The American Statistical Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Poster Competition and Project Competition, which featured creative studies from high-school students across the country.
Education
Undergraduates: Applications Wanted for Project Competition
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) in conjunction with the American Statistical Association is accepting applications for its seventh annual undergraduate statistics project competition (USPROC).
Third eCOTS to Focus on Changing with Technology
The 2016 Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS) will be held online May 16–20 to spark new ideas for how to change with technology, help bring existing ideas to fruition, and provide a forum for us to learn from and engage with each other.
Christine Franklin Named First ASA K–12 Statistical Ambassador
The ASA is pleased to announce Christine Franklin, a recognized leader in K–12 statistics education, as the inaugural ASA K–12 Statistical Ambassador.
GAISE 2016: Update and Request for Feedback
A committee assembled through the Section on Statistical Education has taken on revising and updating the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) College Report, originally endorsed by the ASA in 2005.
First Electronic Undergraduate Research Conference a Success
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) and the ASA sponsored the first electronic undergraduate statistics conference in October. More than 200 undergraduate students and their professors participated.
Call for Proposals for the Biennial Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics
Proposals are being accepted through February 1, 2016, for the Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics.
Educational Ambassador from Cuba, Nigeria Sought
The ASA is seeking qualified Cuban and Nigerian nationals to serve as the 2016 Educational Ambassador.
Educational Ambassador from Bangladesh Attends Courses
The 2015 ASA educational ambassador—Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman, associate professor of applied statistics at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh— attended the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle to participate in Continuing Education (CE) courses.
USCOTS 2015: Making Connections in State College
More than 450 statistics educators gathered at Penn State May 28–30 for the largest U.S. Conference on Teaching Statistics.