Score Big on the ACT® With These Tried-and-True Tips for the Math Section
The ACT® exam is expected to go online this year. Technically, the ACT® has offered digital testing for about five years now, but only in school districts that require it as part of their end-of-course state testing. And, internationally, students have been taking the ACT® online since it ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-19-2021-act-tips
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
... He was clearly touched by all of the attention and excitement from his students and school staff. “It was genuinely a very important and meaningful experience that I think I will probably remember for the rest of my life.” The BAMFFs were all smiles as Ms. Meinke handed Mr. O his check for $1...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...s popular activity is a sure bet to be a class favorite. With just a little planning, teachers can even take the ideas provided in this activity and expand on them across multiple lessons if they want. It’s a fun way to create a continuous learning experience for students. Armed with their gra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
... students, who have never met in person, collaborate in different states to brainstorm an idea, 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 co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...letes but also for fans of the sports they represent. Many of us will be glued to our televisions watching the “best of the best” do their thing and experiencing the excitement and drama of it all from our couches. Educators will be among those mesmerized with the stories they see but may fin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
...mmediately knew I wanted to nominate these two boys when I heard about the contest,” said Putterman. In her submission, she wrote, “My motivation is exponentially better because of their energy and curiosity, and they inspire me to bring my best game to teaching every day.” As part of their priz...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
...-hattan, like a football stadium, the park or an electric charging station. Talk about a crash course in programming! Most of the kids have no prior experience and leave as confident programmers. “It’s not really that hard after you get used to it. It’s really easy to control and navigate,” said ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
Are your students struggling with graphing the parent functions or how to graph transformations of them? Texas Instruments is here to help teachers — and students — with a video resource that contains over 250 short colorful animated videos with over 460 examples that illustrate and explain these...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
... after-school organization with a team of teachers, students and professional mentors. Along with Nanoracks and Valley Christian Schools, we sent an experiment up to the International Space Station. We learned how to use a microprocessor to run our experiment — I was intrigued. How could I utiliz...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
... Pt-On(132+N,120-10N²,1,20): End Add some Halloween flair to your next coding lesson by helping students write a spooky program. Explore exponential growth with zombies Exponential growth and decay is often taught in the context of human populations, but what about zombie pop...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...eate a game to practice number sense used in factoring quadratics. This activity can be used with the TI-Innovator™ Hub. The Power of Exponents (pre-algebra and higher) — Students create a game to generate a base number with either a positive or negative exponent for practice. This...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...ine. “It’s incredible to see how this partnership was able to overcome those challenges and provide students all over Canada with the opportunity to experience coding and help students see how STEM comes to life,” said Peter Balyta, president, Texas Instruments Education Technology. Like previo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...onships are the most important aspect of our work. The global pandemic has heightened the importance of relationships, as our students, like us, are experiencing an increased amount of stress, trauma and uncertainty. Building trust, expressing empathy and connecting on a human level is more impor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
...and really great,” said Meyer. He has been teaching mathematics at the San Antonio high school, in the Northside ISD, for 15 years. Tristan Pepper explaining to his former teacher why he nominated him as his math hero during a surprise pep rally at Earl Warren High School. “I was really nervou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
...not consistently in classrooms they weren’t learning math as they would have without the pandemic. Shifting our perspective to focus on the positive experiences students had, though, allows us to understand that learning did occur. It may not have looked the same as in previous years, but if you ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
...d to solve problems and, as a result, make conceptual errors even with the help of a calculator for computations. I find it helpful to let students explore their calculators without giving them any instructions on how to use it. Most students can use a simple four-function variety, but rarely do...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
...om management, and of course, engagement. Before you even start implementing this cycle of questioning, it is important to set some ground rules and expectations. I call my classroom a “no blurt zone.” I know allowing those few students to shout out their answers may help the flow of a lesson, bu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
...get started. 1. Skills of Science: Tool — Vector When your students get to vectors, have them use this TI-Nspire™ tool. It allows students to explore the mathematics of vectors such as magnitude, direction, addition, subtraction and multiplication of vectors. Screenshots from the To...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!
...ix together. My eyes lit up when Michelle Grooms, one of our TI Educational Technology Consultants (and also a fellow Girl Scout leader), shared her experience that she had been using Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators and our 10 Minutes of Code activities to help Girl Scouts earn badges...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscouts_codingbadge
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
...al years. Since starting at TI in 2015, he has led many content development projects including the Math in Motion series. He has always found joy in exploring the patterns and logic of mathematics. In his spare time he enjoys kayaking and fishing with his sons and spending time with his family. F...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
To STEM and Beyond!
...ion of 23 students. Word got out on the fun we were having, and this year I have two sections with a total of 53 students! Some students have coding experiences from middle school or on their own; some have zero coding experience. All in all, they are doing a great job. With the additional capabi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...lope of the data points. What will they observe about the slope? The Ready-made Pi activity is great if class/prep time is short. Or, let students experiment with the Homemade Pi activity with objects (or treats!) brought from home. Either way, the included calculator keypress quick tips sheet...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...rting out. Student testing their “mood” using the TI-Innovator™ Hub and TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator. This next school year, I want to expose my students to coding and engineering design. The new TI-84 Plus CE Python and TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators now have the addition of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
...kills. And, the STEM Squad has several other visits up their sleeve. Who knows? TI’s STEM Squad may pop up at a school or summer camp near you. #2. Experiment with TI’s STEM activities We’re currently having fun experimenting with a selection of activities that introduce students from middle sch...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
Best of Middle Grades Science Activities
... Skills of Science: Building and Interpreting Graphs This is a great activity to help students learn about using graphs to represent the results of experiments and observations. It’s a great resource for students new to graphs or who need a little review. Screenshot from the Building and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofmgscience