Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
...sometimes seem like a distant dream. However, if you model what “think time” looks like, it will be the most important few seconds of your class. Set up think time by saying, “I want you to think about this for a minute. Don’t shout anything out; just think about the question and what it means.” ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
...ing daily between three different spaces, as well as different teaching schedules daily. When I first started the school year, I would set everything up for my class only to realize I’d set it up in the wrong classroom! Previously, I used a notebook to record my to-do list, but I’ve recently ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Any day is a better day with a little π (pi). Let’s celebrate Pi Day with some fun, meaningful activities that show students how the mathematical constant shows up in real life. 1: Happy Pi Day Activity Worksheets Choose from two quick-start activities; Ready-made Pi or Homemade Pi. In thes...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
... nine out of 10 teachers will spend as much as three weeks on review, because of summer learning loss. The good news – your friends at TI have come up with five ways to help keep students’ STEM skills sharp this summer, and we’re sharing them with you: #1. Meet the “STEM Squad” Starting now th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
...it takes a king, on the h4 square, six moves to reach the b4 square. How many different, six move routes could the king take? Problem 2 | Virality Suppose we have the following model for information (e.g. photo, video, post) transfer (i.e. spread) in a grid: each square is colored either green ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts
... Advantages It is relatively easy to swap out note cards or just cross off names if there are a lot of schedule changes. It also helps with small group formations as everyone can see the names on the desks. Students cannot switch seats because the handwriting on the assignments is mine (if corre...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/seating_charts
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
... Plus model. Locate these important keys arranged around and near the Touchpad: Home/ON (with its house icon), menu, esc, Scratchpad (looks like a “moving” calculator), and the blue ctrl key. The Touchpad acts like a “swiper” pad similar to the touch screen on a tablet or laptop. You can swipe in...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
... computer science teacher. Fast Facts About Fatemia: TEACHES WHAT: AP Calculus, College Algebra, Trigonometry, AP Computer Science Principles, and Java Programming I & II TEACHES WHERE: Knox Central High School in Kentucky TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 4 years Fatemia in her own words: Why did you bec...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
...panelists are female engineers, scientists, and mathematicians – women who are already encouraging the next generation of STEM leaders! Meet our lovely panelists: Becky of @NASAedu Becky Kamas is the Activity Manager for STEM on Station, a NASA Office of STEM Engagement activity dedicated to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
... In example 2, you have an inequality and numerical choices, so you can substitute in one value into the expression to check if it works. Then arrow up twice to highlight the expression and press enter to use it again. Left arrow to edit the value and check the next choice. Stop as soon as you...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/sat_tips_ti84
The Heartbeat of STEM
...oduce your students to coding while teaching your students about the structure of the heart and flow of blood through the heart. And just in time for Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month! As an Advanced Placement biology teacher, I don’t always have the time to do as much STEM integration...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...: their understanding of the slope of a line was limited, at best. In my mathematical mind, the first thing I needed to do was “correct” that. I believed if they only understood how to compute it, they would “understand” slope. Boy, was I wrong. In order for the computation of slope to be underst...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
World-Emoji-Day
Do you recognize any of these? The first (known-to-me) emojis! Yup, quite primitive, and predating the smartphone versions of the fancy emojis we know and love today. But, I do remember emails that sent images in the signature, some basic, some complex and some from people who had way too much t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Hit a high note exploring the math behind music
...s intimately rooted in math? Keep reading to explore the relationship between music and math and to explore a selection of TI lessons certain to pick up the tempo in your classroom. Hit a high note exploring the math behind music Ellen Fishpaw Hit a high note exploring the math behind mus...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/math-behind-music
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...part of my personality. I also had some great middle school teachers that really inspired me, because they were engaging, kind and always had a positive demeanor. I still remember them and strive to be just like them. I’ve always wanted to teach math, too, because I’ve always loved math. “In fa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...and how often. The survey can be anonymous to encourage students to give honest answers. If you want students to give their name (so you can follow up on their comments), be clear that what they say will not affect their grade. My Four Questions My students answer these four open-ended promp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
5 Teachers You Should Be Following on Instagram Right Now
...ers. 3. Esther Brunat (@estherbrunat) This hilarious millennial describes herself as a math teacher to hormonal high schoolers. Her life goal: fill up all the pages of her passport by the time it expires in 2021. Follow Esther for funny daily stories and math memes. 4. Kathleen(@misscraftymath...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/5-teachers-to-follow-on-instagram
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
... without a calculator. Decide which math skills and problems you will assess without the calculator and for which ones you will allow technology support. Encourage students to think about Mathematical Practice Standard #5, “use appropriate tools strategically,” as your lessons unfold, so they...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...lay and a flag display for both the TI-Nspire™ CX II and the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculators: Try the Fireworks activity shown above which is found in the recently added sections “Python Modules” on TI Codes for the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator and TI Cod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...mind. What do you love most about teaching? My students. I love helping my students reach their goals. I also love watching my students’ faces light up when they have an aha-moment and get a concept we’ve been working on. What is most important to you about being a teacher? "Connecting with ki...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
...n the confined 45 to 90 minutes of a class period? One option is to use simulations to give students the ability to slow down the really fast, speed up the really slow, and see the very large or very small. Simulations enable students to build a mental framework for how a “hard to see” system wo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Any day is a better day with a little π (pi). Let’s celebrate pi day with some fun, meaningful activities that show students how the mathematical constant shows up in real life! 1: Got Pi? Host a Pi Day potluck Have your students bring circular food items for a potluck (cookies, pies, pizza, do...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...d to help drive the development of this new site, created for IB® teachers specifically. This has been a multiyear endeavor that started with a group effort of IB® teachers, who were also TI instructors, like me, from around the world. We were tasked with examining current TI activities on the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
...ther they know it or not, this is a concept that students definitely see in both their math and science classes. In the spirit of Engineers Week, we’ve created a lesson that “builds bridges” between math and science concepts. To help get you started, we’ve outlined some tips that will help you p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
...s walk you through the programming editor on the calculator. Once you’ve nailed down the basics, we can help you move into the fundamentals that make up most programming languages. I’m talking about things like variables, conditional statements ( If/Then), Loops (For, While), you know, the fun st...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode