Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby
In 1958, technology as we knew it changed forever. On Sept. 12, 1958, Jack Kilby, a TI engineer and innovator, invented the integrated circuit. This “building block” of modern electronics transformed the face of technology, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives. While we can’t know for sure...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/kilby-day
Mission Imagination
NASA and TI are excited to announce the design challenge winning team. A team of five seventh graders from Hyde Park Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada has won the mISSion imaginaTIon design challenge from Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) (TI) and NASA. The national competition asked students fro...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/may/mission-imagination-winners
Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...u’ll need a TI handheld such as a TI-Nspire™ CX II or TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator or a computer. A microcontroller device, such as a TI-Innovator™ Hub, micro:bit, Arduino or Raspberry Pi, is also required. Make sure to read the rules carefully as some devices are prohibited. To bui...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
DIY TI Codes Contest
...ically consists of four phases: propose a project idea, complete the project design packet, build the project and create a video, public voting and winner selection. Each of the first three phases typically lasts one full month, but a more condensed timeline would work when holding your own conte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
...students convey their findings and analysis in clear, eye-catching ways. I am very glad that TI supported this contest encouraging interest in the inner workings of electronics products. The reports were proof that these students learned about more than chips and components — they learned the v...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
...easons why awe makes your life better In this article by Summer Allen, research suggests that awe can make you happier, healthier, humbler and more connected to the people around you. Now imagine an encounter with mathematics that left you awestruck. For teachers, this is probably not a hard th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
ICYMI: TI’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2020
... the classroom, whether you are teaching in person, remotely or in a blended environment. All of our videos are posted on our TI Education YouTube channel, so be sure and subscribe to receive a notification when we post new lessons and tutorials. Our videos have been carefully crafted to help ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-5-2021-top-videos
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
... way to make us want to do math, even though the problems are hard.” Mr. O returning to his Perry High School classroom to learn he is the final winner of TI’s Spread the Math Love contest. Olivia and Toree are members of the school’s award-winning math team that Mr. O coaches, along with wh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...Export and Functions When I taught algebra II, I used a hands-on probability activity to model exponential decay. At the beginning of class, I gave each student a six-sided dice and instructed them to stand. We’d play a game to see whose luck would hold the longest. Each ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
Did you know that you can use your Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators seamlessly with your Chromebook™ notebook computers? For a truly integrated approach to teaching and learning mathematics, students can now connect either their TI‑84 Plus CE or TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
Mathematics education in the U.S. has long faced challenges. The recent shift to online learning has only widened the educational opportunity gap between affluent and disadvantaged students who lack computers and internet connectivity and are now falling even further behind. In this era of acc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
...en able to use it since high school. My advice to teachers hoping to spark an engineering interest in their students: Continue to find creative and innovative ways to engage your students in STEM fields, and give real-world examples on how critical problem-solving skills can be used in the indus...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...a lot more engaging when it’s all about the zombie apocalypse — and this popular activity is a sure bet to be a class favorite. With just a little planning, teachers can even take the ideas provided in this activity and expand on them across multiple lessons if they want. It’s a fun way to create...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
...ving 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 developed independently from and are no...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...ag create an opportunity to apply a transformation to the middle diamond in order to place the other two. 2. Let’s Talk About the Bling Winners of an event, or sport, will be awarded with a medal comprised of gold and other metals. Students may be surprised by this fact alone! The wei...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
...st to the west coast, the STEM Squad has been showing students from elementary school through high school how to get started with coding and inspire innovation. The STEM Squad from Texas Instruments is bringing fun, interactive and hands-on STEM lessons to kids across the country. The STEM...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
...pantries of homes. Yes, the cookies are delicious, but what Girl Scouts is doing to shape girls to be the next generation of scientists, engineers, innovators, and leaders, is truly remarkable. We’ve known for a while that gender diversity in STEM careers is lacking (women comprise half of the w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
...cted) to the term that contains x when solved for y. Also, notice how color is used as a teaching tool to assist students in recognizing patterns, spanning pre-algebra through calculus. Share this video series with your students to help them learn and discover slope with six short videos on top...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
It’s Computer Science Education Week, an annual event for partners and educators to come together and encourage students to try computer science. In 2015, I was introduced to coding with students when I became part of an after-school organization with a team of teachers, students and professi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
StatisticsOfficeHours
... Presentation Click here to join our upcoming session. And, access all of our live and previously recorded Office Hours sessions on our YouTube channel here. Undoubtedly, this is going to be a challenging school year for students and teachers. We are committed to helping you succeed! I believ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/statisticsofficehours
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...ber Sense (algebra and higher) — Students create a game to practice number sense used in factoring quadratics. This activity can be used with the TI-Innovator™ Hub. The Power of Exponents (pre-algebra and higher) — Students create a game to generate a base number with either a posi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...rocedures before a flight: “Secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others.” In other words, take care of yourself first. Many teachers have an innate need to care for others, and this can be challenging to overcome, but now is the time to work on that. As a classroom teacher, I often didn’t...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
San Antonio calculus teacher Walter Meyer thought he was heading to a meeting about funding for a gardening project, but instead he was surprised with cheerleaders, a marching band and news that he was the latest winner in the Texas Instruments (TI) Spread the Math Love Contest. Walter Meyer s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
The start of a new school year has always been my favorite time of year. The freshness, anticipation and possibilities energize and excite me as I reconnect with colleagues and build relationships with new students and families. This year, though, educators are also facing the impact of a global ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
...-talk should look like and sound like, even with older kids. Set them up for success by clearly outlining what you expect from your students from beginning to end. No more raising hands — randomize how you call on students There are so many ways to diversify how you call on...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies