Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
You’ve been using TI graphing calculators in your teaching, and now it’s time for testing. Whether you are giving a short quiz, a chapter test or end-of-term exam, here are some tips for how to use TI calculators successfully on class assessments. Determine the Objectives The TI-84 Plus famil...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
“Room To Grow” Podcast — Behind the Scenes | Texas Instruments
...o 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 Funderburk on Twitter and Instagram @JoanieFun. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered by the College Boar...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/room-to-grow-podcast
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
In the U.S., Independence Day is soon upon us (for the rest of the world it’s the fourth of July). The national holiday celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Americans honor the day with family and friends, cookouts and barbeques, parades and … fireworks. Ea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
There’s nothing quite like a newly spruced up classroom to kick off another school year. And we know getting your classroom decorations organized and set up is simply a must for back to school! To help make your classroom glow up easy and FREE, we’ve rounded up a set of awesome resources to fi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
It’s that chilling time of the year again — no, not testing season — Halloween! Lift spirits in the classroom with these three spooky, fun math activities. Students will never know you tricked them into learning math concepts. Plus, we’ve included a costume template that will make you look boo-...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
For almost 20 years now, I have been an IB® teacher, moderator and examiner at three different schools along the east coast, and for seven years I have been an instructor for TI. A professional goal of mine was to somehow marry these two aspects of my life for the benefit of my students and fell...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
In the spring of 2022, I was looking for some innovative ways to review my AP® Calculus students for the AP® exam. I read Peter Liljedahl’s book, “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics,” in the summer of 2021 and decided to implement some of the strategies from his book. My calculus classe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
It's the Most Math-Magical Time of the Year!
...y season. Show us a sine of love by entering the sweepstakes, and it could all be yours! There are several ways to enter, including simply using the links below to follow @TICalculators on social media. The more entries you earn, the better your chances to win. Two winners will be randomly sele...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiholidaysweepstakes
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
Math has an impact on just about every aspect of our lives including some that we don’t often think about. Math helped change the outcome of WWII, it also shows up in the way we drive our cars and the way we manage our finances. In celebration of Math Awareness Month, here are four TI-Nspire act...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
When attending a conference, most participants hope to leave inspired, motivated and empowered with strategies and tools to make positive impacts in their classrooms, schools and educational communities. The 2021 T³™ International Conference was appropriately themed, Encourage. Engage. Empower....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
Innovation in Biology
When you hear things in your classroom such as, “Well, that didn’t work! Let’s try this …” or “That was so hard! I am so proud of myself,” it is music to an educator’s ears. By incorporating engineering design and coding skills in my biology classroom, I was able to tap into my students’ creativ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Which Texas Instruments (TI) Calculator for the ACT® and Why?
I have found that there is some confusion about which calculators are allowed for use on the ACT® exam. First, let’s look at which TI calculators are prohibited according to the ACT® calculator policy. TI Calculators Prohibited on the ACT® Calculators with built-in or downloaded computer algeb...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/which-ti-calculator-for-the-act-and-why
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
There probably aren’t too many people on the planet that haven’t heard of COVID-19. The viral contagion that caused a global pandemic has taught us a lot about the science and math behind viral transmission, exponential growth, and herd immunity. Unlike epidemics/pandemics in the past, COVID-1...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
Creative Assessments I teach at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee. A few years ago, our excellent junior English teacher, Ms. Goodman, started having the juniors do four-minute, TED-style talks instead of taking a final exam. Our awesome chemistry teacher, Ms. Dunlap, started a C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
Chemical equilibrium is one of the most difficult concepts for students to understand, and it’s even more difficult to find a model that will work every time. Like the late-night infomercials say, “I’ve tried everything.” I’ve used the popular method of moving water from one beaker to another ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
Teaching during the holiday season can be a challenge. It takes more than an extra shot in your gingerbread latte to keep your students focused, as enthusiasm for the holidays grows with every passing day. Take advantage of your students’ excitement by incorporating these holiday-themed challeng...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
2022 TI Codes Contest Rules
...t Sponsor, such as a parent or teacher. The email address of the team Adult Sponsor must be used to participate in the Contest. Click on the link for the Contest at TIcodescontest.com and review the challenge prompt. You may reach this link directly at the education.ti.com website, or fr...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2022-ti-codes-contest-rules
2023 TI Codes Contest Rules
...dult Sponsor, such as a parent or teacher. The email address of the team’s Adult Sponsor must be used to participate in the Contest. Click on the link for the Contest at TIcodescontest.com and review the challenge prompt. You may reach this link directly at the http://education.ti.com website...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2023-ti-codes-contest-rules
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 4 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 5 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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2024 TI Codes Contest Rules
...dult Sponsor, such as a parent or teacher. The email address of the team’s Adult Sponsor must be used to participate in the Contest. Click on the link for the Contest at TIcodescontest.com and review the challenge prompt. You may reach this link directly at the http://education.ti.com website...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2024-ti-codes-contest-rules
Math (X)pression Quiz | Functional Fun
... Mottos: “Let’s try it” and/or “If you build it, they will come” × What's your math (x)pression .cta.link {font-family: Lato-Bold;color: #fff;font-size: 14px;background: #c00;border-radius: 30px;-moz-border-radius: 30px;-webkit-border-radius: 30px;...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/functional-fun
BestofChemistry
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
This is the breadboard. It functions as an output platform for students to read collected data with red, blue and green LEDs. Science Olympiad, a national science/STEM competition organization, just added a new high school event called Detector Building. In the 35-year history of Science Oly...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Writing Style Gulde
... the beginning of section that introduce or categorize These kinds of TI communications use headlines: Advertisements News releases Infolink stories Contributed articles Newsletter articles Trade show graphics Blast emails The rule for capitalizing headlines is to c...https://education.ti.com/en/branding/writing-style-guide