Jo Hardin and Maria Tackett
The Section on Statistics and Data Science Education has had a busy 2021, with members gathering online to continue promoting education in statistics and data science.
Ideas for getting involved with the section include participating in the mentorship program; giving a talk at JSM, eCOTS, or ICOTS; nominating yourself for the section’s fellowship program (if you are a high-school or two-year college teacher); and running for an elected position. Of course, you can always attend the business meeting at JSM 2022.
Below are member highlights and accolades.
JSM 2021
The section had another engaging program at JSM under Program Chair Jamie Perrett and Program Chair-elect Aimee Schwab-McCoy. SSDSE sponsored nine invited paper/panel sessions, five topic-contributed paper/panel sessions, two contributed speed sessions, and 12 birds of a feather sessions. Handouts and slides from the business meeting are posted on the section’s website.
Following are award honorees recognized at this year’s conference:
- 2021 MAA Robert Hogg Award: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, Duke University
- 2021 Distinguished Teaching Career Award: Lawrence M. Lesser, The University of Texas at El Paso
- 2021 Waller Education Award: Amelia A. McNamara, University of St. Thomas
- 2021 Mu Sigma Rho William D. Warde Statistics Education Award: Anna Bargagliotti, Loyola Marymount University
- 2021 Mu Sigma Rho Early Career Undergraduate Award: Samantha Robinson, University of Arkansas
- 2020 Jackie Deitz Award for best JSDSE paper: Lynette Hudiburgh, Miami University, and Diana Garbinsky, RTI Health Solutions, for “Data Visualization: Bringing Data to Life in an Introductory Statistics Course”
Section members recognized as 2021 ASA Fellows are Jeffery Blume, Thomas Braun, Amelia Haviland, Matthew Hayat, Stanislav Kolenikov, Weiwen Miao, Eric Vance, and Olga Vitek.
Section Fellows
In 2019, the section started a fellowship program for high-school and two-year college teachers wanting to affect statistics education beyond their classrooms. The first fellows, Amy Hogan of Brooklyn Technical High School and Kathy Kubo of College of the Canyons, will complete their term in December. As part of the fellowship, Hogan curated a collection of resources for teachers interested in integrating social justice topics into their statistics courses. Kubo facilitated a series of statistics workshops (with Roxy Peck) titled, “Statistics Institute at College of the Canyons.”
Section fellows for 2021–2022 are Dione Maxwell of Loganville High School and Venessa Singhroy of Queensborough Community College.
Section Officers
Recently elected section officers are the following:
- Nathan Tintle, Dordt University, Chair-elect 2022
- Jennifer Broatch, Arizona State University, Secretary/Treasurer 2022–2024
- Jennifer Ward, Clark College, and Adam Loy, Carleton College, Executive Committee At Large 2022–2024
Retiring officers, whose terms end December 31, include the following:
- Michael Posner, Past Chair
- Jamie Perrett, 2021 Program Chair
- Jessica Chapman and Beverly Wood, Executive Committee
- Alyson Wilson, COS Vice Chair
Mentoring Program
The section recently matched its sixth cohort of mentors/mentees. The mentoring program began in 2016 to connect experienced statistics educators with early-career educators to guide teaching, research, and professional development. There are 41 mentor/mentee pairings for 2021–2022. Applications for the next round of pairings will be available in the summer of 2022.
Continuing Education
The Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS) will be held online May 23–26, 2022. Pre-conference workshops will be held May 19–20, 2022. The theme for the 2022 conference is “Preparing the Modern Student.”
The International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS) will be held September 11–16, 2022, in Rosario, Argentina. The theme is “Bridging the Gap: Empowering and Educating Today’s Learners in Statistics.”
Section Communication
The section website includes section initiatives, resources, and announcements for upcoming statistics education events.
The section also has a blog that includes updates, announcements for upcoming events, and other news of interest to statistics and data science educators.
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