mathyoga
...getting started? First thing’s first: Find some yoga mats. They recommend reaching out to a PE coach at your school, a local community center or even applying for a grant that is interested in supporting unconventional ways of exploring math. While you can move desks around in your classroom to m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
...ound 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 imagine an encounter with mathematics that left you awestruck. For te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
Score Big on the ACT® With These Tried-and-True Tips for the Math Section
... of being able to write the angle or length of a side directly on the figure, you have to redraw the figure from scratch on your paper and then label appropriately. Some digital tools will be provided: magnifier, highlighter, line reader, answer eliminator and answer masking. None of those tools ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-19-2021-act-tips
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...OS™ to connect their calculator and capture screenshots. Here is a quick sample activity. In the GIF below, students are asked to consider a rational function, and explore points of interest, and share back screenshots of what they found interesting. Example of a template that students w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
...ntly underperform is an indication that our system is broken. Opportunities Don’t Add Up As dialogue around the “achievement gap” shifts to the more appropriate term “opportunity gap,” which places responsibility on an inequitable system that is not providing opportunities for all kids to achiev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
... to work for the company providing this amazing technology that helps students across the world learn and visualize the complexity of math and how it applies to the real world. Shreya Mandal began using her TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator in high school and still uses it as a full-time eng...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
...V light to produce potable water. Once again, congratulations to the winners and to all those who submitted entries to the contest. We greatly appreciate the intelligence and creativity displayed here. We hope that everyone who participated will come back next year for the TI Codes Contest...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...n the math and science classroom. Let’s take a look at five activities you can try with your students. 1. Code the Flag This year, there will be approximately 10,000 athletes competing from 205 countries (however there are only 195 countries; a great topic for discussion) in 31 sports. The f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
...ng the structures around one central theme (this year’s theme was “countries around the world”). "Engineers are problem-solvers, and the methods we apply are the same – whether we’re working on a technical problem or trying to build a structure of cookie boxes. And we love to compete. My advice...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
... lost and, in my opinion, invaluable skills of problem-solving, teamwork and perseverance were mastered. This is a 10 Minutes of Code, Unit 1 application project: traffic light. Students use the built-in RGB LED and speaker on the TI-Innovator™ Hub to create a timed traffic light that use...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
...sics, the ghost of Dead Man’s Curve engages students in explorations of electromagnetism, the relationship of wavelength, and frequency and practical applications of electromagnetic principles with the TI‑Nspire™ CX or TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Unravel a ghostly tale of ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...uch as the free tasks from Illustrative Mathematics or the technology-enhanced activities from Texas Instruments), then demonstrate different student approaches to showcase the learning for all students. By carefully selecting and sequencing student work, teachers can provide a series of stepping...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
... Shifting our instruction With positive relationships and a viable scope and sequence in place, the last area of focus for teachers is what actually happens in classrooms. Incorporating NCTM’s mathematics teaching practices, educators set themselves and students up for successful learning experie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...ration efforts. I’m breaking down my top tips for math teachers, students and parents to prepare for the new digital format although most of the tips apply whether you’re testing at home or in school. Tips for teachers: Make sure students know when they are taking their exam. Make sur...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
Five Ways Math Teachers are Superheroes
... say, “I hate math.” But, they really do love when they understand – and that you make the effort to help them get it! #2– Math teachers make math fun! Math teachers know how to ÷ and conquer their math class to make it the life of the party! #3 – Math Teachers get to know their students. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/mathteacherschangetheworld
To STEM and Beyond!
...r™ Hub (Figure 1). We learned so much and had such a great time learning together. After seeing the positive impact on these students after school, I approached my principal spring of 2020 and proposed a full-blown programming/robotics course. Here’s where it gets really good: A pandemic plus a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Any day is a better day with a little π (pi). Let’s celebrate Pi Day with some fun, meaningful activities that show students how the mathematical constant shows up in real life. 1: Happy Pi Day Activity Worksheets Choose from two quick-start activities; Ready-made Pi or Homemade Pi. In thes...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...ths straight from March 2020 until the end of the 2021 school year. I was getting burned out. I made it a point to prioritize time for myself and set appropriate boundaries between work and home life. I set timers when I needed to shut my laptop for the day. I also prioritized time for things tha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
...notes with integer frequency must be an A note in some octave. Problem 5 Solution: This is a famous example of decision making in football (and a fun application of the quadratic formula). The key is that because there is so little time left, if the opponent scores, the game is over. If you decid...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts
...room. Follow her on Twitter @Kim_math. Take a chore and make it into a game! Read 3 ways to make seating charts you and your students will love. 3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts Kim Thomas – High School Math Teacher and Life-Long Learner 3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/seating_charts
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
... The TI-Nspire CX calculator is “menu driven” which means that most commands are found by pressing the menu key. The menus will be different for each application found on the calculator because there are different commands needed for calculating, graphing, statistics, geometry, etc. The center of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Expanding Knowledge With Financial Literacy | Texas Instruments
...our financial assets. Once you know what you have, you will be better able to manage. Next, create a budget. Once again, a spreadsheet (figure 1) or app could be the best way to keep track of the money going in and out of your account. The Balance provides a guide on “How To Make a Personal Budg...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/financial_literacy
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
...ce or just real life. Knowing how to persevere and be confident in overcoming challenges is important, especially for kids in my area. We're in rural Appalachia, where the poverty level is greater than 70 percent free and reduced lunch. As I’m teaching these students skills like computer science,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
How To Celebrate National Chemistry Week With Students | TI
...n introduction to data collection and how to use the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Vernier and Texas Instruments worked together to create an application on the TI-Nspire™ CX II handheld that will collect and analyze data. One of my favorite activities is where students use three differen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/celebrate-chemistry-week-with-students
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
...“Girls and Code, Montreal Movement”. Fun fact: English is not her first language, it’s French! Estefannie of @estefanniegg Estefannie is an embedded apps software engineering lead (makes apps for big robots) by day, and a YouTube content creator by night. During her day job, she programs in C++ ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat