3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...(or a lot of) pi. Happy Pi Day! About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the former Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Currently she works in Corporate Communications for TI. Follow her on Twitter @ellenfishpaw. --> Celebrate pi day using these...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/happypiday
5 Fresh Spring Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
...f great responses. We rounded up the top five approaches and highlighted some of our favorite ideas. Read the full blog for tips from your fellow educators. Read the top 5 approaches from teachers 5. Springtime coloring activity Our creative coloring books provide fun and chee...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/fresh-spring-ideas-for-classrooms
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...earning, and I will definitely read this book this summer.” “Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning” is an indispensable resource for educators who want to take their instruction to the next level. Equip yourself with scientific knowledge and evidence-based tools to turn your teach...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
...culator costume Get ready for a bewitchingly fun Halloween! This free, do-it-yourself template lets you conjure up a calculator costume to add an educational twist to the festivities. Just follow the basic instructions and then add your own style of spook and fright. It’s a wickedly awesom...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
...and Vernier sensors empowers students to dive deeper into the world of exploration and discovery. Working in collaboration with Vernier Science Education™ for decades, TI graphing calculators have long supported the use of Vernier LabQuest® sensors and the Vernier EasyTemp® sensor. This comb...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
6 Resources to Jump-Start the School Year | Texas Instruments
... calculators. Download versions for the TI-84 Plus and TI-Nspire™ CX families of graphing calculators. Video-based product tutorials. TI offers on-demand learning that’s great for teachers and students alike. These video tutorials can be found at education.ti.com/t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/tiresources
Calculators and Order of Operations | Texas Instruments
...n √2X on the TI-82 is understood as √(2X) on the TI-83. Sometimes change for the better is not universally welcomed. Back in 1996, after introducing the “new” TI-83 graphing calculator to workshop participants, I’ll never forget one participant actually groaned out loud when they saw they...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/calculators-and-order-of-operations
3 Math Activities for Back to School | Texas Instruments
... engaging activities to get the young minds in your class moving and ready to learn again after the long summer break. Be on the lookout during your math scavenger hunts Exercise those math and body muscles with scavenger hunts that will help you reawaken your students’ thinking sk...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/three-back-to-school-math-activities
5 Study Tips from a Student #StudyGrammer | Texas Instruments
...ne to be more dedicated to studying was something they were struggling to do. They wanted help. “It sounds very cliché, but you have to have a schedule and you have to be disciplined … I would sometimes shut down my phone or use one of the focus apps, like Flora. It forces you to actually stud...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-study-tips-from-a-student-studygrammer
Expressions of Love for TI-Cares™ Support | Texas Instruments
...d and demonstrated knowledge. She is someone that I will love to work with on future support requests. People like LaShun make it easy to like the product and knowing that the support will be there for you.” 🌹 “Superb that you guys support your products like this. Also, nice to talk to a genu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ti-cares-customer-support-love
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
...points first. Tic-Tac-Toe: Graph how many moves it takes to win each day. Code more than one project. Let students choose which one they play during a bell assignment. This year, let Python game design help put the fun in math practice in your classroom. I know it will in mine. To see ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
... leader roles There are a number of ways to get students more engaged in learning, and some teachers recommend assigning them leadership-type roles during class. It’s a way to encourage them to take initiative and get more involved by fulfilling specific duties set out for them. Georgin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
...ents, you are one of only 20 women in the class. Fast forward three years, and now you’re a computer engineering major working as an intern for TI’s Education Technology group. That’s where Megi Shahollari now finds herself. But, her STEM journey began way before this. TI intern Megi Sh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2022 | Texas Instruments
...of the top 10 T³™ Webinars from 2022. These sessions are led by classroom teachers and are each an hour long. You can watch recordings on your schedule, at your own pace, and follow along with your TI graphing calculator. After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print the certificate of co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/2022-webinars-top-10
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
“I’m bored.” “What are we going to do today?” Sound familiar? Summer days often leave students with more time on their hands and parents searching for productive activities that help prevent the “summer slide,” or the answer to “I’m bored; what can I do?” Check out these four suggestio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
... it is information given to the learner about the learner’s performance relative to learning goals or outcomes that aims toward (and is capable of producing) improvement in students’ learning. Now that’s a mouthful. Right? Feedback boils down to anything we say to a student or anything a stude...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
Top Tips From a Science Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
... all AP® science exams now approve the use of most TI graphing calculators, which includes Environmental Science. Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule for science exams in 2023: Monday, May 1 — Chemistry Tuesday, May 2 — Environmental Science Tuesday, May 9 — Physics C: Mechanics, Phys...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/scienceapexams
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...ool might have an issue with trash. This can lead to student action of campus-wide, or even community-wide, trash cleanups. Items collected during a trash cleanup. Here is a great activity to try with your students: #1. Mr. Trash Wheel Project As a former classroom teacher, I foun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Fan’s Favorite Features on TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
...S, and even into college.” – Pasquale from Twitter That’s some beautiful calculus! What’s more, the TI-84 Plus CE is made to be durable and follow students from middle school all the way to college and beyond. How many devices do you own that last over a decade? “I’ve b...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/five-fan-favorite-features-ti84plus
Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
...ized in five sections (sections 2–4 do not have to be done in that order): Activity objectives, materials and notes Coding the Ultrasonic Ranger Module (device that measures distance) Coding the sound (there is a speaker on the TI-Innovator™ Hub) Building the slide whistle Calibrating the s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
BA II Plus™ Professional Financial Calculator | Texas Instruments
... Solves time-value-of-money calculations such as annuities, mortgages, leases, savings and more Generates amortization schedules Performs cash-flow analysis for up to 32 uneven cash flows with up to four-digit frequencies; computes Net Present Value (NPV) and Intern...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/financial/baii-plus-professional
Match Me!
In this activity, students move in a specific way in front of the motion detector to create motion plots that match a given Distance versus Time plot. They make connections between types of movements and characteristics of Distance-Time graphs. They learn to change the shape of the plot by adjust...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/match-me
Match the Graph-84
Students walk in front of a calculator-based ranger CBR™ 2 and try to match a distance-time graph. They examine the rate of change, and analyze and interpret the graph of a function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/match-the-graph
Ratios of Right Triangles
In this activity, students will explore the ratios of right triangles. Students will discover that they can find the measure of the angles of a right triangle given the length of any two sides.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-right-triangles_1
Exploring Circle Equations
Students explore the equation of a circle by connecting the coordinates of the center of the circle and the length of the radius to the corresponding parts of the equation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-circle-equations