We are delighted to share the next issue of Statistics Teacher with you as we start 2026. As you begin the new year, we want 2026 to be full of statistical adventures and hope this issue can support you in that endeavor, providing ideas, activities, and resources to engage you throughout your statistics teaching journey. In this issue, we share two articles … [Read more...] about Editors’ Note: Spring 2026
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Editor’s Note: Fall 2025
We are delighted to share the next issue of Statistics Teacher with you. As you dive into a new school year, excited about your upcoming adventures and possibilities in teaching statistics, we hope this issue offers additional ideas, activities, and resources that inspire and support you throughout your statistics teaching journey. In this issue, we share four … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note: Fall 2025
Editor’s Note: Spring 2025
We are excited to share this issue of Statistics Teacher! We realize many of you are finishing the spring semester, beginning to plan for next semester, and getting in a bit of relaxation and reflection time. We hope you are inspired and find ideas in this issue you can consider implementing now or in the future. This issue includes one article, one lesson plan, and three … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note: Spring 2025
Editors’ Note: Fall 2024
With the fall season upon us and the rhythms of the school year in motion, we are excited to share this issue of Statistics Teacher. New school years, as with new seasons, offer opportunities to connect with one another, share new ideas and resources, and reflect upon our continued growth and practice. We are delighted to have Statistics Teacher join you in this journey and … [Read more...] about Editors’ Note: Fall 2024
Editors’ Note: Summer 2024
We are excited to share our first issue of Statistics Teacher as co-editors! It has been a great experience getting to know authors, reviewers, and others at the ASA who work with Statistics Teacher. In this issue, we share one article, one lesson plan, and two highlights from the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on K–12 Education on Statistics and Probability. In “Data Science … [Read more...] about Editors’ Note: Summer 2024
Editor’s Note: Fall 2023
Jessica Cohen, a professor at Western Washington University and Statistics Teacher article editor for the past six years, ends her tenure with this issue. In her place, Trena Wilkerson of Baylor University and Jennifer Green of Michigan State University will come aboard as co-editors starting with the winter issue. Trena is past president of the National Council of Teachers … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note: Fall 2023
Editors’ Note: Spring 2023
This issue of Statistics Teacher features two articles and three lesson plans with plenty of details for teachers to incorporate into their own practice. In “If You Only Have One Hour … Teaching Statistical Inference to Youth,” Beth Chance, Elsa Medina, and Jacquelyn Silverbush share a series of activities used with students in grades 4–6 to introduce statistical inference. … [Read more...] about Editors’ Note: Spring 2023
Editor’s Note: Fall 2022
Welcome to the fall issue of Statistics Teacher. As you are at the beginning of a new academic school year, we are here at the American Statistical Association and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics to support you. We encourage you to browse our website for a wealth of peer-reviewed, open-source resources to guide and inform your teaching. We also encourage you to … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note: Fall 2022
Editor’s Note: Spring 2022
This issue of Statistics Teacher features a trio of articles that provide guidance for making use of real data sets and interpreting data representations in context. Hollylynne Lee, Gemma Mojica, and Emily Thrasher present a framework for investigating “big” data sets starting as early as middle school in "Digging Into Data: Illustrating a Data Investigation Process." While … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note: Spring 2022
Editor’s Note: Fall 2021
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