Data-Driven Minds: Prepping Students for a Smarter Future How can teachers design data-centered classrooms to empower their students? What strategies and tools can help increase data literacy and data science in K–12 education? How do teachers bring a focus to data-centered instruction in their math classrooms? How can data science be related to music and cooking? These … [Read more...] about ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources, Ideas
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Lesson Plan: Lizards Task Levels B and C: Teacher Version with Student Version
By Kaycie Maddox and Christine Franklin Overview of Lesson This lesson provides a secondary data set for students to explore to develop understanding of classification, a data science concept, using accessible technology called CODAP. Students will also answer statistical questions used at each of the four phases of the framework for statistical reasoning outlined in … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Lizards Task Levels B and C: Teacher Version with Student Version
Lesson Plan: Lizards Task Level A: Teacher Version with Student Version
By Kaycie Maddox and Christine Franklin Overview of Lesson This lesson provides nontraditional data for students to explore with an emphasis on statistical questions used at each of the four phases of the framework for statistical reasoning outlined in the Guidelines for Assessment in Statistics Education (GAISE) II. The use of secondary data on the habitats of … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Lizards Task Level A: Teacher Version with Student Version
ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
By Angela Walmsley, Mine Dogucu, Susan A. Peters, and Hollylynne Lee Preparing Pre-K–12 Teachers to Teach Statistics I often hear high school teachers tell me they never took a statistics class while earning their undergraduate degree. When they are approached by their high school principal to teach a statistics class, they sometimes aren't sure where to start. I hear the … [Read more...] about ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
NCTM Defines Key Issues in Mathematics Education with New Position Statements
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' position statements define a particular problem, issue, or need and describe its relevance to mathematics education. Recent statements include the following: View all NCTM position statements. … [Read more...] about NCTM Defines Key Issues in Mathematics Education with New Position Statements
ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
By Amy Hogan, Susan A. Peters, and Hollylynne Lee Against All Odds: Inside Statistics Against All Odds is a 32-module set of short videos from Annenberg Learner that introduce statistics. They are meant to show statistics in various applications and in a relevant context. The website has links for a glossary, student guides, teacher guides, and interactive tools. Narrator … [Read more...] about ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
Get to Know the ASA-NCTM Joint Committee
Did you know the American Statistical Association and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics jointly sponsor a committee to help promote the importance of statistics education at the K–12 level? The committee is comprised of four appointed members from the ASA and four from NCTM. In addition, the committee includes staff and board liaisons from both NCTM and the … [Read more...] about Get to Know the ASA-NCTM Joint Committee
A Guided Lesson on Fake News for Improving Statistical Literacy
By Rebecca Pierce, Ball State University, and Matthew Brenneman, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University The goal of the GAISE: Pre-K–12 Report is statistical literacy for all. But statistical literacy is not achievable unless students understand why they personally need to learn statistics. One could cite high-paying jobs in data science as a motivation, but this pertains to … [Read more...] about A Guided Lesson on Fake News for Improving Statistical Literacy
ASA Announces Statistics Poster, Project Competition Winners
The American Statistical Association recently announced the winners of the 2023 ASA Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project competitions. First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators for the students and advisers provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate, third-place winners … [Read more...] about ASA Announces Statistics Poster, Project Competition Winners
Census Bureau Offers Classroom Resources
By Jessica Palmer, US Census Bureau Did you know the United States exported approximately $60.9 million in pumpkins, squash, and gourds in 2022? Use facts such as this to supplement what you are teaching this fall with the US Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools program. These resources can help you prepare for the remainder of the year while encouraging statistical … [Read more...] about Census Bureau Offers Classroom Resources