Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...portant to show kids this concept in many different ways. We need to look at problems visually, concretely and abstractly. We have to teach all kids —those who are visual learners, those who like numbers and those who like graphs. It’s important to have students understand that it’s not about sim...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...age that all of us in the classroom can revise and improve our practices to make the rest of the year as successful as possible. About the author: Karen Campe is a T3™ National Instructor with 15 years’ experience teaching secondary math and pre-service teachers. She is passionate about...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
...relationship between stopping distance and speed for different driving conditions and compare the differences in the models to describe the effect of those conditions on stopping distance. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (pdf). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire acti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
Which Texas Instruments (TI) Calculator for the ACT® and Why?
... the production of, nor do they endorse these products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.com and www.act.org. About the author: Jeff McCalla, author of “TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for Dummies,” 2nd ed. (Wiley, 2013) and “TI-Nspire for Dummies,” 2nd ed. (Wiley, 201...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/which-ti-calculator-for-the-act-and-why
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
... the same math class this past year, with their mom, Kimberly Karaman, as their teacher. Rising senior Lauryn and rising sophomore Connor Johnson, waiting to surprise their mother and math teacher, Kimberly Karaman, the July winner of TI’s Spread the Math Love Contest. Connor said he was up late ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
... Birdhouse Project When Ms. Herr gave out the birdhouse project directions, the students were pumped. No final exam — woo-hoo! To top it off, they thought that building a birdhouse would be pretty easy. I think it ended up being much more challenging than they first expected. It’s miter...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
... In this example, we reach equilibrium one round earlier than in the last case and find that there are different amounts of reactants and products compared to the first case. Here’s where it gets really good. We calculate the ratio of products to reactants in each round for each simulation, an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...holiday-themed activities help you inject a little merry mathematics into your lesson plans from now until the break. Happy holidays! About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
...ra teachers in action as she creates her math valentine. Download a PDF of a blank valentine and one that’s ready to be shared. About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
Solution 11546: Compatibility Between Programs for the Calculator-Based Laboratory™ (CBL) and CBL 2™.
Solution 11546: Compatibility Between Programs for the Calculator-Based Laboratory™ (CBL) and CBL 2™. Solution 11546: Compatibility Between Programs for the Calculator-Based Laboratory™ (CBL) and CBL 2™. global Solution 11546: Compatibility Between Programs for the Calculator-Based Labora...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/data-collection-accessories/general-information/11546
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
...ou will want to either press 0 or arrow down to ZoomFIT, either way works. Desire a bigger spiral? Try changing θmax to a bigger number. 2: Embrace those Butterflies Falling in love usually comes with butterflies? So, why not learn how to graph the butterfly curve: To do so, press the y= key....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...never have actually related the motion to the graph and equation that models the motion with distance as a function of time. In this lesson, students compare and contrast the motion of two trains and relate their motion to graphs of distance as a function of time. For more information, downloa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...aphing calculator that help find the slope of a line or create a fun adventure game. You can start programming your current graphing calculator now without any special equipment by visiting education.ti.com/ticodes . TI provides free lessons that go over programming on the calculator. With TI-Ba...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...chool IB math teacher who gets his students involved in coding activities with “Coding Fridays.” Fast Facts About Daniel: TEACHES WHAT: IB math, probability and statistics, 11th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Woodmont High School in Greenville, South Carolina TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 23 yea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
... 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 Technology. Before joining TI five years ago,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...g true to their individual subjects and standards. "The current educational landscape brings great opportunities and great challenges which require thoughtful leadership and planning." Peter McLaren, Executive Director of Next Gen Education “A project of this nature has never been done before...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...ature. That’s ultimately why I decided to become a classroom teacher, so I could be surrounded by that same feeling every day. "When you get to see those “Aha!” moments come to life for your students, it makes it all worthwhile." Jessica Kohout, TI Teacher of the Month What advice would you g...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
...t out on your own, and get geocaching! *Terms and conditions apply. See drawing rules on the promotion landing page for details. About the author: Alison Steele is the Senior Marketing Manager for TI Education Technology in North America. She has been helping #SpreadMathLove with Texas I...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
...ene actually forms a solid structure in the acetone since the air has been released; the styrene re-bonds to make a hard dense plastic. Polystyrene without air can be used to make plastic forks, spoons and knives! Below, see a video of this experiment and others in action: Use an organic solv...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...of yourself so you can tackle the rest of the year. Remember each year is different and this is the year that will be the best one yet! About The Author: Jessica Kohout has taught all levels of biology, from on grade level to AP®, at Reservoir High School in Howard County, MD. She became a T3™ ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
The Long Road to My STEM Career
..., 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&D and innovation uni...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...ost are only an hour long. You can knock one out in no time! Algebra Through Calculus: Domain and Range of Functions Hosted by Corey Boby and Kim Thomas AP® Calculus Readers discuss domain and range of functions in this second session of our “Algebra Through Calculus” series. Algebra Thro...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
Bounded Areas | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Calculus
This lesson involves comparing the Riemann Sum area estimates with the exact bounded area of a curve and the x-axis. Bounded Areas | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Calculus apcalculus website Mat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-bounded-areas
Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus
This lesson involves comparing the Riemann Sum area estimates with the exact bounded area of a curve and the x-axis. Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus apcalculus website Mathematics lesson...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-bounded-areas
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Calculus Activity Overview I...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions