Success Stories: TI's Talking Graphing Calculator is Changing Lives
"This calculator changed my life.”Lillie Pennington, Junior, Turpin High School, Cincinnati, Ohio THE CHALLENGE Lillie Pennington, 17, can keep up with any high school student when it comes to academics. The Turpin High School junior took Advanced Placement history as a sophomore and scored a fi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2015/march/orion
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
We’re celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the classroom. This month, join us in getting to know Fatemia Fuson, a graphic designer turned math and computer science teacher. Fast Facts About Fatemia: TEACHES WHAT: AP Calculus, College Algebra, Trigonometry, AP Computer Scienc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
#NCTMregionals Kansas City 2018 Recap
...Instruments Staff at the NCTM Kansas City Booth TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMregionals Kansas City 2018 Rate of Change: Algebra to Calculus What if you could help students see slope not as an equation to memorize, but as a representation of real events? Get out of your seats to model relatio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/nctm-kansas-city
3 Math Resources To Give Your Substitute Teacher | TI
.... Check out these three featured video resources for your substitute teacher to use when you’re away 1. Families of Functions If your students are learning how to graph parent functions, TI’s Families of Functions is the go-to video resource for your substitute teacher. Yo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/sub-day-math-resources
5 Teachers You Should Be Following on Instagram Right Now
...vide whole numbers. 3. Esther Brunat (@estherbrunat) This hilarious millennial describes herself as a math teacher to hormonal high schoolers. Her life goal: fill up all the pages of her passport by the time it expires in 2021. Follow Esther for funny daily stories and math memes. 4. Kathleen(...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/5-teachers-to-follow-on-instagram
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...0 degrees. But ... r is the number of revolutions the turtle makes to complete a star polygon. The value int(n/2) gives the “pointiest” stars. Why? If I use a larger or smaller value, then the vertex angles (the points of the stars) will be larger. Either int(n’2 or int(n/2)+1 yield the smalles...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
We’re celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the classroom on a daily basis. This month, join us in getting to know Ellen Browne, a high school math and engineering teacher who lives with 350 teenagers at the boarding school where she teaches. Oh, and she uses her violin to tea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...w school year just around the corner, we offer free (and cute!) resources you can download to help make decorating your classroom one less thing to worry about. Decorate Your Classroom With TI Mark Watson Check out free classroom decorations to spruce things up for the new school year. Expl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
The expression “seeing is believing” is usually true. But in science education, many of the concepts can be quite difficult for students to observe because they can be very small, very large, very fast or very slow. So how can we provide students with an experience of science phenomena in the co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
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
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Any day is a better day with a little π (pi). Let’s celebrate pi day with some fun, meaningful activities that show students how the mathematical constant shows up in real life! 1: Got Pi? Host a Pi Day potluck Have your students bring circular food items for a potluck (cookies, pies, pizza, do...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
Bring awareness to the many career options that exist in the field of engineering by challenging your students to solve the problems listed below. They will have fun, work together, and learn about different engineering fields that use science every day. 1. Environmental Engineering – The Garba...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
... that tidbit of information to yourself until you feel like the kids have grappled with this problem long enough. Tip 3: Science is perfect. Lab equipment is not. Don’t expect to see a perfectly straight line. Your data collecting instruments probably aren’t up to NASA’s snuff, so expect what sc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
...tatisticians working for the Allies used sample statistics and sampling distributions to help determine the number of German tanks. Students explore different sample statistics and use simulation to develop a statistic that is effective in approximating the maximum number in a population. For...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
...ng. This pedagogy ensures that students experience academic success, maintain cultural competence, and challenge the status quo of social order. California teachers, Randi Munch and Jennifer Waters, shared exciting and innovative ways to utilize TI technology to engage students in distance lear...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
... Texas Instruments Staff at the NCTM Hartford Booth TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Rate of Change: Algebra to Calculus What if you could help students see slope not as an equation to memorize, but as a representation of real events? Get out of your seats to model relatio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
Innovation in Biology
...gns and had discussions about what would and would not work. Collaboration was crucial in this project. Each team had four members, each with a specific role: The Project Manager’s role was to motivate and keep tabs on time management. They had to submit daily reports on their team as well...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
...e of it. “Her constant belief in me as a mathematician, and the way she has helped me understand complex mathematical concepts, has truly changed my life for the better,” said Connor. Lauryn and Connor Johnson, along with their dad, surprising their mom as she entered her classroom for what she t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
Summer of STEM: Loop to Loop Cups
...s to have some gravity-defying fun! Oh, one more ingredient is needed … AIR! What you’ll need: Two cups of like size (cups that are commonly referred to as “styrofoam” work best) Masking tape 10 to 20 rubber bands What to do: Put the cups together, base to base, so that they ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/cups
NASA Events Calendar
...enes access and a chance to interact live with various experts. Each week, a new “virtual field trip” will take place at a different NASA location, corresponding to that week’s #STEMnauts challenge. Save the dates and check back as additional details are updated on the calendar below. Follow @TIC...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/nasa-event-calendar
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 2 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
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Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 3 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... .column.main-text { max-width: 450px; margin: 0 auto; } } const next_btn = document.getElementById("next-link"); const current_question_num = '3'; //next_btn[0].childNodes[1].classList.remove("hidden"); const radio_inputs = document.querySelectorAll("div.control-me")...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-3
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 1 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
....column.main-text { max-width: 450px; margin: 0 auto; } } const next_btn = document.getElementById("next-link"); const current_question_num = '1'; //next_btn[0].childNodes[1].classList.remove("hidden"); const radio_inputs = document.querySelectorAll("div.control-me")...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-1
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 4 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... .column.main-text { max-width: 450px; margin: 0 auto; } } const next_btn = document.getElementById("next-link"); const current_question_num = '4'; //next_btn[0].childNodes[1].classList.remove("hidden"); const radio_inputs = document.querySelectorAll("div.control-me")...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-4
Math (X)pression Quiz | Question 5 | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...; } a#next-link { bottom: 45px; } } const next_btn = document.getElementById("next-link"); const current_question_num = '5'; //next_btn[0].childNodes[1].classList.remove("hidden"); const radio_inputs = document.querySelectorAll("div.control-me")...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/question-5