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6 Sensational TI Resources to Jump-Start Your School Year
Posted 08/11/2023 by Cara Kugler, Instructional Content Manager, TISummer may be coming to a close, but TI can help ease the back-to-school season with many resources to get you and your students up to speed, no matter what calculator they are using. Let’s take a look at six favorite TI resources to get your year started off right.
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7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat
Posted 07/22/2022 by TI StaffIt’s hot outside — time to beat the heat with a shady spot and a good book. We’ve got seven books to help every math teacher keep cool and expand their math teaching chops.
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Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
Posted 04/19/2021 by Karen Campe (@KarenCampe)On the SAT® Exam, calculators are allowed on one of the two math sections. Read on for tips to leverage your TI-84 Plus CE for success on test day!
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Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
Posted 07/14/2020 by Kevin Spry, Manager, T³™ Professional Development, Texas Instruments, @kspryWe asked some of our favorite educators for the books they turn to for inspiration in their work. Happy reading!
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Leveling the Math Playing Field
Posted 05/19/2020 by Joanie Funderburk (@JoanieFun)The challenge around improving math education is significant and complex. The recent shift to online learning is only widening the educational opportunity gap between affluent and disadvantaged students. In this era of accountability, long-standing inequities are being exposed, and they demand our attention now.
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Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
Posted 12/20/2019 by Kate Bing ConersIf you’re a math teacher, you’re familiar with students anxiously asking to use their calculators. For them, it may feel like a secret weapon that will help them be more successful in math class.
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Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
Posted 12/19/2019 by Ellen Fishpaw (@ellenfishpaw)David Olszewski, a math teacher from Canton, Ohio, is the final winner of TI’s Spread the Math Love contest. He was nominated by his BAMFF, Best Awesome Mathematical Friend Forever, a fellow teacher at Perry High School in Canton, Ohio.
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Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
Posted 10/29/2019 by Ellen Fishpaw (@ellenfishpaw)Read how calculus teacher Walter Meyer, the latest winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest, helps his students realize that the highest levels of math are within their reach.
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Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
Posted 07/24/2019 by Ellen FishpawKimberly Karaman, a math teacher from Lacey, Washington, is the July winner of TI’s Spread the Math Love Contest. Read how Karaman is inspiring her own children and dozens of other students who come through her multi-level math classroom.
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Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
Posted 06/21/2019 by Erica Schiller, Marketing Programs ManagerIn honor of #WorldMusicDay, let’s explore some musical connections in math, as shared by math consultant and musicologist David Sword, during his “Seven for Seven” presentation at the 2019 Teachers Teaching with Technology™ International Conference (T3IC).
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Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤
Posted 02/11/2019 by Ellen FishpawWho needs Hallmark? Win your students’ hearts with homemade math valentines.
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How Else Can We Show This?
Posted 12/17/2018 by Karen Campe, Teachers Teaching with Technology™ (T3™) National InstructorUse multiple representations on TI graphing calculators to examine math problems through different lenses.
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Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
Posted 11/26/2018 by Karen Campe, Teachers Teaching with Technology™ (T3™) National InstructorWhether you are giving a short quiz, a chapter test or end-of-term exam, here are some tips for how to use TI calculators successfully on class assessments.
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Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
Posted 06/25/2018 by Curtis BrownAlgebra is an essential part of every students’ math experience. However, we are often teaching abstract concepts that students struggle to grasp. Technology can help alleviate some of that pain by demonstrating those concepts in a new and intriguing way. In this post, we have pulled together five of our favorite algebra activities from the collection on the Math Nspired webpage.
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How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
Posted 05/23/2018 by Ellen Fishpaw (@ellenfishpaw)Learn five ways to keep kids engaged with math and science after the last school bell rings to avoid the dreaded summer brain drain.
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How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
Posted 01/19/2017 by Peter BalytaRead about TI Ed Tech president Peter Balyta's experience overcoming his fear of mathematics and the discovery that followed.
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Game Plan for Educators
Posted 09/20/2016 by Texas InstrumentsPut together a winning plan to kick off this school year.
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Game Plan for Students and Parents
Posted 09/20/2016 by Texas InstrumentsFind helpful tips and information to make back-to-school time a success.
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John Urschel - From the Gridiron to the Classroom
Posted 08/10/2016 by Texas InstrumentsNFL offensive lineman and published mathematician, John Urschel, took his love of mathematics to a Baltimore County high school to show students how he uses math on and off the field.
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April Showers
Posted 05/04/2016 by Texas InstrumentsTom Reardon shows off the best blooms to brighten your classroom using TI technology.
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Home run activity
Posted 04/22/2016 by Texas InstrumentsThis TI-84 Plus activity is sure to be a hit with your classroom as baseball fever grows.
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Albuquerque schools using high-tech devices to teach math
Posted 10/30/2015 by Texas InstrumentsTI technology is changing the way Albuquerque Public School students learn math.
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