The American Statistical Association is dedicated to and involved in enhancing statistics education at all levels. This article describes new or ongoing statistics education projects, resources, and opportunities.
Education
ASA Census at School Program Hits 10,000-Student Milestone
The American Statistical Association’s U.S. Census at School program has recorded its milestone 10,000th student.
Beyond AP Statistics (BAPS) Workshop Held in Conjunction with JSM
This year, 21 teachers from across the United States participated in a Beyond AP Statistics (BAPS) workshop at the annual Joint Statistical Meetings in San Diego, California, on August 1. Read on to discover what they learned.
Planning Begins, Proposals Sought for USCOTS ’13
Planning has begun for the next United States Conference on Teaching Statistics, which will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from May 16–18, 2013, and hosted by the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education.
International Census at School Workshop Held in Conjunction with JSM 2012
The American Statistical Association sponsored the 2012 International Census at School Workshop at the end of the Joint Statistical Meetings in San Diego, California, on August 2 and 3. Read on for the details.
2012 Educational Ambassador from Botswana Attends JSM
As the 2012 ASA Educational Ambassador, Keamogetse Setlhare of the University of Botswana attended the Joint Statistical Meetings in San Diego, California, to participate in Continuing Education courses.
Broadening and Deepening Statistical Thinking: Educating for 2014 and Beyond
Richard Scheaffer discusses what the ASA and other organizations are doing to expand statistics education.
ASA Group Reviews Mathematical Education of Teachers II
Following the Common Core State Standards Initiative in Mathematics, the Conference Board of the Mathematics Sciences released a draft of The Mathematical Education of Teachers II (MET2) as an update to the original document published in 2001. The report focuses on the mathematics and statistics preparation of K–12 teachers with the primary audience intended for college and university mathematics and statistics departments and individual mathematicians and statisticians responsible for educating K–12 mathematics/statistics teachers.
Petitions Requested for New Section
A new section that combines statistics and measurement in psychology and education, tentatively titled Statistics and Measurement in Psychology and Education, is being considered. Read on to find out about the focus of this section and how you can help get it approved.
Hans Rosling, Webster West Headline eCOTS 2012
The Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS) will take place from May 14-18, 2012, with keynote presentations by technology innovators Hans Rosling of the Gapminder Foundation and Karolinska Institute and Webster West of Texas A&M taking place on May 18.