Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...a conductivity sensor When designing your sensor, think about the materials you’ll need. You’ll need a TI handheld such as a TI-Nspire™ CX II or TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator or a computer. A microcontroller device, such as a TI-Innovator™ Hub, micro:bit, Arduino or Raspberry Pi, is a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
DIY TI Codes Contest
Have you heard about our TI Codes Contest? Each spring, Texas Instruments challenges teams of students from around the U.S. to come up with creative solutions to a proposed theme and submit their ideas. As the groups advance, they ultimately build a functioning model of their concept, which they ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
...ing them. In celebration of National Robotics Week, I wanted to introduce you to the Electronics Online Challenge that was part of the VEX Robotics competition season. This teardown contest was organized by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (with Texas Instruments [TI] as a proud ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
Leveling the Math Playing Field
Mathematics education in the U.S. has long faced challenges. The recent shift to online learning has only widened the educational opportunity gap between affluent and disadvantaged students who lack computers and internet connectivity and are now falling even further behind. In this era of acc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...ncepts by exploring chemistry and life sciences principles and observing processes, such as titration, all while designing experiments, predicting outcomes and testing hypotheses. Download all the files you need in an instant. Run this way. 2. Will creepy, crawly maggots lead you to the answ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
...appy Girl Scouts Day! Interested in this blog? Read more. International Women’s Day Women in STEM: You Belong Math Readiness Drops to 14-Year Low among the US High School Graduates, According to ACT 2018 Report The Condition of STEM 2017 About The Author: Peter Balyta, Ph.D.,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Computational Thinking
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Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...l license of the TI-Nspire™ CX Student Software, which will be updated with Python this fall. TI also mailed out their TI-Innovator™ Hub with TI LaunchPad™ Board, which allowed Shads to code lights in different colors and play with varying frequencies of sound. These sessions were held in virtua...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
TI’s Response to COVID-19: We Are Here for You
... have been thrust into a new reality: virtual learning. For many teachers, it has been a crash course in preparing and delivering online instruction. Complicating matters, schools and districts vary wildly in their ability to deliver educational services. Now that we have a better understanding ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/coronavirusresponse
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
...n 2019, after a lot of life transitions, I discovered that I was frequently neglecting self-care. In 2020 — you are hearing it here first — I want to commit to some more realistic, more attainable goals to take better care of myself. So here we go with some much-needed reminders for me (and hopef...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
#NCTMannual 2018 Recap
...th that it takes for vehicles to drive on Mars? In this session, we programmed the new TI-Innovator™ Rover using mathematics to drive, make turns and complete a challenge. Best part: no coding experience needed and we used the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator. Link to presentation>> The Mat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/nctm2018
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
...from Rice University to integrate art into coding. Fast Facts About 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 be...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Success Stories: TI's Talking Graphing Calculator is Changing Lives
... equal access to the technology her classmates are using..."Peggy Johnson, Principal, Turpin High School, Cincinnati, Ohio THE SOLUTION The Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator, created through a collaboration between Texas Instruments, the American Printing House for the Blind and Orbit ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2015/march/orion
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
... Trigonometry, AP Computer Science Principles, and Java Programming I & II TEACHES WHERE: Knox Central High School in Kentucky TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 4 years Fatemia in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I was originally in the field of graphic design, and actually decided pretty late ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
On Wednesday, September 19, Texas Instruments Education (@TICalculators) is hosting a Women in STEM Twitter Chat! Our goal is connect you to the awesome #WomenInSTEM community, both as a source of inspiration and a well of resources. Our panelists are female engineers, scientists, and mathematic...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
The Heartbeat of STEM
..., transport and homeostasis, but it also allows students to build electrical circuits and write a simple program to control the model. Students become familiar with coding by using the easily accessible menu-based system within TI calculators. These activities are available using multiple pla...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
Girls in STEM: A Personal Perspective
...ave about the field. While male and female students perform typically the same in science and mathematics classes, females are underrepresented in computer science and engineering classes. As these students continue into the workforce, women make up 47 percent of the total workforce, but only...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/girls-in-stem-a-personal-perspective
World-Emoji-Day
...on their hands using ASCII art. 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 creat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...Specialist TEACHES WHERE: Washington County Public Schools in Maryland TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 19 years Katie in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I think it was an ingrained trait in me. I had other family members that were teachers, so it always felt natural to me to be a lea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 38 years Ellen in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I know the exact moment that I wanted to be a teacher. In high school, I was asked to teach someone how to play the violin. I remem...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...o your classroom with TI’s coloring books. Grab some markers and start coloring 4. Stickers for your calculators When it comes to learning math, sometimes students need some chill reminders now and again. These “hip”-py stickers feature useful tips and reminders to he...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
...ects – from creating solutions for people who have lost limbs to developing medical solutions, such as artificial organs. These problem-solvers are becoming increasingly important as technological breakthroughs continue to use machines to improve the lives of people with health issues. In this ac...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
... for some extra help on their math homework. What many kids don’t know is that learning to code on the TI graphing calculator can lead to a degree in computer science, engineering and many other great careers. We wanted to share a few secrets from an insider that might help inspire your students ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
... still register!) “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics” by Peter Liljedahl This easy read includes easily applied and practical recommendations. It also includes relevant research on what actually matters in helping all students learn mathematics. “This is definitely one ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...tiny issue that I should probably explain: I had no coding experience prior to working with TI and the TI STEM Team. Okay, I took a Fortran class in 1993 and don’t remember a single thing, except the sound of the dot matrix printer printing my program to turn into my teacher. I am a classroom che...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps