Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
...us favorite. “Mr. O is a really fun teacher to have because he always keeps the energy up in the classroom, so you’re never bored, even when you are doing complex math problems,” said Perry High School senior Olivia Lane. “I like that he is very energetic,” said senior Toree Fogle. “We can walk i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...dy code that using TI-Basic”? Don’t worry, TI-Basic is still on the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator, and you can still use it. But, you are going to want to give Python a shot. Trust me! Python now gives you even more powerful tools to enhance math instruction. Have no fear; even if you’...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...lculator and capture screenshots. Here is a quick sample activity. In the GIF below, students are asked to consider a rational function, and explore points of interest, and share back screenshots of what they found interesting. Example of a template that students would add work to. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
...bra I course. Although our intentions were good in wanting to find a way for students to feel successful in an adapted course, our principal rightly pointed out that these students would be engaging in coursework that was less than algebra I. In doing so, we would be perpetuating the cycle of und...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
...@TICalculators! About the author: Shreya Mandal is an Electrical System Engineer at Texas Instruments and a graduate of Texas A&M University. She joined TI in 2018 and is currently responsible for the electrical design, electrical maintenance, project management, capacity/demand and power dist...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...h immunity and vaccines Examine the four parts of the brain impacted by the zombie virus. If you want to keep the zombie fun going for a full week of Halloween-themed lessons, download the sequel activity (available for TI-Nspire™ CX technology). Students will dive deeper ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
... Beach State College, where she is already working toward her associate’s degree in political science. She is applying to colleges and has dreams of going to law school one day. Despite losing her father, Calderon vows nothing will stop her from chasing her dreams. She says her father always en...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
...geboard.org. About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago, Ellen was a broadcast journalist for 13 years, working at television stations across the country, from North Carolina to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
...the STEM Squad has been so far: Charleston, 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 Relati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
Many people know about Girl Scouts, especially when cookie season comes around and boxes of Thin Mints® and Samoas® line the break rooms of offices and accrue in the pantries of homes. Yes, the cookies are delicious, but what Girl Scouts is doing to shape girls to be the next generation of scie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
...ry video, intentional use of proper mathematical terminology is present. For example, the screenshot below shows the terminology for analyzing a sinusoidal function after a combination of transformations has been applied: period, phase shift, point of inflection, maximum, minimum. This is encoura...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...ing, troubleshooting and teamwork. Coding and programming in a STEM classroom covers all of the skills students need to learn, and they can have fun doing it. Using TI’s 10 Minutes of Code is a time-saving, tried-and-true way to start this process in your classroom. Happy Computer Science Week! ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
StatisticsOfficeHours
...nference for Categorical Data (Units 6 and 8) Presentation March 1: Inference for Quantitative Data (Units 7 and 9) 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/statisticsofficehours
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
...ly wrong. About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago, Ellen was a broadcast journalist for 13 years, working at television stations across the country, from North Carolina to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...ntify what students know and understand, and use those math ideas as building blocks for new learning. Select an open-ended task with multiple entry points (such as the free tasks from Illustrative Mathematics or the technology-enhanced activities from Texas Instruments), then demonstrate differe...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
...hing calculator, along with a trip to Boston to visit MIT. “It’s all been kind of a blur. One minute I was making copies for a quiz and the next I’m going to Boston on a trip to MIT. So that’s a huge surprise and really great,” said Meyer. He has been teaching mathematics at the San Antonio high ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
...wer is wrong. Inevitably, they end up raising their hands during tests with profound questions. The answer the calculator gave them isn’t an answer choice. So much for being the secret weapon! The reality is that many students lack the mathematical understanding needed to solve problems and, as a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
...minute. Don’t shout anything out; just think about the question and what it means.” You can set a timer, or just feel the room as students think. By doing this, you allow your varied learners to come up with a response to your question on their own without the pressure of rushing to keep up with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
... the structure of the test. No matter if the test is on papers (admin 1 and 2) or online (admin 3), this year the exam follows the typical multiple-choice and free-response format. https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/dates/ap-calculus-ab-exam-administration-1 Make sure that students realize...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
...t bring any work home with me. On the weekends, I do the same. If I have work to do on the weekend, I’ll save it for one day and spend the other day doing things that will allow me to decompress and to mentally prepare for the following week. Jumpstart your self-care routine with this fr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
Calculus connoisseurs Tom Dick and Steve Kokoska are ready to call the Monday night action! This school year, Texas Instruments (TI) has teamed up with former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former Test Development committee member Tom Dick to provide live, content sess...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...gather and input the data of circular objects. Students will plot the circumference versus diameter on a graph, then calculate the slope of the data points. What will they observe about the slope? The Ready-made Pi activity is great if class/prep time is short. Or, let students experiment with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
The last year and a half has been really hard for many of us in education. We dealt with so many big changes in such a small amount of time. We learned new ways of doing our jobs and connecting with students. As we venture into the uncertainty of what another school year will bring in the age of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
...ram our calculator-controlled robotic car, Rover, to navigate a volcano on Mars. Interested in learning more? Check out our STEM resources here. #3. Join us for a live, virtual field trip TI will host live, virtual field trips this summer to give even more students an opportunity to engage with S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
#NCTMannual 2018 Recap
Thanks for stopping by the TI booth or joining a session at #NCTMannual. We loved meeting all of you! You can check out some of the resources we shared, and download the materials from your favorite exhibitor workshop below. TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMannual 2018 Exploring What's Typical:...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/nctm2018