Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...ire activity on our website. 4. Application of Function Composition Composition of functions can often be challenging for students to fully internalize. This activity will guide students to explore functions and their compositions, and then apply what they’ve learned to an application that will ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
...( command takes inputs of the mean, standard deviation, and an lower and upper boundary. This is helpful because it means you do not need to standardize (turn to z-scores) the values before using the command. Since you are allowed boundary values, you don’t have to apply the compliment rule. To f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...®. Why? It has a QWERTY (typewriter-like) keyboard. If you haven’t seen the SAT® since it was redesigned several years ago, you may not have realized that on about one-third of the math portion of the SAT®, a calculator of any kind is prohibited. I think this is why they allow CAS calculators...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...five to 10 items to learn more about your students by learning what activities they participated in over the summer. Of course, you’ll want to customize the list based on the age of your students and the area where you live. Ask students to raise their hand (or their glass) if they did any of t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
... on the popular TI-Nspire CX line of graphing calculators, the new TI-Nspire CX II and TI-Nspire CX II CAS give students more opportunities to visualize important, abstract concepts, not just in math class, but in science and computer programming courses. "Students and teachers asked us to make...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...n. Now, let’s observe the power of CAS to help build on previously learned math to determine a common denominator for two rational expressions containing variables. (Note: This next process can only be performed on the TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator.) Suppose you want to add the two ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
... intelligence from the University of Colorado, and is a certified project management professional. The National Society of Black Engineers has recognized Hamilton with the Outstanding Woman in Technology Golden Torch Award. Hamilton is passionate about coaching and mentoring tomorrow’s leaders th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...WHERE: Reservoir High School, Fulton, Maryland TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 14 years Jessica in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I didn't realize that I wanted to be a teacher until my senior year of college, when I got an internship in the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s outreach program...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Enter for a Chance to Win a TI-84 Plus CE
...d TI pool party package, which includes a TI-84 Plus CE, this dope float along with a $100 gift card to throw a little back-to-school pool bash. Who said you need sine and cosine to get tan? 😉 What are you waiting for…jump right in and win! Dive in and Win! This summer, make a splash with al...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/contest
Ingenuity-takes-flight
...very thin Martian atmosphere is such an issue, why not make the blades bigger and spin faster? After we had a lively discussion about weight and size limitation, we kept coming back to the questions, “Why not make the blades spin faster? Would it be a problem if the tips go supersonic?” That b...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...tand that we all need to be “math people” with the ability to think critically and solve problems. (77 percent of students we surveyed said they realize that math success equals success in college or career). That means making math real, fun, relatable, and engaging. Like any field of knowledge...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
... Journal It’s so easy to feel like there are a million reasons to feel stressed and scattered, but writing everything down will totally help you realize that: a) there probably aren’t as many things stressing you out as you initially thought, and b) that some of the things on your list aren’t tha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Going Back to School With Stations
... school. “Student Survey” station Learn about your students’ interests, hobbies, learning styles, etc. with the student survey. This survey is available in paper or digital format and serves as a great tool for relationship and community building, allowing teachers to refer to the informatio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...ications. An example is a statistics simulation that uses Python to generate random samples and then uses the Data & Statistics application to visualize the output. Coding with Python is simple with TI-Nspire™ CX II family graphing calculators. The dynamic, object-oriented implement...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...yed doughnuts and conversation with them. One student’s comment struck a chord: “You don’t seem nearly as mean in person as you do online.” Snow realized that by just focusing on teaching the curriculum, without paying attention to his tone, he was not coming across in an approachable manner. Sin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...value of b changes. In fact, when B = 3, the graph when B = -3 is a reflection across the y-axis. Press s to access the SETUP menu, and turn the TrailOn. This feature allows you to see a remnant of the movement that the graph makes as the value of b changes. How does that help answer ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...op mathematical questions related to daily life. Strategies for Implementing Tasks in the Math Classroom: Part 1 Hosted by Dan Ilaria and Jeremy Zelkowski Explore instructional practices that support the implementation of high-quality tasks using TI technology. After finishing a webinar, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...ith a front-row seat to the education technology business for the past 15 years, I can assure you that this important issue runs deeper than you realize. There is little debate about the effectiveness of graphing calculators to help students learn math and science. The real question is about how ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Best of Biology
... students new to graphs or who need a little review. Screenshot from the Building and Interpreting Graphs activity. 2. Cells: Cell Size and Transport — Cell Structure and Function This lesson is great for introducing the concepts of animal and plant cells, as well as organelles....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
AP® Calculus Resources
...ntegration and particle motion while using kinematics. Distance vs Displacement -A Particle's Journey Students graphically analyze geometric series using graphs, and consider the effect of the value for the common ratio and first term using sliders. Exploring Geometric Sequ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Exponential Dice
...thematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Students will analyze data determined by a simulation involving tossing dice. Students will find and analyze exponential growth and decay functions. Students wi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-exponential-dice
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...her? The short answer is that teachers are the people in my life who have made the biggest impact on me. They’re the ones who ultimately made me realize that I’d like to give back and teach others, just like they did for me. Teaching is my calling, and I wouldn’t feel fulfilled doing anything els...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...?” So I got hired and have stayed since. It was hard the first year. However, once I started getting more excited about what I was teaching, I recognized my passion and love of learning. "Even though concepts are hard, having a relationship with students helps them feel comfortable talking to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...and worthy of explanation. Was this a machine bug or was there a mathematical explanation that would make sense of this unexpected phenomenon? I realized that I had a new and powerful hook to kickstart a classroom conversation about the mathematical language of limits, and the why behind the appe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...his milestone on the moon using math. Boom! On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on approach to Tranquility Base when Armstrong realized they were flying into a field of car-sized boulders. Armstrong calmly guided the Eagle landing module to a safe area, beyond the boulder field,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration