Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
...ng of yourself and then be transparent with your students so that you are a role model for them. "The other thing I would say is, don’t give meaningless homework – give meaningful problems." Alice Fisher, TI Teacher of the Month Why do you enjoy teaching computer science? Computer science ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
“Mr. Collier, what does it mean to justify my work?” seemed a simple enough question to answer. I quickly replied, “Explain how you got to your answer and why you chose the solution method that you did.” But, unbeknownst to that student, the question sent a chill down my spine. Can my students j...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
... on TI-84 Plus calculators. For trigonometry functions, press trig and arrows to move around the palette, then press enter to select the function. Angles are in radian mode by default; this can be changed in the Home Screen Settings menu or overridden with the degree° symbol found on the pi π ke...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
...ou know that you were integral to helping them overcome whatever obstacle was in their way. The same can be said for programming. Students often struggle with programming, because they’ve been taught to expect straight-forward solutions. With programming, it doesn’t work that way. It involves a l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
... Knows Tech” blog and social channels. Marie has participated in 7 hackathons and is president of her university student club INGénieuses de l’ÉTS (English translation: women engineers). Their mission is to promote and encourage girls and women to pursue careers in engineering. Recently, Marie wa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
MonTI Hall Problem and Python on a TI Graphing Calculator | TI
...Simulation Simulations give students and adults alike the opportunity to revise their original intuition as a result of experiencing a number of single simulated outcomes using the TI-84 Plus CE Python or the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators. You could generate random numbers on either han...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/montihall-problem-python-ti-graphing-calculator
Hit a high note exploring the math behind music
Sure, math probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of music. But, surprisingly, the creative art of music is intimately tied to the structure and logic of math. Some of these concepts are easy to explain, while others are probably better suited for someone professionally...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/math-behind-music
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
... you think of (the idea for) your project? “We thought of the issue of feeding animals while their owners are away, something our classmates struggled with sometimes.” — NaviGator How we thought of our idea for the project was based off of a motive that we had to increase the amou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
3 Math Resources To Give Your Substitute Teacher | TI
... provide an overview of several topics in a sequence, starting with transformations and followed by congruence, similarity, then distance, right triangles and circles. Check out Smart Space for your class 3. Math video lessons Are your students using TI-Nspire™ CX II graphin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/sub-day-math-resources
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
... increase participation and retention of historically underrepresented K–12 youth in STEM fields. Established as a joint venture in 1993 between NASA Glenn Research Center and Cuyahoga Community College, the project grew from a single mobile AEL to a national organization, now called NASA MUREP M...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...tions on the first page, which students turn in before using the calculator for the remainder of the test. On shorter quizzes, there may only be a single question for students to answer without technology, so I walk around and check each student’s paper in real time before they take out their cal...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
... n is an odd number between 5 and 11. The is the number of vertices on the polygon. To make a regular polygon we use 360/n for the turtle’s turning angle since the sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is 360 degrees. But ... r is the number of revolutions the turtle makes to complete a star ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Who knew math had moves?
...alongside them. MaKenzie Kennedy, who can be seen dancing along with her team’s Rover, said her math skills were a big help. “You have to know your angles, degrees, how far you want to move up, how far you want to move backward," she said. Students at Reagan High School in San Antonio face-off ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
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
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
... directly into the activity. These extensions also act as more exam style questions for teachers to use. Example: Further IB® extension (arcs and angles) A surveyor standing on the bank of the Reedy River measures the equal distance to the far left end and the far right end of the Liberty Brid...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
...balloons, sky writing, and more … but yes, even calculators are being used to make a fun — and unique — promposal to get a “yes”, and maybe even a giggle too. I mean, who can say no to a pretty little calculator screen? Let’s take a look at two examples that I wrote for the TI-Nspire™ CX II gra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
...ting solutions for people who have lost limbs to developing medical solutions, such as artificial organs. These problem-solvers are becoming increasingly important as technological breakthroughs continue to use machines to improve the lives of people with health issues. In this activity, students...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
... knowing that help me display strings and integer variables in Python? The words string, integer, variable and concatenation do help me complete a Google search or an index search in a Python book. So, the adult version of me tries to instill in students the desire to know proper vocabulary and t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
... is full of things only you think are fun – protractors, compasses, and stacks of graph paper. Science teachers get all the good stuff: funny-looking glassware, vented goggles, lab coats. But what you want to keep an eye out for are sensors and data collecting devices. In the case of our project ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
...oller controlled by your graphing calculator. It has a built-in RGB LED and speaker so that you can write a program to play a song, like the Star Spangled Banner, using the speaker on the Hub, and then create a corresponding patriotic light show using the LEDs. What’s really cool about microcon...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
It’s summertime — a perfect time to recharge and catch up on some reading. There’s nothing like a good book to expand your mind and inspire. Plus, snuggling into the couch to read is a great way to beat the heat. We’ve gathered a list of seven books that every math teacher can enjoy and maybe ev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...bably explain: I had no coding experience prior to working with TI and the TI STEM Team. Okay, I took a Fortran class in 1993 and don’t remember a single thing, except the sound of the dot matrix printer printing my program to turn into my teacher. I am a classroom chemistry teacher by trade and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...ol Cadet Program, an auxiliary of the U.S Air Force. We’ve since learned Alex is one of the youngest members of his local flying club to solo pilot a glider and has logged nearly 25 hours of flight time in his young life. He’s kind of a big deal! High school student inspires “STEM on the Fly,” ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
... to automate. In this post, we’re going to write a program that calculates the slope of a line between two points. STEP 3: Break it down into plain English Using pseudocode is a good way to introduce students to the logic of a program without having to know the coding language. Pseudocode, while ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
...ixed Six activities. I happened to be on Twitter one Saturday morning in early March and saw a post by Ben Gordon (@mathsmrgordon). He shared a Google drive full of middle school level Mixed Six activities. I was instantly intrigued by this concept. A Mixed Six is basically a mathematical ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task