A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...e more students choose to pursue and are better prepared for college majors or careers in STEM.” According to the National Science Board, only 25% of 12th graders achieved a level of proficient or higher in mathematics and only 22% achieved a level of proficient or higher on the science assessmen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
Three Pawsitively Fun TI-Nspire Math Activities
...g food in a fair way. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire activity on our website. 2. Mean as Fair Share In this TI-Nspire CX activity from the Building Concepts series, students revisit the dogs from the Introduction to rates les...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/dog_blog
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...ortened on the first day from 55 minutes to 25 minutes. What to do? Here are a few of my favorite tips to help make your first impression memorable. 1. Break the ice: Introduce yourself and make a connection with your students. Get to know each other with some questions like, “What’s a word tha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...k can make a huge difference in a classroom environment for the whole year. Here are 5 ways to make sure that this school year is the best one yet! #1. Develop a Classroom Community The first week should be used to get to know your students. Take the time to learn their names, interests, persona...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...e math lovers. They understand how math shapes their world, and they crave math knowledge they can relate to. A new TI Education Technology survey of 1,000 students found that 46 percent of kids say they love or really like math, nearly twice as many than those that said they don’t like it. Thi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
... tips and habits you can practice to keep your brain healthy and happy during exam week. Watch her full takeover on our Instagram Story. Anxiety Tip #1: Start a Freak-Out Journal It’s so easy to feel like there are a million reasons to feel stressed and scattered, but writing everything down will...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...professional basketball player, T.J. Warren. The 6-foot-8 forward for the Phoenix Suns returned to his hometown and high school on Tuesday, February 21, to make a donation of TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators to help get the students test-day ready. “Riverside has always meant a lot to me. I...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...rize a three-by-three grid of the relationships among the three sides of a right triangle and the value of each sine, cosine and tangent function. At 12 years old, I didn’t see how the assignment was relevant. This learning activity was the opposite of fun; it wasn’t accessible, and it penalized ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...nswer to the first question above is 500 million! Yes, 500,000,000 straws are used in the U.S. every single day, according to an article in the April 15, 2018 edition of Parade magazine. This activity will help put that number into context. Let’s get started: If the straws are connected, how man...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
... powerful programming languages on a familiar platform. Here’s a list of reasons why this update is a must-have for all educators and students: #1: Why Python? Python is a high-level and general-purpose programming language. It’s widely used in many industries, as well as in education, and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...ctor, for some guidance. Snow was the first educator to use TI graphing calculator emulator software while teaching students in an online environment 15 years ago. And, he’s got some helpful tips for classroom teachers now tasked with figuring out how to teach online. Richard Snow has been t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...bject to change. Visit www.act.org. About the author: Jeff McCalla, author of “TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for Dummies,” 2nd ed. (Wiley, 2013) and “TI-Nspire for Dummies,” 2nd ed. (Wiley, 2011), teaches math at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis. McCalla received the Presidential A...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...xed results. As a former math teacher, a parent of two teenagers, and someone with a front-row seat to the education technology business for the past 15 years, I can assure you that this important issue runs deeper than you realize. There is little debate about the effectiveness of graphing calcu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Best of Biology
...TI-Nspire™ 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: Building and Interpreting Graphs This is a great activity to help students learn about using graphs to represent the results...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...use our model to predict how long our ball would (theoretically) bounce? To get started, you’ll need the following equipment and materials (Figure 2): TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator or a computer with TI-Nspire™ software TI-Nspire™ Lab Cradle Vernier microphone A...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Nspired Crossword NC - Texas Instruments
Nspired Crossword NC Nspired Crossword NC Nspired Crossword NC - Texas Instruments website Two Columns Container Column 1 Column 2https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities2/nspired-crossword-nc
Short Cuts
... Lesson Snapshot Fractions use two symbols to describe this new kind of number: the fraction (a/b) on a number line is a lengths of (1/b), where b indicates the number of equal partitions between 0 and 1. What to look for Students will learn that the denominator indicates the num...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities2/short-cuts
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question
In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question apcalculus website In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-2d-or-not-2d
AP® Calculus Resources
.... *NEW/UPDATED Pearson's vs. Spearman's Correlation Coefficient Students investigate the graphs of functions of the form y = 1/(x - a). *NEW/UPDATED Rational Functions Planning and Resources In this activity, students are able to apply their knowled...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question
In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question apcalculus website In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-2d-or-not-2d
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
"There is geometry in the humming of the strings; there is music in the spacing of the spheres." — Pythagoras In honor of #WorldMusicDay, let’s explore some musical connections in math, as shared by math consultant and musicologist David Sword, during his “Seven for Seven” presentation at the 20...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question | TI-84 Plus CE Python
In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question | TI-84 Plus CE Python apcalculus website In this activity, students will differ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-2d-or-not-2d
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question | TI-84 Plus CE Python
In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question | TI-84 Plus CE Python apcalculus website In this activity, students will differ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-2d-or-not-2d
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
...ting the Derivatives of Some Common Functions Key Steps Students will develop the idea of the derivative as a function. Step 1 Students will gather evidence toward some common derivative formulas. Step 2 Students will use numerical and graphical...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...h exactly the same example I had used in all my previous calculus courses — a look at the graph of a simple rational function, namely f(x) = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x-1}, having a removable discontinuity. Normally, I would have drawn the graph myself on the blackboard — a line with a prominent “hole” circ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs