Section on Statistical Education to Host FREE Birds of a Feather Discussions

Have you been thinking about teaching a new data science course? What about incorporating a simulation-based curriculum into your classroom? New this year at JSM, the ASA Section on Statistical Education will host free Birds of a Feather–themed discussions in Vancouver.

In addition to data science and simulation-based curricula, themes range from integrating experiments into the classroom and what to do after the first course to training graduate students and teaching diverse student populations. Leaders in statistics education—including Beth Chance, Nathan Tintle, and three of the “Lock 5”—will moderate discussions. Come share your experiences and learn from your fellow statistics educators.

Birds of a Feather attendees will meet at the Statistical Education Section table on level two of the convention center Monday–Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. From there, discussion groups will move to a nearby location. For the lunch-time discussions, participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch.

Birds of a Feather Themes and Moderators

Monday, July 30

• 12:30 p.m.: “Preparing Graduate Students as Instructors,” Ulrike Genschel, Iowa State University
• 4:00 p.m.: “Integrating Experiments into Undergraduate Statistics Classes,” Sudipta Roy, University of St. Francis
• 4:00 p.m.: “Teaching Statistics at a Small Liberal Arts College,” Jeff Witmer, Oberlin College

Tuesday, July 31

• 12:30 p.m: “Teaching Statistics to Diverse Student Populations,” Brianna Heggeseth, Macalester College
• 12:30 p.m.: “What Next? What Do We Do with Students After Their First Course?,” Nathan Tintle, Dordt College, and Beth Chance, Cal Poly
• 4:00 p.m.: “ASA Section on Statistical Education Mentoring Program,” Matt Hayat, Georgia State University; KB Boomer, Bucknell University; and Jennifer Green, Montana State University

Wednesday, August 1

• 12:30 p.m.: “Lessons Learned from Teaching Intro to Data Science,” Paul Roback, St. Olaf College
• 4:00 p.m.: “Sharing Experiences with Teaching Simulation-Based Inference,” Kari Lock Morgan, Penn State University; Robin Lock, St. Lawrence University; and Patti Lock, St. Lawrence University

Read the theme descriptions and sign up.