2024 TI Codes Contest | #TICodes | Texas Instruments
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How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
...were one and the same? The answer was, undeniably, yes. I also realized it was time to get serious about school and preparing for college. I made educational success a priority. The angles needed for a perfect bank shot? Math. The speed I needed to check the bigger opponent into the wall instea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
Mission Impossible: A Perfect March Madness® Bracket
...tics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 2015, he has led many content development projects including the Math in Motion series. He has always found joy in exploring the patterns and logic of mathematics. In his spare time, he enjoys kayaking and fishing with his sons an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/basketball
Get Ready for a Math-Packed School Year
...random drawing to receive a pack full of awesome Texas Instruments (TI) #SpreadMathLove swag. The Math Love pack includes back-to-school necessities such as notepads, stickers, pop socket, pencil bag with pencils and pens, TI classroom posters, TI T-shirt and the winner’s choice of TI graphing ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschoolcontest
Find the Frequen-Z!
...rk, creativity and a TI-Innovator™ Hub with TI LaunchPad™ Board – TI’s microcontroller that is used by companies around the world to innovate new products. The TI-Innovator™ Hub is classroom tested and one of the most rugged microcontrollers currently available to schools. The risk? Not setting u...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/july/survived-the-zombie-outbreak
Five Tips for High School STEM Camps
...tudents at Webb Middle School and Sachse High School in Garland (Texas) ISD. Admittedly, we had a lot to learn. Here are five tips we learned for conducting a successful STEM camp. Tip 1: Find a compelling problem to solve. Students love to ask, “When are we going to use this?” Our challenge w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/five-tips-for-high-school-stem-camps
Celebrate Jack Kilby Day
...lectronics when he shared his invention of the integrated circuit (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 studen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/september/celebrate-jack-kilby-day
Mission Imagination
...ce 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 from what to eat in space for optimal strength and nutrition t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/may/mission-imagination-winners
mathyoga
...imit with how you can use math yoga with your students. Perry High School math teachers Ashley Meinke and David Olszewski have developed a variety of math yoga poses to bring movement into math class. So, what are their top tips for getting started? First thing’s first: Find some yo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...parents, teachers and mentors who inspired their passion for numbers for a chance to grant them a math wish. So far, we’ve received more than 600 entries in the Spread the Math Love Contest for a chance to make someone’s math dreams come true. This week, Texas Instruments (TI) surprised the first...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
How to Start the Year on a Math High
...ood enough to make it through the school year. If this attitude isn’t addressed from the start, it can make or break their experience and chances of success. Fortunately, there are several ways to gently help students of all types ensure they approach math with a positive mindset and feel comfor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
... 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 industries. You might be asking: Just how can coding be used to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
...atives, my TI graphing calculator and I have been through a lot together. (I even posed with it in my graduation photos!) From using the TI-36X Pro scientific calculator and TI-84 Plus graphing calculator, to my favorite, the TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator, it is truly an amazing opportunity t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
...B®: Math Applications and Interpretation class and in future college courses. It’s a wish we were more than happy to grant, along with some other goodies to hopefully put a smile on Calderon’s face. Jasmine Calderon, a 17-year-old high school senior, contracted COVID-19 along with her ent...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
...o be recognized for this,” said Nate. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
...n to get more kids interested and excited about STEM subjects. Since the summer of 2018, TI’s STEM Squad has been touring the country sharing activities that help make STEM concepts relevant to kids. With 10 stops to date, in cities from the east coast to the west coast, the STEM Squad has been ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
...eyond 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 Instruments (TI) and the TI Foundati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
StatisticsOfficeHours
...Statistics Course and Exam Description.” The content will be original, unique problems and data sets that Starnes has written for our Office Hours series to deepen student and teacher content knowledge. Starnes, a former reader for the exam, will offer tried-and-true strategies to help you and yo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/statisticsofficehours
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
... Add some Halloween flair to your next coding lesson by helping students write a spooky program. Explore exponential growth with zombies Exponential growth and decay is often taught in the context of human populations, but what about zombie populations? This STEM Behind Hollywoo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
... “It’s incredible to see how this partnership was able to overcome those challenges and provide students all over Canada with the opportunity to experience coding and help students see how STEM comes to life,” said Peter Balyta, president, Texas Instruments Education Technology. Like previous y...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
...and new TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator, along with a trip to Boston to visit MIT. “It’s all been kind of a blur. One minute I was making copies for a quiz and the next I’m going to Boston on a trip to MIT. So that’s a huge surprise and really great,” said Meyer. He has been teaching mat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
...pful to let students explore their calculators without giving them any instructions on how to use it. Most students can use a simple four-function variety, but rarely do they have experience with scientific calculators. Giving them time to explore and experiment helps them understand how powerful...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Best_Of_Science
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either for in-person or virtual instruction. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring important science concepts to life for students by enabling them to test...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/best_of_science
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
... happen weekly into my schedule, and I don't need to rewrite it. Recently, my biggest focus has been building relationships with my students and families. As a result, my agenda has space for me to make note of who I’m checking in with each week and allows me to get a sense of which students I ne...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Five Ways Math Teachers are Superheroes
...k, but students can struggle to see that. Math teachers provide encouragement and support. #5 – Math Teachers go above and beyond their normal duties. Math teachers go that extra mile to make sure their students are successful. Feeling inspired to thank your teacher? Download this free pr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/mathteacherschangetheworld