Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
...ates culturally relevant art into python in a Geometry class, which is such a neat way to integrate art with coding and math. What is your primary goal for your students this year? The obvious one is that I want them to pass the AP exam and get college credit. More importantly, I want my stude...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
...an work with Oklahoma Excel, a statewide networked improvement community dedicated to using the principles of improvement science to study that very goal. Can our students increase their mathematical reasoning and justification skills? In the fall of 2019, the teachers in my department began ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...gs change in relation to one another, and use vocabulary like: increasing, decreasing, at a constant rate, and at an increasing/decreasing rate. The goal is to associate the features of the graph with what is happening contextually. For example: Consider the above graph. Ask your students ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
MonTI Hall Problem and Python on a TI Graphing Calculator | TI
...zzle is presented like this: You are given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door and the host, who knows what’s behind the doors, opens another door which has a goat. He then says to you, “Do you want to sw...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/montihall-problem-python-ti-graphing-calculator
Girls in STEM: A Personal Perspective
...e aspects of the field that many people overlook, such as creativity, problem-solving and being part of a collaborative team working toward a common goal. STEM is not just for engineering and computer science class and can easily be integrated in multiple subjects — not just science and math, eit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/girls-in-stem-a-personal-perspective
#NCTMregionals Kansas City 2018 Recap
Thanks for stopping by the TI booth or joining a session at #NCTMregionals Kansas City. We loved meeting all of you! You can check out some of the resources we shared, and download the materials from your favorite exhibitor workshop below. Texas Instruments Staff at the NCTM Kansas City Booth ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/nctm-kansas-city
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...ss evaluations works very well for me and my students. It creates an environment that promotes individual reflection, supports personal agency about goals and outcomes, and sends the very important message that all of us in the classroom can revise and improve our practices to make the rest of th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...r students and doesn’t interfere with the process of assessing their mathematical knowledge. Setting up the handhelds before testing helps meet this goal. A simple reminder to the class to set calculators to degree mode, for example, can avoid a potential issue for students. If there is a data se...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
...mperature of the water. They can see a possible effect on the diversity and population size of the fish that live there. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (pdf). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire CX activity on our website. 2: 'It’s Just a Lunar Phase' from Earth Sci...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
...ess the graph key. Students should then attempt to find the equation that models the curve in the image. More Tips: For more tips and tricks download this PDF. Watch the Video: TI-84 Plus Office Hours with Tom Reardon on Facebook Live. In this post, Tom highlights the five tips for the TI-8...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
... of The RISE Project 501(c)3, which hosts several youth empowerment events throughout the year, including the EmpowerMENt Conference and RISE On The Road. She became a T³IC Regional Instructor in 2019. Her hobbies include crafting, photography and traveling. You can follow her on Twitter at @DrA...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
...the reaction of hydrogen peroxide to become water and oxygen gas. According to the manufacturer, contact lenses must be placed in a plastic case and soaked in the peroxide solution for a period of six hours. At that point, the concentration of peroxide is so low that if someone were to put the le...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
Thanks for stopping by the TI booth or joining a session at #NCTMregionals Hartford. We loved meeting all of you! You can check out some of the resources we shared, and download the materials from your favorite exhibitor workshop below. Texas Instruments Staff at the NCTM Hartford Booth TI Exh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...are daunting. But while it can feel overwhelming, remember that we’re all in this together — parents, teachers and administrators united by a common goal of taking care of, and educating, our children. The reality is: This generation of students has already learned a lot. Maybe it wasn’t everyt...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
The Math Behind 'Going Viral'
...your students as we continue to connect math to every day concepts. Exponential Growth: In this algebra II activity, students explore the exponential function y=b^x for different values of b. Students then use a line tangent to the curve at a point to explore the relationship between the slope of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/the-math-behind-going-viral
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
...er, the cosmic microwave background, and the Higgs boson, to name just a few. Some phenomena have a random component, for example, rolling dice, radioactive decay and evolution. A Monte-Carlo mathematical model is one way to describe and predict this type of phenomenon. The model used in “Flatte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
...am more and more convinced that we should be doing math tasks in the classroom. We need to develop better problem-solvers. The birdhouse project had roadblocks that every group had to overcome. It wasn’t as easy as they thought it would be. Designing, planning, drawing scale drawings, figuring su...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
... say, “I’ve tried everything.” I’ve used the popular method of moving water from one beaker to another using two straws of different widths. This approach can result in always-changing water levels due to spillage. Students don’t get to see that equilibrium means that there is a constant rate of ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
2019 Summer/Fall Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
...conditions of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assume no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software, third party sites, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (I...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2019-summer-fall-webinar-sweepstakes
2019-2020 International Baccalaureate Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
...conditions of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assume no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software, third party sites, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (I...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2020-ib-webinar-sweepstakes
2019 Spring Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
...onditions of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assume no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software, third party sites, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (I...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2019-spring-webinar-sweepstakes
2020 Winter Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
...onditions of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assume no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software, third party sites, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (I...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2021-winter-webinar-sweepstakes
2020 Spring Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
...conditions of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assume no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software, third party sites, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (I...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2020-spring-webinar-sweepstakes
2017 Email Campaign SWEEPSTAKES
...conditions of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assume no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software, third party sites, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (I...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2017-nuture-campaign
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
...alentine’s Day. Aren’t you absolutely in LOVE? Watch one of our favorite algebra teachers in action as she creates her math valentine. 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 Ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines