Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
We’re celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the classroom. This month, join us in getting to know Alice Fisher, an AP computer science teacher from Houston, who collaborates with professors from Rice University to integrate art into coding. Fast Facts About Alice: TEACHES...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
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
The Heartbeat of STEM
..., transport and homeostasis, but it also allows students to build electrical circuits and write a simple program to control the model. Students become familiar with coding by using the easily accessible menu-based system within TI calculators. These activities are available using multiple pla...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
5 Teachers You Should Be Following on Instagram Right Now
Instagram is quickly becoming one of the world’s most popular virtual teacher lounges. Not only is this social media site a hotbed of perfectly proportioned photos, but it also has great ideas, content and classroom inspiration for teachers. From funny facts about teachers’ daily routines to mo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/5-teachers-to-follow-on-instagram
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...o your classroom with TI’s coloring books. Grab some markers and start coloring 4. Stickers for your calculators When it comes to learning math, sometimes students need some chill reminders now and again. These “hip”-py stickers feature useful tips and reminders to he...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
...ty sheets, and choose the activity style right for your classroom. Students can determine functions that made an image or practice transformations to complete a picture, or challenge them to create their own cat or bat design. Special thanks to Sarah Hultman for helping create these worksheets...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...omeone who uses pi in the real world. Have students explain why they chose that person and how that person uses pi in their career. Some careers that come to mind include: astronaut, mechanical engineer and carpenter. .1415926…. There’s more Pi where that came from We also have many more pi day ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...e than usual. I didn’t even know that was possible! Meet Alex Livingston, a sophomore at Tech Valley High School in Albany, New York and an aspiring commercial airline pilot. The 15-year-old submitted a photo showing how he uses math and science regularly as a volunteer in the Civil Air Patrol C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
...the mode key and select FULL. Tip 2: Using the Fraction Template Press the alpha key then the y= key in order to get the fraction template. In the complex example below, I use the first template. Tip 3: Investigating Transformation Graphing Using Lists Press the stat key, then select the f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
What do Chemistry Cat, toilet bowl cleaner and contact lens cleaning solution have in common? They’re all ways to take the abstract subject of chemistry and make it come alive and make sense for high school students. Throughout my career, I have strived to make this subject applicable to the rea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
This is a back to school like no other; it is taking shape in living rooms, bedrooms and classrooms, and our already overworked and underappreciated teachers are being asked to do more than ever before. Whether finding ways to develop relationships with students they have never met, coming up ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
... In this example, we reach equilibrium one round earlier than in the last case and find that there are different amounts of reactants and products compared to the first case. Here’s where it gets really good. We calculate the ratio of products to reactants in each round for each simulation, an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
...alentine. Download a PDF of a blank valentine and one that’s ready to be shared. About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago, Ellen was a broadcast journalist for 13 years,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
Writing Style Gulde
...o preserve its brand. Here are rules based on Associated Press style, with modifications or exceptions noted, and with TI-specific examples. If you come across an issue not covered in TI Educational Technology Guide to Style and Usage, you can check the online edition of the AP Stylebook. TI ha...https://education.ti.com/en/branding/writing-style-guide
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
...n to ZoomFIT, either way works. Desire a bigger spiral? Try changing θmax to a bigger number. 2: Embrace those Butterflies Falling in love usually comes with butterflies? So, why not learn how to graph the butterfly curve: To do so, press the y= key. Then in r1, input the equation for the but...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Oklahoma Students Make Their Mark Learning to Program with Rover
...uniors lead Keota third graders through the program that uses Rover to draw a robot. Much to the excitement of teachers and students, The Oklahoma Welcome, a local newspaper, wrote a news story the event, giving the students some well-deserved recognition: Keota students get hands-on with new TI-...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/seeroverdraw
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
... setting it on the part of the stick that is still on the table. Karate chop it and notice the stick doesn’t break. When the paper is placed completely flat on top of the stick, it serves as a large surface area for the air above it to push down on the paper – and by extension, onto the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard
Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle
...rough the top of the bottle and past the egg. Because the fire burns up the oxygen inside the bottle quickly, and the egg is acting to stop any incoming air by acting as a seal, the air pressure inside the bottle quickly becomes less than the air pressure outside the bottle and above the egg....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/egginabottle
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...or create a fun adventure game. You can start programming your current graphing calculator now without any special equipment by visiting education.ti.com/ticodes . TI provides free lessons that go over programming on the calculator. With TI-Basic, you’ll be able to program your calculator to com...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
... CX II and TI-Nspire CX II CAS give students more opportunities to visualize important, abstract concepts, not just in math class, but in science and computer programming courses. "Students and teachers asked us to make their graphing calculator more responsive as they are using it increasingly...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
...s: Choose to Challenge. This International Women’s Day, Texas Instruments (TI) engineer, Tracy Hamilton, has her hand up high to show she is committed to “choosing to challenge.” We choose our inner circle. We choose our lifestyle. We choose our beliefs. We choose our careers. I’d ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
...rd pressure. Notice the polystyrene is dissolving into the acetone. How it works: Polystyrene is made up of monomers of styrene, an organic compound (C6H5CH=CH2). When polystyrene is being produced it exists in a liquid state (like a gooey, thick liquid). As polystyrene is prod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
As summer comes to a close, it is time to think about the most important week of school – the first week! In the first week, we make our first impressions and set the tone of the year. A good first week can make a huge difference in a classroom environment for the whole year. Here are 5 ways to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
...our hair. Bake a cake. I don’t care. Just do something other than the question that’s making you crazy. Let your brain and body chill out, and you’ll come back ten times (approximately) stronger and ready to take on the world/your math homework. Anxiety Tip #3: Just Breathe I know it sounds clich...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...e to get adjusted, and you have to accept the fact that it’s not going to happen on the first day.” 2. Build the relationships and the learning will come One advantage teachers have in transitioning from the classroom to an online environment is that relationships have already been formed. You h...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education