The release in 2012 and widespread adoption in most states of the Common Core State Standard for Mathematics have dramatically increased the amount of statistical content and expectations for teaching statistics in grades 6–12.
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Ann Arbor Chapter Hosts Seminar on the CCSS-M Statistics Standards for Grades 6-12
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics include much more statistics content than previous standards, especially at the middle- and secondary-school levels. To help prepare teachers to teach statistics, a member of the Ann Arbor Chapter developed a seminar called GAISEing into the Statistics Common Core.
Education Updates and Resources
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.
Statistics Workshops for Math, Science Teachers Held in San Diego
The American Statistical Association sponsored the sixth Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) statistics workshop for middle- and high-school mathematics and science teachers on July 31 and August 1 in conjunction with the 2012 Joint Statistical Meetings. Twenty-four high-school teachers and administrators and 13 middle-school teachers attended.
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.
When Statistics Education and State Policy Meet
Christine Franklin, Lothar Tresp Honoratus Honors Professor in Statistics at the University of Georgia, shares her advice with those seeking to have more statistics in their state’s education curriculum.
Section Is Primary Sponsor of Five Invited Sessions
The statistics education program for JSM 2010 includes a lineup of thought-provoking presentations, roundtable discussions, and posters. Here is a list of the invited sessions.
JMM 2010 to Offer Professional Development Opportunities
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education will host two pre-conference workshops on January 12 in San Francisco.