Nov 13
The goal of the GAISE: Pre-K–12 Report is statistical literacy for all. But statistical literacy is not achievable unless students understand why they personally need to learn statistics. Fake news and the COVID-19 pandemic are two subjects that are relevant and concrete for students.
Nov 13
The free meetups (via Zoom) offer teachers a chance to share resources and discuss K–12 statistics topics, including the AP Statistics exam and statistics reading, assessment, applets, software resources, and lesson plans.
Nov 12
Statistics in Schools has a large offering of materials for K–12 students—from standards-based activities to five-minute challenges to fun facts handouts. These resources can help you prepare for the remainder of the year while encouraging statistical literacy with real-life data.
Mar 23
This investigation focuses on students conducting a comparative experiment to explore whether there are meaningful differences between the number of times people can write their name with their dominant hand and the number of times people can write their name with their non-dominant hand.
Mar 23
Did you know California was the most populous state, with 39,538,223 residents, and Wyoming was the least populous, with 576,851 residents? Fun facts like these are great conversation starters to use with your students and get them excited about data.
Mar 23
Use slow reveal graphs to engage students and help them analyze, create, and make sense of data.
Oct 21
Three lesson plans that use photos as data sources show it is possible to take an idea and develop it to best suit the interests of your students and you.
Mar 20
Introduce your K–12 students to statistics through the annual poster and project competitions directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.
Dec 1
The Pre-K–12 Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education II (GAISE II): A Framework for Statistics and Data Science Education includes a number of updates. It is available for free download now and will be available for purchase on Amazon soon.
Nov 12
The Sampling Bag Task showcases important statistical ideas, encourages conjecture and statistical argument, and illustrates the complexity and promise of seemingly simple tasks to generate productive discourse and expand understanding of statistical ideas.
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