Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
Calculus connoisseurs Tom Dick and Steve Kokoska are ready to call the Monday night action! This school year, Texas Instruments (TI) has teamed up with former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former Test Development committee member Tom Dick to provide live, content sess...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Any day is a better day with a little π (pi). Let’s celebrate Pi Day with some fun, meaningful activities that show students how the mathematical constant shows up in real life. 1: Happy Pi Day Activity Worksheets Choose from two quick-start activities; Ready-made Pi or Homemade Pi. In thes...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
Best of Middle Grades Science Activities
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofmgscience
Inspiring students and simulating space travel with TI technology
TI Education Technology president Peter Balyta inspires students at STEMsmart summit in Sarasota. Read His Thoughts TI Education Technology president Peter Balyta inspires students at STEMsmart summit in Sarasota. Inspiring students and simulating space travel with TI technology Peter Balyta ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2015/june/skys-limit
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
Do you have what it takes to go head-to-head with former pro-football player turned professional mathematician, John Urschel? Now is your chance to flex your mental muscles and find out. Each problem tackles a subject from chess to cryptography -- things students are naturally interested in – an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
...ethod that you did.” But, unbeknownst to that student, the question sent a chill down my spine. Can my students justify? Will they? Do I know how to help them? All of these lingering questions came into focus when the teachers in my school began work with Oklahoma Excel, a statewide networked...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Expanding Knowledge With Financial Literacy | Texas Instruments
...tanding about personal finances are better prepared for financial management and long-term economic success [1]. Three strategies that we can use to help our students build a foundation for financial literacy are further educating ourselves, becoming familiar with financial education standards, a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/financial_literacy
How To Celebrate National Chemistry Week With Students | TI
...lt subject for most students to grasp because of the invisible nature of atoms and molecules. Having students collect data on the chemical phenomena helps them to “see” how these particles interact and react while making learning fun and teaching them how to become scientists. In 2015, I atte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/celebrate-chemistry-week-with-students
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
On Wednesday, September 19, Texas Instruments Education (@TICalculators) is hosting a Women in STEM Twitter Chat! Our goal is connect you to the awesome #WomenInSTEM community, both as a source of inspiration and a well of resources. Our panelists are female engineers, scientists, and mathematic...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
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
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...rly stages. Finally, students must present their ideas with a short video describing their innovation to be voted on by the public — effectively teaching students how to communicate their ideas to the judges and others. 2022 TI Codes Contest winner video. By leveraging...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
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
...w to graph parent functions, TI’s Families of Functions is the go-to video resource for your substitute teacher. You can simply pick out one or more relevant topics for your students to watch and let the learning begin. Families of Functions features a full library of learning modules for each...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/sub-day-math-resources
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
In the U.S., Independence Day is soon upon us (for the rest of the world it’s the fourth of July). The national holiday celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Americans honor the day with family and friends, cookouts and barbeques, parades and … fireworks. Ea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
We’re celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the classroom on a daily basis. This month, join us in getting to know Ellen Browne, a high school math and engineering teacher who lives with 350 teenagers at the boarding school where she teaches. Oh, and she uses her violin to tea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
Ready for winter? (Or maybe just the winter break from school?) How about a little karaoke during your snowstorm? The TI-Nspire™ Document contains a Python program sure to put you in that wintry mood because it: Has falling snow. Plays the notes to “Jingle Bells.” Displays the synchronize...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Any day is a better day with a little π (pi). Let’s celebrate pi day with some fun, meaningful activities that show students how the mathematical constant shows up in real life! 1: Got Pi? Host a Pi Day potluck Have your students bring circular food items for a potluck (cookies, pies, pizza, do...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
For almost 20 years now, I have been an IB® teacher, moderator and examiner at three different schools along the east coast, and for seven years I have been an instructor for TI. A professional goal of mine was to somehow marry these two aspects of my life for the benefit of my students and fell...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...ding Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics” by Peter Liljedahl This easy read includes easily applied and practical recommendations. It also includes relevant research on what actually matters in helping all students learn mathematics. “This is definitely one of my favorite math ed publicatio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
...to be on Twitter one Saturday morning in early March and saw a post by Ben Gordon (@mathsmrgordon). He shared a Google drive full of middle school level Mixed Six activities. I was instantly intrigued by this concept. A Mixed Six is basically a mathematical task design using Pointon’s and San...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
TI-84 Plus | Top 10 Features for ACT® | Texas Instruments
Unfortunately, it’s clear the global pandemic will be with us well into the winter. This means continued limitations in test center capacity and inevitable cancellations throughout the remainder of the year. The ACT continues to add seats and sites as they work with local test centers to add ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/actips
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
Math has an impact on just about every aspect of our lives including some that we don’t often think about. Math helped change the outcome of WWII, it also shows up in the way we drive our cars and the way we manage our finances. In celebration of Math Awareness Month, here are four TI-Nspire act...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
...tudy from home, if possible. To better understand what “flattening the curve” means, and to explore how epidemics/pandemics can happen, we can use models and simulations. A mathematical model is a useful tool for describing natural phenomena, such as the epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic. So...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
How Else Can We Show This?
...of the mathematics at hand. 1. Riding the Curves and Turning the Tables When studying quadratic and polynomial functions, I begin by having students tell me everything they see on a graph. They mention things like y-intercepts, x-intercepts, high points and low points. We use TRACE and the comma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
BestofChemistry
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry