Customize Your Calc Contest | Texas Instruments
Join in the photo contest. Show off your unique calculator case or creative code — there are multiple ways to enter. Get the details here. Customize Your Calc Contest | Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/customize-your-calc
Five Tips for High School STEM Camps
...hool STEM program for students at Webb Middle School and Sachse High School in Garland (Texas) ISD. Admittedly, we had a lot to learn. Here are five tips we learned for conducting a successful STEM camp. Tip 1: Find a compelling problem to solve. Students love to ask, “When are we going to use ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/five-tips-for-high-school-stem-camps
#TIpTuesday: July 4th Edition
--> If you follow us on social media, you’ve likely seen our new #TIpTuesday video series, but if you don’t – go follow @TICalculators on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat now! In this new summer series, we post a short Snapchat video each Tuesday across all channels that highlights q...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/tip-tuesday-july-4th-edition
TICodesContestTips
...r your students didn’t have the knowledge or skills to be competitive. I’m here to bust any misconceptions about our annual contest and provide some tips to those of you who might be entering for the first time. For background: Every year, students from around the country participate in the ann...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodescontesttips
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
It’s that time again! Every four years there is a worldwide international athletic competition that features the very best athletes in the world. On July 23, these athletes began to assemble in Japan in a much-anticipated competition since it was delayed by one year due to a global pandemic. Not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...hibodeaux is a T³™ Science National Instructor. She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is currently a teacher at Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana, where she teaches ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...challenge that isn’t new but is certainly exacerbated by the pandemic: teaching students with unfinished learning from previous grades. Some key principles can help make this complicated situation more manageable. But before we think about teaching and learning math, some foundational ideas shoul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
...on in the Spread the Math Love Contest. Nominated by his former Earl Warren High School student Tristan Pepper, Meyer learned in front of his principal, family, students and fellow teachers that has was among the winners of the contest and will receive a brand new TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
...e them use this TI-Nspire™ tool. It allows students to explore the mathematics of vectors such as magnitude, direction, addition, subtraction and multiplication of vectors. Screenshots from the Tool — Vector activity. 2. Forces and Motion: Newton’s Second Law Although this les...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...mportant changes that students and teachers must stay abreast of, and address, through their study and preparation efforts. I’m breaking down my top tips for math teachers, students and parents to prepare for the new digital format although most of the tips apply whether you’re testing at home or...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
... age of COVID-19, I am still hopeful that I can connect with my students and provide numerous learning opportunities. A few of years ago, I wrote “Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School.” There are many things in there that are still accurate, but I have some new suggestions in light ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
Best of Middle Grades Science Activities
...me Like It Hot activity. 7. Classification of Life: Needs of Living Things — Photosynthesis in Plants Students will explore the relationship between the visible light spectrum and photosynthesis in this illuminating lesson. Students control the wavelength of light with a clicker, and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofmgscience
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
...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 any direction, press the edges for up, down, left and right arrows, o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
On the SAT® exam, calculators are allowed on one of the two math sections. Read on for tips to leverage your TI-84 Plus CE for success on test day! The example questions explained below are like questions you might see on the SAT® exam. 1. Know Your Tools Bring a calculator that you are famil...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/sat_tips_ti84
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...he state of the robot is even though they’re not physically there. (Brookwood BITES) Q: What advice would you give to another student about participating in a future TI Codes Contest? “Plan in detail the materials, amounts and process you will use to build your project to save trips to th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
You’ve been using TI graphing calculators in your teaching, and now it’s time for testing. Whether you are giving a short quiz, a chapter test or end-of-term exam, here are some tips for how to use TI calculators successfully on class assessments. Determine the Objectives The TI-84 Plus famil...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
... all things new in the world of IB® mathematics! In addition to discussing the many changes to the IB® math curriculum, we have shared with the participants thoughts on the first round of exams in May 2021, including how to write the Mathematics Exploration IA, and the tips and tricks students ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... office asked me if I would host and lead a camp for sixth through ninth grade students. I reached out to the TI STEM Team and borrowed additional equipment to host a camp of 35 young and eager students who wanted more than what their current coding opportunities were in their schools. One tiny i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
Thanks for joining our Facebook Live office hours. If you missed it or want to watch it again, the video link is included below. Five of my favorite tips are highlighted below, but you can view more of my favorite tips and tricks for the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator in this PDF. Tip 1: Viewi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
I’m back! Are you ready to expand your skill set in Python? Remember that Python is both a procedural and an object-oriented programming language (OOP). A class is the definition (description) of an object. An object has attributes (variables) and methods (functions) that determine its propertie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...t 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-Basic, you’ll be able t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...ed in a team-building STEM activity like building a paper tower, a fun math problem or a science investigation. Make it a fun, easy activity with multiple solutions so that everyone can participate and feel included in the process. This is the time to observe how the students interact with one an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
It’s here. Exam week. We’ve all been there — you’ve studied hard all year, put in the time, but sometimes it doesn’t feel like enough. Especially when you’re studying for multiple exams at one time, how do you keep yourself healthy and calm? Vanessa Vakharia, known as The Math Guru, has been i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...t educator to use TI graphing calculator emulator software while teaching students in an online environment 15 years ago. And, he’s got some helpful tips for classroom teachers now tasked with figuring out how to teach online. Richard Snow has been teaching with TI technology for more than 2...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
... on Twitter @jmccalla1. Use your TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator to uncover the hidden concepts behind tough ACT® questions. I’m sharing my top tips for using your TI calculator as a discovery tool instead of a machine that spits out answers. How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84