Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby
... or public transportation? All of these systems require technology that has evolved over time to bring convenience, safety, functionality and efficiency to our lives. Learn about a technology key to modern electronics and the inventor who brought it to life. Step 1: Start by watching this video: ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/kilby-day
How to Start the Year on a Math High
...always look shocked when I tell them they are not allowed to raise their hands. This strategy guarantees that I call on each kid with the same frequency. While the level of questioning may vary, every student has the opportunity to share their thinking. This also holds every student accountable. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Leveling the Math Playing Field
...cipal rightly pointed out that these students would be engaging in coursework that was less than algebra I. In doing so, we would be perpetuating the cycle of underachievement for the very students we wanted to help. With this realization, we shifted our approach to provide a support class for o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...uglier and more horrific side to solving this case: The disgusting maggots and blowflies that can infest a decomposing body. By understanding the lifecycle of insects, starting from the egg to the larval, pupa and adult phases, students can determine what decomposition stage the body is in for ad...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
...se existing materials into something new. The concept: A 3D printer extruder that helps astronauts make efficient use of limited resources by recycling old prints into new, usable filament. See their video. The extruder uses a motor and fan to propel plastic through a heater, melting...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...s process in your classroom. Happy Computer Science Week! I hope you feel inspired to try something new with your students. About the author: Stacy Thibodeaux is a T³™ Science National Instructor. She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry and a master’s degree in educational l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
...d high school physics, the ghost of Dead Man’s Curve engages students in explorations of electromagnetism, the relationship of wavelength, and frequency and practical applications of electromagnetic principles with the TI‑Nspire™ CX or TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Unravel a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...above was, “Yes!” Why make it one size fits all? Therefore, this is a “choose your own adventure” in coding blog. Find something that strikes your fancy. Some projects I would use if I wanted to reinforce and practice math content; other projects engage and spark interest in computer science topi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...about teaching and learning math, some foundational ideas should come first. I’ll echo what flight attendants remind us during the review of emergency procedures before a flight: “Secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others.” In other words, take care of yourself first. Many teachers ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
...d equitable math learning for all students continues to drive her work at Texas Instruments, where she serves as the Strategic Alliance and State Policy Director. She lives in Parker, Colorado, with her husband and dog. Follow Joanie on Twitter and Instagram @JoanieFun. Language around “learnin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
...of teaching, and I believe it is the key to student success, classroom 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 s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
...l Energy and Work In this lesson, students will develop the equation for work by observing the relationship between volume change and work done in a cylinder and piston at constant pressure. Students will interact with a simulation and collect data to develop the equation. Screenshots fro...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
To STEM and Beyond!
... TI technology to try out STEM in your classroom, like me. You may just get hooked (and your students too! ) just like I did. About the author: Stacy Thibodeaux is a T³™ Science National Instructor. She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry and a master’s degree in educational l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
...ranch out. For example, we learned that the Puzzle Problem format could be used to elicit exploration from our students. Puzzle Problem by Tracy Matthews, McAlester High School. Working individually or in small groups, the focus of the problem is the exploration and subsequent just...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
How To Celebrate National Chemistry Week With Students | TI
...ogy to try out data collection in your classroom, like me! You may just get hooked (and your students too) just like I did! About the author: Stacy Thibodeaux is a T³™ Science National Instructor. She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry and a master’s degree in educational l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/celebrate-chemistry-week-with-students
Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
...he SAT® exam and use it as you prepare with practice questions. There are many TI calculator models allowed on the test; see the SAT® Calculator Policy webpage for the full list. The tips in this post focus on the TI-84 Plus CE model, but they are applicable to the entire TI-84 graphing calcula...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/sat_tips_ti84
The Heartbeat of STEM
...ence to show the flow of blood through the heart starting with the right atrium and ending with the left ventricle. Students add in sounds after each cycle to beep like an EKG machine. They can also figure out how to speed up or slow down their cycles and to calculate heart rate. Challeng...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
World-Emoji-Day
Do you recognize any of these? The first (known-to-me) emojis! Yup, quite primitive, and predating the smartphone versions of the fancy emojis we know and love today. But, I do remember emails that sent images in the signature, some basic, some complex and some from people who had way too much t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Behind the Scenes of TI Summer Workshops | Texas Instruments
...EMST Awardee in 2017 was one of the highlights of his career along with performing the marriage ceremony for one of his former students in 2021. Tracy Watson has a Master of Science degree in mathematics from Ohio University. She has taught at the college level for over 15 years and at the high...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/summer-pd-behind-scenes
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
...eed kids to explore questions about plant physiology and consider how dry the soil should become (and how quickly that might happen) between watering cycles. Through explorations, students came to understand the architecture of the code (construction, syntax and functionality) through this projec...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...rk for class evaluations works very well for me and my students. It creates an environment that promotes individual reflection, supports personal agency about goals and outcomes, and sends the very important message that all of us in the classroom can revise and improve our practices to make the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...solve the problem. How do you bring your love of music into the classroom? I bring in my violin when we do music coding and when we talk about frequency. I also use it to teach students how to take notes. I ask them to take really careful notes while I play ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’ so they ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...) and have them measure circumference and diameter. Use the measurements to estimate pi, which should lend itself to a lively discussion on the accuracy of students’ work. For some added fun, have students plot the circumference vs. diameter on a graph. Then, calculate the slope of the students’ ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...Plus family graphing calculator. They need to spend time the week leading up to the exam refreshing their memories where things are located for accuracy and speed during the exam. Remember, the calculator can help, but it cannot (and should not!) do everything for the student. Preparation ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
...sues, including what to do with all of our garbage. They assist developers in thinking about the environmental impact of garbage when creating new neighborhoods or businesses. In the “Garbage Problem” activity for the TI-84 graphing calculator, students realize how much garbage we create, which c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience