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JEDI, CAUSE Team to Offer Resources for JEDI-Informed Teaching
Recently, a group involved in both JEDI and CAUSE came together to create a space to host resources for JEDI-informed statistics teaching: the JEDI-CAUSE website. Each entry is relevant to statistics and data science education and has a JEDI theme.
Author Uses Infographics to Introduce Stats to Children
Pat Hopfensperger—retired statistics teacher—recently interviewed Stuart J. Murphy about Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts: An Introduction to Infographics, his new book for children in grades K–4.
East or West: My View on Teaching Elementary Statistics
Meena Doshi discusses her experiences teaching elementary statistics in India and the US, how they differed, and what can be done to improve the teaching experience in both countries.
How a Salsa-Dancing Former Monk from Argentina Is Instilling Confidence and Wonder in Her Statistics Students
ASA President Jessica Utts interviews Monica Dabos, exploring her thought-provoking ideas about fostering creativity, collaboration, and personal development in her students.
Incorporating Social Media in the Statistics Classroom
Michelle Everson shares some tips for using Facebook and Twitter in an introductory statistics course.