demo projects that use classes to define balloons and buttons in...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...g those concepts in a new and intriguing way. By involving dynamic visualization and interaction, students can make connections that otherwise would have been difficult to see. In this post, we have highlighted five of our favorite algebra activities from the collection on the Math Nspired colle...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...are not allowed? The SAT® policy also lists functionality that is not permitted on the exam, which includes: Models that can access the internet, have wireless, Bluetooth, cellular, audio/video recording and playing, camera or any other smartphone-type feature Models that have a typewriter-li...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...asic, you’ll be able to program your calculator to communicate with the TI-Innovator Hub. Don’t worry, TI provides resources on that, too. Now you have all the tools you need to submit your project and WIN the TI Codes Contest! Good Luck and Happy Coding! You’ve made it through the first roun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...being a math teacher. What advice would you give to your first-year teaching self? Don't be afraid to use technology. Your college professors might have scared you, saying, ‘you can't do this with technology,’ but that’s not correct thinking. It's not just about giving you the answer, it's a too...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...ebra I, I used the Solve tool to encourage students to consider the number of solutions to a quadratic equation in the form x2 = a. In algebra II, I have found success using the Solve tool to increase student understanding of transformations of functions. Typically, I have students begin explorin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...n Baltimore’s outreach program. My first job was in Informal Education at the Maryland Zoo’s education department. It was there that I discovered my favorite part of the job: seeing the excitement and sense of wonder kids had when they were learning about nature. That’s ultimately why I decided t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...eing able to address a student by name and by using the correct pronunciation is an easy way to show that you care about them. Play the name game by having each student pick a positive adjective that begins with the same sound as the first letter of their first name. It is a great way to help you...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ak negatively about math, and 44 percent have heard an adult say, “I hate math.” That needs to change. Personally, I have enjoyed exposing my kids to fun things that require math like programming and after-school robotics clubs. These activities allow kids to have a great time collaborating with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
...r key here. In the Back to the Basics Calculator Activity, students are required to challenge themselves with high-level problem-solving by graphing functions and equations, interpreting tables of values and evaluating expressions. This activity is designed for algebra I and intended to be com...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity