ICYMI: TI’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2020
...er Press-to-Test mode on the TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator. This video also shows you how to reset Press-to-Test mode, which will keep the applied restrictions but clear out prior work if another group is immediately taking the same exam. For more test-prep resources, visit education.t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-5-2021-top-videos
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...y High School, just outside of Palm Beach, Florida. High school senior Faith Southwick, who is the first person in her school’s history to receive an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, nominated Marr for inspiring her love of math and helping to facilitate her military career. WATCH A VIDEO O...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
How to Start the Year on a Math High
..., 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 comfortable and confident. It is crucial to establish a positive, engaging and welcoming environment...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
... simply by pushing buttons. Thankfully over time, my vision for CAS and its utility has grown. CAS isn't only a way to find the answers. When used appropriately, it can support exploring and understanding the math behind the same answers it computes. I hope the following examples provide a gli...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
... until she lost him, Jasmine says, “We never needed anything.” Among her wishes was a green TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator to use in her IB®: 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
... their Rover skills and share what helps them get excited about learning programming and math during the T³™ International Conference. “This doesn’t happen to me a lot, so it is nice to be recognized for this,” said Nate. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliate...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Engage All Students With Questioning Strategies
... Students work together on an assignment with their calculators. Turn-and-talk Just as straightforward as it sounds, turn-and-talk happens immediately after “think time.” Not only do students collaborate about their ideas, but students who may need some help can talk to a peer t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/questioningstrategies
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
As a child, every new year my dad would ask my sisters and me to write down our New Year’s resolutions. On top of my list was always, “get straight A’s and exercise every day.” To this day, that has never happened. Ever. In 2019, after a lot of life transitions, I discovered that I was frequentl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!
...h Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) came to my attention combining all of these things, I threw my heart and head into this project to make it happen. It is such a joyful event when different aspects of my life somewhat magically mix together. My eyes lit up when Michelle Grooms, one of our...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscouts_codingbadge
#NCTMannual 2018 Recap
... concept of meaningful results. TI-Nspire™ CX technology Link to presentation>> Making Math Relevant Through Modeling Modeling mathematics through applied problems that students can see and touch can develop their understanding of the concepts they are learning. In this session, we did some ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/nctm2018
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
...portant to be humble and always open to learning how to do something even better. You should always be seeking out, improving your craft. Something I appreciate about the Teachers Teaching with Technology (T3) community is there is a wide representation of generations who find value in profession...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Success Stories: TI's Talking Graphing Calculator is Changing Lives
...e Turpin High School junior took Advanced Placement history as a sophomore and scored a five – on a scale of one to five – on the final. Lillie also happens to be legally blind. The fact that Lillie can’t see never slowed her down – until the end of her sophomore year at Turpin High School. Lilli...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2015/march/orion
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
... comfort with the idea of justifying their work. To begin to shift those mindsets, we began to look for strategies. Having learned at T³IC of Peter Liljedahl’s, Ph.D., “Building Thinking Classrooms,” we tried his Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces structure. We sent students to whiteboards in groups...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
... allowed on the test; see the SAT® Calculator Policy webpage for the full list. The tips in this post focus on the TI-84 Plus CE model, but they are applicable to the entire TI-84 graphing calculator family. Be sure your calculator is fully charged or has fresh batteries for test day. And keep ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/sat_tips_ti84
Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...e: increasing, decreasing, at a constant 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
MonTI Hall Problem and Python on a TI Graphing Calculator | TI
... random outcome is. It is all about what your gut tells you! Is it certain? Very likely? Somewhat likely? Somewhat unlikely? Very unlikely? Will not happen? For the Monty Hall problem, it is what you think is the answer to the question. Notice I am not asking for a number or a probability or a pe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/montihall-problem-python-ti-graphing-calculator
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...ithout the calculator and for which ones you will allow technology support. Encourage students to think about Mathematical Practice Standard #5, “use appropriate tools strategically,” as your lessons unfold, so they consider whether the calculator is helpful, necessary or a disadvantage in a part...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
... students can usually only see them after school has ended and from Earth. This simulation allows students to see how and why the phases of the moon happen – with a view from space! For more information, download the Teacher Notes (pdf). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire CX activity ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...g code to perform operations are deepening their understanding of the underlying mathematics. And remember, if they can code it, then they know it. Happy coding! Are you curious about how to introduce your students to computational thinking? Writing a program to demonstrate their understanding...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
This is a back to school like no other; it is taking shape in living rooms, bedrooms and classrooms, and our already overworked and underappreciated teachers are being asked to do more than ever before. Whether finding ways to develop relationships with students they have never met, coming up ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
The Math Behind 'Going Viral'
...your students as we continue to connect math to every day concepts. Exponential Growth: In this algebra II activity, students explore the exponential function y=b^x for different values of b. Students then use a line tangent to the curve at a point to explore the relationship between the slope of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/the-math-behind-going-viral
Summer of STEM: Loop to Loop Cups
Two cups that are base to base and connected with masking tape, and a launcher made up of smaller rubber bands connected together gives you the ingredients to have some gravity-defying fun! Oh, one more ingredient is needed … AIR! What you’ll need: Two cups of like size (cups that are commo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/cups
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
...articipants to work/study from home, if possible. To better understand what “flattening the curve” means, and to explore how epidemics/pandemics can happen, we can use models and simulations. A mathematical model is a useful tool for describing natural phenomena, such as the epidemiology of the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
...ceiling. Presentations The project had to be presented, as well. What I really liked was that the whole process was documented. You can see what is happening in each step as you look through the Google Slides™ presentations from a few of the groups: Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3. I think each gr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
...ials say, “I’ve tried everything.” I’ve used the popular method of moving water from one beaker to another using two straws of different widths. This approach can result in always-changing water levels due to spillage. Students don’t get to see that equilibrium means that there is a constant rate...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever