In this lesson by Gary Kader, Christine Franklin, Tim Jacobbe, and Kaycie Maddox, each student tries two methods for selecting a sample from the population of words in the Gettysburg Address: self-selection and simple random sampling. Then, as a class, students construct dotplots and calculate numerical summaries to show how sample means vary from sample to sample. Using … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: How Long Are the Words in the Gettysburg Address?
Lesson Plan: The Mean and Variability from the Mean
The Pre-K-12 GAISE report emphasizes that students should be able to do more than just calculate summary statistics; they need conceptual understanding of those statistics that deepens as they progress through different levels of statistical literacy (Levels A, B, and C). The purpose of this activity is to develop students’ conceptual understanding of numerical summaries used … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: The Mean and Variability from the Mean
2021 ASA Student Competitions
The ASA Data Visualization Poster Competition is for grade K–12 students to create a display containing two or more related graphics that summarize a set of data, look at the data from different points of view, and answer specific questions about the data. The submissions will be digital again this year. The deadline for posters is April 1, 2021. The ASA Statistics Project … [Read more...] about 2021 ASA Student Competitions
Teaching Module: People Count! (And Their Data Stories)
By Henry Kranendonk, Marquette University The US Census Bureau produced an inspiring set of posters for classroom teachers prior to the 2000 census. One of these posters remains a piece of art in my current classroom. The poster has a picture of an elderly woman and a young girl. They are wrapped in a quilt as representatives of two important generations in this country (the … [Read more...] about Teaching Module: People Count! (And Their Data Stories)
Focus on Statistics: Investigations for the Integration of Statistics into Grades 9–12 Mathematics Classrooms
Written by veteran teachers, this book includes 19 investigations to help you implement key statistical concepts in your classroom. Each investigation explicitly contains the four components of the problem-solving process presented in the American Statistical Association’s Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Report: A Pre-K–12 Curriculum … [Read more...] about Focus on Statistics: Investigations for the Integration of Statistics into Grades 9–12 Mathematics Classrooms
Teaching Statistics with Yummy Math
"When are we ever going to use this?" This is one of the most often asked questions in a K-12 math classroom. A helpful resource for applying statistics to everyday life is Yummy Math. Activities can be used as a single lesson filled with rich discussion or a quick class opener. Yummy Math consists of examples that allow students to both create and interpret mathematical models … [Read more...] about Teaching Statistics with Yummy Math
Lesson Plan: COVID-19: A Teachable Moment
Overview of Lesson At a time when nothing good can be said about COVID-19, Sara Brown, Patrick Hopfensperger, and Henry Kranendonk—authors of Focus on Statistics: Investigations for the Integration of Statistics into Grades 9–12 Mathematics Classrooms—have made available for free an investigation that can at least help students understand how the virus spreads. Investigation … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: COVID-19: A Teachable Moment
Announcements: Spring 2020
New Book: Focus on Statistics: Investigations for the Integration of Statistics into Grades 9-12 Mathematics Classrooms Written by veteran teachers, this book includes 19 investigations to help you implement key statistical concepts in your classroom.Download a Sample InvestigationPurchase on Amazon April Is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month Organize and host … [Read more...] about Announcements: Spring 2020
How You Feline?
Affective recollections of statistical education among K–12 school counselors By Anna Yu Lee The American Statistical Association hosted a booth at the annual American School Counselor's Association conference in Los Angeles July 14-17, 2018, to promote the practice and profession of statistics among approximately 3,000 K-12 school counseling professionals. ASA … [Read more...] about How You Feline?
Using RStudio Cloud in the Classroom
Lucy D'Agostino McGowan and Shannon Ellis recently presented a virtual workshop for introductory statistics instructors (high school or college) that focused on using RStudio Cloud in the classroom. The workshop covered set up, implementation, and tips and tricks for integrating RStudio Cloud into your classroom. RStudio Cloud incorporates R without installation or a complex … [Read more...] about Using RStudio Cloud in the Classroom