Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
... distance vs. time relationships. Now, the final step: Based on the prior two demonstrations, students should now have the tools with which they can begin talking about how slope might be calculated. Suppose we use the delta notation , talking about “change in y” per “change in x” instead of the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
Girls in STEM: A Personal Perspective
...ave about the field. While male and female students perform typically the same in science and mathematics classes, females are underrepresented in computer science and engineering classes. As these students continue into the workforce, women make up 47 percent of the total workforce, but only...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/girls-in-stem-a-personal-perspective
World-Emoji-Day
...s a site called emojipedia.org — yes, an entire site dedicated to emojis. I looked to see how many preloaded emojis are on my current phone, and it said almost 4,000 emojis! Wait … what? Just think: You can use a new one every day for just under 11 years. And by the time you finish using all 4,00...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...udents are presented with a different themed challenge. They use coding and TI technology to build prototypes of their solutions and then pitch their idea to the world in a final video. Over the years, students have built designs for space, the environment and, most recently, for pets and anim...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
... 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 trait in me. I had other family members that were teachers, so it always felt natural to me to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...h you teach, there will always be some computational and graphing skill you will want students to know and be able to do without a calculator. Decide which math skills and problems you will assess without the calculator and for which ones you will allow technology support. Encourage students ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
“Room To Grow” Podcast — Behind the Scenes | Texas Instruments
... what we thought or had learned about these challenges through our own careers, both prior to and since working together at TI. Although we don’t consider ourselves to be experts in teaching math, Curtis and I have learned a lot from our classroom days, our time supporting educators across the co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/room-to-grow-podcast
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...graphing calculator. You will find the fireworks activity in the "Turtle Graphics" section, and you will need the Turtle module on your calculator or computer software. The code that generates one star polygon is: n is an odd number between 5 and 11. The is the number of vertices on t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...eering, 9th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 38 years Ellen in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I know the exact moment that I wanted to be a teacher. In high school, I was asked to teach someone how to play the violin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
...e. List indices (subscripts) begin with 0. Initializing a list As seen in the above example, a list can be initialized by stating its elements inside the brackets and separated by commas. We can use the list( ) method to create a list: myListA = list( range(10) ) produces the list [0, 1, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Who knew math had moves?
..., Reagan High School teacher (left), pictured with students in her computer science class 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 ti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
... fellow teachers. When I was approached by TI in the summer of 2019 to assist in the development of an IB® resource website to do just that, I had no idea where that initial conversation would take me. To give you a little context to this situation, every seven years, the International Baccala...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
...w can I (or my students) make my own? Well, these examples are meant to inspire and motivate you and your students to get creative with those little computers. These two projects involving balloons and buttons have a lot of common features: Both use a graphical display Both utilize...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
... for some extra help on their math homework. What many kids don’t know is that learning to code on the TI graphing calculator can lead to a degree in computer science, engineering and many other great careers. We wanted to share a few secrets from an insider that might help inspire your students ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...nto 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 even gain new ideas for the classroom. Featured books from our 2022 T3IC keynotes (Yes,you can still register!) “Building Thinking Classrooms in Ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... About the author: Stacy Thibodeaux is a T³™ Science National Instructor. She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is currently at Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...e than usual. I didn’t even know that was possible! Meet Alex Livingston, a sophomore at Tech Valley High School in Albany, New York and an aspiring commercial airline pilot. The 15-year-old submitted a photo showing how he uses math and science regularly as a volunteer in the Civil Air Patrol C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
TI-84 Plus | Top 10 Features for ACT® | Texas Instruments
...lator and on the 7th row, you’ll see the a + bi (complex) mode. Once you switch your calculator to that mode, you can add, subtract, multiply, and divide complex numbers. You can even calculate the powers of i. 2: Evaluating Functions On the ACT, you are often asked to evaluate functions and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/actips
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...nts had an opportunity to get together and explore the important, life-long benefit of knowing how to program. “I went to our activities person and said we want to start a coding club and I need money for equipment, so she gave us some ideas for fundraising,” said Kachur. “We ended up raising alm...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
... 4: Quadratic Functions and Stopping Distance Comparing stopping distance under normal conditions vs. wet weather or when talking on a cell phone provides an engaging opportunity to use quadratic functions to model data. Using the regression capabilities on the calculator, students can generate e...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...wo passions: math and football. It explores the challenges of making difficult choices and the rewards of following one’s passions. It’s a winner! “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly. Now a major motion picture, this powerful book reveals the true story of the black female mathematicians at...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
...teresting things about branding and marketing of consumer products. To begin, you need several brands of toilet bowl cleaners that use hydrochloric acid as the main cleaning agent. (Cleaners that use organic surfactants won’t work here.) I use three main brands: Lysol®, Sno Bol® and The Works®. N...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...ocusing on the things you can control, like having a flexible mindset, growing and leveraging your network, and investing in yourself in order to provide students with the best education possible. Nearly 75% of teachers we surveyed expect to offer some mix or remote and in–person instr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Innovation in Biology
...lastics, we dove into the engineering design process. They started brainstorming ideas individually and then shared them in groups. The students also completed concept sketches of their designs and had discussions about what would and would not work. Collaboration was crucial in this project. E...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Learning With Your Students
...nce in Motion using the TI-Innovator™ Rover. It was very helpful to have so many resources I could use to begin this journey, but the real test would come with my final project. The Grand Finale By the end of the year, students had a basic understanding of how to write simple programs using ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students