Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
.... Need a new graphing calculator? Find where to buy here. Related blogs Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® With the TI-84 Plus CE Exam resources from TI Which TI Calculator for the ACT® and Why? Top 10 Features of TI-84 Plus for Taking the ACT® The College Board®, AP® and SAT® ar...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...our class. To play, simply call out something on your list, such as an item in their home that is in the shape of a pyramid. Then, send them off searching for the item to bring back and share with the class on video. To increase the level of difficulty, make it a race, and see which student can...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...s into the side of the TI-Innovator Hub and then use your use your graphing calculator to program them. Also, there are additional sensors you can purchase using the gift card that TI provided to your team for making it this far in the contest. In the video below, check out the automatic candy ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
...menus are the same as earlier TI-Nspire models so they can continue to use their current classroom lessons. Parents will appreciate that a one-time purchase of a TI-Nspire CX II or CX II CAS will take students through all of their math and science courses in middle school, high school and college...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...uTube channel here. Can’t get enough calculus? Check out our previous Monday Night Calculus series here. TI in Focus: AP® Calculus is a set of resources reviewing previous free-response questions through the lens of graphing calculators. See Kokoska and Dick’s scoring commentary, their assessme...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...entation and practice.” As a collaborative, the education leaders identified three principles to drive and implement outstanding STEM education research and practices. Principle 1: STEM education should advance the learning of each individual STEM discipline. Principle 2: STEM education shoul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
...exas Instruments (TI) engineer, Tracy Hamilton, has her hand up high to show she is committed to “choosing to challenge.” We choose our inner circle. We choose our lifestyle. We choose our beliefs. We choose our careers. I’d like to think I chose engineering, but in reality, engineering cho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Ingenuity-takes-flight
...r to generate lift. For comparison, that is about the same as Earth’s atmosphere at about 35 km altitude, which is about three times higher than commercial airliners fly. Operate autonomously. Once it has been placed on the surface by Perseverance, Ingenuity uses solar power to charge its batter...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
... month, Texas Instruments (TI) and Geocaching launched a partnership to spread math love around the U.S. and, ultimately, the globe, through some supercute exclusive trackables. These trackables are small tokens that come in five different, fun “math buddy” designs: Acutie on Duty Buddies² ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
How do you make a foam polystyrene cup disappear? Put it in an organic solvent such as acetone! Important note: Doing the project in a well ventilated space and using gloves are smart ways to avoid unnecessary exposure to acetone. Only use enough acetone to cause the cup to dissolve. Follow your...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
Three Pawsitively Fun TI-Nspire Math Activities
...ing Concepts series, students revisit the dogs from the Introduction to rates lesson, but now with a focus on the mean. Students will discover and exercise the concept as mean as a fair share value. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and download the full TI-Ns...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/dog_blog
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...ng, you need to make the expectations clear to the students. In my classroom, I don’t allow students to have their cell phones out in class. New research connects in-class cellphone and laptop use with lower test scores: Cellphone Distraction in the Classroom Can Lead to Lower Grades, Rutgers Stu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...how math shapes their world, and they crave math knowledge they can relate to. A new TI Education Technology survey of 1,000 students found that 46 percent of kids say they love or really like math, nearly twice as many than those that said they don’t like it. Think about that for a moment. Nea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
#NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Recap
Thanks for stopping by the TI booth or joining a session at #NCTMregionals Seattle. 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. Texas Instruments Staff TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMreg...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/nctm-seattle
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...pson, said the donation couldn’t have come at a better time. “This allows us to provide calculators to students who may not have the opportunity to purchase one for testing and participating in class, and they can now be at an advantage,” said Simpson. “Next week we are testing over 400 students ...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
...eady to admit defeat and switch majors when my professors, Craig Morgenstern and Bonnie Melhart, offered me a chance to work on an undergraduate research project. This project led to multiple grants and was the focus of my senior honors thesis. Even more importantly, working with these professor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...t step is to introduce girls and young women to positive role models in these fields. It’s not news that women are underrepresented in the STEM workforce. Collectively, we can change this narrative. We can tell girls, “Yes, STEM is for you, and you belong here.” I’m asking not only women in STEM ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
... have already begun to solve the problem. Students should ask these questions: What straw length should be used? What is the radius, diameter or circumference of the Earth? If students ask questions that are not necessary to ask as part of the solution, we suggest you provide answers where p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
... online. Acknowledge them when they log in, greet them, and try and make a joke. The reception for learning is much greater,” he explains. “But not sarcasm,” he clarified. “If you are teaching teenagers, their brains are still developing, and while they may laugh, they don’t understand or appreci...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
... beyond. Math Activities for Students Who Hate Math Presented by Ellen Piekarski Have you had students think that “rise over run” was a PE exercise? Do their faces contort when you show them an equal sign between letters? Our presenter shares lessons developed to help students use technol...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...2+bx+c. High school students have observed the effect of a (vertical stretch/shrink and reflection over the x-axis) as well as the effect of c (y-intercept). But, the effect that b has on the graph of a quadratic? Not so much. Using the recently improved Transformation app on the TI-84 Plus CE...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...physics and chemistry. Students also use our calculators to learn the basics of coding, a skill most experts agree is essential for tomorrow’s workforce. As the education landscape changes, we are evolving with new products, lessons and training to support teachers. That is precisely why, amid a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
STEM Projects: Exploring the Heartbeat | Texas Instruments
Does your heart skip a beat when you think about STEM? If it doesn’t already, it will after you learn about “The Heart Project” from TI STEM resources, part of the series of “Design Smart Systems” projects. The Heart Project is a great way to introduce your students to coding while teachin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/heartbeat-of-stem
Prime Summer Reading for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...ent interactions?” then be sure to pick up your copy of “Beyond the Bake Sale.” Featuring tips from teachers, checklists and other valuable resources, this book offers practical advice on building strong collaborative relationships between teachers and parents. “STEM Education NOW...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Best of Biology
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology