To STEM and Beyond!
...built-in brightness sensor to turn a light on as well and turned a servo motor to dispense beans. The jukebox housed the TI-Innovator™ Hub, played songs and had a light show! Students used their geometry skills to code the TI-Innovator™ Rover through mazes that used the built-in RGB and range (di...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
... with us by Doug Roberts, our T³™ in-classroom systemic coach. He said: “My definition of a good teacher has since changed from ‘one who explains things so well that students understand’ to ‘one who gets students to explain things so well that they can be understood.’”* This mindset shift was ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Behind the Scenes of TI Summer Workshops | Texas Instruments
...two-day face-to-face (yay!) T³™ Summer Workshop “Leveraging the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator for ACT® Test Success” which took place in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Presenter, Corey Boby, engaging with participants during the workshop. Thanks to support from Texas Instruments an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/summer-pd-behind-scenes
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
... the math you notice in nature, or grab a selfie with your TI math buddy trackable, then share on your public Twitter or Instagram account with the tags #SpreadMathLove and #TICacheContest for a chance to win some awesome math love swag, including a TI graphing calculator.* For teachers, geoca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...ing that confidence would take the help and support of many special teachers along the way. One teacher that particularly stands out is Shirley Pfingston, who taught logical reasoning to our fourth grade class in Orland Park, Illinois. Yep, that’s right, fourth grade! During this special weekly...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...nts (TI) graphing calculators. About the author: Tom Reardon has taught mathematics in Ohio at Fitch High School for 35 years and part time at Youngstown State University for 39 years. As a T³™ National Instructor, Tom provides professional development internationally, and he serves as an advi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...surprised on which questions students have trouble with. I think I tend to have an overly optimistic view of students’ math abilities and understandings. I can assure you that this next problem gives students fits. It doesn’t look that tough, but I think it uncovers a misunderstanding that many s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
AP® Calculus Resources
...ionship between angles and coordinates. Step 1 Students link their prior knowledge of special right triangles to identify coordinates for 30, 45, and 60 degree angles on the unit circle. Step 2 After establishing relationships in Quadrant I, students extend their knowledge...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
2022 Virtual T3IC | July 28–29 | Texas Instruments
... dates? While we hope you can attend during the live sessions, you can also access the presentations on demand after the conference through Sept. 30, 2022. This allows you to watch the sessions at your convenience. Will I receive a Certificate of Attendance? Yes. Partici...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/t3-international-conference-2022
TI-Nspire™ Programming Activities | Texas Instruments
...th + day/100 + .0018 (for 2018) Then we can determine the day number by: daynum := dbd(12.3117, daycode) (for # of days since 12/31/3017) To the right is a test program that only displays the daycode and the daynum values. This test assures us that these expressions are working ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes/nspire/10-minutes
STEMnauts
...event is predicted. The first approach is to avoid the collision by changing the relative location of ISS using the Russian thrusters. It takes about 30 hours to coordinate such a move, called a Debris Avoidance Maneuver. The protocol requires a safe zone around the ISS of 30 miles wide by 30 mil...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-nasa/stemnauts
Computer Science | Professional Learning | Texas Instruments
....infotable td:first-child{padding-left:20px;text-align:left;padding-top:20px}.contentblock.contentgroup.left.gradient-gray-bg-mid.margin-bottom-minus-30{padding-top:0}.link-wrapper-center{display:flex;justify-content:center}.contentgroup.gradient-gray-bg-bot.margin-bottom-30{background-color:#ebe...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/computer-science/professional-learning
TI Science - US and Canada - Lessons
...0px!important}.contentgroup.no-divider.centered-icons-text .columns.align-items-center{text-align:center}.hero-white-box{max-width:200px;margin-left:-30px}.hero-white-box h2{color:#c00;font-weight:600;font-size:30px}@media (min-width:481px) and (max-width:767px){body>div.main>div>div:nth-child(2)...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/science/lessons
Python Modules: Python activities using TI-Nspire™ CX II Technology | Texas Instruments
...e a small dot at the turtle’s new position. while t1.xcor() = finishline: t1.penup() t1.goto(-20,20) t1.write('1 wins') else: t2.penup() t2.goto(-20,-30) t2.write('2 wins') Step 11 Test your program now to see that both turtles can win and that the code is working properly. Step 12...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes/python/ti-nspire-cx-ii/python-modules
Four Square with a Tello Drone
Students will use Python to play a game of four square with Tello Drone and a TI graphing calculator. Students should have completed "Getting your wings" prior to this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/four-square-with-tello
A New School Year, A New You(Tube) | Texas Instruments
...fans looking to expand their brainpower and dive into learning. Welcome to the new @TICalculators YouTube channel You may notice things are looking a little different on our channel … and for the better! It’s all been reorganized to make finding the videos you’re looking for quic...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/new-school-year-new-youtube
5 Study Tips from a Student #StudyGrammer | Texas Instruments
Handwritten notes neatly displayed. Carefully organized school accessories complete with color-coordinated pens and highlighters. And a desk propped right next to a window for plenty of light. All the makings of a “studygram” account created on Instagram. When Sophia from @girlmeetsdesk start...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-study-tips-from-a-student-studygrammer
Investigating Sine and Cosine Functions Graphically
Students will use Sliders on the TI-Nspire to change coefficients of the basic sine and cosine function. Students will investigate how the graph changes by looking at different coefficients. Students will also investigate the sine and cosine graphs by comparing intersection points. Download t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-sine-and-cosine-functions-graphically
Planning for Success Sweepstakes Official Rules
...ral Expressway, Dallas, TX 75243, and with a website at http://education.ti.com. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes entry period will begin on July 30, 2023 at 9:00 am Central Time (“CT”) and will end on September 9, 2023 at 11:59 pm CT (the “Sweepstakes Period”). TI’s computer will be the off...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/planningforsuccesstisweeps/rules
Texas Instruments Sines of Spring Sweepstakes Official Rules
...ducation.ti.com. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes entry period will begin on March 10, 2024 at 10:00 am Central Time (“CT”) and will end on March 30, 2024 at 11:59 pm CT (the “Sweepstakes Period”). TI’s computer will be the official time keeping device of this Sweepstakes. All dates are exp...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/sinesofspringsweepstakes/rules
2023 TI Math Carol Contest Rules | Texas Instruments
...ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. CONTEST DESCRIPTION: In a 30 second or less video, share a math carol with your preferred TI technology, then share the video on Instagram or YouTube for a chance to win a p...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/mathcarolcontest/rules
Customize Your Calc Contest Rules
... the following subjective criteria: (1) the quality of the photo (25%), (2) depiction of TI technology (25%), (3) creativity of the customization(s) (30%), and (4) creativity of caption (20%). Decisions by the Judges are final and binding and non-appealable. PRIZES: Runners-Up Prizes: One r...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/customize-your-calc/rules