In this month’s column, ASA President Wendy Martinez shares the 2020 ASA initiatives and invites you to get involved in working toward our strategic themes through these initiatives.
k-12 education
What’s Going On in This Graph? Enters Third Year
The ASA celebrates its third year of partnership with The New York Times Learning Network on the popular “What’s Going On in This Graph?” feature, a program that helps teachers lead class discussions about graphs appearing in The New York Times. The discussions engage students in grades 7–12 in activities and questions designed to improve their understanding and critical interpretation of visual displays of information in real life.
ASA 2019 Statistics Poster and Project Awards Winners
The American Statistical Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 ASA Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project Competition.
Teaching Statistics Trust Lecture Recording Available Online
Christine Franklin, the ASA’s K–12 statistical ambassador, presented the 2018 Teaching Statistics Trust Lecture, titled “Statistical Problem Solving: The Art and Science of Learning and Teaching from Data,” in three locations in the United Kingdom in September of 2018.
Pastimes of Statisticians: What Does Gerry Hahn Like to Do When He Is Not Being a Statistician?
After retiring from GE, Gerry Hahn wanted a hobby that was doable, fun, challenging, and beneficial to society. He settled on mentoring elementary school kids.
2018 Poster and Project Competition Winners
The American Statistical Association announces the winners of the 2018 Poster Competition and Project Competition, which featured creative studies from K-12 students across the country.
New Editor Takes Reins of Statistics Teacher
New Statistics Teacher editor Jessica Cohen plans to expand the journal’s reach and build the community.
2017 Poster and Project Competition Winners
The American Statistical Association announces the winners of the 2017 Poster Competition and Project Competition, which featured creative studies from K-12 students across the country.
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.
Volunteers Offer Career Advice to AP Statistics Students
For the seventh consecutive year, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was invited to send volunteer statisticians to give a 50-minute lecture on careers in statistics to local AP Statistics students.