Virtual-Ice-Breakers
... thing or two about your class. But with many schools across the country starting virtually, getting to know your students, with a computer screen between you and them, has its challenges. For starters, a virtual setup makes it harder to read students’ facial expressions, and it limits the conver...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...ew some original, unique problems they’ve written that are bound to come up in the sequence of teaching the course. They will also be available to answer your questions live. For the spring of ’22, we are updating our schedule. The YouTube Live “Monday Night Calculus” sessions begin Monday, Jan...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
In my previous blog post titled “Leveraging CAS To Explore and Teach Mathematics,” I demonstrated how to utilize CAS in the algebra I classroom. As mentioned in my algebra I post, CAS isn’t only a way to find the answers, CAS can be leveraged to explore and teach concepts in the math classroom. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Ingenuity-takes-flight
..., if it ever existed. In other words, its mission is to hunt directly for these “biosignatures.” But Perseverance carried another important cargo. Stowed away safely on the underside of the rover was a small helicopter named Ingenuity, initially designed as a proof-of-concept for flight on anothe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
As summer comes to a close, it is time to think about the most important week of school – the first week! In the first week, we make our first impressions and set the tone of the year. A good first week can make a huge difference in a classroom environment for the whole year. Here are 5 ways to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
It’s here. Exam week. We’ve all been there — you’ve studied hard all year, put in the time, but sometimes it doesn’t feel like enough. Especially when you’re studying for multiple exams at one time, how do you keep yourself healthy and calm? Vanessa Vakharia, known as The Math Guru, has been i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
One of my earliest memories is of me in the car, at the age of four, playing electronic math drill games on my Little Professor. For many years, my primary car entertainment was seeing how many answers I could get right in a row. I could have never imagined that today I would actually work as a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
How many straws are used in the U.S. every day? If they were connected, would they wrap around the Earth at the equator? If so, how many times? In one year, would the length of straws reach the moon? What is the volume of this plastic for one year? How deep would it be on a football field? The a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...ng in Python to math, science, physical computing and robotics on a single platform. This update introduces students to one of the most popular and powerful programming languages on a familiar platform. Here’s a list of reasons why this update is a must-have for all educators and students: #...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
As we enter into this new frontier of virtual teaching and learning, I had the opportunity to connect with Richard Snow, an expert in distance learning and a T³™ National Instructor, for some guidance. Snow was the first educator to use TI graphing calculator emulator software while teaching stu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...like to implement. Either way, one of the best ways to keep yourself motivated is by having a list. If professional learning is one of your goals, we’ve put together a list to help you get started. Here are the top 10 most watched T³™ Webinars from 2021. These hour-long sessions are all free a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...dard form of a quadratic is ax^2+bx+c. High school students have observed the effect of a (vertical stretch/shrink and reflection over the x-axis) as well as the effect of c (y-intercept). But, the effect that b has on the graph of a quadratic? Not so much. Using the recently improved Transfor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...’t finish everything at once, but you need to break up your growth into easy, achievable sections. If professional development is one of your goals, we’ve put together a list to help you get started. Below are the top 10 most watched webinars from 2019. These are all free and on-demand. You can ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
Best of Biology
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...es how the height decreases for a series of bounces, like the one shown in Figure 1. In physics classes, they might have explored the relationship between conservation of mechanical energy in the constant exchange between potential and kinetic energies and the diminishing rebound height. In thi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Tower of Hanoi
Tower of Hanoi apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Tower of Hanoi Legend has it that the world will end when the p...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-tower-hanoi
Distance vs Displacement - A Particle's Journey
In this activity, students will further discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between derivatives, integration and particle motion while using kinematics. Distance vs Displacement - A Particle's Journey apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-distance-v-displacement
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question
In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question apcalculus website In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-2d-or-not-2d
AP® Calculus Resources
AP® Calculus Resources apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Overview *NEW/UPDATED Titl...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Rational Functions
In this activity, students will discover, or re-discover, the connection between a rational function, transformations, and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. Rational Functions apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-rational-functions
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-amortization
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-amortization
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question
In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question apcalculus website In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-2d-or-not-2d
Rational Functions
In this activity, students will discover, or re-discover, the connection between a rational function, transformations, and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. Rational Functions apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-rational-functions
How Dense are We?
How Dense are We? apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Review of computat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-density