Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...ion are available as a part of this BulleTIn Board post. I am also watching the YouTube lessons supported by College Board®. Also, still find fun things to do with students that you would normally do in the classroom that build relationships and unity. It can be as simple as playing a vid...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
...students learn about slope as they work to deliver flowers from Jack’s house to Diane’s house. (Yes, “Jack & Diane” dates us a little bit, but it’s a fun song.) By the way, I love Riggins’ virtual flowers. If you want to learn more about Riggins’ activity, read to the end, and you can watch ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartpython
World-Emoji-Day
... As an early user of the TI-80 … something (TI-81, TI-83 and TI-84 graphing calculators), I can remember classmates and — once I started teaching — students using the draw command on the pixelized screen to create scenes like these: Mountain pixel art courtesy of /u/LDR0213. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
..., you’re not working on hardware that will make it onto the final robot, but it’s still useful. (Brookwood BITES) Do it with friends and have fun with the building and coding. (NaviGator) PARTICIPATE. (NaviGator) I would say that it’s best to understand that the project do...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
Behind the Scenes of TI Summer Workshops | Texas Instruments
...s to be put aside when the focus is teaching students about test-prep strategies. To level the playing field for all students, we can teach them some approaches to get problems correct that they might not otherwise be able to solve using traditional methods. Beth, one of the participants, pick...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/summer-pd-behind-scenes
5 Teachers You Should Be Following on Instagram Right Now
...eat ideas, content and classroom inspiration for teachers. From funny facts about teachers’ daily routines to motivational quotes and just about everything in between, these teachers are sure to help you survive the school year. Keep scrolling to meet some of our favorite teachers to follow on I...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/5-teachers-to-follow-on-instagram
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...sets of classroom door decor. These groovy designs are all thanks to @misscraftymathteacher, a high school math teacher devoted to making learning fun and engaging. Students will love the positive math vibes, and you’ll love the color variety of this downloadable pack! Classroom door ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
... on what actually matters in helping all students learn mathematics. “This is definitely one of my favorite math ed publications ever.” — Joanie Funderburk “One on One 101: The Art of Inspired & Effective Individualized Instruction” by Robert Ahdoot Communicating effectivel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
...nt some of the strategies from his book. My calculus classes did numerous thin-slicing tasks in random groups at our VNPSs (vertical nonpermanent surfaces — aka white boards on the wall) throughout the 2021–22 school year. I was convinced that these strategies were making a huge difference in the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...ow to program. “I went to our activities person and said we want to start a coding club and I need money for equipment, so she gave us some ideas for fundraising,” said Kachur. “We ended up raising almost $1,000 in candy bar sales, so that we could get 5 TI-Innovator Hubs along with all of the ac...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
... finally give back to her, and give her something that will make her life easier, rather than her giving us something that makes our lives easier, is fun,” said Lauryn. As her prize, Karaman won a teacher pack of TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators so that all of her students can work on the same ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
BestofChemistry
...rons, protons and electrons, all while discovering the patterns of atomic number, atomic mass and properties of different atoms. Students then play a fun game to test their knowledge. This is based on the popular Phet simulations. Screenshots from the Build an Atom activity. 4. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...he lesson, there is even an optional hands-on activity to explore freezing point depression. Get your students ready for the activity by sharing this fun video of Urschel churning up some tasty physics in your classroom. The bottom line (or final score, in this case) … When the final whistle i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...ython programs and can be shared with others. When developing a Python programming project, I find it helpful to divide the project into pieces and tackle them in smaller chunks. Python is designed for this approach from the ground up. Modular programming is also useful if you or your students ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...This lesson is designed to help students think of slope as a rate of change. As a result, students will be prepared to move to applications of linear functions where the change in one quantity is proportional to the change in another quantity. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
... can access a Google Doc™ here with some ideas to get started. Simply make a copy of the document and customize it based on things you think would be fun for your class. To play, simply call out something on your list, such as an item in their home that is in the shape of a pyramid. Then, send ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...typically choose a case where one denominator has a “repeated factor” and/or a denominator containing a factor of “x.”) Transformations of functions In part 1 of this post, which highlights usage of CAS in algebra I, I used the Solve tool to encourage students to consider the number o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...avigator system, as well as eight TI-Innovator Hubs. By starting with one project per quarter, I'm slowly incorporating coding and engineering design fundamentals into my classes. My hope is to expose my students to the idea of coding, and how it can be used in both Biology and Engineering Design...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Three Pawsitively Fun TI-Nspire Math Activities
...Nspire activity on our website. 3. Dog Days or Dog Years Students will explore input/output relationships as they describe domain, range, and linear functions in the context of converting dog ages into human years. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and downlo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/dog_blog
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...a better part of the school year. And, don’t just talk at the kids. Create a conversation like you’re used to doing in class. Keep it interactive and fun. 3. Structure creates connection In an online environment, students are learning in isolation, yet they have a need and desire for social inte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Best of Biology
...little review. Screenshot from the Building and Interpreting Graphs activity. 2. Cells: Cell Size and Transport — Cell Structure and Function This lesson is great for introducing the concepts of animal and plant cells, as well as organelles. The colorful animations and interacti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...d enter those in column C. Those time intervals in column C can then be plotted on a Data & Statistics page (Figure 7). Using the regression analysis function of the graphing calculator or the computer software, we can analyze our data and determine how well the mathematical model fits the experi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...o, I simply started the class with 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Solution 11822: Algorithm Used for the propFrac() Function on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
Solution 11822: Algorithm Used for the propFrac() Function on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators. Solution 11822: Algorithm Used for the propFrac() Function on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators. global Solution 11822: Al...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/11822
Solution 12165: The cFactor() function on The TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
Solution 12165: The cFactor() function on The TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators. Solution 12165: The cFactor() function on The TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators. global Solution 12165: The cFactor() function on The TI-89 Family, TI...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/12165