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
#TIpTuesday: July 4th Edition
--> If you follow us on social media, you’ve likely seen our new #TIpTuesday video series, but if you don’t – go follow @TICalculators on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat now! In this new summer series, we post a short Snapchat video each Tuesday across all channels that highlights q...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/tip-tuesday-july-4th-edition
John Urschel - From the Gridiron to the Classroom
...el, took his love of mathematics to a Baltimore County high school to show students how he uses math on and off the field. John Urschel - From the Gridiron to the Classroom Texas Instruments John Urschel - From the Gridiron to the Classroom website ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/august/john-urschel-love-of-math
Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...ality can be determined, in part, by the level of conductivity. A high conductivity may mean there are pollutants in a water source from dissolved solids, salts or other pollutants. Water filtration systems can decrease the amount of pollutants and therefore would have very low conductivity. Dist...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...ck to the person who helped you build a relationship with numbers. Honor them by sharing your math story for a chance to help them win a math wish at https://education.ti.com/mathlove. Watch local news coverage of the surprise: WPBF-TV: Student's contest entry equals big win for Palm Beach Coun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
How to Start the Year on a Math High
... Austin, Texas. She is the creator of Kraus Math®, which provides teachers with TEKS-aligned and STAAR® test-prep resources. Check out her website at www.krausmath.com, or follow her on Instagram @krausmath. It is crucial to establish a positive, engaging and welcoming environment for all learne...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
...TI-84 Plus graphing calculator, to my favorite, the TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator, it is truly an amazing opportunity to work for the company providing this amazing technology that helps students across the world learn and visualize the complexity of math and how it applies to the real world....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...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 a continuous learning experience ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
...s to improve a process or product on the International Space Station (ISS) using TI technology. Each team was tasked with putting together a brief 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...ics course. For the past two years, I have attempted some coding in my chemistry class by having students do the 10 Minutes of Code activities on Fridays. Students enjoy the break from the content as well as learning how to complete a program with very little instruction. As of now, we don’t ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
...have without the pandemic. Shifting our perspective to focus on the positive experiences students had, though, allows us to understand that learning did occur. It may not have looked the same as in previous years, but if you look carefully, it was there. For instance, many students learned self-d...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
...online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their own ideas. Take a look at some of the best physics activities below. These are just a few of the many activities available for free with your TI-Nspire...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
To STEM and Beyond!
...finitely not back to normal. I was unsure how I was going to teach a course that was so hands-on and project-based. At that time, my district was hybrid, A/B days with alternating A/B Fridays, so I knew continuity in coding was going to be tough. I started using TI’s 10 Minutes of Code for TI-Inn...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...d 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 COVID-19, I am still hopeful that I can connect with my students and provide numerous learning opportunities. A few of years ago, I wrote “Tips for ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
Inspiring students and simulating space travel with TI technology
TI Education Technology president Peter Balyta inspires students at STEMsmart summit in Sarasota. Read His Thoughts TI Education Technology president Peter Balyta inspires students at STEMsmart summit in Sarasota. Inspiring students and simulating space travel with TI technology Peter Balyta ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2015/june/skys-limit
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
...re. How many different, six move routes could the king take? Problem 2 | Virality Suppose we have the following model for information (e.g. photo, video, post) transfer (i.e. spread) in a grid: each square is colored either green (if it knows a given piece of information) or red (if it does not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
How To Celebrate National Chemistry Week With Students | TI
...lication on the TI-Nspire™ CX II handheld that will collect and analyze data. One of my favorite activities is where students use three different liquids — water, acetone and alcohol — and the temperature sensor to determine the strength of the intermolecular forces of attraction between the mole...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/celebrate-chemistry-week-with-students
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...udents are presented with a different themed challenge. They use coding and TI technology to build prototypes of their solutions and then pitch their idea to the world in a final video. Over the years, students have built designs for space, the environment and, most recently, for pets and anim...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
... Content Specialist TEACHES WHERE: Washington County Public Schools in Maryland TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 19 years Katie in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I think it was an ingrained trait in me. I had other family members that were teachers, so it always felt natural to me to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
Did you know World Water Day happens on March 22 every year, and it’s about focusing attention on the importance of water? What better chance to have your students put their coding and engineering design process to work while investigating water scarcity! The World Bank reports that 40% of th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...riority for most school districts. Crystal R. Bishop, a STEM education coordinator at West Virginia State University, wanted to make sure that students had the opportunity to continue learning. She partnered with the STEM Team at Texas Instruments to offer a virtual STEM camp to middle schoole...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...eering, 9th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 38 years Ellen in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I know the exact moment that I wanted to be a teacher. In high school, I was asked to teach someone how to play the violin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
...e. List indices (subscripts) begin with 0. Initializing a list As seen in the above example, a list can be initialized by stating its elements inside the brackets and separated by commas. We can use the list( ) method to create a list: myListA = list( range(10) ) produces the list [0, 1, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Who knew math had moves?
..., Reagan High School teacher (left), pictured with students in her computer science class which won the Rover dance-off, along with Peter Balyta, president of TI Education Technology “Since they have implemented more robotics into the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills), it’s a perfect ti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
...pate in our TI Promposal Contest. It will provide extra motivation for your students to push their creativity. Encourage your students to enter for a chance to win some cash for their prom night!* To be honest, it’s been quite some time since I have thought about prom (1966; I did not attend a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals