You Asked – TI Answered: Enabling Student Career Success Through Products Developed With and for Teachers
... students to learn to code by using their TI-84 Plus CE or a TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator. At the heart of the TI-Innovator™ Hub is the TI MSP432™ LaunchPad™ Board ; the same technology being used by leading engineers around the world to develop everything from 3-D printers to smartwatches....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/products-with-a-purpose
Dallas Students Program Texas Instruments' First Educational Robot to Dance
...ademy student By the end of class, students had Rover moving and grooving to the music, and so were they. “If I were a teacher I would give Rover a 100 and some bonus points,” said sixth-grader, Emma Blackburn. “It was really interactive and I had a lot of fun.” That’s music to the ears of Pe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/october/rocking-with-rover
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
...ul experience that I think I will probably remember for the rest of my life.” The BAMFFs were all smiles as Ms. Meinke handed Mr. O his check for $1,500 to support the school’s award-winning math team. For his prize, TI is donating $1,500 to help with expenses for the math team. “That’s huge...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
TICodesContestTips
...tudents start building those skills with small projects and experiences using many of the free resources Texas Instruments (TI) has to offer. Step 1 Step one is to learn a little coding. To do this, students will need access to a TI graphing calculator (preferably a TI-Nspire™ CX, TI-Nspire™ C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodescontesttips
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...playing video games like a teenager, tracking down live music on a warm summer day and using sarcasm abundantly. You can follow her on Twitter @Mlg5791. Did you know that Girl Scout troops can borrow TI technology and even have a TI expert lead girls through a STEM or coding experience to comp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
.... So that’s a huge surprise and really great,” said Meyer. He has been teaching mathematics at the San Antonio high school, in the Northside ISD, for 15 years. Tristan Pepper explaining to his former teacher why he nominated him as his math hero during a surprise pep rally at Earl Warren High S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
...or. As we push past the four basic functions, I like to have them complete specific error-analysis tasks pertaining to calculator use. Using a set of 20 Calculator Mysteries Task Cards, I have students look at each problem, analyze the work specifically entered into the calculator, and identify t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
On Wednesday, September 19, Texas Instruments Education (@TICalculators) is hosting a Women in STEM Twitter Chat! Our goal is connect you to the awesome #WomenInSTEM community, both as a source of inspiration and a well of resources. Our panelists are female engineers, scientists, and mathematic...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
... TEACHES WHAT: High School Mathematics Content Specialist TEACHES WHERE: Washington County Public Schools in Maryland TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 19 years Katie in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I think it was an ingrained trait in me. I had other family members that were teach...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...nd at https://education.ti.com/en/products?category=ti-nspire-navigator. 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 using all types of technology to enhance student und...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
... we want to start a coding club and I need money for equipment, so she gave us some ideas for fundraising,” said Kachur. “We ended up raising almost $1,000 in candy bar sales, so that we could get 5 TI-Innovator Hubs along with all of the accessories like breadboards, sensors and motors.” The c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
It's the Most Math-Magical Time of the Year!
...ckage but will also receive a TI-84 calculator and our famously festive holiday sweater! The sweepstakes begin on Nov. 30 at 9am CT and end on Dec. 16 at 11:59pm CT. Don’t delay — enter the sweepstakes today! Holiday Social Media Contest About the author: Kareya Saleh is the Social Medi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiholidaysweepstakes
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
...lations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago, Ellen was a broadcast journalist for 13 years, working at television stations across the country, from North Carolina to New Mexico. She most recently worked for NBC 5 in Dallas as a c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
The Math Behind 'Going Viral'
As we continue to explore everyday items and concepts that are made with math, this week we are exploring the concept of going viral. I’m sure you remember the star-studded selfie from the 2014 Academy Awards in which an Ellen Degeneres tweet nearly broke the Internet. Within hours it became one...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/the-math-behind-going-viral
Summer of STEM: Loop to Loop Cups
...ient is needed … AIR! What you’ll need: Two cups of like size (cups that are commonly referred to as “styrofoam” work best) Masking tape 10 to 20 rubber bands What to do: Put the cups together, base to base, so that they have an hourglass shape. Wrap tape around cup bases t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/cups
NASA Events Calendar
...calendar below. Follow @TICalculators and @NASA_Johnson for all the latest on #STEMnauts and other info. NASA Robots Recorded: May 22, 2017 This live event provided a rare peek at the Space Vehicle Mock-Up Facility to see some of NASA’s latest robots! Watch the recording on the NASA...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/nasa-event-calendar
Sines of Spring Sweepstakes | Texas Instruments
...olor you could win: TriColor, Positive Coral-ation and Measure Mint. We will randomly select 5 winners for each week’s color. The contest runs March 10 –30, 2024. *Terms and conditions apply. See sweepstakes rules for details. Sines of Spring Sweepstakes--> --> Sines of Spr...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/sinesofspringsweepstakes
Math (X)pression Quiz | Social Butter-Pi
...ould be a dance” × What's your math (x)pression .cta.link {font-family: Lato-Bold;color: #fff;font-size: 14px;background: #c00;border-radius: 30px;-moz-border-radius: 30px;-webkit-border-radius: 30px;padding: 4px 10px 4px 10px;text-align: center;border...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/social-butter-pi
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 3 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... Taking notes and staying on task Presenting the team’s ideas Step 3/10 Next .richtext h3 strong { padding-left: 4rem; } h3 { font-family: Lato-Bold; font-size: 25px; padding-top: 7px; pa...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-3
Math (X)pression Quiz | Calculated Constant
... Not sure? Find out which calculator is right for you Calculated Constant Community Mottos: “There are only 10 types of people in the world” and/or “That’s complete. Next step!” × What's your math (x)pression ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/calculated-constant
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 4 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... Doing some coding A group simulation project Step 4/10 Next .richtext h3 strong { padding-left: 4rem; } h3 { font-family: Lato-Bold; font-size: 25px; padding-top: 7px; pa...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-4