We hope you enjoy this special issue of Statistics Teacher, which includes an article and lesson plans written by authors of the recently published Pre-K–12 Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education II (GAISE II): A Framework for Statistics and Data Science Education. GAISE II is available for free download or purchase via Amazon for $15. We are also … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note: Fall 2021
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Announcements: Fall 2021
Submit Lesson Plans, Articles, and Announcements to Statistics Teacher Please consider submitting some of your K–12 statistics lesson plans for publication or writing and sharing an article. We also accept announcement submissions. For more information, see the ST submission guidelines or contact the ST editors. Upcoming Deadlines The Mathematics Education Trust … [Read more...] about Announcements: Fall 2021
Thinking Like a Data Scientist: A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation on Climate Change
By Anna Gralnik, Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary School, and Anna Bargagliotti, Loyola Marymount University Climate change is one of the most important challenges of our generation. Across the world, extreme weather presents unprecedented structural and economic challenges for humans. Students should be given the space in educational settings to learn about the issues … [Read more...] about Thinking Like a Data Scientist: A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation on Climate Change
Lesson Plan: Using Photographs as Data Sources to Tell Stories About Our Favorite Outdoor Spaces
Pip Arnold, Sheri Johnson, and Leticia Perez all started with the same initial prompt: Use photographs as data. The result? Three lesson plans that show it is possible to take an idea and develop it to best suit the interests of your students and you. All three lessons are aimed at the grades 6–9. You may like to work with one lesson plan or pick elements of all three to use … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Using Photographs as Data Sources to Tell Stories About Our Favorite Outdoor Spaces