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
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...rly beginning using arithmetic for entertainment, I don’t remember ever thinking that “when I grow up, I’m going to be an engineer.” In fact, in school I never felt that I was very good at mathematics, and it wasn’t one of my favorite subjects. I always loved computers and technology but wasn’t ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
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
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...n. This allows for easy discovery of functions. The use of in-line prompts helps to know the expected parameters for functions. The availability of tool-tips and pick-lists helps to avoid errors by informing the user of the expected ranges. #4: Library of built-in modules Modules are Python’s ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
... he’s got some helpful tips for classroom teachers now tasked with figuring out how to teach online. Richard Snow has been teaching with TI technology for more than 20 years and is a T³™ National Instructor. For the past 15 years, he has been teaching remotely and is sharing his top tips for...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...ing 3-D printable things. So far, he’s created dozens of different 3-D printable designs and he’s excited to add calculator cases to his current portfolio of pencil holders, drawer organizers and multipurpose tools. What’s his motivation for creating the cases? Galu said he often finds himself us...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
... your schedule and at your own pace. After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print a certificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for continuing education credit. Introducing the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator Presented by Becky Byer and John Ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...n expressions and equations from algebra I through calculus and highlight expectations across the grade levels to prep for AP® Calculus. Something Old, Something New With the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator Hosted by Johnny Ashurst and Kathy Hale In this webinar, the presenters promote str...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
I’ve been getting some questions recently about the usefulness of graphing calculators when we’re already surrounded by laptops, tablets and smartphones. There’s no arguing the transformative effect of this technology on our world. But in the classroom, these general-purpose devices have had mix...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Engineers who code
TIers who code: TI engineers share how they learned to code on their TI calculator Did you know in just 10 minutes, you can learn to code? Coding is more than just a computer language; it requires the same problem solving and curiosity needed for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathem...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/engineers-who-code
STEM Challenge
Fifteen teams of middle-school STEM students rise to the TI Orion Space Capsule Challenge in Sarasota, Fla. Fifteen teams of middle-school STEM students rise to the TI Orion Space Capsule Challenge in Sarasota, Fla. STEM Challenge Texas Instruments STEM Challenge website ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/stem-challenge
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...ith audiences of all ages. Texas Instruments can help you, inspire your students, with the TI-Innovator™ Rover programmable vehicle. It’s fun, it’s cool, and best of all, students of all ages with no prior coding experience can get the Rover to move and follow their coding commands in just a few ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Top 6 calculator functions to know for AP® Statistics | TI
...ties for random variables that are normally distributed is a core concept in the AP® Statistics course. Because of this, you can expect a question involving a normal probability computation on the exam. Let’s say you are asked to find the probability that X takes a value between 65 and 86 if ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/top-6-calculator-functions-ap-statistics
Which Garage Is Better?
Which Garage Is Better? apcalculus website Students are to find the solution to a system of linear equations using technology. They are presented with two problems: music sales and parking lot fees. ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-which-garage
Vectors in Component Form
...ent quantities that have both magnitude and direction. There are a number of ways that 2D vectors can be represented. One of these representations involves expressing a vector r in terms of unit vectors i and j. This is known as component form and is expressed as r = ai + bj. A tns file is provid...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-vectors-component-form
Trig Ratios
...f the sides of right triangles. Students will use the TI-Nspire™ CX II to discover the relationship of these three trig functions. Students will solve any right triangle given an angle and the lengths of the opposite side, adjacent side or the hypotenuse. Students will try to make a connect...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-ratios
Ed-Tech-Sustainability
Ed-Tech-Sustainability global website For over 30 years, our core commitment to education technology has revolved around product excellence, sustainability and community impact. Shaping a s...https://education.ti.com/en/about/ed-tech-sustainability
Triangle Trigonometry and Circles
...tics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Geometry and Trigonometry Triangle Trigonometry and Circles This lesson involves the ratios of side lengths of triangles with invariant angle measures and the relationships to trigonometric functions of an angle. ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-triangle-trig
Tower of Hanoi
...disks, and the monks in the legendary civilization only moved one disk per day. With this in mind, according to the legend, when will the world end? Solve the puzzle, determine the rule for the Geometric recursion relationship, and calculate the number of days required to complete the 64-disk pro...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-tower-hanoi
Too Many Choices
...ons. Key Steps Students will explore the fundamental counting principle and discover its formula. They will use the Segment tool to help them determine the number of different combinations. Each choice is represented as a point. Step 1 Then, students will use t...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-too-many-choices
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
Jack Kilby Day global website Grades 6-10 Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby In 1958, technology as we knew it changed forever. On Sept. 12, 1958, Jack Kilby, a TI engineer and i...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/jack-kilby-day
Nspired Crossword NC - Texas Instruments
Nspired Crossword NC Nspired Crossword NC Nspired Crossword NC - Texas Instruments website Two Columns Container Column 1 Column 2https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities2/nspired-crossword-nc
Short Cuts
... PDF DOC TNS Lesson Snapshot Fractions use two symbols to describe this new kind of number: the fraction (a/b) on a number line is a lengths of (1/b), where b indicates the number of equal partition...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities2/short-cuts
Sum of Infinite Geometric Series
Sum of Infinite Geometric Series apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Sum of Infinite Geometric Series This lesson ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-sum-infinite-geometric