Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...our own calculator — calculators are not provided, and sharing is not an option Practice for the test using the same calculator you will use on test day The math test includes some questions where it’s better not to use a calculator, even though you’re allowed to You are only allowed to use ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...ame. 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 to program your calculator to communicate with the TI-Innova...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
We’re celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the classroom on a daily basis. This month, join us in getting to know Daniel Wilkie, a high school IB math teacher who gets his students involved in coding activities with “Coding Fridays.” Fast Facts About Daniel: TEACHES WHAT...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...in Texas Instruments, in collaboration with Education Week, on October 23rd from 1-3pm ET, for a deep dive into STEM education and preparedness. This free, online summit will provide a unique opportunity to directly interact with reporters, educational leaders and STEM practitioners about overcom...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...n they were learning about nature. That’s ultimately why I decided to become a classroom teacher, so I could be surrounded by that same feeling every day. "When you get to see those “Aha!” moments come to life for your students, it makes it all worthwhile." Jessica Kohout, TI Teacher of the Mon...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Ingenuity-takes-flight
... on the underside of the rover was a small helicopter named Ingenuity, initially designed as a proof-of-concept for flight on another planet. On Monday, April 19, 2021, Ingenuity took to the (thin) air for the first time. And, of course, any AP® Physics teacher looking to engage their students ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
... Love Irrational Love of Pi Far Out Fractals, Man So how can you play along? Simple! You’ll need to create a Geocaching account, which is free on the Geocaching website. Then, there are three key ways to help spread math love: Before June 8, you can complete the form at geocaching...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...t is a great way to help you and their classmates to remember names and pronunciations. #2. Jump Right In! Start with a content lesson on the first day. Get students engaged in a team-building STEM activity like building a paper tower, a fun math problem or a science investigation. Make it a fu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ily on memorization to learn facts and procedures. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Teaching techniques have evolved, and more and more kids today are learning something much more valuable and useful: algebraic thinking, number sense, and how to use multiple representations and reasoning t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
...ur math homework. Anxiety Tip #3: Just Breathe I know it sounds cliché, but mindful breathing has changed my life. Do yourself a favor and download a free app like Headspace, and just try it for a solid week straight. Trust me! Anxiety Tip #4: Nourish Thyself Okay guys, I’m serious. When we’re st...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Going Back to School With Stations
At the middle school and secondary levels, the first day of school typically consists of teachers introducing themselves, going over the syllabus and students completing get-to-know-you activities or ice breakers. I’ll admit, I have also used a similar format until I realized that this doesn’t sh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...nt and current professional basketball player, T.J. Warren. The 6-foot-8 forward for the Phoenix Suns returned to his hometown and high school on Tuesday, February 21, to make a donation of TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators to help get the students test-day ready. “Riverside has always meant...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
One of my earliest memories is of me in the car, at the age of four, playing electronic math drill games on my Little Professor. For many years, my primary car entertainment was seeing how many answers I could get right in a row. I could have never imagined that today I would actually work as a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...vy of everyone’s eye in algebra class.” Galu, who works as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for Texas Instruments, created the prototypes in his free time and is sharing them on Thingiverse, a thriving design community for discovering, making and sharing 3-D printable things. So far, he’s cr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...e below and have them use their TI-84 Plus CE to calculate the sine of the three angles (65°,75° and 85°). Ask them: What do you think the sine of 90° would be? Test your conjecture by finding the sine of (88°,89° and 90°). Why is the sine of 90° the limit for how big the sine of an angle ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
Engineers who code
...chnology, engineering and mathematics) careers. Get to know a few TI engineers who learned to code on their calculator and why they would encourage today’s students to learn how to code. Pedro Contreras Jr. Evan Shultz Kimberly Gonzales Mike Prigden Yamil Rivera Ale...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/engineers-who-code
Best of Biology
...es and challenge their own ideas. Take a look at some of the best biology activities below. These are just a few of the many activities available for free with your TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software or TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Don’t have the software? Click here...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
IB Diploma Programme Resources | Texas Instruments
...help strengthen: Mastery of concepts and principles Logical, critical and creative thinking Breadth and depth of knowledge Explore free activities Analysis and Approaches Get activities that support core concepts for Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches. ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib
Applications and Interpretation
... multiplication combined with the handheld to check their work. *NEW/UPDATED Binomial Expansion Students use their own birthday, and the current date, to determine the equation for their physical, emotional and intellectual cycles according to the study of biorhythms. B...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
... like to ride that line. Sure, sometimes it’s important for students to sit down and memorize multiplication tables. However, in my opinion, the best days are those where you can execute a rich math task that allows students to have a good time. It’s that connection between the student, the teach...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...cientific phenomena by graphing data on topics such as weather patterns, chemical reactions and water quality. All of the simulation-based content is free and can be downloaded at www.sciencenspired.com. Because of the flexibility of the TI-Nspire™ platform, you can create, edit and distribute ac...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...to me about what they are finding difficult. If you could thank your teachers, what would you say? My teachers pushed me to become the person I am today. I would desperately want them to know how much I appreciate them and am thankful for them. I want to be just like them, which is why I do what...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
"There is geometry in the humming of the strings; there is music in the spacing of the spheres." — Pythagoras In honor of #WorldMusicDay, let’s explore some musical connections in math, as shared by math consultant and musicologist David Sword, during his “Seven for Seven” presentation at the 20...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Analysis and Approaches
... multiplication combined with the handheld to check their work. *NEW/UPDATED Binomial Expansion Students use their own birthday, and the current date, to determine the equation for their physical, emotional and intellectual cycles according to the study of biorhythms. B...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
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