You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
... changes. The same applies for students. If students have a growth mindset, there is no limit to what they can learn in a given year. 4. Break it down in writing: From day one, I want all of my students to know their math ability is not fixed. I’ve been inspired by Jo Boaler and Carol Dweck and...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
#NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Recap
Thanks for stopping by the TI booth or joining a session at #NCTMregionals Seattle. We loved meeting all of you! You can check out some of the resources we shared, and download the materials from your favorite exhibitor workshop below. Texas Instruments Staff TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMreg...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/nctm-seattle
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
It’s here. Exam week. We’ve all been there — you’ve studied hard all year, put in the time, but sometimes it doesn’t feel like enough. Especially when you’re studying for multiple exams at one time, how do you keep yourself healthy and calm? Vanessa Vakharia, known as The Math Guru, has been i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
...room. The lesson will create discussion among students while they explore mathematical concepts with the TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators. Download the calculator printout and answer key here. In the Back to the Basics Calculator Activity, students are required to challenge themselves w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
Going Back to School With Stations
... and exploring. As students work through station activities, I snap pictures of individuals and partners or groups working well together, write down quotes that I hear (students helping one another, encouraging one another, etc.), and I also write down things that I like (volume level, proxim...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
Juniors at Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina, will have new Texas Instruments graphing calculators for the ACT next week, thanks to former student and current professional basketball player, T.J. Warren. The 6-foot-8 forward for the Phoenix Suns returned to his hometown and high sc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...lass, I was a bit intimidated at first. But, with Mr. Cichoracki’s encouragement, I soon became the go-to student when others needed help with their own programming assignments. Mr. Cichoracki pushed me even further out of my comfort zone by urging me to join Mathletes as the school’s oralist rep...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...ademarks of ACT, Inc., which does not endorse TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.act.org. Microsoft is a registered trademark of its owner. About the author: Ada Woo, Ph.D., Senior Director of Strategy Implementation & Operations for ACTNext™, serves as chief of staff for the R...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...(TI) graphing calculators. About the author: Tom Reardon has taught mathematics in Ohio at Fitch High School for 35 years and part time at Youngstown State University for 39 years. As a T³™ National Instructor, Tom provides professional development internationally, and he serves as an advisor ...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
... Portable programming platform The Python environment on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator does not require any additional configuration or downloads. It does not need any IT infrastructure or additional computing equipment to start using Python in your classrooms. The portability of the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...r creations. Share them with us on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram by tagging @TICalculators. Happy printing! Disclaimer: Use these cases at your own discretion. These designs are offered for free and as such, TI offers no warranties or representations regarding these designs or their ability...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...roblem for a couple of reasons. The adjacent side is already labeled 9, and none of the answer choices for the length of segment DF are 8? It boils down to students not understanding that sine, cosine and tangent are RATIOS. In other words, the numerator is not necessarily the length of the adjac...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
... Hosted by Audrey Cucci and JoAnn Miltenberg This session focuses on educational technology that motivates and encourages students to exceed their own expectations in the classroom. Making Mathematical Connections Across a Vertical Curriculum Hosted by Lynn Adsit and Kim Schjelderup In thi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...devices on an exam, citing test security as their number one concern. Internet access on personal devices that school districts have no way to lock down makes it far too tempting to take an online tool and turn it into a cheating method. What students need is a graphing calculator that was desig...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Best of Biology
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
Most students instinctively know already that for each consecutive bounce, a ball will reach slightly less height than in the bounce before. They may have even explored the mathematical model that describes how the height decreases for a series of bounces, like the one shown in Figure 1. In p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Relating Rates
...Vocabulary Related Rates Differentiation Implicit Rate of Change Relating Rates Downloads ZIP Relating Rates.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-relating-rates
Binomial PDF Eye Color | TI-Nspire Family
...ities and will answer probability questions using the graph of a binomial model for a random variable involving binomial trials. Downloads ZIP Binomial PDF eye color.ZIP PDF Teacher Notes.PDF Create Notes.PDF Student Activity.PDF IB Question.PDF...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-binomial
Binomial Expansion
...nsions throughout the activity. The Binomial Theorem and Pascal’s Triangle will also be used as tools to aid in this process. Downloads ZIP Binomial Expansion.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DO...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-binomial-expansion
Pearson's vs. Sprearman's Correlation Coefficient
...lds often. During this activity, students should be familiar with finding and using the finance solver and amortization table. Downloads ZIP Correlation Coefficient.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-pearson-spearman-correlation-coefficient
Function, or Not a Function?
...sing a moving vertical line. Students will determine if a table of x- and y-values represents a function. Vocabulary function Downloads ZIP Function_or_Not_a_Function.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-function-or-not
The t Test | TI-Nspire™ family | Stats & Probability
... About the Lesson Students will be given several examples of data. They will do the following for each example: Write down the null and alternative hypotheses. State whether the example is a one-tailed or a two-tailed test. Using the handheld, students will find ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-the-t-test
Voronoi Diagrams | TI-Nspire™ family | Geometry and Trigonometry
...e the circumcenters to separate regions or cells in the Voronoi Diagram. Apply Voronoi Diagrams to real world situations. Downloads ZIP Voronoi Diagrams.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-voronoi-diagrams
Bounded Areas | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Calculus
... About the Lesson This activity is done mainly by hand, but uses the TI-84 family as an aid to the problems. Downloads ZIP Bounded Areas.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC S...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-bounded-areas
Voronoi Diagrams | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Geometry and Trigonometry
...e activity. Also, having colored pencils when the Voronoi Diagram is created will help distinguish the cells that are created. Downloads ZIP Voronoi Diagrams.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-voronoi-diagrams