AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-Nspire™ CX Graphing Calculator
...d with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment Manager at Texas Instruments (TI). He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 2015,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstatstipsfornspire
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
... will be the same format as prior years, several features of the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator will still be useful for you. In this post, I have compiled a list of 6 of the most important statistics features to know for the TI-84 Plus CE. 1: Regression Analysis It is unlikely that you will ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstats2021
DIY TI Codes Contest
... with the project design packet. Download a template of the packet, and customize it for your individual contest. You may also want to provide links to additional resources and info about TI technology that would be helpful to students. Here is an example resource guide to use as is or as a s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
ICYMI: TI’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2020
...ully crafted to help you understand current trends, follow best teaching practices and help your students grow. And to save you even more time, we’ve compiled a list of our top 10 most-watched videos from 2020 that you can enjoy and watch at your convenience. Knock one out (or all 10) in no time!...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-5-2021-top-videos
Score Big on the ACT® With These Tried-and-True Tips for the Math Section
... first introduced in 2018. In fact, ACT® provides an online practice test so that you can get the feel of what it is like to take an ACT® exam on the computer. Try it! You will notice there is a TOOLS drop-down menu containing: a highlighter, a line reader (focuses your attention on one line at ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-19-2021-act-tips
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
...otes page can rapidly provide that opportunity. Once conjectures are established, CAS can be used to confirm the properties being explored thanks to its powerful symbolic manipulation capabilities (figure 6). Another one of my favorite CAS algebra tools is “Solve.” The solve tool...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...cial media, or reach out to your local Educational Technology Consultant. Chromebook™, Chrome OS™, Google Drive™ and Google Slides™ are trademarks of Google LLC. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and A...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
... technology, such as Texas Instruments (TI) calculators, to visualize key mathematical concepts to help students break through computational road blocks. This approach ultimately allowed students to succeed in appropriate, grade-level coursework. To support teachers in using technology effectivel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...p students achieve in math and science. The girls in my troop really enjoy the STEM and coding activities, which got me thinking recently, “How can I combine my work experience with my passion for Girl Scouts?” This is my Girl Scout troop, Dublin Troop 408, on a zip line adventure in Col...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...coding with students when I became part of an after-school organization with a team of teachers, students and professional mentors. Along with Nanoracks and Valley Christian Schools, we sent an experiment up to the International Space Station. We learned how to use a microprocessor to run our exp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...g the colors magenta, teal and yellow. Each color will have an assigned frequency. This may be what the code ultimately looks like (figure 18). #1 — Import new project libraries: ti_hub — enables sound and lights ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
...hots from the Internal Energy and Work activity. About the author: Erick Archer is a Market Strategy Manager at Texas Instruments and works with science and STEM teachers in the implementation of TI technology. He is also a former high school science teacher, father of two sons, marr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...udents. If it were in my classroom, there would be a number that we would tear down each day with a Calculus meme on it. Instead, I’m using Remind to communicate with my kids. Teach the structure of the test. No matter if the test is on papers (admin 1 and 2) or online (admin 3), this year th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
...iated with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 2015, he h...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
To STEM and Beyond!
...using this equipment, I had to get my hands on some. I wrote several grants and acquired TI-Innovator™ Hubs, I/O kits and TI-Innovator™ Breadboard Packs. I started a STEM club after school and had students come one day a week for the entire school year. They even learned how to code music and p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...ills for the future One of the things I missed most was hands-on learning when I was virtual and hybrid last year. I am hopeful that this year we can complete STEM Projects together. I want to foster collaboration, creativity and critical thinking with my students. Incorporating STEM projects int...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
Best of Middle Grades Science Activities
... Screenshots from the Color and Heat activity. About the author: Erick Archer is a Market Strategy Manager at Texas Instruments and works with science and STEM teachers in the implementation of TI technology. He is also a former high school science teacher, father of two sons, marr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofmgscience
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
... All of these lingering questions came into focus when the teachers in my school began work with Oklahoma Excel, a statewide networked improvement community dedicated to using the principles of improvement science to study that very goal. Can our students increase their mathematical reasoning ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...e contributing authors, I’d love to help show you around. Let’s take a look at the highlights. The main page contains Python lessons by topics, links to 10 Minutes of Code (for TI‑Nspire™ CX II and TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculators), a collection of smart systems activities, robotic ve...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
BestofChemistry
...troducing the concepts of periodicity and the periodic table. The lesson provides some history about the development of the periodic table, how it works and the patterns it reveals. Screenshots from the Periodicity of Properties activity. 3. Atomic Structure and Periodic Table:...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
...nology have opened the eyes of so many of my students to the possibility of future STEM careers. Vernier DataQuest and Vernier EasyTemp are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vernier Software & Technology. About the author: Stacy Thibodeaux is a T³™ National science instructor. She holds...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
Four seconds left in the big game, and the score is 27-28 — you’re behind. A 50-yard field goal wins the game. Your task is to use a mathematical model to demonstrate kicking a field goal to win the game. Wait … are you more into the celebration and all the hoopla (I mean all those snacks and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...perhaps teach you a thing or two about your class. But with many schools across the country starting virtually, getting to know your students, with a computer screen between you and them, has its challenges. For starters, a virtual setup makes it harder to read students’ facial expressions, and i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...ese resources are a valuable asset as you navigate an ever-changing landscape in the math classroom. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 2015, he h...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...oom. In this follow-up post (part 2), I intend to present ideas for how CAS can be utilized to benefit the algebra II classroom. Finding a lowest common denominator In my algebra I post, the Factor tool was employed as an approach to motivate students to recognize patterns between the prime ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2