7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
... ideas for the classroom. Featured books from our 2022 T3IC keynotes (Yes,you can still register!) “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics” by Peter Liljedahl This easy read includes easily applied and practical recommendations. It also includes relevant research on what actu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
In the spring of 2022, I was looking for some innovative ways to review my AP® Calculus students for the AP® exam. I read Peter Liljedahl’s book, “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics,” in the summer of 2021 and decided to implement some of the strategies from his book. My calculus classe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
... summer reading lists. “Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football” by John Urschel, former professional football player turned full-time mathematician, and his wife, Louisa Thomas. A New York Times bestseller, this book tells the story of Urschel’s life balanced between two passions: mat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
Innovation in Biology
...ator’s ears. By incorporating engineering design and coding skills in my biology classroom, I was able to tap into my students’ creativity and push them to excel in areas unfamiliar to them. The Inspiration In Baltimore’s Inner Harbor sits an adorable, googly-eyed invention that prevents trash ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
... math professor turned classroom teacher — because she inspired his deep love of math. In his submission, Connor wrote, “Just as my mom has become a female pioneer of mathematics and technology, I have followed in her footsteps, and because of her, am interested in the same topics.” Connor went o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
Calculus is the study of rates of change and of lengths, areas and volumes. Often, students have a hard time grasping the concepts of calculus, and even more, making connections among them. Dynamic visualization is a good tool for helping students to visualize and interact with the mathematics. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
Chemical equilibrium is one of the most difficult concepts for students to understand, and it’s even more difficult to find a model that will work every time. Like the late-night infomercials say, “I’ve tried everything.” I’ve used the popular method of moving water from one beaker to another ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
NASA Events Calendar
NASA Events Calendar global website Sollicitudin Purus Condimentum Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/nasa-event-calendar
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
This is the breadboard. It functions as an output platform for students to read collected data with red, blue and green LEDs. Science Olympiad, a national science/STEM competition organization, just added a new high school event called Detector Building. In the 35-year history of Science Oly...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
This Valentine’s Day, spread your love of math to your students by giving them a chance to create their own crafty cards in class. We enlisted the help of algebra teacher and Instagram sensation, Rory Yakubov (@iteachalgebra), to help you graph your little hearts out. Your students are going to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
Designing Your Classroom With Purpose
...r me because I can tap back into my creative brain after it’s been sitting on standby for a couple of months. Add educational visuals to complement your curriculum. As I prepare for a new year, the first thing that always pops into my mind is my classroom: the setup, the layout, th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/classroomdesign
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
...he first activity uses the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator, while the others use the TI-Nspire™ CX or CX II graphing calculator. If you do not have emulator software for the TI-84 Plus CE or TI-Nspire CX graphing calculator, you can request a software license from your local Educational Technol...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
Texas Instruments Virtual Booth | NSTA Engage 2021
...t access to tons of free science simulations and data-collection lessons by signing up to start your FREE 90-day trial version of the TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software. Sign up STEM with students We help teachers encourage middle and high school students to explore...https://education.ti.com/en/events/nctm-atlanta
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
.... Now, you will want to either press 0 or arrow down to ZoomFIT, either way works. Desire a bigger spiral? Try changing θmax to a bigger number. 2: Embrace those Butterflies Falling in love usually comes with butterflies? So, why not learn how to graph the butterfly curve: To do so, press the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
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
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...ng, writing and ’rithmetic”). How about adding another “R” to that list? Robotics! Robots (and smart machines) are all around us. In our homes (robot vacuum cleaners and smart thermostats), on the roads (cars with lane assist and smart backup cameras), in warehouses and factories, and even in hos...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
Since Python programming was first released to the world on the TI-84 Plus CE Python and the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators about a year ago, I think it’s time to dig a little deeper into the power of modular programming on these remarkable platforms, and discover why using modules...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
Every student encounters algebraic concepts in their mathematics career. As teachers, it can sometimes be hard to help students grasp concepts they find abstract in nature. Technology can help by demonstrating those concepts in a new and intriguing way. By involving dynamic visualization and int...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...re™ CX CAS graphing calculator TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator Notice that super-powerful CAS (which stands for Computer Algebra System) calculators are allowed. In addition to finding numeric answers, a CAS calculator provides algebraic answers in simplest form and can perform c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
...ckable, and receive updates on its whereabouts for years to come. Once the trackables start making their way into geocaches, you can start hunting them down! Using the map on the promotion landing page, you can find where the nearest TI math buddy token is located. Then go out and find it, log i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...ties and learning styles. Being able to address a student by name and by using the correct pronunciation is an easy way to show that you care about them. Play the name game by having each student pick a positive adjective that begins with the same sound as the first letter of their first name. It...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
How many times have you heard someone say they’re not a “math person?” Probably more than you can count. Most of the time, it’s an adult saying this. It’s likely because their math education relied heavily on memorization to learn facts and procedures. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
... tips in Vakharia’s book “Math Hacks: Cool Tips + Less Stress,” or watch her full takeover on our Instagram Story at @TICalculators. Follow her at @themathguru. 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. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
AP® Precalculus Resources Teachers Love | Texas Instruments
... deliver 2023 summer institutes 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ap-precalculus-resources-teachers-will-love
Going Back to School With Stations
At the middle school and secondary levels, the first day of school typically consists of teachers introducing themselves, going over the syllabus and students completing get-to-know-you activities or ice breakers. I’ll admit, I have also used a similar format until I realized that this doesn’t sh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations