Girls in STEM: A Personal Perspective
... we need to hear their stories. We need to learn about their interests and how they navigated their path. We need them to answer questions like: What inspired you to choose your career? What were your biggest obstacles? What advice do you have to give the next generation? Exposure Helping stu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/girls-in-stem-a-personal-perspective
World-Emoji-Day
...CX II graphing calculators using Python. (Are you or your students new to Python? No problem! Check out the TI Codes with Python website to learn the basics.) The first emoji project After taking the students through a quick tutorial on how to make a basic happy face, they were let loose on ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
.... If you have not heard of the TI Codes Contest before, or are not sure if the contest is for you, read on. Their words, enthusiasm and ideas will inspire. “Thrilling, challenging, exhilarating.” — Stiles Middle School student member The TI Codes Contest structure — using the engi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...o be a leader, a questioner and a teacher toward others — it’s all a part of my personality. I also had some great middle school teachers that really inspired me, because they were engaging, kind and always had a positive demeanor. I still remember them and strive to be just like them. I’ve alway...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
... a function star() which is not shown here. Another great idea for screen fireworks comes from a completely different activity found in the Beyond Basics section of TI-Basic programming on the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator as the conclusion of the Basketball Game. The code here is translat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...th the TI-Innovator Rover, “Two Rovers Leave the Station…” as an introduction to my math class for systems of equations. Instead of teaching them the basics and then going to the word problem, I switched the class around. They got to see the Rovers in action and wanted to know how to solve the pr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
... In my promposal research, I came across a picture of a poster covered by balloons to be popped to reveal an invitation written on the poster. That inspired the balloon theme in this project, so I began with the skeleton shown below, balloons.py, which uses my favorite control structure: while ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
It’s summertime — a perfect time to recharge and catch up on some reading. There’s nothing like a good book to expand your mind and inspire. Plus, snuggling into the couch to read is a great way to beat the heat. We’ve gathered a list of seven books that every math teacher can enjoy and maybe ev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...by-step guidance on how to display text to the screen and other introductory programs in our 10 Minutes of Code resources. Start with Unit 1: Program Basics. The first skill builder will lead you and your students through writing code to display to the screen. These are free lessons you can displ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
For teachers, the summer months can be a prime time for catching up on reading to get inspired and recharge your batteries for the upcoming school year. One of the most effective ways to keep your teaching skills sharp is the same thing we encourage our students to do over the summer: read. We p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...s complete. New to Python? Don’t stress; everything is menu driven. A great place to start learning the basics of programming with Python is TI Codes: Python. Whether you’re new to Python or have been teaching with Python forever, the TI-84 Plus CE P...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
BestofChemistry
... — Why Am I Charged? When you are ready to introduce charges and bonding with students, start with this simulation-based activity. It goes over the basics of anions/cations and how charges work. Students can test their abilities by choosing from many different ions. Screenshots from the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...estion to start the class. We then go into either an activity or lesson. Now, every Friday has been dedicated to “Coding Friday.” We started with the basics with 10 Minutes of Code and then over time started incorporating coding with the TI-Innovator Hub. In the fourth quarter, I’m excited to int...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
...e mathematical concepts with the TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators. Download the calculator printout and answer key here. In the Back to the Basics Calculator Activity, students are required to challenge themselves with high-level problem-solving by graphing functions and equations, inte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
Going Back to School With Stations
... Finally, students will sign and return the form for homework. Syllabus quiz. “Birthday Coding Fun” station Students will learn the basics of coding on the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator as they create a program that will enable a classmate to guess their birthdate. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...lator Presented by Becky Byer and John Hanna Spend an hour getting acquainted with writing, running and editing Python programs. We start with the basics and then follow up with some cool coding demonstrations. Beginning Coding: Using TI Technology to Create Python Programs Presented by...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...of the sum (we picked 1,000). Hopefully, this activity, in which we explored a well-known relationship from a slightly different perspective, will inspire you to push even further. The time between bounces, in other words the time the ball spends in the air, can be thought of as the ball’s han...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Data Analysis and Probability
Students explore the basics in data analysis and probability.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/data-analysis-and-probability
Number Curiosities App for the TI-73 Explorer™
Illustrates and animates interesting facts about numbers 0 -25....ilable for the TI-73 Explorer™, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculators. The App was inspired, in part, by the book Numbers: Facts, Figures, and Fiction, by Richard Phillips. Learn More The Number Curiosities App is availabl...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/EB3ACF66E2DC4E7388F99C40C158B45D/73numbercuriosities
Innovate Your Classroom With the TI-Innovator™ Hub
...ic: Coding, Technology Skills Speakers: Todd Graba, Stacy Thibodeaux Innovate Your Classroom With the TI-Innovator™ Hub If you want to inspire the next generation of innovators and inventors, then the TI-Innovator™ Hub with TI LaunchPad™ Board is a great place to start. Join us to ...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/online-learning/on-demand-webinars/2017/innovate-your-classroom-with-ti-innovator-hub
2022 Virtual T3IC | July 28–29 | Texas Instruments
...c student interactions that's both fun and emotionally connective. Don’t miss his closing keynote, “How to Connect to Students and Inspire Them” for an in-depth discussion around the art of cultivating strong student-teacher learning relationships for inspired education. ...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/t3-international-conference-2022
2023 Virtual T3IC | Education Conference | Texas Instruments
...r from Robert Ahdoot, founder of Yay Math, for an in-depth discussion around the art of cultivating strong student-teacher learning relationships for inspired education. Keynote speaker (placeholder) See drawing rules. Enjoy the convenience of staying at ...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/virtual-t3-international-conference-2023
2021 T³™ International Conference | T3IC | Texas Instruments
...How can it make decisions based on sensor input? We’ll present various ideas and activities that will keep you and your students actively engaged and inspired. Technology: TI-Innovator™ Rover Jody Crothers Head of Learning Area (Mathematics) Department of Education Australia...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/t3-international-conference-2021
Beyond Basics
Beyond Basics website Encourage students who have some programming experience to build on their knowledge with activities that take them a little deeper into coding. TI Codes: TI-84 Plus Technology ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes/84/beyond-basics