Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
For teachers, the summer months can be a prime time for catching up on reading to get inspired and recharge your batteries for the upcoming school year. One of the most effective ways to keep your teaching skills sharp is the same thing we encourage our students to do over the summer: read. We p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
...randing 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®. Not only do these cleaner...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...ted to the internet, there goes the distraction of games, social media, email … and becomes a very focused learning environment for a very distracted age group. I’m excited about the implications for my AP® Computer Science Principles class. They can practice vocabulary after using their algorit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...r, with countless variables out of your control, I recommend focusing on the things you can control, like having a flexible mindset, growing and leveraging your network, and investing in yourself in order to provide students with the best education possible. Nearly 75% of teachers we s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Innovation in Biology
...althy Harbor initiatives of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore. I knew I could take this charismatic and innovative machine and use it to engage my students in solving a real-world problem of single-use plastics while building skills in engineering design. The Process The task was to...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
...ivatives This lesson uses a graphical representation of the Mean Value Theorem (MVT) to demonstrate how the theorem relates information about the average rate of change of a function to an instantaneous rate of change. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and dow...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
There probably aren’t too many people on the planet that haven’t heard of COVID-19. The viral contagion that caused a global pandemic has taught us a lot about the science and math behind viral transmission, exponential growth, and herd immunity. Unlike epidemics/pandemics in the past, COVID-1...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
How Else Can We Show This?
...nd the “shade below” style to solve |x – 2| *Connecting mathematical representations and supporting productive struggle are two of the high-leverage mathematical teaching practices discussed in NCTM’s “Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All” (2014). About the autho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
Creative Assessments I teach at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee. A few years ago, our excellent junior English teacher, Ms. Goodman, started having the juniors do four-minute, TED-style talks instead of taking a final exam. Our awesome chemistry teacher, Ms. Dunlap, started a C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
...of moving water from one beaker to another using two straws of different widths. This approach can result in always-changing water levels due to spillage. Students don’t get to see that equilibrium means that there is a constant rate of change between two parts of a system and that, at equilibriu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
Teaching during the holiday season can be a challenge. It takes more than an extra shot in your gingerbread latte to keep your students focused, as enthusiasm for the holidays grows with every passing day. Take advantage of your students’ excitement by incorporating these holiday-themed challeng...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
NASA Events Calendar
...ing Dapibus Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/nasa-event-calendar
2025 TI Codes Contest | #TICodes | Texas Instruments
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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 buddi...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/social-butter-pi
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 2 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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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
Math (X)pression Quiz | Calculated Constant
... You’re a Calculated Constant! Enter the sweepstakes --> Take the quiz again For you, math is a clear set of rules and procedures to follow — simple! Complex math problems never slow you down. You enjoy a...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/calculated-constant
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 1 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 4 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 5 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 6 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 7 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 8 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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