Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
...he list symbol is the pair of square brackets: [ ]. This symbol is used to enclose list elements like myListA = [7, 15, 4] myListB = [ ] # an empty list and to refer to an element of a list as in myListA[1], which is the number 15 seen above. List indices (subscripts) begin with 0. Init...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...misscraftymathteacher. Downloadable PDF with print-ready designs by @misscraftymathteacher. Download the free printables on TPT 2. Posters for every wall Every class should have cute posters hanging up on every wall. We have so many designs to choose f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...to this situation, every seven years, the International Baccalaureate® Organization audits each subjects’ curriculum. Yes! Even IB® exams are not exempt from a seven-year itch! In doing so, they make changes (additions/subtractions/adjustments) based on the changing times, teacher feedback and as...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
...presses The while get_key() != “esc”: structure is good enough when you don’t care what key is pressed (except for [esc]), but if you want to use other key values to perform specific actions it is better to build a slightly different structure like this, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...I had no coding experience prior to working with TI and the TI STEM Team. Okay, I took a Fortran class in 1993 and don’t remember a single thing, except the sound of the dot matrix printer printing my program to turn into my teacher. I am a classroom chemistry teacher by trade and found an intere...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
...gies were making a huge difference in the actual understanding of calculus by my students. My students were talking about mathematics and finally accepting that calculus is not memorization and imitative calculations. I am so excited to introduce you to the why and how of Mixed Six activities. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...chel, this book is a fantastic exercise in applying math to everyday real-world issues and illustrates the importance of thinking for oneself. This captivating read illustrates how math touches everything we do and takes you on a journey to the true meaning of information we take for granted, suc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...n practice vocabulary after using their algorithms and programming skills to create a virtual stack of flash cards. Have you ever tried to fit your laptop in your pocket? Well, the TI-84 Plus CE Python fits in your pocket for on-the-go practice. Students can practice in the car, on a bus, in home...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...o boldly where no one has gone before; flexibility will be critical to navigating a complex and unpredictable school year. Think of yourself as the captain of a ship with very precious cargo. Start the year by figuring out where you are, where you are headed and how you plan to get there. Remembe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Learning With Your Students
...nd jabbering about something close to what they were looking for. I soon learned that this was a terrible idea, and saying, “I don’t know,” is an acceptable answer. What makes it more powerful for everyone involved is following it up with, “Let’s find out together!” Taking the Plunge This year,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
...so hard in class and outside of it. “Her constant belief in me as a mathematician, and the way she has helped me understand complex mathematical concepts, has truly changed my life for the better,” said Connor. Lauryn and Connor Johnson, along with their dad, surprising their mom as she entered h...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
...sic Box Problem The Box_Problem_Calculus.tns document takes a classic problem from calculus and uses the dynamic linking capabilities of TI-Nspire Technology to enact the problem in multiple representations: diagrammatic, graphic, numeric, geometric and symbolic. The problem is posed on the title...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
2025 TI Codes Contest | #TICodes | Texas Instruments
...our stuff.Get ready to use TI technology — combined with your coding, design and building skills — to create a model of a solution that automates or optimizes a process or product.--> Gear up, innovators! Prepare to put your creative and coding skills to the test for the 8th annual TI Codes Cont...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/codescontest/2025-2/p0-save-the-date
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
... sensors and do a single run of data instead. Then, from the collected data, students apply mathematical linear modeling skills and the slope intercept formula to derive the formulas for converting between the two temperature scales. It is such a profound way to engage students in temperature sc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...es of matter and phase changes as well as the effects of temperature and pressure at the molecular level. At the end of the lesson, there is even an optional hands-on activity to explore freezing point depression. Get your students ready for the activity by sharing this fun video of Urschel churn...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Oklahoma Students Make Their Mark Learning to Program with Rover
John Honeycutt, the only science teacher at Keota High School in rural Oklahoma started the semester determined to develop his students’ leadership skills. He assigned the junior class a special project where they would work in pairs on a “proof of concept” that they would later demonstrate to t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/seeroverdraw
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...o be AppVars that are not PY files (even some that Python uses). What’s a module? I like to make a distinction between a Python program (or script) and a module. Both a program and a module are written using the same Python language but differ slightly in their purpose. A program is executa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
... of the Python OOP paradigm, and you can learn a lot more about Python OOP online. Until next time... happy programming! About the author: John Hanna is a retired teacher splitting time between sailing in New Jersey and mountain biking in Florida (did he get that backwards?), still getti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...that can be done virtually to help build human connection and a sense of community among your classes. Try one, or try all three! We’ve adapted some of our favorite icebreakers for a virtual environment. They are quick and easy and will help teachers get the school year off to a strong...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...ence classroom then our teachers are going to be better and the students are going to be better. How do you help your students learn difficult concepts? During the year, my students have a project where they pick a topic they present to the rest of the class through their TI-Nspire or Navigato...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
... library regularly to study my chosen medical profession. Then I discovered there were procedures that I wouldn’t be able to stomach, bringing an abrupt end to my medical career. I was in the sixth grade. I had to choose a new profession. Math and chemistry always excited me. I was the student ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...r data collection, formative assessment, and the simulations as a tool to help make learning fun. How do you help your students learn difficult concepts? I try to tie it in and “make it real” by giving students lessons and activities that they can truly see and experience. We have access to this...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
AP® Precalculus Resources Teachers Love | Texas Instruments
... to teachers. With this training in mind, I’ve gathered resources to help teachers stay on track with the course’s mathematical principals and the technology knowledge needed for exam success. Technology plays an important role in this new course, as its use is required on parts of the exam. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ap-precalculus-resources-teachers-will-love
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...ing us the building blocks of critical thinking. I feel so privileged to have been introduced to these important problem-solving and engineering concepts at such a young age. Fast forward to high school when I took my first programming class, AP® Computer Science, with Greg Cichoracki. As the y...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...act differently. His advice: “Try not to be so hard on yourself, and show yourself some grace. It will take time to get adjusted, and you have to accept the fact that it’s not going to happen on the first day.” 2. Build the relationships and the learning will come One advantage teachers have in ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education