Finding Fibonacci — Six Examples | Texas Instruments
We are constantly looking for things, whether it be our car keys, ourselves or the next best smartphone. Sometimes, finding things become pop hits. Back in 1985 there was a video game that was popular called “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?” Not too long after the debut of that game came ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/finding-fibonacci-six-examples
Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...nderstanding of the slope of a line was limited, at best. In my mathematical mind, the first thing I needed to do was “correct” that. I believed if they only understood how to compute it, they would “understand” slope. Boy, was I wrong. In order for the computation of slope to be understandable, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
Girls in STEM: A Personal Perspective
As a science teacher, I love to encourage all my students to pursue their interests and expose them to career opportunities that they may never have considered, including STEM careers. As a female science teacher, I especially want to highlight to my female students that STEM careers are for eve...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/girls-in-stem-a-personal-perspective
World-Emoji-Day
...The evolution of emojis is quite fascinating. From a face that was created using a colon, a hyphen and a close parenthesis to a colorful and warm smiley face. The advances have been nothing short of amazing. As a high school classroom teacher, I am always watching out for engaging ways to get stu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Hit a high note exploring the math behind music
...ngs relate to one another. Music is much the same. When writing music, musicians use structures, like proportional relationships, to guide the way they plan and play note sequences. Relationships are fundamental to math and create a compelling link between music and math that will help you hit a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/math-behind-music
Behind the Scenes of TI Summer Workshops | Texas Instruments
They say “Time flies when you’re having fun.” You might not believe it, but time also flies when you are delivering math professional development workshops. For those of you who don’t know us, we are a married couple who recently celebrated their 25th anniversary and have been leading Teachers T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/summer-pd-behind-scenes
3 Math Resources To Give Your Substitute Teacher | TI
...well as a series of additional videos that teach students how to apply various transformations and graphing exercises for students to practice what they learn. The featured lesson on graphing a quadratic function. A quick graphing exercise for student practice. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/sub-day-math-resources
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...oner 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 always wanted to teach math,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
...ous and efficient watering system to deliver spring showers to our May flowers. A little background … In 2015, we brought the Engineer Your World (EYW) course, developed for high schools by The University of Texas at Austin, to our Pomfret School campus. The course stresses the use of the engi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...ear, and remind students of pertinent details along the way. Ideally, the students should have access to their grades during the marking period, so they aren’t surprised at the end of the quarter. I make sure that my students know the grade they earned in my class and how the different components...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...ds-on STEM experience. One of the advantages of the configuration where students wrote code on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator was that they didn’t need to switch applications on their computers between listening to the instruction and writing their programs. They also did not need to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...ogy support. Encourage students to think about Mathematical Practice Standard #5, “use appropriate tools strategically,” as your lessons unfold, so they consider whether the calculator is helpful, necessary or a disadvantage in a particular situation. If there are calculator buttons or menu items...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
“Room To Grow” Podcast — Behind the Scenes | Texas Instruments
...e had the opportunity to share ideas, discuss and learn with other educators experiencing the same challenges we were. Thoughtful reflection is also key. For me, the birth of this podcast has been a professional silver lining from a challenging two years. This was an opportunity that might not ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/room-to-grow-podcast
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...s call 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 tr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...to your first-year teaching self? Always be over-prepared and find out what your students need as you go along. Develop a means to figure out where they are, so you can alter your lessons based on what they understand. Have a plan, but be prepared to deviate with the end goal in mind. What do yo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Who knew math had moves?
...red 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 time for us to be able to have something lik...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...math, sometimes students need some chill reminders now and again. These “hip”-py stickers feature useful tips and reminders to help them along when they need it. Students can stick them on the back of their TI calculator covers for a quick reference, whether they’re using TI-84 Plus CE or TI-Nspi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
The expression “seeing is believing” is usually true. But in science education, many of the concepts can be quite difficult for students to observe because they can be very small, very large, very fast or very slow. So how can we provide students with an experience of science phenomena in the co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
..., get real! Another fun way to celebrate pi is to have your students dress up like someone who uses pi in the real world. Have students explain why they chose that person and how that person uses pi in their career. Some careers that come to mind include: astronaut, mechanical engineer and carpen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...International Baccalaureate® Organization audits each subjects’ curriculum. Yes! Even IB® exams are not exempt from a seven-year itch! In doing so, they make changes (additions/subtractions/adjustments) based on the changing times, teacher feedback and assessment results. Back in 2019, all IB® ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
...e honest, it’s been quite some time since I have thought about prom (1966; I did not attend any proms but our wedding song in 1970 was “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli). From what I have seen since, kids these days are doing it up big time, with creative tactics to really get a “yes”...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
Bring awareness to the many career options that exist in the field of engineering by challenging your students to solve the problems listed below. They will have fun, work together, and learn about different engineering fields that use science every day. 1. Environmental Engineering – The Garba...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...ess. The activities in this topic were built so my students could work through them with partners and without any direct instruction from me. While they were busy learning how to use RGB values to change light colors, import the random library and generate random integers for RGB, I was able to i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
This week is Engineers Week, the perfect time for math and science teachers to hug-it-out and work together to get students excited about engineering. But how, you say? Well, what goes left to right and looks like a straight line? Linear relationships, of course! And, whether they know it or not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
...for you, why not trying programming your calculator to become a pet? When I was a kid, I loved to play with the popular digital pets that lived on a keyring and attached to your backpack. Basically, I created a program that does the same thing for your graphing calculator and turns it into a pet....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode