How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
...ics) to the speed of physiological reactions (biochemistry), math is the crux of an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the world. You don’t have to be a scientist to need math – a solid understanding of basic algebra can help you do something as common as managing your personal finances....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
Get Ready for a Math-Packed School Year
You could win this Math Love pack by entering our back-to-school contest. As the new school year quickly approaches, we want to make sure you love the supplies packed in your bag. On Instagram, you may have seen a picture-perfect pack of Math Love gear that we are giving away for this back-to-sc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschoolcontest
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-Nspire™ CX Graphing Calculator
With schools opening up in spring of 2021, students and teachers are getting prepared for another unique year on AP® Statistics exam administration. This year, as in every year, several features of the TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator will be useful for you. In this post, I have compiled a lis...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstatstipsfornspire
Find the Frequen-Z!
..., called “Frequen-Z,” takes students on a journey into the post-apocalyptic world of a zombie pandemic. In it, a group of survivors must find ways to avoid zombies. And you may not know this, but zombies will retreat if you are able to find the “Z note”... a special sound that is terribly offensi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/july/survived-the-zombie-outbreak
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
...ions 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 w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstats2021
You Asked – TI Answered: Enabling Student Career Success Through Products Developed With and for Teachers
The Education Technology industry has changed over the years. Despite the changes, TI calculators have become standard tools for teaching math and science – and with good reason. This also didn’t happen overnight. For the past 30 years, we have worked with teachers to ensure that every product...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/products-with-a-purpose
Five Tips for High School STEM Camps
...o use this?” Our challenge was not to give them something to learn, but a reason to learn it. To kick off the project, we shared a story about the heavy toll a drought has taken on a farming community in Zimbabwe. Then we gave the students a problem: How can people living in this community with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/five-tips-for-high-school-stem-camps
Dallas Students Program Texas Instruments' First Educational Robot to Dance
Middle school gifted and talented students at Travis Vanguard Academy in Dallas were among the first in the world to get their hands on Texas instruments’ first robot for the classroom, the TI-Innovator™ Rover. Engineers at TI designed the robotic car, best known as Rover, to help middle and hig...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/october/rocking-with-rover
Celebrate Jack Kilby Day
...r classroom and other ways you're promoting innovation with your students. The first five teachers who share on social media with #JackKilbyDay will have the chance to receive a fun surprise! Thank you for all you do to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders. 3 Ways to inspire innovation in...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/september/celebrate-jack-kilby-day
Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
...ed T³™ yet). I was invited to become an instructor for some of the following year’s summer workshops. The mission Over the years, one of my still-favorite conference presentations is called “The Power in the Palm of Your Hand” and addresses the programming capabilities of the TI graphing calcu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/behindthescenes
Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby
...ctions for how to walk through each of the four STEM activities and links to where you can download further materials. We hope you and your students have fun envisioning what’s next. S in STEM: The science of zombies In this activity, students make a zombie brain to test a hypothesis for counte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/kilby-day
Mission Imagination
...s Ho receive assorted space goodies and their choice of either a TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator and software. The team will also have the opportunity to chat with a NASA astronaut about their wining submission. “At TI, we are constantly looking to create opportunities for stud...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/may/mission-imagination-winners
Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...ity anyway, and how is it measured? Conductivity is the measure of the ability of an electrolyte solution to conduct electricity. Most water sources have some level of conductivity, and water quality can be determined, in part, by the level of conductivity. A high conductivity may mean there are ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
DIY TI Codes Contest
Have you heard about our TI Codes Contest? Each spring, Texas Instruments challenges teams of students from around the U.S. to come up with creative solutions to a proposed theme and submit their ideas. As the groups advance, they ultimately build a functioning model of their concept, which they ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
Did you know that the best way to understand how something works is to take it apart and examine the insides? That’s why “teardown” videos are so popular — they show us what’s on the inside of everyday products without having to worry about reassembling them. In celebration of National Roboti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...de of Palm Beach, Florida. High school senior Faith Southwick, who is the first person in her school’s history to receive an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, nominated Marr for inspiring her love of math and helping to facilitate her military career. WATCH A VIDEO OF THE SURPRISE: HERE. Tex...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
How to Start the Year on a Math High
...every year we walk through how we pass out, hand in, and place our work in the bins. As childish as “now pass your packet to the right” may sound, I have never heard a grunt, sigh or complaint from anyone — even my eighth graders! Students thrive when they know exactly what is expected of them. S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
David Olszewski, better known as Mr. O on the grounds of Perry High School in Canton, Ohio, has been teaching math for the past five years. Ask any of his students, or fellow teachers, and it’s clear he has quickly become a campus favorite. “Mr. O is a really fun teacher to have because he alway...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
Have you heard the BIG news? Python is now included in the new TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator! What does this mean for math class? Python on the handheld gives teachers a tool to teach algorithmic thinking, provide authentic opportunities for problem solving, and enhance mathematical re...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
...CAS “toolbox” on the TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator, I discovered methods for how CAS can actually enhance teaching mathematics. One of my favorite CAS algebra tools is “Factor.” While this tool can be used to factor algebraic expressions (figure 1), it can also be used to determine the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...eenshots As you create and assign activities through your LMS — such as Canvas or Google Classroom — consider the depth of exploration students can have using their own, dedicated graphing calculator. Now students can easily share the work on their device directly back with you. For example, on ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
...edging and addressing factors that contribute to differential outcomes among groups of students are critical to ensuring that all students routinely have opportunities to experience high-quality mathematics instruction, learn challenging mathematics content, and receive the support necessary to b...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
...elped to launch an engineering career at TI. From 2+2=4, graphing y=mx+b and solving complex integrals/derivatives, my TI graphing calculator and I have been through a lot together. (I even posed with it in my graduation photos!) From using the TI-36X Pro scientific calculator and TI-84 Plus gra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...can agree science and math are 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
... video synopsis to present their concept as well as their prototype. In addition, the pandemic added an extra layer of complexity as the teams would have to work with each other remotely. The stage was set for a true test of the abilities and perseverance of this new generation of future engineer...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners