Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
...have the chance to collaborate often, practice vertical alignment and disagree on notation. “We need more educators like him — people willing to fight for change, love math with all their heart, and stand by education as their career for a lifetime,” said Ms. Meinke. With the help of TI, she ar...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...hen you teach students Python, you’ll be introducing them to one of the most widely used programming languages across a variety of industries. You might be asking: Just how can coding be used to enhance math instruction? Let’s look at one possible example: quadratics. We all teach it. What are s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
... the classroom. Take the case. 3. Uncover the truth about the haunting of Dead Man’s Curve The ghostly legend of Biker Bob was born the fateful night when he crossed the centerline at Dead Man’s Curve and skidded into the great beyond. Now a popular TV show claims it has proof the tall tales a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
...oncept and prototype in their winning video submission. The concept: A free-floating robot designed to sanitize surfaces on the ISS using UV light. Watch their winning video. The robot uses TI technology to determine its proximity to a wall or obstruction so that it can stop or revers...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...Winners of an event, or sport, will be awarded with a medal comprised of gold and other metals. Students may be surprised by this fact alone! The weight and diameter of each of the medals is as follows: With this information, along with the current gold prices, students can calculate how...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
...t Cheltenham High School, is being interviewed by a local news station about winning the Spread the Math Love Contest from TI. “I’m excited; overwhelmed with joy,” said Jeffery Gaskin, a senior at Cheltenham High School outside of Philadelphia. “This was a good surprise,” said classmate, and co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...the importance of STEM in their programming, she said, “At Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland, girls are exposed to areas of STEM education that they might not experience in other places. When girls experience science and technology in a hands-on, minds-on way, they can build confidence in a field t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
...nd self-assurance. Our team members are a huge part of the success of these initiatives, as they donate their time to be role models to girls who might not know what they can do in STEM fields, or might not have the confidence to try something new, particularly in a male-dominated field like rob...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
...red by watching topics they already know and understand. All students can learn at their own individual pace. About the author: Tom Reardon taught every math course at Fitch High School (Ohio) during his 35-year career, where he received the Presidential Award and attained National Board Ce...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...able 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 uses lights and sound to signal whe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
StatisticsOfficeHours
...to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 2015, he has led many content development projects including the Math ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/statisticsofficehours
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
...xt coding lesson by helping students write a spooky program. Explore exponential growth with zombies Exponential growth and decay is often taught in the context of human populations, but what about zombie populations? This STEM Behind Hollywood activity explores the concept of exponential ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...ons of projects I like to use, and I’m ready to share some of those ideas with you. Do I share projects that are content specific, math intensive, light on coding or coding intensive? How many lines of code are too many? Should it focus on Python to teach math, Python to enhance math or computer ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
Over the past month, students have seen games, light sequences, scales and even familiar songs come to life during ShadOnline. Hundreds of ShadOnline participants solved coding problems virtually during Texas Instruments’ innovative workshops. Whether it was running a program p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
San Antonio calculus teacher Walter Meyer thought he was heading to a meeting about funding for a gardening project, but instead he was surprised with cheerleaders, a marching band and news that he was the latest winner in the Texas Instruments (TI) Spread the Math Love Contest. Walter Meyer s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
TI’s Response to COVID-19: We Are Here for You
...ging times, and I appreciate you working tirelessly to find ways to keep our kids educated during this time of need while also providing a sense of calm and normalcy. iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Chrome OS™ is a trademark of Google LLC. About th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/coronavirusresponse
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
...lk” comes into play. Students work together on an assignment with their calculators. Turn-and-talk Just as straightforward as it sounds, turn-and-talk happens immediately after “think time.” Not only do students collaborate about their ideas, but students who ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
...tivity. 3. Forces and Motion: Free Body Diagrams This activity has several simulations that let students interact with forces due to weight and normal force on an incline plane. Later in the lesson, students will also adjust for frictional forces. Screenshots from the Free Bod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...atter if the test is on papers (admin 1 and 2) or online (admin 3), this year the exam follows the typical multiple-choice and free-response format. https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/dates/ap-calculus-ab-exam-administration-1 Make sure that students realize that their answers are going to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
As a child, every new year my dad would ask my sisters and me to write down our New Year’s resolutions. On top of my list was always, “get straight A’s and exercise every day.” To this day, that has never happened. Ever. In 2019, after a lot of life transitions, I discovered that I was frequentl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!
Like many of you, I wear a variety hats in a day — daughter, sister, wife, mom, marketing professional, runner, math education advocate, PTA member, college football fan and, last but not least, a Girl Scout leader! I started my career in engineering because I loved math and science. Both subject...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscouts_codingbadge
Five Ways Math Teachers are Superheroes
...and-day-out to get your students excited about math. Here are our top 5 takeaways: #1 – Math teachers change students’ perceptions of math! You might hear your students say, “I hate math.” But, they really do love when they understand – and that you make the effort to help them get it! #2– ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/mathteacherschangetheworld
To STEM and Beyond!
As a chemistry teacher, I have always been intrigued on how to do what the engineering design and computer science teachers do in their classes. “Why,” do you ask? We are educating the future workforce. Our students are being trained and taught for jobs that haven’t even been created yet. The ev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...Ready-made Pi activity is great if class/prep time is short. Or, let students experiment with the Homemade Pi activity with objects (or treats!) brought from home. Either way, the included calculator keypress quick tips sheet will keep students moving forward! Download the worksheets When the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...ote “Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School.” There are many things in there that are still accurate, but I have some new suggestions in light of today’s current situation. Here are five ways to make sure that this school year is better than before! 1. Build relationships with your ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips