Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
Ready for winter? (Or maybe just the winter break from school?) How about a little karaoke during your snowstorm? The TI-Nspire™ Document contains a Python program sure to put you in that wintry mood because it: Has falling snow. Plays the notes to “Jingle Bells.” Displays the synchronize...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Who knew math had moves?
...ducation Technology “Since they have implemented more robotics into the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills), it’s a perfect time for us to be able to have something like this in the classroom,” said Brown. Students in her computer science class were among more than 1200 students across Sa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...th teacher devoted to making learning fun and engaging. Students will love the positive math vibes, and you’ll love the color variety of this downloadable pack! Classroom door as styled by @misscraftymathteacher. Downloadable PDF with print-ready designs by @misscraftymath...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
...ts with an experience of science phenomena in the confined 45 to 90 minutes of a class period? One option is to use simulations to give students the ability to slow down the really fast, speed up the really slow, and see the very large or very small. Simulations enable students to build a mental...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
...s, we’ve included a costume template that will make you look boo-tiful! Time to get this party startled! Give ’em pumpkin to talk about! Learn how to use your graphing calculator and equations to “carve” a jack-o’-lantern on an imported image on a TI-84 Plus CE or TI-Nspire™ ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
It’s prom season, and it can be hard to keep your students from daydreaming about prom night. How about an activity that will grab their attention while you sneak in some programming skills? Plus, be sure to encourage your students to participate in our TI Promposal Contest. It will provide extra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
Bring awareness to the many career options that exist in the field of engineering by challenging your students to solve the problems listed below. They will have fun, work together, and learn about different engineering fields that use science every day. 1. Environmental Engineering – The Garba...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...me. While they were busy learning how to use RGB values to change light colors, import the random library and generate random integers for RGB, I was able to interact one-on-one with students and learn their names. By the end of the week, my students had an introduction to variables, conditional ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
This week is Engineers Week, the perfect time for math and science teachers to hug-it-out and work together to get students excited about engineering. But how, you say? Well, what goes left to right and looks like a straight line? Linear relationships, of course! And, whether they know it or not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
...n the calculator. Once you’ve nailed down the basics, we can help you move into the fundamentals that make up most programming languages. I’m talking about things like variables, conditional statements ( If/Then), Loops (For, While), you know, the fun stuff! This really is my favorite part about ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...ful, high-quality and equity-based teaching of mathematics, this book is another favorite. It can be hard for math teachers to understand what equitable teaching practices really are in mathematics. This book helps identify the things math teachers do or don’t do that have an impact on how stud...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
At Texas Instruments, we love a good contest or quiz that helps get students and teachers excited about math and science. And, the winner of our latest #GenSTEM contest, gets us even more excited about math and science than usual. I didn’t even know that was possible! Meet Alex Livingston, a so...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
...lighted below, but you can view more of my favorite tips and tricks for the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator in this PDF. Tip 1: Viewing the Graph and Table Simultaneously Did you know that you can see your graph and the table at the same time? Press y= and type your equations. In this screenshot...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...t has a similar effect of asking a student to explain something to one of their peers to make sure they understand it. Coding also gives students valuable exposure to writing programs, which can be a powerful experience. STEP 1: Never programmed? Have them at Hello! If you’ve never programmed wit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...sensors and motors.” The club has taken off from there, raising additional money in the months since to buy 4 TI-Innovator-Rovers, TI’s new programmable robotic car. About 10 students, from freshmen to seniors, meet every Tuesday afternoon after-school in what is now the club’s second year. In ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
It's the Most Math-Magical Time of the Year!
...epstakes begin on Nov. 30 at 9am CT and end on Dec. 16 at 11:59pm CT. Don’t delay — enter the sweepstakes today! Holiday Social Media Contest About the author: Kareya Saleh is the Social Media Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. It’s the mathiest season of all! And we wa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiholidaysweepstakes
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
Math has an impact on just about every aspect of our lives including some that we don’t often think about. Math helped change the outcome of WWII, it also shows up in the way we drive our cars and the way we manage our finances. In celebration of Math Awareness Month, here are four TI-Nspire act...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
...E.S (see below) to guide teacher choices while teaching STEM with intentionality. The focus of this session was discussing how we might build an equitable culture where more students are empowered to access STEM opportunities and succeed. John empowered participants with actions dedicated to: ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...y Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by David Epstein. The book makes a compelling case for the importance of creativity and being agile and able to make connections across many fields. The most impactful inventors often cross domains rather than focus on just one area. Recommended by Di...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
What do Chemistry Cat, toilet bowl cleaner and contact lens cleaning solution have in common? They’re all ways to take the abstract subject of chemistry and make it come alive and make sense for high school students. Throughout my career, I have strived to make this subject applicable to the rea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...f squinting to see if the spacing is correct, TI-84 Plus CE Python uses diamonds ◊ to makes it easier to learn and debug Python spacing. I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent countless hours on a computer trying to find student typos, including a missing, or extra, space or tab. Python just...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
...n of real events? Get out of your seats to model relationships between position and time using hands-on data collection. Learn some surprising things about teaching rate of change from algebra through calculus. Technology: TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator Link to presentation Driving On Mars: ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
... wasn’t everything that was in the curriculum but certainly lessons that matter in life. So, as you head into the new school year, with countless variables out of your control, I recommend focusing on the things you can control, like having a flexible mindset, growing and leveraging your network,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Innovation in Biology
When you hear things in your classroom such as, “Well, that didn’t work! Let’s try this …” or “That was so hard! I am so proud of myself,” it is music to an educator’s ears. By incorporating engineering design and coding skills in my biology classroom, I was able to tap into my students’ creativ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Learning With Your Students
Teachers are supposed to know it all, right? When I first started teaching, I was terrified by the idea of a student asking me questions to which I did not know the answer. I would imagine myself freezing on the spot, turning beet red, and jabbering about something close to what they were lookin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students