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
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
...ies. These activities for the TI-84 Plus family and the TI-Nspire CX put students in the middle of competition and challenges them to make meaningful connections between math and science. It might just give your students an edge while their friends are busy playing catch-up. *Excerpted from “Does...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
#NCTMannual 2018 Recap
... students can see and touch can develop their understanding of the concepts they are learning. In this session, we did some hands-on experiments that connect math concepts to real-world observations. TI-Nspire™ CX technology Link to presentation>> Rate of Change: Algebra to Calculus What if you c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/nctm2018
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
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
On Wednesday, September 19, Texas Instruments Education (@TICalculators) is hosting a Women in STEM Twitter Chat! Our goal is connect you to the awesome #WomenInSTEM community, both as a source of inspiration and a well of resources. Our panelists are female engineers, scientists, and mathematic...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
The Heartbeat of STEM
...Reservoir High School in Howard County, Maryland. She is a T³™ National Instructor and sees technology as a great way to help students make real-life connections with science. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @MrsKohout. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
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
Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...data. Once students have had a chance to experiment with walking toward and away from the wall at different rates, they will have a better ability to connect the graph to what’s really happening. The conversation should naturally lead to developing the concept of rate of change. For exampl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
MonTI Hall Problem and Python on a TI Graphing Calculator | TI
... math coach, and a math and computer science teacher for Mariemont City Schools in Cincinnati. He is active on Twitter (@MathTechCoach) where you can connect with him there. The Monty Hall problem is a brain teaser, in the form of a probability puzzle, loosely based on an American television g...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
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
...Water Day is coming, so get those lessons ready! About the authors: Don Gibbs is a science instructor and school leader at Pomfret School in Connecticut. An experiential learning educator with 28 years of service in schools, Gibbs harnesses his passions for marine science, chemistry and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...riting their programs. They also did not need to install any applications on their home PCs. And they didn’t even need PCs to participate. They could connect to the virtual camp through devices like smartphones. “My interest in STEM has increased because of this experience.” – Sixty-six perce...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
... teaching tools for calculating, graphing and more. During lessons, these devices enable students to work accurately and efficiently, make real-world connections and build understanding of math concepts and procedures. But no matter what level math you teach, there will always be some computation...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
“Room To Grow” Podcast — Behind the Scenes | Texas Instruments
...challenging two years. This was an opportunity that might not have been, without the restrictions of COVID-19, that left us searching for new ways to connect with teachers during this very challenging time. Being able to work with a friend and TI colleague, Curtis Brown, on this new endeavor, has...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/room-to-grow-podcast
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...each math. Fast Facts About Ellen: TEACHES WHAT: Integrated math and engineering, 9th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 38 years Ellen in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I know the exact moment that I wanted to b...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
...to solar farms to smart cars, everything that uses computer commands uses microchips that are designed by electrical engineers. They are essential to connecting and powering our modern world. As you may imagine, there is a huge demand for more electrical engineers. In this activity, students comb...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...of the day on the first day of school can be a bit trying for students after summer vacation. Not my students. These students were laughing, building connections to others in class, and engaged until the bell. AMAZING! How are the activities structured? In activity 1, my students explored b...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...Ensuring Mathematical Success For All” by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) A staple read for math teachers new and old. This book connects research to classroom practice for effective mathematics teaching and learning for all students. This makes a great book study group, a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list