Introduce K–12 students to statistics through the annual project competition directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.
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Contest Helps High-School Students Find Solutions to Real-World Issues
Moody’s Mega Math Challenge is a contest intended to remind highschoolers that math is more than problems in a textbook. Here are the details for the next challenge weekend, which is set for March 5–6; the registration deadline is February 25.
ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Seeks Nominations
The ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Probability and Statistics for grades K–12 is seeking nominations for head judge, editors, and associate editors.
ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Seeks Poster, Project Competitions Entries
Introduce K–12 students to the world of statistics through the 2011 poster and project competitions, directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.
USCOTS 11: The Next Big Thing
The fourth biennial United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS 11), which targets teachers of undergraduate and AP statistics, will be held May 19–21, 2011, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. Teachers from two-year colleges are particularly encouraged to attend.
CAUSE Offers Workshop, Mini-Course
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education gets ready to host a workshop, mini-course, project competition, and A-mu-sing contest.
Census at School Program Needs Champions
Census at School, an international classroom project that engages students in grades 4–12 in statistical problemsolving, needs champions to expand the program nationally.
Statistics Workshop for Math, Science Teachers Goes International
The American Statistical Association and Statistical Society of Canada jointly sponsored the fourth annual Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) Statistics Workshop for Mathematics and Science Teachers that was held August 4–5 concurrently with the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, BC. Canadian and U.S. middle- and high-school teachers attended workshop sessions on August 4 and received passes to attend JSM sessions on August 5.
Statistics Workshop for Math and Science Teachers Goes International
The ASA’s Meeting Within a Meeting workshop that helps teachers meet current mathematics and science standards for teaching statistics will be held August 4-5 with the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings and include a satellite workshop in conjunction with ICOTS in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition Announced
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics (CAUSE) has announced the third biennial Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition (USPROC). The purpose of the competition is to encourage the development of data analysis skills, to enhance presentation skills, and to recognize outstanding work by undergraduate statistics students. Cash prizes and a plaque will be provided to the top three winners.