You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
You know the old saying, you never get a second chance to make a good, first impression. The same holds true for the first day of school. At my school, classes are shortened on the first day from 55 minutes to 25 minutes. What to do? Here are a few of my favorite tips to help make your first im...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
As summer comes to a close, it is time to think about the most important week of school – the first week! In the first week, we make our first impressions and set the tone of the year. A good first week can make a huge difference in a classroom environment for the whole year. Here are 5 ways to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
How many times have you heard someone say they’re not a “math person?” Probably more than you can count. Most of the time, it’s an adult saying this. It’s likely because their math education relied heavily on memorization to learn facts and procedures. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
#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
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
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
If you lose the slide case for your graphing calculator, or simply want to up your style game, you can now print a spare case for your TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator. Texas Instruments Engineer and 3-D printing pundit, Jim Galu, designed printing files to create custom slide covers for TI’s n...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
The start of a new year is the perfect time for setting new goals and prepping for the next few months of classes. Perhaps your goal is a large, year-long project, or maybe it’s a small, daily habit that you’d like to implement. Either way, one of the best ways to keep yourself motivated is by ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
The start of a new year is the perfect time for setting new goals and prepping for the next few months of classes. Maybe your goals are huge, year-long goals or maybe it’s a small, daily habit that you’d like to implement. Either way, one of the best ways to keep yourself motivated is by having ...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
Vectors in Component Form
Vectors in Component Form apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Geometry and Trigonometry Vectors in Component Form Students will learn ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-vectors-component-form
Trig Ratios
Trig Ratios apcalculus website Students will use the graphing calculator to discover the relationship between the trigonometric functions of sine, cosine and tangent and the side length ratios of a r...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-ratios
Triangle Trigonometry and Circles
Triangle Trigonometry and Circles apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Geometry and Trigonometry Triangle Trigonometry and Circles This...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-triangle-trig
Too Many Choices
Too Many Choices apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability Too Many Choices Students investigate the fundamental ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-too-many-choices
TJ Warren Donates TI Calculators
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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
... 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 partitions between 0 and 1. What to look for S...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities2/short-cuts
Give me Five
In this activity, students will discuss and describe the center and spread of a univariate data set by way of a five number summary and visually by a box & whisker diagram. Students will then apply this knowledge to real life applications to enhance their ability to understand this math in stat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-give-me-five
AP® Calculus Resources
AP® Calculus Resources apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Overview *NEW/UPDATED Titl...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Proof of Identities
Proof of Identities apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Geometry and Trigonometry Proof of Identities This lesson involves discovering...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-proof-of-identities
Too Many Choices
Too Many Choices apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability Too Many Choices Students investigate the fundamental ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-too-many-choices
SD Measure of Spread
SD Measure of Spread apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability SD Measure of Spread This lesson is intended as an...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-measure-of-spread
Discrimination of Parabolas
Discrimination of Parabolas apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions Objectives Understand the role of the discrimi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-discrimination-parabola
How Dense are We?
How Dense are We? apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Review of computat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-density
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
Earlier this year, the College Board® allowed students to use a graphing calculator on the AP® Biology exam. As mathematical thinking and data analysis have become a bigger part of the AP® biology curriculum, it makes sense to enable students to take advantage of the learning that a graphing cal...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved