Get Energized With the T3™ Professional Learning | Texas Instruments
...e sessions that I attended were engaging and thought-provoking. Even after teaching math for 32 years, I can always learn something new.” — Pamela Rawson, T³IC attendee Save the date We look forward to learning with you this summer and throughout the upcoming school year! About the au...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/professional_learning
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...g of history, the role and the need for quick calculations and the beginnings of American exploration of space.” Based on the research and interviews from the living members of the team, “Rise of the Rocket Girls” offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science. A must-read! ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
6 Resources to Jump-Start the School Year | Texas Instruments
...hool Year — A New You(Tube) will give you a guided tour of the changes. I hope this has been a helpful overview and I encourage you to visit and browse education.ti.com to discover even more resources. From all of us at TI: Have a great year! About the author: Cara Kugler currently works as...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/tiresources
You Asked – TI Answered: Enabling Student Career Success Through Products Developed With and for Teachers
...n’t innovate just to claim that we do. Our product development team listens to educators to understand their key challenges and constraints. This allows us to develop the best products for teaching and learning math and science, so students become interested in STEM* subjects. For example, TI too...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/products-with-a-purpose
Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
...dying Pl/1, and a bit of Assembly. TI Codes website screenshot. The dual presentation modes of the TI Codes materials (online slideshows and offline documents) are available thanks to TI’s web team. I wrote the lessons and TIers created the online UI. The format gives teachers a l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/behindthescenes
mathyoga
...f our favorite math educators, Perry High School teachers Ashley Meinke and David Olszewski, to introduce you to math yoga. So, grab a yoga mat, some comfortable clothes, a water bottle, and let’s celebrate International Day of Yoga by exploring yoga’s flexibility in math class. Why math yoga,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
...he shape of the graph. In every video, intentional use of proper mathematical terminology is present. For example, the screenshot below shows the terminology for analyzing a sinusoidal function after a combination of transformations has been applied: period, phase shift, point of infle...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
...ke a “swiper” pad similar to the touch screen on a tablet or laptop. You can swipe in any direction, press the edges for up, down, left and right arrows, or “click” in the center. The blue ctrl key acts together with other keys. Look around for the blue icons above those keys. You don’t need to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Expanding Knowledge With Financial Literacy | Texas Instruments
...nomic success [1]. Three strategies that we can use to help our students build a foundation for financial literacy are further educating ourselves, becoming familiar with financial education standards, and integrating financial literacy concepts and skills into our current curricula. In honor of ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/financial_literacy
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
...nd creative learning through making while simultaneously challenging communities through the lens of digital equity and diversity. Marie of @girlknowstech Marie-Philippe Gill is a fourth-year software engineering student at École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal. She also holds a de...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
The Heartbeat of STEM
...s as possible. “The Heart Project” is a favorite of mine to go more in depth about the circulatory system, transport and homeostasis, but it also allows students to build electrical circuits and write a simple program to control the model. Students become familiar with coding by using the eas...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...r students what they notice and what they wonder about the temperature of water over time from two different data collections. As the conversation grows, guide the conversation toward the concept of rate of change. Try to get students talking about which collection they believe was done outside i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...idea. (NaviGator) Programming an RFID reader to identify different RFID tags. (Brookwood BITES) Discovered new troubleshooting workflows that make it easier to break down a problem into many small parts and identify which one is not working. (Brookwood BITES) Creating brea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...putations, but it also performs functions like plotting multiple graphs and performing data analysis with histograms, pie and bar charts. It even allows you to enter notes or comments. You can hypothesize an experiment and then graphically catalog the data with its science applications. The visua...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...cal thinking on all test questions so that someone reading their work is able to follow their steps. Applying this rule to the calculator section allows me to distinguish between a student who knows the math concept and a student who is just “trying things out” until something looks like a good a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...students, on the site. There are more than 50 IB® exam style questions, including mark schemes, both in PDF and “.doc” formats. The “.doc” format allows the teacher to alter the questions to fit their needs, giving them an endless number of sample problems to use. We also looked at some of the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
...w, balloons.py, which uses my favorite control structure: while get_key() != ”esc”:. The loop body generates a random color (red, green, blue) and draws a filled circle at a random position with a random radius (x, y, r) somewhere on the screen. These circles continue to appear on the screen unti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...Learning” by Peter C. Brown et al. Recommended by T³™ instructor and Ontario Association of Mathematics Education President, Paul Alves, this book draws on recent work in cognitive psychology and other disciplines with a goal to promote more productive learners. Throughout the book, the authors w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
How Else Can We Show This?
...hen ask students if they can find a place in the equation of a quadratic function that reveals each of these graph features. Standard form clearly shows the y-intercept, factored form gives the x-intercepts (if any), and vertex form indicates the high or low point. We use the “tracer ball” graphi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
...atory system on earth and in space. Respiratory Response - Heart and Lungs Next, let’s take a look at a simulation that allows for student exposure to graphical analysis and productive discussions on how exercise affects respiratory response without the need of sensors. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
... it easy to use by anyone new to programming. In addition to auto-indenting and syntax highlighting, the editor is primarily menu driven. This allows for easy discovery of functions. The use of in-line prompts helps to know the expected parameters for functions. The availability of tool-tips a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...ace new opportunities This is an opportunity for you to learn how to use new tools that can complement face-to-face instruction in the future. Who knows? It might even make you a better teacher and open your eyes to new opportunities to improve how you teach. Even classroom instruction can benefi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...act, when B = 3, the graph when B = -3 is a reflection across the y-axis. Press s to access the SETUP menu, and turn the TrailOn. This feature allows you to see a remnant of the movement that the graph makes as the value of b changes. How does that help answer this question? If you kn...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...wise functions and graphs in this session of our “Algebra Through Calculus” series. Connecting Mathematics to Current Events and Daily Life Using Newspaper Articles and TI Technology Hosted by Ron Lancaster Join NCTM columnist Ron Lancaster as he uses current events and TI technology to devel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
STEM Projects: Exploring the Heartbeat | Texas Instruments
...sources as possible. The Heart Project is a favorite of mine to go more in depth about the circulatory system, transport and homeostasis. It also allows students to build electrical circuits and write a simple program to control the model. The activities available from TI STEM resources offer s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/heartbeat-of-stem