Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
Detector Building has changed! The 2021–22 Science Olympiad Division C once again will include the Detector Building competition which challenges students to build, code and test a working sensor. Last year’s competition required students to build a working thermometer, but this year’s competiti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
mathyoga
...ly works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments (TI). He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several 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 o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
...awe-ful (awe-less?) experience for these students. I vividly remember a high school teacher who told us that the area of the region shown in figure 1 was equal to the natural logarithm of 2. We had not yet studied how to calculate the area between two curves, and I was blown away by this result...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...markable on their own, are far outweighed by his passion for teaching calculus,” wrote Southwick. Having dreamed of serving her country since she was 11 years old, Southwick plans to pursue a nuclear engineering degree at the academy. “For the next 20 years of my life, I will be using the momentu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
How to Start the Year on a Math High
...itive, engaging and welcoming environment for all learners, especially the most reluctant. Here are five ways you can start the year on a math high. 1. Warm and inviting presence While I am a sucker for bright bulletin boards and a motivational quote, you create your classroom environment. Smile...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...the three conditional statements to calculate the x-intercepts. disc = b**2 – 4*a*c if disc > 0: r1 = (-b + sqrt(disc))/(2*a) r2 = (-b – sqrt(disc))/(2*a) elif disc == 0: r1 = -b/(2*a) ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
... past, colleagues would ask me, “What is CAS?” and my short answer went something like, “It can calculate algebraic expressions in exact form … like √12=2√3.” Thankfully, upon further investigation of the CAS “toolbox” on the TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator, I discovered methods for how ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...rrently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several 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 o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
...unity gap. Raise Expectations A common, underlying issue in many systems is low expectations. In “The Opportunity Myth,” research showed that while 71% of students were successful in their high school course work, only 17% exhibited success with grade-level standards. Well-meaning educators woul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
In honor of National Engineers Week (Feb. 16–22), a week dedicated to increasing understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers, I wanted to share how my love for my Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator in high school helped to launch an engineering career at TI. Fr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...t’s relevant to your lesson plans. Get the top three classroom activities to get your students invested in learning (and amped up for Halloween). 1. The dead are walking and the infection is spreading Teachers and students can agree science and math are a lot more engaging when it’s all abou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
...eir winning video. The robot uses TI technology to determine its proximity to a wall or obstruction so that it can stop or reverse course. 1st runner-up: The Quaranteens, including: Arshaun Faraji Mason Neumann Carson Caranza Rana Banankhah Reza Banankhah The team: The Quarante...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
... M-A-T-H and the marching band to shout “surprise” when the boys returned. Nate and Jeffery were surprised to learn they were selected from more than 1,000 entries as winners of our nationwide Spread the Math Love Contest, honoring math heroes. Cheltenham High School senior Jeffery Gaskin, c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
In honor of National STEM Day, we want to introduce you to the Texas Instruments (TI) STEM Squad, a team of former teachers, current teachers and TI employees that’s on a mission to get more kids interested and excited about STEM subjects. Since the summer of 2018, TI’s STEM Squad has been tour...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
... (women comprise half of the workforce, yet hold fewer than 25% of U.S. STEM jobs), and beyond a readiness deficit by gender, as evidenced in ACT’s 2017 STEM report, there is also a confidence gap for girls that starts early on in their educational journeys. Simply put, girls can’t be what they ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
StatisticsOfficeHours
...time (6 p.m. Central time). You won’t want to miss it! Below is our schedule of topics: Nov. 2: Exploring One- and Two-Variable Data (CED Units 1 and 2) Presentation Dec. 3: Collecting Data, Probability, Random Variables and Sampling Distributions (Units 3, 4 and 5) Presentation Feb....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/statisticsofficehours
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
...w the ghost and pumpkin using transformations of functions. Here’s a snippet of code to get you started with a ghost: 0→Xmin: 0→Ymin: 264→Xmax: 164→Ymax: For(N,0,20,1): Pt-On(132-N,120-(1/10)N²,1,20): Pt-On(132+N,120-(1/10)N²,1,20): End For(N,0,10,0.5): Pt-On(132-N,120-(2/5)N²,1,20): Pt-...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
... the TI-Innovator™ Hub include code adjustments (see inline comments or the files provided). Let's dive into each of the projects in more detail: 1. Rolling Along Imagine a game where each player has fair six-sided dice. After each player rolls the dice...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
TI’s Response to COVID-19: We Are Here for You
...84 Plus CE for Chrome OS™ to support remote learning. This app is a temporary solution to support schools and districts that have closed due to COVID-19. This trial is valid through Aug. 15, 2020. Please complete this form for more information. --> CALCULATOR LOANS: Schools with economically di...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/coronavirusresponse
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
...ents’ mathematical understandings, opportunities to learn and social-emotional well-being. The situation creates unique challenges as we begin the 2021–22 school year, but by shifting our perspectives, we can view each of these challenges as an opportunity for positive change, growth and recovery...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
...call on every one of your students. Whether you are asking your students to explain the theory behind the Pythagorean Theorem, or what the product of 2 and 3 is, every single student should be given an equal opportunity to engage in the lesson. In turn, everyone is engaged. STAAR is a reg...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
...spire™ CX Premium Teacher Software or TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Don’t have the software? Click here to 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 math...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
This year’s AP® exams will be given in three separate administrations. Each administration will include an in-school option, and administrations 2 and three will also have an at-home option. As many schools begin to open in Spring of 2021, the AP® tests will have 3 distinct administratio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
As a child, every new year my dad would ask my sisters and me to write down our New Year’s resolutions. On top of my list was always, “get straight A’s and exercise every day.” To this day, that has never happened. Ever. In 2019, after a lot of life transitions, I discovered that I was frequentl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
... teaching the course. They will also be available to answer your questions. The YouTube Live “Monday Night Calculus” sessions begin Monday, Sept. 14 at 7 pm Eastern time, and will continue every other Monday through the end of November. Score! Below, you can download a problem set or two fo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus