Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
... I gave it to my students a few weeks later to complete, and they immediately started making suggestions of other topics. I was a little overwhelmed at first. I sent out an email to several other AP® Calculus friends and they started writing some too. We then started collecting a file of va...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...nd said 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.” ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...uding a missing, or extra, space or tab. Python just became more portable If your students use the TI-84 Plus CE Python, Python is now in the palm of their hand, and they don’t need an internet connection and can literally code anywhere! Since the handheld isn’t connected to the internet, t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...wn health and safety to educate our children, the demands being placed on our teachers this back to school are daunting. But while it can feel overwhelming, remember that we’re all in this together — parents, teachers and administrators united by a common goal of taking care of, and educating, ou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Learning With Your Students
... with this grand idea of coding in biology class. Starting Small I made the goal to do at least one activity per quarter. I didn’t want to overwhelm the students, but I really wanted to make it sustainable for myself. We started off small and used the 10 Minutes of Code resources and the TI-N...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
...equilibrium, you usually get different, yet constant, levels of water in both beakers. There have been other models, too, involving nuts and bolts, film cans with and without lids, and blindfolds, but none of these methods give good, reasonable, quantifiable results. Eventually, I found a system ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
...rked for NBC 5 in Dallas as a crime reporter before hanging up the microphone for a TI-84 Plus CE. Follow her on Twitter @ellenfishpaw. Who needs Hallmark? Win your students’ hearts with homemade math valentines. Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ Ellen Fishpaw Noth...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...nsors. Project titles are “Build a Speaker,” “Make a Switch From a Banana,” “Make a Mood Light,” “How Clean is the Water?,” “That’s Cool!,” and the culminating project, “How to Keep a Lizard Warm.” TI has recently updated the original Path to STEM projects to now include Python! Why? Pytho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...economic and female empowerment. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average wage of all STEM jobs in the U.S. is $87,500. This is almost twice as high as the average wage of non-STEM jobs at $45,700. I believe that if you don’t see someone that you can relate to, doing somethi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...u add up the costs of hardware, IT infrastructure, bandwidth and device management, the overhead for implementing this type of solution can be overwhelming for many school districts. Not to mention the toll it takes on school Wi-Fi networks – I have heard too many stories where online tools freez...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...mportant than teaching rigorous math lessons." Tim Collier, TI Teacher of the Month What advice would you give to your first-year teaching self? Calm down, don't take yourself too seriously, and most importantly, remember that you’re teaching students — not math. By this, I mean that focusing ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
This is part 1 in a three-part series from the author on creating teachable moments. It was almost 30 years ago, but it was one of those teaching moments indelibly etched in my memory. I had been assigned to teach introductory calculus, a course I had taught often, but on this day there was a n...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Measuring Air Pressure
This activity is intended for my Introductory Meteorology class; an earth science elective intended for Juniors and Seniors. (It was orginally modifed from an Introductory Meteorology Laboratory Assigment taught to undergraduates at Florida State University. However, modifications could be done t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/measuring-air-pressure
The Science and Math Behind Helmet Design
...g the Next Generation Science Standards Three Dimensional Learning model: Practices, Core Ideas and Cross-Cutting Concepts Presenters will highlight real-world examples from their work with STEM students. Play Webinar--> Download documents tRtt2-gTqNg *AP is a registered tradema...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/online-learning/on-demand-webinars/2018/the-science-and-math-behind-helmet-design
2021 T³™ International Conference | T3IC | Texas Instruments
...rograms, formative assessment apps and virtual white boards will be used. Technology: TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator Allan Bellman Professor of Mathematics Education University of Mississippi Mississippi Katie Martinez Math Teacher La Costa Canyon High S...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/t3-international-conference-2021
Calculated Collection | Texas Instruments
...tion courses. She became a TI-Nspire™ CX II fan after seeing the confidence it brought to her intervention students. She’s come back to teach at her alma mater, sharing her love for Algebra and coaching basketball. In her free time, she loves to shoot hoops, spend time with family and listen to a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/calculated-collection
35 Years of T³™ Mentorship and Community | Texas Instruments
...r sensors in her classroom. Students draw out a prototype idea for a temperature monitoring system. When the next T³™ TLC enrollment opened that fall, Lukens encouraged Thibodeaux to apply. At first, she felt a bit intimidated. “I can’t do all of this math stuff. I’m a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/35-years-t3-community-teacher-leader
Get Energized With the T3™ Professional Learning | Texas Instruments
...it provided something for everyone. It reached beginners to experts. High expectations, experience and productivity was in the air! I wish I had brought more teachers from my school!” — Sajata Latten, T³™ Regional Summit attendee T³™ Webinars Another opportunity for professional lea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/professional_learning
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
...ggested having a routine for everything, such as entering and exiting the classroom, turning in assignments, and setting up notebooks. Doug Balmer also believes in keeping his math students focused by keeping them prepared. As part of his classroom management routine, he uses a TI-83 grap...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
...ari had initially decided on chemical engineering because she also really enjoyed chemistry. However, “My parents knew that I was into coding, but I almost didn’t even pick it because the classes are very intimidating. They said, ‘It doesn’t really matter in the long run. Do you want to do someth...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Pi and Precision
Students will collect the measurements of circumference and diameter for four objects in their group. (Cup, Can, Mint Candy, and a Coin) They will then investigate the accuracy of their data colletion using a numerical table and a scatter plot. Students must observe how closely their measurements...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pi-and-precision
Financial Mathematics
...se includes extensive code for the TI83/84. To see the course, go to COMAP.com, register, and COMAP will e-mail your a password. An article you might use is Vest, Floyd, "A Master Time Value of Money Formula," Derivations of formulas in the TI83 and TI84. Has examples and code. Has exercise...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/financial-mathematics
Polynomial Multiplication
This StudyCards™ set shows that the product of linear functions (polynomial) is usually quadratic. Students discover the exact product and more traditional methods for multiplying polynomials. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, Ch. 3.3.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polynomial-multiplication
A Math Teacher’s Guide to Valentines Fun | Texas Instruments
...functions, discovering the relationship between hand span and candy collected. In the “Personality Match” activity, equations find their graphical soulmates. Finally, uncover the multiple ways to create heart shapes with sliders and lists, sparking creativity and mathematical curiosity. Chec...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2025/math-teachers-guide-valentines-day-fun
Are You and Your Students Ready for the IB® Exams?
...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 can use with t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ibresources