T³™ Teacher Leader Cadre
...nvest in your professional learning community Focus on effective use of TI-Nspire™ handheld and Teacher Software across the high school mathematics curriculum, with an emphasis on strengthening content knowledge, pedagogy, and leadership skills. Learn more .contentgr...https://education.ti.com/en/educators/district-school-leader-resources/teacher-leader-cadre
How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
...echnical ability. When I wasn’t on the ice, I was engrossed in baseball and martial arts. As long as I was playing something, I was happy. Throughout high school, athletics was far and away my No. 1 purpose in life. On the other end of the spectrum – quite possibly the farthest thing away from my...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
Mission Impossible: A Perfect March Madness® Bracket
... would be . Just to make it out of the first round of the tournament in a blind guess is a long shot. But, it has been done. In 2019, a remarkably high 15 of the 25 million “official” brackets made it through the first round unscathed, according to the NCAA site. But that’s just round one. If ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/basketball
You Asked – TI Answered: Enabling Student Career Success Through Products Developed With and for Teachers
...idn’t want us to change the TI-84 Plus. That is, until we told them we could make it slimmer and lighter, give it a rechargeable battery, and provide higher screen resolution with color. They love the TI-84 Plus CE because it’s their favorite calculator – which they already know how to use – only...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/products-with-a-purpose
#TIpTuesday: July 4th Edition
--> If you follow us on social media, you’ve likely seen our new #TIpTuesday video series, but if you don’t – go follow @TICalculators on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat now! In this new summer series, we post a short Snapchat video each Tuesday across all channels that highlights q...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/tip-tuesday-july-4th-edition
Dallas Students Program Texas Instruments' First Educational Robot to Dance
Middle school gifted and talented students at Travis Vanguard Academy in Dallas were among the first in the world to get their hands on Texas instruments’ first robot for the classroom, the TI-Innovator™ Rover. Engineers at TI designed the robotic car, best known as Rover, to help middle and hig...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/october/rocking-with-rover
Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
This is a saga of a (nearly) career-long passion to promote computer programming in school. First, some history. ... I always found mathematics “easy” because it made sense and decided to become a mathematics teacher in high school because I could explain things to classmates better than the te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/behindthescenes
John Urschel - From the Gridiron to the Classroom
NFL offensive lineman and published mathematician, John Urschel, took his love of mathematics to a Baltimore County high school to show students how he uses math on and off the field. NFL offensive lineman and published mathematician, John Urschel, took his love of mathematics to a Baltimore...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/august/john-urschel-love-of-math
Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...onduct electricity. Most water sources have some level of conductivity, and water quality can be determined, in part, by the level of conductivity. A high conductivity may mean there are pollutants in a water source from dissolved solids, salts or other pollutants. Water filtration systems can de...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
DIY TI Codes Contest
Have you heard about our TI Codes Contest? Each spring, Texas Instruments challenges teams of students from around the U.S. to come up with creative solutions to a proposed theme and submit their ideas. As the groups advance, they ultimately build a functioning model of their concept, which they ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
...s were very varied in their composition — from a couple of single-student teams to groups of students — and they ranged in age from fourth graders to high school seniors. Some of the devices that were taken apart and analyzed were: Samsung electronic vacuum Motorola flip phone A VEX control...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
mathyoga
It was a stressful school year to say the least! To help you and your students exhale, while learning (or teaching) a thing or two, we’ve partnered with two of our favorite math educators, Perry High School teachers Ashley Meinke and David Olszewski, to introduce you to math yoga. So, grab a yo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
... an occasional moment of awe, going to their mathematics classes must be an awe-ful (awe-less?) experience for these students. I vividly remember a high school teacher who told us that the area of the region shown in figure 1 was equal to the natural logarithm of 2. We had not yet studied how t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
ICYMI: TI’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2020
...e Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. In this one-hour webinar, we explore the Python coding implementation, discuss the benefits and highlight TI resources that are available for teachers, students and enthusiasts to get you programming with Python today. 6. Visualizing Quadra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-5-2021-top-videos
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...h dreams come true. This week, Texas Instruments (TI) surprised the first winner of the contest, calculus teacher Glen Marr from Park Vista Community High School, just outside of Palm Beach, Florida. High school senior Faith Southwick, who is the first person in her school’s history to receive an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
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
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
... Python in the math classroom is simulations. In Python, lists are easily created, manipulated and imported or exported. The following two activities highlight examples of how Python could deepen math learning through simulations. Notice how the color makes the different components pop on the pag...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
...r: Scott Knapp has been teaching math for 21 years and has served as a T³™ Regional Instructor for 10 years. He currently teaches at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, IL, a northern suburb of Chicago. Scott is an advocate for using TI-technology and regularly presents at conferences, wo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
Leveling the Math Playing Field
...at contribute to differential outcomes among groups of students are critical to ensuring that all students routinely have opportunities to experience high-quality mathematics instruction, learn challenging mathematics content, and receive the support necessary to be successful.” The reality is: ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
In honor of National Engineers Week (Feb. 16–22), a week dedicated to increasing understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers, I wanted to share how my love for my Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator in high school helped to launch an engineering career at TI. Fr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...y to ghosts. Investigate ghostly sightings using TI-Nspire™ CX technology. Designed to complement middle grades physical science and high school physics classes, students will explore topics like: The electromagnetic spectrum, visible light, ultra violet and infrared W...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
..., design and build their prototype, and create a video explanation. They plan to donate their TI prizes to continue STEM learning in their respective high schools. The Germaphobes explain their concept and prototype in their winning video submission. The concept: A free-floating robo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
This Valentine’s Day, we want to celebrate a straight-A student whose love of learning is inspiring everyone around her. Jasmine Calderon, 17, is an exceptional senior at Pahokee High School in Florida who continues to excel despite her entire household coming down with COVID-19 over the summer...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...tions to see how changing certain parameters will affect the distance of a jump. Questions to ask students might include: Is it possible to jump high while running as fast as possible? Is there too big of a takeoff angle? This one is particularly exciting to me — have I mentioned I am a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...d events and volunteering at her kids’ school. Grooms can be found streaming a ridiculous amount of TV series and movies, vacationing yearly with her high school girl friends, playing video games like a teenager, tracking down live music on a warm summer day and using sarcasm abundantly. You can ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram