Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
...you saw, a poem or book you read, a sunrise or sunset you saw, an encounter with nature, a spectacular meal you had or a magic show that left you speechless. Can you imagine what life would be like without having awe moments? In fact, researchers have explored the benefits of awe and have found t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
David Olszewski, better known as Mr. O on the grounds of Perry High School in Canton, Ohio, has been teaching math for the past five years. Ask any of his students, or fellow teachers, and it’s clear he has quickly become a campus favorite. “Mr. O is a really fun teacher to have because he alway...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...ng problems virtually during Texas Instruments’ innovative workshops. Whether it was running a program perfectly or seeing flashing lights match their line of code, hundreds of Shads took on coding workshops from Texas Instruments (TI) and saw results in real time. For three years, TI ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
...ew year and a better me! Plan out time just for you. I like to keep one weekday and one weekend day free every week to do things I enjoy outside of work. For example, during the week I like to make Wednesday my day of rest. On Wednesdays, I try my best to leave school right when school d...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!
...f Northeast Texas (GSNETX) came to my attention combining all of these things, I threw my heart and head into this project to make it happen. It is such a joyful event when different aspects of my life somewhat magically mix together. My eyes lit up when Michelle Grooms, one of our TI Educational...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscouts_codingbadge
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
...Principles, 9th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Bellaire High School, Houston, Texas TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 13 years Alice in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I’ve always liked the idea of helping others. Initially, I choose a pre-med path in college, but while in college I reali...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Success Stories: TI's Talking Graphing Calculator is Changing Lives
...represents a breakthrough in math and science education for students who are blind or visually impaired. The talking graphing calculator looks nearly identical to the TI-84 Plus that Lillie’s classmates use with the exception of an extension that houses the talking components. Students who are bl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2015/march/orion
3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts
...e to learn students’ names and personalities. It also gives all students a sense of belonging from day one: the quiet and shy ones who might want to hide in the back are not given that option, and students who are new to the school don’t feel left out when they don’t know whom to sit next to. Fo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/seating_charts
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
...iples, and Java Programming I & II TEACHES WHERE: Knox Central High School in Kentucky TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 4 years Fatemia in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I was originally in the field of graphic design, and actually decided pretty late in life that I wanted to be a teacher. H...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...h type of grade or standards-based grades — communicate that at the start of the school year, 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
5 Teachers You Should Be Following on Instagram Right Now
Instagram is quickly becoming one of the world’s most popular virtual teacher lounges. Not only is this social media site a hotbed of perfectly proportioned photos, but it also has great ideas, content and classroom inspiration for teachers. From funny facts about teachers’ daily routines to mo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/5-teachers-to-follow-on-instagram
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...ay for both the TI-Nspire™ CX II and the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculators: Try the Fireworks activity shown above which is found in the recently added sections “Python Modules” on TI Codes for the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator and TI Codes for the TI-84 Plu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
...signing the best cold pack. Link to Activity 3. Biomechanical Engineering – It’s Alive! Life Science and Biology Biomechanical engineering covers a wide range of careers and possibilities. Biomechanical Engineers work on a variety of projects – from creating solutions for people who have lost li...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...dent to explain something to one of their peers to make sure they understand it. Coding also gives students valuable exposure to writing programs, which can be a powerful experience. STEP 1: Never programmed? Have them at Hello! If you’ve never programmed with your calculators, start by displayin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
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
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
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
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
...a good tool for helping students to visualize and interact with the mathematics. Being able to manipulate and see changes in relations can help to solidify concepts and relationships among them. These 5 lessons are some of our favorites for helping students to make connections in calculus. 1. Ri...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
NASA Events Calendar
...enatis vestibulum. Maecenas faucibus mollis interdum. Pharetra Ornare Mattis Magna Commodo As part of NASA and Texas Instruments’ The Search for STEMnauts contest, NASA is providing live, behind-the-scenes access and a chance to interact live with various experts. Each week, a new “vi...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/nasa-event-calendar
Math (X)pression Quiz | Social Butter-Pi
... You’re a Social Butter-Pi! Enter the sweepstakes ---> Take the quiz again You know how to make math fun and memorable! Never afraid to ask questions, you love learning from, and with, your study buddies. Sharing ideas gets your thinking energy going — that and the really cool...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/social-butter-pi
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 2 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...location Dive in and grab handfuls of pieces at a time Carefully divide pieces into groups of similar visual types Grab a buddy to take a section and work together ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-2
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 3 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... In a group project, you are in charge of: Creating the visual aids/diagrams Building the prototype Taking notes and staying on task ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-3
Spread the Math Love Contest Rules
...ligibility requirements as explained in these Rules; (4) you are bound by these Rules and TI's Terms of Use and Legal Notices, as published at http://www.ti.com; (5) you unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Rules and the decisions of TI without appeal; (6) these Rule...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/math-love-contest
Math (X)pression Quiz | Calculated Constant
...px;background: #c00;border-radius: 30px;-moz-border-radius: 30px;-webkit-border-radius: 30px;padding: 4px 10px 4px 10px;text-align: center;border: solid 3px #d7d7d7;margin-bottom: 20px;display: inline-block;position: relative;}.cta.link {color: #fff;font-size: 20px;background: #c00;margin-bottom:...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/calculated-constant