The US Conference on Teaching Statistics will be held at the Penn Stater in State College, Pennsylvania, June 1–3, 2023, with pre-conference workshops starting on May 30. This conference provides a welcoming and engaging (perhaps even fun) environment in which teachers can exchange ideas and motivate each other to improve their teaching of statistics.
The conference features thought-provoking plenary sessions, interactive breakout sessions, informative posters-and-beyond sessions, and opening and closing sessions with inspiring and lively five-minute presentations. Other highlights include birds-of-a-feather discussions, a speed mentoring session, an awards ceremony, extensive pre-conference workshops, and exhibitor technology demonstrations.
The conference theme for 2023 is “Communicating With/About Data.” Sessions will explore many aspects of this theme, including teaching students to present data-driven arguments through words, visualizations, and code and helping teachers effectively communicate with their students as they develop their understanding of key statistical ideas.
The US Conference on Teaching Statistics has been held in odd-numbered years since 2005. While the 2021 conference was held virtually due to COVID-19, all sessions in 2023 will be held in person. Consider submitting a proposal for an interactive breakout session, pre-conference workshop, posters-and-beyond contribution, or birds-of-a-feather discussion topic. Deadlines are the following:
- November 30 for proposing a pre-conference workshop
- November 30 for proposing an interactive breakout session
- January 29, 2023, for proposing a posters-and-beyond contribution if you would like to receive formative feedback before your final submission
- March 5, 2023, for final submission of proposals for a posters-and-beyond contribution
- May 6, 2023, for proposing a birds-of-a-feather discussion
The conference will also feature a research satellite on May 31 and June 1 that brings together researchers in statistics and data science education to promote and support projects of common interest.
Questions may be sent to co-chairs Allan Rossman or Kelly McConville or CAUSE director Dennis Pearl.
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