Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...emeanor. I still remember them and strive to be just like them. I’ve always wanted to teach math, too, because I’ve always loved math. “In fact, mistakes are better than OK, they’re wonderful and we need them. If my students are making mistakes, then theyre learning, and that’s my goal.” Katie ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
Did you know World Water Day happens on March 22 every year, and it’s about focusing attention on the importance of water? What better chance to have your students put their coding and engineering design process to work while investigating water scarcity! The World Bank reports that 40% of th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...valuations into valuable conversations about how to make math class better for all of us. Clear Communication Whatever your grading system is — total points, percent weight for each type of grade or standards-based grades — communicate that at the start of the school year, and remind students...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...ing, 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 always be some computational and graphing skill you wi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
“Room To Grow” Podcast — Behind the Scenes | Texas Instruments
Have you heard of “Room to Grow: A Math Podcast”? For the last two years, I’ve had a standing call on my calendar with Curtis Brown, the Math Segment Manager at Texas Instruments. Our conversation on these calls is typically focused on the challenges that math teachers face, and what we thought o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/room-to-grow-podcast
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...tivity in the "Turtle Graphics" section, and you will need the Turtle module on your calculator or computer software. The code that generates one star polygon is: n is an odd number between 5 and 11. The is the number of vertices on the polygon. To make a regular polygon we use 360/n ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...ind out what your students need as you go along. Develop a means to figure out where they are, so you can alter your lessons based on what they understand. Have a plan, but be prepared to deviate with the end goal in mind. What do you love most about teaching? My students. I love helping my stud...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
Ready for winter? (Or maybe just the winter break from school?) How about a little karaoke during your snowstorm? The TI-Nspire™ Document contains a Python program sure to put you in that wintry mood because it: Has falling snow. Plays the notes to “Jingle Bells.” Displays the synchronize...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Who knew math had moves?
...ie Brown, Reagan High School teacher (left), pictured with students in her computer science class which won the Rover dance-off, along with Peter Balyta, president of TI Education Technology “Since they have implemented more robotics into the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills), it’s a pe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
Decorate Your Classroom With TI | Texas Instruments
...easy and FREE, we’ve rounded up a set of awesome resources to fill your room with inspiration. Great for math and science classes alike! 1. Start at the door Set the tone for your classroom every time students walk through the door with these colorful sets of classroom door deco...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/classroom-decorations
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
...s the ability to slow down the really fast, speed up the really slow, and see the very large or very small. Simulations enable students to build a mental framework for how a “hard to see” system works. They can change variables in a simulated system to observe how each effects the system; and by ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
...know you tricked them into learning math concepts. Plus, we’ve included a costume template that will make you look boo-tiful! Time to get this party startled! Give ’em pumpkin to talk about! Learn how to use your graphing calculator and equations to “carve” a jack-o’-lantern ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Any day is a better day with a little π (pi). Let’s celebrate pi day with some fun, meaningful activities that show students how the mathematical constant shows up in real life! 1: Got Pi? Host a Pi Day potluck Have your students bring circular food items for a potluck (cookies, pies, pizza, do...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...TI in the summer of 2019 to assist in the development of an IB® resource website to do just that, I had no idea where that initial conversation would take me. To give you a little context to this situation, every seven years, the International Baccalaureate® Organization audits each subjects’ ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
... To be honest, it’s been quite some time since I have thought about prom (1966; I did not attend any proms but our wedding song in 1970 was “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli). From what I have seen since, kids these days are doing it up big time, with creative tactics to really get...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
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
...d science classes. In the spirit of Engineers Week, we’ve created a lesson that “builds bridges” between math and science concepts. To help get you started, we’ve outlined some tips that will help you plan a fun – and meaningful – project for your students. Tip 1: Raid your science teachers’ clo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
...r. These lessons walk you through the programming editor on the calculator. Once you’ve nailed down the basics, we can help you move into the fundamentals that make up most programming languages. I’m talking about things like variables, conditional statements ( If/Then), Loops (For, While), you k...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
... 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 effectively reach and inspire the student sitting right in front of you? “Insightful, intuitive, excellent and practical suggestions f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
If you are a teacher like me, you probably always have lots of ideas. I certainly do! Thank goodness I also have a circle of friends that share my passion and help me bring those ideas full circle. Many of my ideas seem to have a common theme: Provide fun, learning, engaging, real-world experien...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
... High school student inspires “STEM on the Fly,” a new classroom lesson that puts students at the controls of an airplane as they cruise through important math and science concepts. As part of his prize for winning the contest, Alex traveled to Dallas where he visited with mathematicians and scie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
...hlighted below, but you can view more of my favorite tips and tricks for the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator in this PDF. Tip 1: Viewing the Graph and Table Simultaneously Did you know that you can see your graph and the table at the same time? Press y= and type your equations. In this screensho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
It's the Most Math-Magical Time of the Year!
It’s the mathiest season of all! And we want to make sure you’re ready to celebrate in style. On social media, you may have seen our posts highlighting the picture-perfect Math Love gear that we are giving away this holiday season. Show us a sine of love by entering the sweepstakes, and it coul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiholidaysweepstakes
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
...finances. In celebration of Math Awareness Month, here are four TI-Nspire activities to use in your classes – whether you teach algebra, calculus or statistics. 1: German Tanks: Exploring Sampling Distributions In this activity, your students will be challenged with the same problem the WWII Al...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...he books they turn to for inspiration. Below are our top 10 books, with high SPF (summer professional fun) levels, to dive into this summer. Take a cue from summer assignments to students and create your own summer reading list for professional learning, inspiration and fun. We’ve compil...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading