The conference provides a welcoming and engaging (perhaps even fun) environment in which teachers can exchange ideas and motivate each other to improve their teaching of statistics.
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What, How, and When to Teach Data Science and Statistics
The July 2022 issue of JSDE includes nine articles and an interview with Robert delMas, this year’s recipient of the George Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award from CAUSE.
New Two-Year College Data Science, Analytics Programs on the Rise
Dozens of two-year colleges have started data science and analytics programs, with many offering degrees or certificates. Learn about the County College of Morris, Wake Tech, Montgomery College, and College of DuPage here.
ASA Announces Winners of 2022 Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project Competitions
First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators for the students and advisers provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate; third-place winners received $100 and a certificate; and honorable mentions received certificates.
JSDSE: March Issue Offers 10 Features
The newest issue of the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education features 10 articles, plus an editorial.
Infusing DEI Learning Into an Elementary Statistics Class
When Jana Asher added diversity, equity, and inclusion material to an elementary statistics class, she found her students were engaged in a way she never imagined.
At the Rise of JEDI: Lessons Learned from Fall of Jedi Order in Star Wars
Shu-Min Liao reflects on the similarities between the problems the Jedi Order faced and those statisticians are facing in academia today.
Two Chosen for Natrella Scholarship Awards
The recipients for 2021 are Minhee Kim, a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Siddhesh Kulkarni, a PhD candidate at the University of Louisville.
UGA, Wells Fargo Team Up for Data Science, AI Camp
The department of statistics at the University of Georgia partnered with Wells Fargo to virtually hold the 2021 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Summer Camp for high-school students July 12–23.
Stats4Good: Peace Award Recognizes Biostatistician, Teacher, and Mentor Michael H. Kutner
David Corliss says that, by awarding the Peace Award to Kutner, the ASA has honored a person dedicated to strengthening the statistical profession and statisticians for generations to come.