Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
... tools is “Factor.” While this tool can be used to factor algebraic expressions (figure 1), it can also be used to determine the prime factors of a number (figure 2). When I realized this, I was taken back to my middle grade math class where I remember drawing “factor trees” (...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
Leveling the Math Playing Field
... difference in student outcomes. If educators at all levels, from the classroom to the boardroom, prioritize high expectations for all students and embrace a relentless commitment to equitable outcomes, we can make strides toward providing more consistent and equitable education to the students ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
...icking the winners out of so many forward-thinking and inventive solutions. We are excited to introduce you to the winners of the contest. Each member of the following teams will receive a TI graphing calculator and TI’s calculator-controlled robotic vehicle, the TI-Innovator™ Rover. Their ad...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
...ntinues “to do right by him.” Striving to help her family, Calderon plans to keep leaning into academics, college scholarship pursuits and long-term ambitions. “I have to do this; I wanna make sure that my family is OK.” Here’s to Calderon and spreading math love! TI products have been devel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
Cheltenham High School computer science teacher Sarah Putterman, and the school’s marching band, pulled a fast one on senior drumline members Nate Norward and Jeffery Gaskin before band practice on the football field. At the start of practice, the band director sent the boys back to the band r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
As a proud Girl Scout troop leader in Columbus, Ohio, I spend many hours on my council’s (Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland) website, reading the MyGS magazine and searching Google and Pinterest for programming ideas I can bring back to my troop. In my day job, I consult with schools and district...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
...arleston, South Carolina Austin, Texas Portland, Oregon Richardson, Texas Baltimore, Maryland Chicago, Illinois Colorado Springs, Colorado Columbus, Ohio Nashville, Tennessee Boston, Massachusetts About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
... safe environment to try new things (like robotics), take risks and learn from failure, all while building confidence and self-assurance. Our team members are a huge part of the success of these initiatives, as they donate their time to be role models to girls who might not know what they can do...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
...ions that are explained in great detail and also as a quick review. In each function module, you will see the various transformations and combinations of the following transformations illustrated and explained in depth. For each parent function, the videos give specific example...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
... Add some Halloween flair to your next coding lesson by helping students write a spooky program. Explore exponential growth with zombies Exponential growth and decay is often taught in the context of human populations, but what about zombie populations? This STEM Behind Hollyw...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
... (theoretical probability) — Students create “unfair” dice using a list, weighting the dice in their favor to win the game. Puzzling Number Sense (algebra and higher) — Students create a game to practice number sense used in factoring quadratics. This activity can be used with the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...gainst the computer several times during the weekend. It’s really entertaining,” said Bykovsky. Shad Victoria Sephton liked that she was able to combine her passion for coding and her love of music, proving that coding isn’t always just about the numbers. “The lights were really fun to turn on...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...thy and connecting on a human level is more important than ever for educators and the students and families they work with — a prerequisite for any semblance of learning in this unusual time. Don’t be afraid to take the time for relationships, even if you feel that you might be sacrificing conten...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
...the scope of content and create time and space for deep learning, and provide just-in-time interventions (check out these ideas from TNTP). Let’s remember, and adhere to, the understanding that when it comes to 2021–22 math scope and sequences, less is more. Shifting our instruction With positiv...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
If you’re a math teacher, you’re familiar with students anxiously asking to use their calculators. For them, it may feel like a secret weapon that will help them be more successful in math class. Throughout elementary school, kids trudge through adding fractions, multiplying five-digit numbers ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...hey forgot what day it was or didn’t realize the time. Set a countdown reminder for your students. 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
...n with more. Writing everything down has also allowed me to schedule dedicated time for self-care instead of just hoping it happens. Remember: Self-care might not always feel good in the moment. After a long day, I never want to work out, let alone spend an extra hour to get my a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...de activities that can easily be adapted to do at home or in the classroom. In my hybrid biology class last year, I would take a simulation like “Zombie Apocalypse,” from the STEM Behind Hollywood page, and share my screen using my TI-Nspire™ CX Teacher Premium Software. We would go through the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
...five ways to help keep students’ STEM skills sharp this summer, and we’re sharing them with you: #1. Meet the “STEM Squad” Starting now through September, TI’s STEM Squad will visit kids across the country sharing some of our favorite project-based learning activities that engage kids with math,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
#NCTMannual 2018 Recap
...nge. Best part: no coding experience needed and we used the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator. Link to presentation>> The Mathematics Behind A Zombie Apocalypse A zombie “virus” is spreading – people are turning into zombies! Will you be the next victim? In this session, we used math to mode...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/nctm2018
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
... understanding. Any other words of wisdom for other teachers? I think that you have to be excited about learning, yourself. It’s important to be humble and always open to learning how to do something even better. You should always be seeking out, improving your craft. Something I appreciate ab...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
...aring an edge) already knows it. For example, in this situation the bottom middle square becomes green: On a 10 X 10 grid, what is the minimum number of initial green squares needed for the entire grid to become green? Problem 3 | Cryptography Here’s a Valentine’s Day cryptoarithmetic puzzle...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts
...his is my current favorite, even though it is a little time consuming. Print out your class rosters and create blank seating charts. On that chart, number the desks in the order you want them filled. There are always new students added to the roster during the week, and the numbering provides an ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/seating_charts
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
... never?,” and “Would you rather?,” we began to learn how to help students learn to justify. Guidance for getting students started can come from any number of sources. I have included a couple of examples. The Oklahoma Excel teachers provide students with a rubric: Justification Rubric. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
...enter key. Notice that trigonometry functions are all found in one key, trig. The bottom section of the keypad has alphabetical keys and access for symbols on the buttons marked π and ?!. Use the Scratchpad The Scratchpad is where you can perform calculations and create graphs quickly that you do...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire