Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...tweighed by his passion for teaching calculus,” wrote Southwick. Having dreamed of serving her country since she was 11 years old, Southwick plans to pursue a nuclear engineering degree at the academy. “For the next 20 years of my life, I will be using the momentum created by my two years in Mr. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
How to Start the Year on a Math High
...is important to set and maintain clear rules and expectations, positive energy always wins. Feeling welcomed, valued and seen is the best way to get buy-in, especially for our math-conscious students. With that initial smile at the door, you are already establishing that today, and every day, wil...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Leveling the Math Playing Field
...ceed in appropriate, grade-level coursework. To support teachers in using technology effectively and strategically in the classroom, TI hosts free, weekly webinars and archives past webinars. Classroom Practice Counts In addition to course offerings, common instructional practices contribute to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...fection is spreading Teachers and students 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 ex...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
... Space Center in Houston, once travel conditions improve. And the winners are ... Grand prize winner: The Germaphobes, including: Alayna Nguyen Jonathan Ngoy Manvi Sinvhal Manu Gupta Gianna Renzo Suzanne Hanna, Adult advisor The team: The Germaphobes are a first in the history o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...to finish coding a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors — or if they were up for it, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock. “I actually played against the computer several times during the weekend. It’s really entertaining,” said Bykovsky. Shad Victoria Sephton liked that she was able to combine her p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
...matics. In his spare time he enjoys kayaking and fishing with his sons and spending time with his family. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @cbmathguy. This school year, TI has teamed up with former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former Test Development committee member Tom Dick ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
... drain, is a real thing. The National Summer Learning Association reports that students lose an equivalent of two months of their grade-level math computational skills over the summer.* And, when kids return to school in the fall, about nine out of 10 teachers will spend as much as three weeks on...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
...that you let it go a little bit, but then you come back to it. From there, you start adding that concept back into your lesson plans. Not just that week, but over multiple weeks so that students can start getting a better understanding. Any other words of wisdom for other teachers? I think tha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
...our prize is the product of the multiplicities of the numbers drawn (for example, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2 gives a prize of six). What lottery ticket would you buy? Solutions Problem 1 Solution: The number of six move routes is actually equivalent to the number of strings consisting of -1, 0, +1 of length ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts
...tines. In my world, the first day of class is only 25 minutes―not much time to take roll and get to know students. I have tried a variety of ways to put students into assigned seats the first week of school. Compared to how I assign seats after the first unit test, my methods for those first day...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/seating_charts
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
...tudents and educators. She earned her Master's in Educational Technology and her Bachelor's in Mathematics from Texas A&M University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM Education at Texas Tech University. Prior to joining NASA nine years ago, Becky taught high school mathematics in Central ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
The Heartbeat of STEM
...G machine. They can also figure out how to speed up or slow down their cycles and to calculate heart rate. Challenge 3 is where students must put their skills to the test. This challenge models the autonomic nervous system. Students will need to write a program to show how the heart rate ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...tudents' minds about math. Fast Facts About Katie: TEACHES WHAT: High School Mathematics 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 t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
... retention of historically underrepresented K–12 youth in STEM fields. Established as a joint venture in 1993 between NASA Glenn Research Center and Cuyahoga Community College, the project grew from a single mobile AEL to a national organization, now called NASA MUREP MAA, and continues to improv...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Who knew math had moves?
...ass 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 time for us to be able to have something like this in the classroom,” said Brown. Studen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
...a hypothetical aquatic ecosystem where students can change the pH and temperature of the water. They can see a possible effect on the diversity and population size of the fish that live there. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (pdf). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...hers were going to need resources to help them get through the transition and beyond. What a perfect time for TI to show IB® teachers some “love” and pull all the resources together into one convenient place. And thus, the TI IB® resource page was born! That’s when my work really got started to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...so includes relevant research on what actually matters in helping all students learn mathematics. “This is definitely one of my favorite math ed publications ever.” — Joanie Funderburk “One on One 101: The Art of Inspired & Effective Individualized Instruction” by Robert Ahdoo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
...atives and Integrals. After deciding on the topic, you need to think about how to do the “Factual Recall.” In writing this task, I would sometimes put a completion of an easy fact and sometimes more of a fill in the blank. Here are two examples of a fill in the blank. These are on the Mixe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...h all of the accessories like breadboards, sensors and motors.” The club has taken off from there, raising additional money in the months since to buy 4 TI-Innovator-Rovers, TI’s new programmable robotic car. About 10 students, from freshmen to seniors, meet every Tuesday afternoon after-school...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Innovation in Biology
...an educator’s ears. By incorporating engineering design and coding skills in my biology classroom, I was able to tap into my students’ creativity and push them to excel in areas unfamiliar to them. The Inspiration In Baltimore’s Inner Harbor sits an adorable, googly-eyed invention that prevents...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Designing Your Classroom With Purpose
...out. Posters of inspirational quotes are fun and can reflect the motto or atmosphere you create in your classroom, but do these visuals serve a dual purpose? Are they a resource your students will utilize throughout the school year to enhance their learning? It depends. I challenge myself and ot...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/classroomdesign
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
...tterfly curve above. Then press the zoom key. Again, either press 0 or arrow down to ZoomFIT. Now, you should be feeling all fuzzy inside. 3: Don't Buy Flowers, Graph One! Send your valentine a flower by graphing one on your TI calculator. Press the y= key. In r1, input cos(2θ). Then, in r2, e...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
... eating on the big day, you may prefer a sweet alternative. And who doesn’t love a bowl of ice cream to celebrate a big win? I mean, if John Urschel (published mathematician and former professional football player) is into ice cream … and yes, we have proof he is! Check out the “Ice Cream, Cool S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame