My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
...hing STEM with intentionality. The focus of this session was discussing how we might build an equitable culture where more students are empowered to access STEM opportunities and succeed. John empowered participants with actions dedicated to: Designing learning environments and opportunities....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...aryland Science teacher and T³™ National Instructor, Jessica Kohout, that will encourage you to shoot for the moon. “Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning” by Peter C. Brown et al. Recommended by T³™ instructor and Ontario Association of Mathematics Education President, Paul Alves, t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
...CARE® from Alcon) is put into a plastic container with a platinum disc to catalyze the reaction of hydrogen peroxide to become water and oxygen gas. According to the manufacturer, contact lenses must be placed in a plastic case and soaked in the peroxide solution for a period of six hours. At tha...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
...r Science Principles curriculum? The list for computer systems and networks is rather lengthy. Think about all the review students could accomplish if each student in your class created a flash card stack with a different list of vocabulary. After a few days of practice, partner pairs...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
...em' Session Calculator Activities to Help Students Prepare for Normed Exams Pick up tips for making best use of graphing technology to prepare for success on high stakes exams. This hands-on session will explore important strategies for technology use to help students develop understanding of hi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...y. Celebrate meeting key 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Learning With Your Students
..., and jabbering about something close to what they were looking for. I soon learned that this was a terrible idea, and saying, “I don’t know,” is an acceptable answer. What makes it more powerful for everyone involved is following it up with, “Let’s find out together!” Taking the Plunge This ye...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
... the phenomenon, and importantly, they lend no insight into the phenomenon. Alternatively, a theoretical mathematical model is based on a currently accepted theory. Historically, theoretical models have made considerable advances in the sciences. Theoretical models can predict a phenomenon befor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
How Else Can We Show This?
... productive struggle are two of the high-leverage mathematical teaching practices discussed in NCTM’s “Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All” (2014). About the author: Karen Campe is a T3™ National Instructor with 15 years’ experience teaching secondary math and pre-s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
...awesome chemistry teacher, Ms. Dunlap, started a Cooking with Chemistry project where students describe in detail all of the chemical reactions that occur. Our administration was encouraging us to think outside the box and rethink how we could assess our students’ progress for final exams. I am ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
...udents will need to calibrate their sensor against a known digital thermometer. Therefore, students will need to understand science concepts such as accuracy and precision. In addition, they will learn how circuits work as they build their sensor using a breadboard, wires, resistors and an analog...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...hing and learning, technology and publishing as she manages the many activity websites TI offers. In her spare time, she spends her weekends on the soccer, baseball and lacrosse fields cheering on her two sons. She loves to travel with her family, and her happy place is the beach. Check out t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...room using the TI-Innovator™ Rover. 2. Show computing concepts in action. Robots are a fantastic addition to a coding-related class. The sense of accomplishment that the students have when they see their code make something move is unparalleled. A French educator once described to me how a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...dule. Both a program and a module are written using the same Python language but differ slightly in their purpose. A program is executable code that accomplishes a goal — it should do something. A module is also a Python file but is designed to be imported into a program (or another module), like...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
...loon created has its own attributes and methods and thus will be unique, so only b1’s radius is displayed. It is not necessary to refer to self when accessing b1.r. Note: __init__ has two underscore characters (_ _) before and after the word init: def _ _ init _ _ (self, ...) (spaces for sho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
...sking about the probability of more than 5 heads in 10 coin flips, then you need binomcdf( . Keep in mind that binomcdf( is cumulative from 0 to k successes, so pay close attention to whether to subtract the endpoint, or not, when using the compliment rule. Always remember that for the free-resp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
... Which calculators are not allowed? The SAT® policy also lists functionality that is not permitted on the exam, which includes: Models that can access the internet, have wireless, Bluetooth, cellular, audio/video recording and playing, camera or any other smartphone-type feature Models that...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...cavenger hunt. Get your students up and moving by asking them to collect several items around their house that match different descriptions. You can access a Google Doc™ here with some ideas to get started. Simply make a copy of the document and customize it based on things you think would be fun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
... a registered trademark of the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation IB is a registered trademark owned by the International Baccalaureate Organization About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technol...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...Presentation Dec. 6: Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers — Session 7 Presentation Students and teachers can access all of the 2021–22 live sessions, as well as previously recorded sessions, on our YouTube channel here. Can’t get enough calculus? Check out ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
... initiatives, additional efforts are needed to ensure more students choose to pursue and are better prepared for college majors or careers in STEM.” According to the National Science Board, only 25% of 12th graders achieved a level of proficient or higher in mathematics and only 22% achieved a le...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
...can be numerically explored in middle grades math on the non-CAS TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. On a Calculator page, use the algebra menu to access the Factor tool, and calculate factor(6) followed by factor(10). On the next line, access the Least Common Multiple tool from the algebra men...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
...onal mobile phone network providers and carriers I work with a team passionate about education and helping educators and students achieve academic success My STEM career has been evolving for many years. I’ve often been the only female and, more often, the only African American in the room; s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
... difficult concepts? I try to tie it in and “make it real” by giving students lessons and activities that they can truly see and experience. We have access to this phenomenon through NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards), which allows students to discuss concepts they’re learning through real ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Ingenuity-takes-flight
...s an important date for NASA. After an almost seven-month journey, and a landing often called “The seven minutes of terror,” the Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars. Perseverance carried an arsenal of scientific instruments designed to hunt for signs of past microbial li...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight