Celebrate Jack Kilby Day
...rcuit (IC). Jack's world-changing creation began with one small spark of curiosity. We believe his story can inspire students everywhere that it only takes one small spark to change the world. Use these resources to introduce your students to Jack Kilby, teach them about the integrated circuit an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/september/celebrate-jack-kilby-day
Game Plan for Educators
Put together a winning plan to kick off this school year. Start Today Put together a winning plan to kick off this school year. Game Plan for Educators Texas Instruments Game Plan for Educators websitehttps://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/game-plan-for-educators
Game Plan for Students and Parents
Find helpful tips and information to make back-to-school time a success. Get Started Find helpful tips and information to make back-to-school time a success. Game Plan for Students and Parents Texas Instruments Game Plan for Students and Parents website ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/game-plan-for-students-and-parents
Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby
...ve fun envisioning what’s next. S in STEM: The science of zombies In this activity, students make a zombie brain to test a hypothesis for counter-attacking the zombie contagion. Download the lesson here. Ever wondered what you would do in a zombie apocalypse? Most of us would grab our family an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/kilby-day
Mission Imagination
...ountry to propose solutions to challenges astronauts would face on a journey to Mars. The questions were based on the challenges International Space Station (ISS) commander Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko encountered in the first year-long mission aboard the ISS. The problems ranged f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/may/mission-imagination-winners
Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...d students to build a working thermometer, but this year’s competition will instead require teams to create a working conductivity sensor. The rules state: “Teams will build a durable Conductivity Device that will accurately measure and display both voltage and concentrations of NaCl in parts per...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
DIY TI Codes Contest
...s for holding a DIY TI Codes Contest. Choose a challenge theme This is the prompt that guides the projects. When choosing a theme, it’s important to provide students enough direction to focus their brainstorming but broad enough to not stifle creativity or end up with similar project ide...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
Did you know that the best way to understand how something works is to take it apart and examine the insides? That’s why “teardown” videos are so popular — they show us what’s on the inside of everyday products without having to worry about reassembling them. In celebration of National Roboti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
mathyoga
...favorite math educators, Perry High School teachers Ashley Meinke and David Olszewski, to introduce you to math yoga. So, grab a yoga mat, some comfortable clothes, a water bottle, and let’s celebrate International Day of Yoga by exploring yoga’s flexibility in math class. Why math yoga, you m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
Imagine a moment — let’s call it an awe moment — when something took your breath away, caught you off guard or surprised you. It might have been a song you heard, a play or movie you saw, a poem or book you read, a sunrise or sunset you saw, an encounter with nature, a spectacular meal you had o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
...ke teaches AP Calculus AB, and Mr. O teaches AP Calculus BC. They have the chance to collaborate often, practice vertical alignment and disagree on notation. “We need more educators like him — people willing to fight for change, love math with all their heart, and stand by education as their ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...ntic opportunities for problem solving, and enhance mathematical reasoning. Using coding to teach and explore mathematics uses all the math practice standards. Plus, when you teach students Python, you’ll be introducing them to one of the most widely used programming languages across a variety of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
... graphing calculators to their Chromebook™ notebook computers. Here are a few of the things that you can do once the calculator is connected: Take screenshots Download and transfer files Update the calculator operating system (OS) Following are some detailed ideas on how to get...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
In honor of National Engineers Week (Feb. 16–22), a week dedicated to increasing understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers, I wanted to share how my love for my Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator in high school helped to launch an engineering career at TI. Fr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
Cheltenham High School computer science teacher Sarah Putterman, and the school’s marching band, pulled a fast one on senior drumline members Nate Norward and Jeffery Gaskin before band practice on the football field. At the start of practice, the band director sent the boys back to the band r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...ion for Girl Scouts?” This is my Girl Scout troop, Dublin Troop 408, on a zip line adventure in Columbus, Ohio. Every other month we try and take a field trip together as a troop. I asked my manager if it would be possible for Educational Technology Consultants (ETC), like me, to l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
...oncepts relevant to kids. With 10 stops to date, in cities from the east coast to the west coast, the STEM Squad has been showing students from elementary school through high school how to get started with coding and inspire innovation. The STEM Squad from Texas Instruments is bringing fun, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
... of U.S. STEM jobs), and beyond a readiness deficit by gender, as evidenced in ACT’s 2017 STEM report, there is also a confidence gap for girls that starts early on in their educational journeys. Simply put, girls can’t be what they can’t see. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas and Texas Instrument...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...volving the TI-Innovator™ Hub include code adjustments (see inline comments or the files provided). Let's dive into each of the projects in more detail: 1. Rolling Along Imagine a game where each player has fair six-sided dice. After each player rolls t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...as Instruments (TI) and saw results in real time. For three years, TI has challenged Shads with unique coding problems, but this time, we had new obstacles: figuring out how to take our hands-on, in-person workshops online. “It’s incredible to see how this partnership was able to overcome those ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
San Antonio calculus teacher Walter Meyer thought he was heading to a meeting about funding for a gardening project, but instead he was surprised with cheerleaders, a marching band and news that he was the latest winner in the Texas Instruments (TI) Spread the Math Love Contest. Walter Meyer s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
TI’s Response to COVID-19: We Are Here for You
Updated May 8, 2020, by Peter Balyta (@pbalyta) Together, we continue to face an unprecedented situation. Hundreds of thousands of schools around the globe have closed, and teachers have been thrust into a new reality: virtual learning. For many teachers, it has been a crash course in preparing...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/coronavirusresponse
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
The start of a new school year has always been my favorite time of year. The freshness, anticipation and possibilities energize and excite me as I reconnect with colleagues and build relationships with new students and families. This year, though, educators are also facing the impact of a global ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
How many times have you heard an administrator, professional development presenter or master teacher say, “100% engagement”? I have lost count. Would you believe me if I said there really is a way to engage all of your students, even the most distracted, most reluctant learner? 100% engagement i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!
Like many of you, I wear a variety hats in a day — daughter, sister, wife, mom, marketing professional, runner, math education advocate, PTA member, college football fan and, last but not least, a Girl Scout leader! I started my career in engineering because I loved math and science. Both subject...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscouts_codingbadge