Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
...own State University for 38 years. Since 2009, Reardon has been a senior math advisor for Texas Instruments in product strategy and development. Recently he has been focusing on ACT® and SAT® test prep and the Families of Functions video series. SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Bo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...nt — I was intrigued. How could I utilize the skills learned in this elite group of students for all of my students? I was then introduced to the Texas Instruments TI-Innovator™ Hub with TI LaunchPad™ Board. My students were already using the TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator in our science cla...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
StatisticsOfficeHours
This school year, Texas Instruments (TI) has teamed up with author and master teacher, Daren Starnes, to provide live AP® Statistics sessions via YouTube geared toward teachers and students alike. These sessions will contain content, data and questions that are directly related to the Big Id...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/statisticsofficehours
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
... and practical applications of electromagnetic principles with the TI‑Nspire™ CX or TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Unravel a ghostly tale of a ride gone horribly wrong. About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instrumen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...an do with students of all ages is called a Caesar cipher. In a Caeser cipher, every letter in the message is shifted the same number of spaces. For example, you could shift all the letters three spaces using the key in figure 11. Original ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...t educators may be the most impacted of all. As we continue into the new school year, math teachers face a challenge that isn’t new but is certainly exacerbated by the pandemic: teaching students with unfinished learning from previous grades. Some key principles can help make this complicated sit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
... student should be given an equal opportunity to engage in the lesson. In turn, everyone is engaged. STAAR is a registered trademark of the Texas Education Agency. Kraus Math is a registered trademark of its owner. About the author: Emily Kraus has taught math in grades three through eig...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
...er me! Plan out time just for you. I like to keep one weekday and one weekend day free every week to do things I enjoy outside of work. For example, during the week I like to make Wednesday my day of rest. On Wednesdays, I try my best to leave school right when school day ends and intent...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
...t affiliated with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments. He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 201...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...er with a little (or a lot of) pi. Happy Pi Day! About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the former Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Currently she works in Corporate Communications for TI. Follow her on Twitter @ellenfishpaw. --> Celebrate p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...gement system or Google Forms to check for understanding. Hybrid setup to demonstrate activity for students at home and in the classroom. Example of data and questions loaded in a Canvas Quiz, our district’s learning management system. 4. Share your passion Try to incorporate what ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
...g fun experimenting with a selection of activities that introduce students from middle school through high school to STEM and basic engineering. For example, students can learn how to program an alarm that alerts an owner if they forget their pet in a hot car. Or, kids can experiment with robotic...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
Best of Middle Grades Science Activities
...the plate color. Screenshots from the Color and Heat activity. About the author: Erick Archer is a Market Strategy Manager at Texas Instruments and works with science and STEM teachers in the implementation of TI technology. He is also a former high school science teacher, f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofmgscience
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
... Alice: TEACHES WHAT: AP Computer Science and AP Computer Science Principles, 9th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Bellaire High School, Houston, Texas TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 13 years Alice in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I’ve always liked the idea of helping others. Init...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
... red (if it does not). A red square learns this information (becomes green) if at least two of its neighbors (sharing an edge) already knows it. For example, in this situation the bottom middle square becomes green: On a 10 X 10 grid, what is the minimum number of initial green squares neede...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
...o hold the ctrl key down, just press it once, then press the other key you want to use (similar to how the 2nd key works on TI-84 Plus models.). For example, ctrl then divide gives the fraction template, and ctrl then click (center of Touchpad) is for the “grabber hand” used for grabbing and movi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
...as in their way." Fatemia Fuson, TI Teacher of the Month What advice would you give to your first-year teaching self? Don't try to do it all. For example, I used to stay at school until five or six o’clock working on PowerPoint presentations, because I thought that everything had to be absolut...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
How To Celebrate National Chemistry Week With Students | TI
...he Vernier EasyTemp® sensor can be used for an introduction to data collection and how to use the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Vernier and Texas Instruments worked together to create an application on the TI-Nspire™ CX II handheld that will collect and analyze data. One of my favorite ac...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/celebrate-chemistry-week-with-students
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
...to students and educators. She earned her Master's in Educational Technology and her Bachelor's in Mathematics from Texas A&M University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM Education at Texas Tech University. Prior to joining NASA nine years ago, Becky taught high school mathematics in Cent...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
... answer does not meet these guidelines, you know it must be wrong and you will have to try again. Use the TI-84 Plus CE to help you work more efficiently, compute more accurately, and verify answers. Just like you would in your math class, do some scratch work on the test paper before using the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/sat_tips_ti84
Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
... Python represents an exponent using **. So, if you want x squared, you would write, x**2. I would recommend approaching the quadratic functions exactly like the linear functions. I would help the students put in and understand the code for the first quadratic function, but I would not give t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartpython
Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...stant 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 what they notice and what they wonder about the temperature of water over time from two differe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...spond back to the class within a few days. I choose several comments suggesting changes to my teaching and read them out loud with my responses. For example, one request was for me to provide homework answer keys so they could check over the ones we didn’t discuss in class. Another suggestion was...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
5 Teachers You Should Be Following on Instagram Right Now
...daily stories and math memes. 4. Kathleen(@misscraftymathteacher) This Houston, TX math teacher taught in Thailand over the summer and is back in Texas guiding students through algebra and geometry. Prepare for major classroom envy --- hers looks like it belongs in the pages of a lifestyle maga...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/5-teachers-to-follow-on-instagram
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
... handhelds are robust teaching tools for calculating, graphing and more. During lessons, these devices enable students to work accurately and efficiently, make real-world connections and build understanding of math concepts and procedures. But no matter what level math you teach, there will alway...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments