Spring 2025 Announcements
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New Opportunities
Stats&DataNet: Teachers Preparing Students for the Data Revolution
To be held virtually Tuesday, July 29, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET, plus continued learning all year with community-building and virtual learning options.
Stats&DataNet is a year-long professional learning effort organized by the Joint Committee of the American Statistical Association and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The program provides K–12 teachers with an opportunity to discuss and apply the data analysis, data science, and statistical concepts embodied in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Catalyzing Change books and American Statistical Association’s Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Pre-K–12 Curriculum Framework. Teachers will learn to use strategies and technology tools that support students’ learning and empower them to investigate questions using real-world data.
The workshop is free, but advance registration is required. Register by July 28.
Upcoming Deadlines
Grants, Awards, and Scholarships from the Mathematics Education Trust
Deadlines May 1 and November 1, 2025
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics members have access to more than $150,000 in grants, scholarships, and other awards through the Mathematics Education Trust. The newest opportunity, Opening Gates for Prospective Teachers Grant, is also available to fund NCTM student memberships for prospective mathematics teachers at all levels. Check out the full range of grants opportunities and apply today for the summer cycle of grants.
ASA Statistics Project Competition
Deadline June 1, 2025
The ASA Statistics Project Competition (written report) is for grade 7–12 students to answer a research question using statistical techniques and present the work in a written report.
Upcoming Conferences
Stats&DataNet: Teachers Preparing Students for the Data Revolution
Online, July 29; Registration due July 28
Joint Statistical Meetings
August 2–7, Nashville, Tennessee
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Exposition
October 15–18, Atlanta, Georgia; save when you register by September 4
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Annual Conference
November 13–16, Reno, Nevada
ASA Memberships and Free Resources for Teachers
Statistics in Schools
The US Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools program has plenty of great resources to get students excited about the spring and summer months. Their Fun Facts worksheets on topics such as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Fourth of July showcase data like the number of Asian-owned businesses and the populations of the first 13 states. Find more data relevant to these observances, along with classroom ideas for discussion in the accompanying teaching guides. The Monthly Highlights page can help you plan for future months and find creative ways to incorporate real-life data into your lessons.
“What’s Going On in This Graph?” is a free, weekly online feature of the ASA and New York Times Learning Network. On Wednesdays from September through May, a new graph previously published in The New York Times is released. Graphs vary from week to week by topic, type of graph and level of difficulty. Students are asked to respond to three questions: What do you notice? What do you wonder? How does this relate to you and your community? Then, they’re asked to write a catchy headline that captures the main ideas of the graph. Students may respond online with statistics teachers replying from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. ET. By Friday, the free link to the original article, additional questions, and “Stat Nuggets”—definitions of statistical terms seen in the graphs and explanations for how they are used—are revealed. No statistical background is necessary for either teachers or students. All past releases plus galleries of graphs by topic and teacher support videos are posted on the homepage, in addition to archives of the more than 150 previously released graphs by topic and of the more than 140 Stat Nuggets.
Sign up for a free one-year trial membership for K–12 teachers and two-year college faculty. Also, free resources are available for K–12 educators and students and two-year college faculty.
