We are pleased to share with you some exciting updates about Statistics Teacher. We will be welcoming Tim Jacobbe (University of Florida) as the new ST lesson plan editor starting this fall. Tim is a former chair of the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee, co-author of the ASA and NCTM co-publication Bridging the Gap Between Common Core State Standards and Teaching Statistics, and leader … [Read more...] about Editors’ Note: Fall
Archives for September 2017
Lesson Plan: Which Hand Rules?
By Wendy Weber (Grades 9-12+) Published in August of 2017, this lesson has students engage in dropping and catching a yardstick to investigate whether there is significant evidence (via a matched pairs randomization test) that people are faster with their dominant hand than their nondominant hand. Students will engage in data collection and the randomization process of … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Which Hand Rules?
Census at School Reaches More Than 50,000 Students
The ASA’s Census at School program is a free, statistical problem solving classroom project for grades 4–12. Census at School New Zealand now hosts the random sampler tool for the international Census at School data, New Zealand data, and cleaned U.S. data. Teachers and students may use the online iNZight Lite software with the data ready for analysis. Census at School – … [Read more...] about Census at School Reaches More Than 50,000 Students
LOCUS Provides a Rich Repository of Assessments of Statistical Understanding
By Donna LaLonde and Rebecca Nichols We capture our confidence in student learning with statements that begin, “Students will be able to …” and we rely daily on formative assessments to guide our instruction. In this column, we want to highlight an incredible resource developed as part of a project led by Tim Jacobbe, associate professor and mathematics education … [Read more...] about LOCUS Provides a Rich Repository of Assessments of Statistical Understanding
Announcements: Fall 2017
Upcoming Deadlines Teaching Statistics Through Data Investigations Starts September 11, 2017 Join lead designer and instructor, Hollylynne Lee, in flexible and free online professional development courses from our Teaching Statistics series. To help ensure students are ready to use data for making informed decisions, many countries have increased the emphasis on … [Read more...] about Announcements: Fall 2017
What Is Power?
By Angela L.E. Walmsley and Michael C. Brown, Concordia University Wisconsin For many teachers of introductory statistics, power is a concept that is often not used. In many cases, it’s avoided altogether. In fact, many Advanced Placement (AP) teachers stay away from the topic when they teach tests of significance, according to Floyd Bullard in “Power in Tests of … [Read more...] about What Is Power?
Lesson Plan: How Fast Are You?
By Maryann Huey, Alana Linde, Dan Aalbers (Grades 6-8, 9-12+) In this lesson, published in August 2017, each student collects 20 reaction-time data values using an online tool for testing reaction times to a visual stimulus. Students display and analyze data via a free online tool, Tuva. Students first characterize their own reaction times, and then compare the results … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: How Fast Are You?
7 Prime Technology Ideas to Begin the New School Year
By Donna LaLonde and Rebecca Nichols “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” ― Bill Gates As you plan how you will get your students working together and how you will assess their learning, we want to share some of our favorite technology ideas. Idea 1: CCSS Mathematical Practice … [Read more...] about 7 Prime Technology Ideas to Begin the New School Year
Lesson Plan: Are Female Hurricanes Deadlier Than Male Hurricanes?
By Mary Richardson (Grades 6-8, 9-12+) Originally published in June of 2014, this lesson uses a data set partially discussed in the article "Female Hurricanes Are Deadlier Than Male Hurricanes," written by Kiju Junga, Sharon Shavitta, Madhu Viswanathana, and Joseph M. Hilbed. The data set contains archival data on actual fatalities caused by hurricanes in the United States … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Are Female Hurricanes Deadlier Than Male Hurricanes?
Lesson Plan: The Egg Roulette Game
By Amanda Walker (Grades 9-12+) This lesson, published in August of 2017, uses a probability game and computer simulations to explore the law of large numbers, conditional events, sampling distributions, and the central limit theorem. Video clips from "The Tonight Show" are shown to students in which Jimmy Fallon plays the egg roulette game with celebrities. Students play … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: The Egg Roulette Game