Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...ee the different sides of flying and opened my eyes to the many career options that exist in the field of aviation,” said Alex. “It also helped me to connect what I need to learn in math and science class today to be successful as a pilot in the future.” The win landed Alex on several of his loc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...getting together and learning how to code on the calculators,” said club member, Mason St. Peter. Students write programs on their calculators, which connect to the TI-Innovator Hub, the “brain” that controls Rover’s movements. “Right now, we're programming Rovers to drive in various shapes, but ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
... Triumph in a Specialized World” by David Epstein. The book makes a compelling case for the importance of creativity and being agile and able to make connections across many fields. The most impactful inventors often cross domains rather than focus on just one area. Recommended by Director of Tea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
...uggested time of six hours, they realize that chemistry, again, helps them see the truth behind the product. My advice: Help your students make those connections to real-world, consumer applications. About The Author: About the Author: Ray Lesniewski, a National Board Certified educator, has tau...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...on just became more portable If your students use the TI-84 Plus CE Python, Python is now in the palm of their hand, and they don’t need an internet connection and can literally code anywhere! Since the handheld isn’t connected to the internet, there goes the distraction of games, social media, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
... milestones, incorporate lessons learned and, most importantly, be willing to turn the wheel as you steer your way toward a successful school year. Connect with Colleagues Social distancing can create feelings of loneliness and isolation, but there’s a large and friendly community of educators ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Innovation in Biology
...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 Using engineering design to develop solutions for real-world problems. Innovation ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Learning With Your Students
...ta using several sensors and controls a water pump based on the conditions needed to sustainably water a garden. With this project, I finally saw the connection to my content area, and even more ideas began bubbling to the surface. I wanted to do more, so I wrote a grant through the Bright Minds ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
Calculus is the study of rates of change and of lengths, areas and volumes. Often, students have a hard time grasping the concepts of calculus, and even more, making connections among them. Dynamic visualization is a good tool for helping students to visualize and interact with the mathematics. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
How Else Can We Show This?
...culators — numeric, algebraic, graphical, geometric, statistical — allow me to push my students to approach problems in more than one “right way.” By connecting these environments and making student thinking visible when we dig into a mathematical situation, we support students in productive stru...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
...s with and without lids, and blindfolds, but none of these methods give good, reasonable, quantifiable results. Eventually, I found a system from the Connected Chemistry Curriculum (found at connchem.org) that is interesting, robust with meaning, and foolproof. All we need is a few hundred pennie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
... project will get a much deeper understanding of how sensors actually work. Here’s a look at the essence of the competition. All the components are connected and ready to get started. The SCIENCE behind this project is all about measurement and circuits. Students will need to calibrate their s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
...tices, as well as the student-led conversations about the collected data. By using the TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ System, the students’ calculators are connected through a wireless adapter to the teacher’s computer. The TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ System can project the students’ screens. Imagine havi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
...lungs. Blood Volume - River of Life In the “River of Life” lesson, students determine how much blood is in their own bodies while connecting math and science. Students use tabular data to accurately generate a scatter plot and produce a linear regression model for human blood ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...n, we all hope our team is the big winner. And just like when the bell rings at the end of class, we hope we have engaged and motivated our students, connected their learning to their interests, hope it sticks, and may even just spark a new curiosity. Happy game day celebrations! And don’t forg...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Oklahoma Students Make Their Mark Learning to Program with Rover
...mming Rover to draw a line to programming Rover to draw a large robot on butcher paper. “The coding is pretty simple, it sends a message to Rover to connect to the calculator, and after that it’s just a series of SEND codes that tell it to move forward, turn and reverse,” said Hickman. Hickman’...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/seeroverdraw
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...tudent. Robots and their built-in sensors are also an effective way to teach conditional “if/then” statements. An effective example with real-life connections is obstacle avoidance using an ultrasonic sensor. if (distance < 10cm) then stop...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
...0 pixels (3.5" diagonal) Screen resolution: 125 DPI; 16-bit color Powered by the TI-Rechargeable Battery (included) USB port for computer connectivity 90 MB storage memory / 64MB operating memory 396 MHz processor speed Additional technical specifications are available onl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...e 1: STEM education should advance the learning of each individual STEM discipline. Principle 2: STEM education should provide logical and authentic connections between and across the individual STEM disciplines. Principle 3: STEM education should serve as a bridge to STEM careers. In the comp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...ator tool. Type in the rational expressions to be added as shown below. In the same way as using a non-CAS calculator to help enhance the connection between the numeric factors of individual denominators and the lowest common denominator, CAS confirms the same relationship is true for...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...Generation Science Standards), which allows students to discuss concepts they’re learning through real experiences. This permits them to start making connections, so that each concept becomes less abstract. What are some fun or unique ways you help your students learn? Again, the idea of not ta...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Ingenuity-takes-flight
...’ T³™ International Conference and at the annual NSTA STEM Forum and Expo. He sees the integration of technology as a great way to help students make connections between math and science. April 2021 marked the first time in history that an object built on Earth made a powered, controlled flig...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...nutes. What to do? Here are a few of my favorite tips to help make your first impression memorable. 1. Break the ice: Introduce yourself and make a connection with your students. Get to know each other with some questions like, “What’s a word that describes you, that starts with the first lette...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...you need to make the expectations clear to the students. In my classroom, I don’t allow students to have their cell phones out in class. New research connects in-class cellphone and laptop use with lower test scores: Cellphone Distraction in the Classroom Can Lead to Lower Grades, Rutgers Study F...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
AP® Precalculus Resources Teachers Love | Texas Instruments
...re. Jan. 16, 2024 – AP® Precalculus: Develop Procedural and Conceptual Fluency Using TI Technology Feb. 13, 2024 – AP® Precalculus: Interpret and Connect Multiple Representations Using TI Technology Mar. 12, 2024 – AP® Precalculus: Engage Students in Interpreting, Reasoning and Communicating...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ap-precalculus-resources-teachers-will-love