World-Emoji-Day
...t better way to do that than creating emojis on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators using Python. (Are you or your students new to Python? No problem! Check out the TI Codes with Python website to learn the basics.) The first emoji project After taking the students through a quick tuto...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
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
.... 2022 TI Codes Contest winner video. By leveraging their creativity, they learn some valuable marketing strategies as well. It is obvious that students will go the distance to differentiate their product and their team! You can see all 2022 finalists videos here. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
#NCTMregionals Kansas City 2018 Recap
... students wondered how driverless cars work? Have you considered the math that it takes for vehicles to drive on Mars? In this session, we will code robotic vehicles using mathematics to drive, make turns and complete a challenge. Best part: no coding experience needed! Technology: TI-Nspire™ CX ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/nctm-kansas-city
3 Math Resources To Give Your Substitute Teacher | TI
...rt Space videos range from 15 to 25 minutes in length. What’s more, the lessons effectively build on top of one another, so your sub should have no problem keeping students on track with your lesson plans for extended periods of time. For instance, the Smart Space geometry lessons provide an over...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/sub-day-math-resources
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...ve to your first-year teaching self? It’s important to know there's more than one way to do things. It’s not just about showing kids how to do one problem but about making sure that they understand the mathematics behind each problem. As a teacher, it’s important to show kids this concept in man...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
...exas at Austin, to our Pomfret School campus. The course stresses the use of the engineering design process (EDP) as a valuable approach to solving problems, first by identifying and describing the problem, and then ideating potential solutions, embodying designs of merit, and finalizing a finish...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...ission. WVSU CASTEM provides youth authentic STEM experiences in and out of their NASA Aerospace Education Laboratory (AEL), as well as a mobile creator’s innovation maker space, family involvement curriculum, events, professional development for formal and informal (youth-serving orga...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
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
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...rs Leave the Station…” as an introduction to my math class for systems of equations. Instead of teaching them the basics and then going to the word problem, I switched the class around. They got to see the Rovers in action and wanted to know how to solve the problem. We then talked about the syst...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
... 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] chars = list( ‘Hello’ ) produces the list [ ‘H’, ‘e’, ‘l’, ‘l’, ‘o’ ] (A string is a Python iterable. An iterable is a Python object that can be used as a sequence.) Here’s a unique Python feature: myListC = [0] * 5 creates the list [0, 0, 0, 0, 0] and stores ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Who knew math had moves?
Veteran math teacher turned first-year computer science teacher, Katie Brown, wasn’t quite sure what to expect when she learned Texas Instruments was bringing its’ new robotic car, the TI-Innovator Rover, to share with her pre-AP computer science class. But after one 50-minute class period, she ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
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
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...te the slope of the students’ data points — yet another way to find pi! 2: Have your Pi and eat it, too! Have you heard of the Buffon’s needle problem? This problem approximates pi by dropping needles. Well, wouldn’t it be safer and tastier to use breadsticks?!? Yum! Watch this how-to video:...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
... in PDF and “.doc” formats. The “.doc” format allows the teacher to alter the questions to fit their needs, giving them an endless number of sample problems to use. We also looked at some of the newer IB® activities, which have a further extension written directly into the activity. These exte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
...hese two projects involving balloons and buttons have a lot of common features: Both use a graphical display Both utilize Python classes (objects) Both use get_key() and get_mouse() to determine key presses and mouse cursor positions Both make use of a while loop to control th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
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
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
... topics, links to 10 Minutes of Code (for TI‑Nspire™ CX II and TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculators), a collection of smart systems activities, robotic vehicle activities, and organized professional learning opportunities such as on-demand webinars. There are so many resources to explore...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
... built a “guardrail” into our bridge. Feel free to keep 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 instrument...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
...odel of a product that dispenses candy when it gets too hot. This student is creating a model of a product based on a TI activity. Want More? Try Robotics! Many schools are starting competitive robotics teams. Robotics is a fun, fast-paced way to see how math, science and programming relate...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...orite math ed publications ever.” — Joanie Funderburk “One on One 101: The Art of Inspired & Effective Individualized Instruction” by Robert Ahdoot Communicating effectively is an art form, and all arts have their own “secret sauce.” What is the “secret sauce” it takes to effect...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...t the controls of an intercontinental airliner as they cruise through the math and science that explain how wings work. Students will develop their problem-solving and analytical skills as they apply linear relationships, Bernoulli's Principal and Newton's third law of motion. STEM on the Fly wor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...atical procedure – computing the slope of a line between two points – to demonstrate computational thinking and a few coding concepts. Expressing a problem and a solution in a way that a computer, or human, can carry it out is computational thinking. Coding on the calculator is one method to give...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
...st Mixed Six for calculus review immediately. I decided to focus on these six tasks: Factual Recall Carry out a Procedure Classify a Mathematical Object Prove, Show, Justify Extend a Concept Critique a Fallacy I revised it numerous times over the weekend and then contacted my friend Ton...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...s and motors.” The club has taken off from there, raising additional money in the months since to buy 4 TI-Innovator-Rovers, TI’s new programmable robotic car. About 10 students, from freshmen to seniors, meet every Tuesday afternoon after-school in what is now the club’s second year. In meetin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub