The 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.
Education
What’s Going On in This Graph? Begins Sixth Year
Led by Sharon Hessney and designed for students in grades 7 and above, the program helps teachers lead class discussions about graphs appearing in The New York Times.
ASA Announces Winners of 2022 Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project Competitions
First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators for the students and advisers provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate; third-place winners received $100 and a certificate; and honorable mentions received certificates.
Registration Open for USCOTS 2021
Registration is open for USCOTS 2021, which will be held virtually June 28 – July 1 with pre-conference workshops starting June 24.
Teaching Conference Taking Proposals
The US Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS) will be held virtually June 28 to July 1, with pre-conference workshops starting June 24. Proposals are being accepted for interactive breakout sessions, pre-conference workshops, posters-and-beyond contributions, and birds of a feather discussion topics.
GAISE II Now Available; Download for Free
The Pre-K–12 Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education II (GAISE II): A Framework for Statistics and Data Science Education is now available for free download or purchase on Amazon.
Spring Issue of Statistics Teacher Filled with Activities
Statistics Teacher—the online journal for grades K–12 educators—features articles about the 2020 Census, a free teaching resource, RStudio, and Yummy Math. This latest issue is a must-read for teachers and students looking for timely activities.
Special Issue of Teaching Statistics: New Submission Date
The new deadline for submissions to the Teaching Statistics special issue, “Teaching Data Science and Statistics: Senior School or Introductory Tertiary,” is July 25, 2020.
Registration Open for ECOTS 2020
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education will host eCOTS May 18–22. As always, the conference will be held virtually and include discussions about engaging students in the classroom.
StatPREP: Living in Interesting Times for Introductory Statistics Education
In these interesting times, statistics educators and computer science educators need to work together and integrate their curriculum to prepare students for careers in data science.