TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...t 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 schoolers. Bishop mana...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
“Room To Grow” Podcast — Behind the Scenes | Texas Instruments
Have you heard of “Room to Grow: A Math Podcast”? For the last two years, I’ve had a standing call on my calendar with Curtis Brown, the Math Segment Manager at Texas Instruments. Our conversation on these calls is typically focused on the challenges that math teachers face, and what we thought o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/room-to-grow-podcast
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...oovy designs are all thanks to @misscraftymathteacher, a high school math teacher devoted to making learning fun and engaging. Students will love the positive math vibes, and you’ll love the color variety of this downloadable pack! Classroom door as styled by @misscraftymathteacher. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
It’s that chilling time of the year again — no, not testing season — Halloween! Lift spirits in the classroom with these three spooky, fun math activities. Students will never know you tricked them into learning math concepts. Plus, we’ve included a costume template that will make you look boo-...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
It’s prom season, and it can be hard to keep your students from daydreaming about prom night. How about an activity that will grab their attention while you sneak in some programming skills? Plus, be sure to encourage your students to participate in our TI Promposal Contest. It will provide extra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...truction. The “five practices” provide a lesson planning framework that helps teachers facilitate meaningful conversations among students that support the mathematics learning goals and advance the mathematical learning of all students — from those who are traditionally successful to those wh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
When attending a conference, most participants hope to leave inspired, motivated and empowered with strategies and tools to make positive impacts in their classrooms, schools and educational communities. The 2021 T³™ International Conference was appropriately themed, Encourage. Engage. Empower....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
BestofChemistry
...patterns of atomic number, atomic mass and properties of different atoms. Students then play a fun game to test their knowledge. This is based on the popular Phet simulations. Screenshots from the Build an Atom activity. 4. Atomic Structure and Periodic Table: Elements — Electro...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Designing Your Classroom With Purpose
...or a couple of months. Add educational visuals to complement your curriculum. As I prepare for a new year, the first thing that always pops into my mind is my classroom: the setup, the layout, the functionality, the organization … and, of course, the aesthetic. I want every square ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/classroomdesign
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
...ong chemists, chemistry students and chemistry enthusiasts. To commemorate this special week in science, I’m sharing five of my favorite ways to incorporate TI technology into your chemistry classroom. Data collection The TI-Nspire™ CX or CX II graphing calculator is an amazing tool that can ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Solution 14841: Reponse to Instructors who Inquire About the Free TI-InterActive!™ Activity Books With Their Purchase of TI-InterActive!™ - INTERNAL ONLY
Solution 14841: Reponse to Instructors who Inquire About the Free TI-InterActive!™ Activity Books With Their Purchase of TI-InterActive!™ - INTERNAL ONLY global Solution 14841: Reponse to Instructors who Inquire About the Free TI-InterActive!™ Activity Books With Their Purchase of TI-In...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/kbase-templates-and-archive/previous-pages-obsolete/14841
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
...note. You’ll have your classmates swooning with these colorful creations. To get started, you will need to put your TI-84 Plus graphing calculator in polar mode. Press the mode key, then press the arrow down button until you get to FUNCTION, then move right 2 spaces to POLAR and press the enter k...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...r always want your team to go for the touchdown? No matter how you like to celebrate, the big game is quickly approaching, and it can be a great opportunity to get your students talking math and sports. And even food, if that’s more your thing. TI has engaging math and science lessons to bring...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
... “How to Keep a Lizard Warm.” TI has recently updated the original Path to STEM projects to now include Python! Why? Python is one of the most popular coding languages in the world today, and it is now on both the TI-84 Plus CE Python and TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators. It is used i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
In my previous blog post titled “Leveraging CAS To Explore and Teach Mathematics,” I demonstrated how to utilize CAS in the algebra I classroom. As mentioned in my algebra I post, CAS isn’t only a way to find the answers, CAS can be leveraged to explore and teach concepts in the math classroom. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Ingenuity-takes-flight
Have you heard of the “The seven minutes of terror”? Sounds a bit like a horror movie, doesn’t it? And, actually for NASA, it is almost as nail biting! Feb. 18, 2021, was an important date for NASA. After an almost seven-month journey, and a landing often called “The seven minutes of terror,”...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Going Back to School With Stations
...rt that has our group norms and is constantly referenced throughout the year. Want to learn more about creating class norms? Check out this blog post. In conclusion, utilizing stations the first week of school sets the tone for the school year, especially if you use learning centers or s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
This month marks the release of the latest update for the TI-Nspire™ CX II family. This update (version 5.2) includes support for Python, a significant feature that strengthens the use of TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators and software in math classes. Educators can now connect coding in ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Vectors in Component Form
Vectors in Component Form apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Geometry and Trigonometry Vectors in Component Form Students will learn ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-vectors-component-form
Trigonometric Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-patterns
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question
In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question apcalculus website In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-2d-or-not-2d
Exponential Reflections
Exponential Reflections apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions Activity Overview Students determine that the inve...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-exponential-reflections
Compound Interest
Compound Interest apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Students will interpret the var...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-compound-interest
Cool in the Pool
Cool in the Pool apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions Objectives To prepare for spacewalks, astronauts train at...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-nasa
Trigonometric Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-trig-patterns