TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
The summer of 2020 was filled with uncertainty. Schools had just wrapped up a year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and summer programming was not a high priority for most school districts. Crystal R. Bishop, a STEM education coordinator at West Virginia State University, wanted to make sur...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
... technology, so I walk around and check each student’s paper in real time before they take out their calculator. I require my students to show enough of their mathematical thinking on all test questions so that someone reading their work is able to follow their steps. Applying this rule to the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
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
Who knew math had moves?
...hare with her pre-AP computer science class. But after one 50-minute class period, she was hooked – and her students were too. Katie Brown, 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...ation. Great for math and science classes alike! 1. Start at the door Set the tone for your classroom every time students walk through the door with these colorful sets of classroom door decor. These groovy designs are all thanks to @misscraftymathteacher, a high school math ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
...a program that “draws” the pumpkin, and then use equations or the Draw features to create a jack-o’-lantern. Or have your students create a boo-tiful ghost using equations or the Draw features. Tom Reardon teaches you how-to in this fun webinar. Downloadable pumpkin carving ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
...sues, including what to do with all of our garbage. They assist developers in thinking about the environmental impact of garbage when creating new neighborhoods or businesses. In the “Garbage Problem” activity for the TI-84 graphing calculator, students realize how much garbage we create, which c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...nstruments? Now is the perfect time to check it out! As one of the contributing authors, I’d love to help show you around. Let’s take a look at the highlights. The main page contains Python lessons by topics, links to 10 Minutes of Code (for TI‑Nspire™ CX II and TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
Math is a subject that a lot of students look forward to in high school. Many students love to program their calculators to do fun things like display messages to friends, develop games or just for some extra help on their math homework. What many kids don’t know is that learning to code on the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...s an art form, and all arts have their own “secret sauce.” What is the “secret sauce” it takes to effectively reach and inspire the student sitting right in front of you? “Insightful, intuitive, excellent and practical suggestions for teaching in the age of personalized education.” — Yong Zh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...o do the projects. Getting started I was first introduced to STEM projects and the support that TI can offer when I hosted my own STEM camp through a GEAR UP grant in the summer of 2018. I had the TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculators and TI-Innovator™ Hubs in my classroom and had used them wit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...ets us even more excited about math and science 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 regu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
When math teacher Jessica Kachur joined the faculty of Kenosha Unified School District’s Indian Trail High School, she embarked on a mission to start an after-school coding club. Her goal was to ensure that math students had an opportunity to get together and explore the important, life-long ben...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
...ounding interest. Students are often unaware of how math can help them in their personal lives. If students can see the incredible impact of continuously compounding interest on a small amount of money invested over a long period of time, they may be more motivated toward wise money management st...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
...y encouraging educators to create a culture of ownership, rigor and joy in their classes. He suggested that we invite students to take ownership by rightly framing their work. Frames that are too thin make it hard for students to focus, while frames that are too thick do not invite students to co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
What do Chemistry Cat, toilet bowl cleaner and contact lens cleaning solution have in common? They’re all ways to take the abstract subject of chemistry and make it come alive and make sense for high school students. Throughout my career, I have strived to make this subject applicable to the rea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
Innovation in Biology
...en you have a problem in which students can see themselves authentically as part of the solution. About the author: Jessica Kohout has taught all levels of biology, from on grade level to AP®, at Reservoir High School in Howard County, Md. She became a T3™ Regional Instructor in 2015 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Learning With Your Students
Teachers are supposed to know it all, right? When I first started teaching, I was terrified by the idea of a student asking me questions to which I did not know the answer. I would imagine myself freezing on the spot, turning beet red, and jabbering about something close to what they were lookin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
Connor Johnson is the first person at Pope John Paul II High School in Lacey, Washington, to enter into precalculus as a freshman. Where does he get the confidence to pursue an advanced course at such a young age? From his mother, of course, who also happens to be his math teacher. Connor and hi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
...-axis, and by the lines x = a and x = b. This is perhaps one of the quickest ways to visualize Riemann sums and students can look at the left hand, right hand, and midpoint Riemann sums easily for many different functions and intervals. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). Yo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
Chemical equilibrium is one of the most difficult concepts for students to understand, and it’s even more difficult to find a model that will work every time. Like the late-night infomercials say, “I’ve tried everything.” I’ve used the popular method of moving water from one beaker to another ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...ake advantage of your students’ excitement by incorporating these holiday-themed challenges into your lesson plans.--> As if it hasn’t been hard enough to keep kids focused this year with the many distractions brought on by 2022, now we can add the holidays to the list. And, let’s face it, it’s ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
TI 2021 Holiday Holiday Contest Rules | Texas Instruments
...nter any number of different designs in separate Entries, but not more than one (1) photo per Entry, and Entrants must submit a new (i.e., not previously submitted) photograph for each Entry submitted. An Entrant may only win one (1) prize during the Contest Period. Message and data rates may...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/holiday-contest/rules
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 2 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 3 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...uto; } } const next_btn = document.getElementById("next-link"); const current_question_num = '3'; //next_btn[0].childNodes[1].classList.remove("hidden"); const radio_inputs = document.querySelectorAll("div.control-me"); const radio_text = document.querySelectorAll("span.image...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-3