Registration continues for two pre-conference workshops offered by the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education on January 14, 2014, the day before the opening of the MAA-AMS Joint Mathematics Meetings.
Education
Ann Arbor Chapter Hosts Seminar on the CCSS-M Statistics Standards for Grades 6-12
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics include much more statistics content than previous standards, especially at the middle- and secondary-school levels. To help prepare teachers to teach statistics, a member of the Ann Arbor Chapter developed a seminar called GAISEing into the Statistics Common Core.
Seventh Annual Meeting Within a Meeting Brings 40 Teachers to DC Area
The American Statistical Association sponsored a two-day Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) statistics workshop for middle- and high-school mathematics and science teachers August 15–16 at the ASA office.
Professional Development Opportunities Planned Before JMM 2014
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) will host two pre-conference workshops January 14, the day before the opening of the MAA-AMS Joint Mathematics Meetings 2014.
ASA 2013 Statistics Poster and Project Competition Winners
The American Statistical Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Poster Competition and Project Competition.
USCOTS 2013: Making Change Happen
More than 400 participants—representing a wide range of institutions, departments, and countries—attended the fifth biennial USCOTS, which took place May 16–18 in Cary, North Carolina.
Two Undergraduates Experience USCOTS 2013
Anna Keathley and Lauren Magee talk about their experience as first-time attendees to the United States Conference on Teaching Statistics.
Competition for Best STatistics Education Web (STEW)/Census at School Lesson Rules and Guidance
ASA members, K–16 teachers, and students involved in education—undergraduate or graduate—are invited to write a STEW lesson plan that incorporates data from the Census at School website.
ASA, NCTM Call on School Administrators, Universities to Increase Training for Pre-K–12 Statistics Teachers
The American Statistical Association and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics are calling on universities and school administrators across the country to provide high-quality training and professional-development opportunities that will help prepare future and current teachers to lead classes on statistics.
United States Conference on Teaching Statistics Almost Here
USCOTS ’13 will be held May 16–18 at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Raleigh-Durham (Research Triangle), North Carolina. The theme of the conference is “Making Change Happen.”