Innovation in Biology
When you hear things in your classroom such as, “Well, that didn’t work! Let’s try this …” or “That was so hard! I am so proud of myself,” it is music to an educator’s ears. By incorporating engineering design and coding skills in my biology classroom, I was able to tap into my students’ creativ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Learning With Your Students
...ut following through with this grand idea of coding in biology class. Starting Small I made the goal to do at least one activity per quarter. I didn’t want to overwhelm the students, but I really wanted to make it sustainable for myself. We started off small and used the 10 Minutes of Code re...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle
...egg. The difference in air pressure between the inside and outside causes the egg to get pushed into the bottle! Notice the paper probably didn’t burn all the way. That is because the rate of incoming air was too small (due to the egg blocking the opening), and the fire went out since th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/egginabottle
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...nt: here. Join Texas Instruments, in collaboration with Education Week, on October 23rd from 1-3pm ET, for a deep dive into STEM education and preparedness. This free, online summit will provide a unique opportunity to directly interact with reporters, educational leaders and STEM practitioners a...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
When I was asked to share my story for International Women’s Day, I immediately said “yes.” I didn’t know what I would share, just that I had to say “yes!” This year’s theme — Choose to Challenge — had a simultaneous effect. It touched my soul because we have the freedom to make choices. It san...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...r TEACHES WHERE: Reservoir High School, Fulton, Maryland TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 14 years Jessica in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I didn't realize that I wanted to be a teacher until my senior year of college, when I got an internship in the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s outrea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...s, as that’s what she does on the first day. I was hesitant, at first, because I teach high school students. The first book that came to mind was “Goodnight Moon.” And, as you can imagine, the last thing I wanted to do on the first day was to put my students to sleep! But, with a little help from...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...I Media Relations Manager, Ellen Fishpaw. With the ACT around the corner, the school’s Math Department Chair, Christy Simpson, 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 an...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
...sadly came to an abrupt ending when my family had to relocate to another part of the country. The high school in Plano, Texas, where we moved to didn’t offer any math classes beyond AP® Calculus, which I had already taken. So, I enrolled in a college course: Differential Equations. At the time...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...’re the ones who ultimately made me realize that I’d like to give back and teach others, just like they did for me. Teaching is my calling, and I wouldn’t feel fulfilled doing anything else. "Focusing on building relationships with students is much more important than teaching rigorous math le...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...be a doctor. My anatomy and physiology teacher suggested that I help tutor and eventually told me she thought I should be a teacher. At the time, I didn’t think I wanted to. But, when recruiters came to the university looking to fill a teaching position, I thought, “Why don’t I try this?” So I go...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...ing calculator, and none of them had ever used one before. (We had secured a classroom set of the devices through a grant.) To be honest, I really didn’t know what I was doing. I had no special book or other curriculum materials. So, I simply started the class with exactly the same example I had...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Designing Hot and Cold Packs
Purpose: To calculate the molar enthalpy of dissolving for three ionic solids, and to use this information to design a cold pack. In this experiment you will measure the heat changes which occur from various salts dissolving in water, and then you will use this information to design a hot pack an...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/designing-hot-and-cold-packs
Health and Nutrition - Data Collection
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How Cool are You?
Purpose: You will collect and analyze data on a model of the perspiration process.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-cool-are-you
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Democracy" - I Never Metadata I Didn't Like
In "Democracy", Charlie investigates the death of a friend. He finds columns of numbers on her computer, and because they are not labeled, he does not know what they mean. He explains, "Numbers tend to come in groups 'it's called metadata' information about data". In this activity, students will ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--democracy--i-never-metadata-i-didnt-like
What Makes a Food Nutritious?
Students will analyze select nutritional values of specific food products and then compare those values to the recommended daily allowances published by the U.S.D.A. They will calculate percentages and fractions based upon the information they find.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-makes-a-food-nutritious
Who Needs Mixed Numbers?
Students divide and multiply mixed numbers and fractions in real-life examples relating to carpentry.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/who-needs-mixed-numbers_1
In Round Numbers
Students will develop and test rules for rounding whole numbers and decimal fractions. They will use the information to solve real-world problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/in-round-numbers
Statistics with List Editor App for the Voyage™ 200 and TI-92 Plus
This App delivers statistics capabilities, including inferential statistics.This App provides the functionality students need for an AP* Statistics course! It delivers statistics capabilities, including inferential statistics. Students can import, view and plot CBL 2™ data, explore distributions, tests, intervals, multiple regression, random sampling, goodness of fit ...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/820C3A9E4D6B453DB857EC1B11CDF2EB/92statisticswithlisteditor
2022 Virtual T3IC | July 28–29 | Texas Instruments
...eached at 1.800.842.2737 (TICARES), Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time, and Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time. I didn’t receive my TI graphing calculator loan. Who do I contact for help? If you completed registration by July 1, 2022, and selected to receive...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/t3-international-conference-2022
STEM Behind Health - Breast Cancer
...spire™ problem-based learning simulation takes students inside the real world of cancer research, diagnostics and treatment. Breast Cancer: When Good DNA Goes Bad Sollicitudin Purus Condimentum Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Donec id elit ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-health/breast-cancer
STEM Behind Health
...d learning simulation takes students inside the real world of cancer research, diagnostics and treatment. See the activity Breast Cancer: When Good DNA Goes Bad Engage your students in scientific procedures and statistical analyses that are pointing research...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-health
Calculated Collection | Texas Instruments
...port one another! I think the educator support from TI Calculators is amazing! The new OS and devices from TI have so many capabilities that we didn’t have as students. But, it’s still easy for teachers to keep using the calculator in the same ways we learned as students. It’s especially ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/calculated-collection
7 Calculator Functions Your Students Need | Texas Instruments
...ethod myself, but there are times where the equations we’re working with aren’t “nice.” This is the perfect time to reinforce the idea that we shouldn’t always rely on technology. Solving a problem by hand may be faster. There are also times that your TI-84 Plus CE will swoop in to save the day...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ti-84-algebra-1-seven-calc-functions