5 Fresh Spring Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
...s with a new door or bulletin board design. It’s one of the simpler ways to make your classroom stand out from the rest, and it helps set the tone every time your students walk in. (And it’s sure to add a little spring in their step, too.) This cheerful design was made by the creative mind of ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/fresh-spring-ideas-for-classrooms
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...summer. Her list mixes in the science and research around the teaching and learning of math, teaching practices, as well as curious stories from history. This is a powerful collection of thought-provoking books. Perfect for red hot summer reading! “Rise of the Rocket Girls” by Nath...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Helping Students Save for Retirement | Texas Instruments
... it on to the Education Technology division with employees who also understand the importance of financial literacy. An interesting and unique story unfolds of Retired Air Force Major Harold Peters, the 90-year-old author of that letter. After speaking with him, we realized that his passion f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/retirement-planning-program
Inverse Functions on the TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
...he inverse relationship is now confirmed graphically. Screenshot 1. Screenshot 2. Screenshot 3. Try it again for another pair (or more!) of values! Properties of inverse functions Graphs of inverse functions Not only is t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/investigating-inverse-functions-ti-84-plus-ce
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
...stive season, helping make math classes more entertaining and engaging. Draw a wise owl, a turkey in the straw, fluttering bats or spooky cats! Every activity features a total of three worksheets, each with a varying level of difficulty. You can challenge your students to: Determine the fun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
...ors. Collecting data with TI graphing calculators and Vernier sensors empowers students to dive deeper into the world of exploration and discovery. Working in collaboration with Vernier Science Education™ for decades, TI graphing calculators have long supported the use of Vernier LabQu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
... student understanding and engagement in both math and science. Activity #1: Students using Rovers in reflections and transformations in geometry Educator: Michael Hlavacek — Crystal Lake South High School, Crystal Lake, Illinois Objective: Students were given a drawing of half of an a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Calculators and Order of Operations | Texas Instruments
... its face bearing the math palette, chaos is brought to order. The sheriff switches to classic mode, presses the up arrow, and shows the history. The TI-84 Plus graphing family can switch from MathPrint™ mode to classic mode. To unanimous cheers, the Law buys everyone a r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/calculators-and-order-of-operations
3 Math Activities for Back to School | Texas Instruments
There’re always plenty of planning to do for back to school, but organizing math activities for the new school year doesn’t have to be a huge chore. Try out any of these fun and engaging activities to get the young minds in your class moving and ready to learn again after the long summe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/three-back-to-school-math-activities
5 Study Tips from a Student #StudyGrammer | Texas Instruments
...t on college, so it was important to her that she do well in school and earn good grades. Sometimes, however, it’s easier said than done. “It’s very easy for you to get discouraged [in school] because you feel that if you don’t study hard enough you’ll lag behind.” It’s when a friend of he...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-study-tips-from-a-student-studygrammer
Expressions of Love for TI-Cares™ Support | Texas Instruments
...of TI products.” 🌹 “I love the way you are, guys. I think purchasing a TI [product] was a great decision made for me. Thanks.” 🌹 “Wendy was very patient. I loved the experience and will effusively recommend Texas Instruments to everyone I know!” 🌹 “I love that this loaner program allo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ti-cares-customer-support-love
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
It’s that time again … a new calendar year, resolutions and new goals, right? What do you want to improve in your class, or do differently? How often have you lesson planned and asked yourself, “How can I provide enrichment for this student, remediation for that student and continue to grow ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
Every teacher knows that having a classroom management plan is essential to running an effective and efficient classroom. There are just so many different strategies teachers can do — where do you start? That’s why we asked our teacher community to share their tips for managing a classroom. H...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
...coming barriers As a third grader, Shahollari moved from Albania to the U.S. with her parents and younger brother after her family won a visa lottery. While her parents had stable jobs in that developing country, the lack of opportunities for their children was the deciding factor to move. Sha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2022 | Texas Instruments
...nd engage students in learning mathematics. Presenters start with some basics and provide step-by-step resources for both teachers and students. “Very clear instructions and a great teacher’s guide.” — Von Elwood, Bastrop ISD (Texas) Accelerating Student Learning Presented by Sherri Abel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/2022-webinars-top-10
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
...from traditional learning (ahem, school). 1. Introduce a coding challenge! Did you know that TI leads a formal coding contest every spring? The TI Codes Contest - 2023 edition has just ended and TI has recently released the top video entries from the sixth annual coding conte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
...er from the student, we can say, “Great answer! I like the way you used your calculator to confirm the solution to your equation graphically.” Now everyone is clear as to what you think is so great. Moving from teacher-to-student and student-to-teacher feedback to highly effective student-to-...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
Why Buy a Graphing Calculator?
...n-bottom:0}.wb .wb-header a{height:auto}} As the most recommended graphing calculator brand by teachers, Texas Instruments (TI) has a long history of helping students succeed in math and science. When considering a graphing calculator, there are many reasons why TI amounts to a smart, long-...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/why-buy-graphing-calculator
Top Tips From a Science Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...ing calculators, which includes Environmental Science. Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule for science exams in 2023: Monday, May 1 — Chemistry Tuesday, May 2 — Environmental Science Tuesday, May 9 — Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Wednesday, May 10 — Bi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/scienceapexams
How To Avoid 5 Common Grant Writing Mistakes | Texas Instruments
...t follow if awarded, but even small awards can have conditions such as who pays the taxes on the funding. So before submitting your proposal, read everything and follow any and all instructions. Mistake #1: Not applying! Whether the excuse is "it’s too much work," or "I don't have ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-common-grant-writing-mistakes
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
Every year for the last 52 years, Earth Day has been on April 22. And in fact, "Earth Week" is celebrated the entire week leading up to Earth Day. Earth Day gives us an opportunity to cherish all that our home provides. This week also provides an opportunity to reflect on our own actions that ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Fan’s Favorite Features on TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
Math fans everywhere love the TI-84 family of graphing calculators! In fact, Texas Instruments is the number one graphing calculator recommended by math teachers. But why is that? We asked our teacher community on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to share their favorite features of the TI-84 Pl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/five-fan-favorite-features-ti84plus
Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
...ojects with his students. Learn through playing — build a slide whistle to examine linear equations Play … create … try something different! If you do that, you will sometimes stumble into/ onto something that you can use to engage your students in a more meaningfu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
Computer Science | Cybersecurity Activities | Texas Instruments
...re or the web-based app. Transfer files for TI-84 Plus series Transfer files for TI-Nspire™ series 3. Start the activity Provide every member of a group (typically three students per group) a micro:bit and a graphing calculator. Select one of the cybersecurity activities from ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/computer-science/cybersecurity
Ratios of Right Triangles
In this activity, students will explore the ratios of right triangles. Students will discover that they can find the measure of the angles of a right triangle given the length of any two sides.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-right-triangles_1