How Else Can We Show This?
... productive struggle are two of the high-leverage mathematical teaching practices discussed in NCTM’s “Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All” (2014). About the author: Karen Campe is a T3™ National Instructor with 15 years’ experience teaching secondary math and pre-s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
...awesome chemistry teacher, Ms. Dunlap, started a Cooking with Chemistry project where students describe in detail all of the chemical reactions that occur. Our administration was encouraging us to think outside the box and rethink how we could assess our students’ progress for final exams. I am ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
...udents will need to calibrate their sensor against a known digital thermometer. Therefore, students will need to understand science concepts such as accuracy and precision. In addition, they will learn how circuits work as they build their sensor using a breadboard, wires, resistors and an analog...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...hing and learning, technology and publishing as she manages the many activity websites TI offers. In her spare time, she spends her weekends on the soccer, baseball and lacrosse fields cheering on her two sons. She loves to travel with her family, and her happy place is the beach. Check out t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...room using the TI-Innovator™ Rover. 2. Show computing concepts in action. Robots are a fantastic addition to a coding-related class. The sense of accomplishment that the students have when they see their code make something move is unparalleled. A French educator once described to me how a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
... Which calculators are not allowed? The SAT® policy also lists functionality that is not permitted on the exam, which includes: Models that can access the internet, have wireless, Bluetooth, cellular, audio/video recording and playing, camera or any other smartphone-type feature Models that...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...cavenger hunt. Get your students up and moving by asking them to collect several items around their house that match different descriptions. You can access a Google Doc™ here with some ideas to get started. Simply make a copy of the document and customize it based on things you think would be fun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
... a registered trademark of the College 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 Technol...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
... initiatives, additional efforts are needed to ensure more students choose to pursue and are better prepared for college majors or careers in STEM.” According to the National Science Board, only 25% of 12th graders achieved a level of proficient or higher in mathematics and only 22% achieved a le...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
... difficult concepts? I try to tie it in and “make it real” by giving students lessons and activities that they can truly see and experience. We have access to this phenomenon through NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards), which allows students to discuss concepts they’re learning through real ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...no such thing as a “math person” and “not a math person.” EVERYONE can learn math! Mistakes help our brain grow. And, if you work at it, you can be successful. As the first night’s homework assignment, I ask students to journal their thoughts about math. To give them a little more structure, they...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...l 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, math starts e...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...understands the importance mathematics plays in everyday life and wants students at his alma matter to have the math and science tools they need to succeed. The hoops star said it puts a smile on his face knowing Riverside students will be able to use these graphing calculators for many years to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...ore students showing an interest in 3-D printing, Galu said calculator cases seem like a natural fit to expose students to exciting 3-D technology. According to Galu, a calculator slide cover should take anywhere from three to six hours to print and only requires a couple of dollars’ worth of fi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
... Watch recordings on your schedule and at your own pace. After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print a certificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for continuing education credit. Introducing the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator Presented by Be...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...senters promote strategies that connect some frequently overlooked TI-84 Plus CE capabilities with students’ analytical thinking. ACT® Math Test Success, Part 1: Strategies and Skills Hosted by Pat Flynn and Jeff McCalla Explore strategies and TI graphing calculator skills that can help stud...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...re is little debate about the effectiveness of graphing calculators to help students learn math and science. The real question is about how students access this tool. While the vast majority of students already have a handheld graphing calculator, there is no guarantee they have access to a smart...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...ily graphing calculator to the TI-Nspire™ Lab Cradle. The correct setup of the TI-Nspire™ CX family graphing calculator is rather important for successful data collection. Set the mode to Time Based, and use a collection rate of about 750/sec with a duration of about 2.5–3 sec. Depending on t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
AP® Calculus Resources
... Students use their own birthday, and the current date, to determine the equation for their physical, emotional and intellectual cycles according to the study of biorhythms. Biorhythms This lesson involves comparing the Riemann Sum area estimates with the exact ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...for instance — Sword went deeper into the topic by introducing an imaginary band comprised of historical mathematicians. Envision the Euclidean Fibonacci Pythagorean Sword-Play Band (or EFPSPB for short) … Pythagorean ratios not only define the 13 notes of the chromatic scale, those same interval...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Free Resources for AP® Calculus by @TICalculators
...ms. The resources are sorted by year and question number, as well as by topics. Scoring and Common Errors As the name suggests, these videos explore the scoring of each part of the free-response question, as well as common errors students made. The in-depth analysis of each part of the exa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/january/free-resources-for-ap-calculus
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
...30 years, we’ve worked with educators and professional associations to help give students a solid foundation in math and science to set them up for success in the classroom today, in college tomorrow and exciting careers in the future. Today, that means helping teachers find ways to make math and...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
... ask their peers if they have another way of learning a concept, there are so many ways to work a problem. This diverse approach allows students to successfully grasp a problem by learning through the method that is best suited to them. What’s it like to get a student to see past what they are st...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth
Solution 36983: Problems when sending invalid files accompanied with valid files at one time in TI-Connect CE™ on Windows®.
Solution 36983: Problems when sending invalid files accompanied with valid files at one time in TI-Connect CE™ on Windows®. Solution 36983: Problems when sending invalid files accompanied with valid files at one time in TI-Connect CE™ on Windows®. global Solution 36983: Problems when send...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/36983
Molar Gas Lab
Students use stoichiometry to determine the mass of oxygen gas in a bottle. They may also check their answer against the amount of potassium chloride produced during the reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/molar-gas-lab