Stats&DataNet: Teachers Preparing Students for the Data Revolution
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.
Posts from the ‘K-12’ Category
May 14
May 2
ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
Discover resources for teaching statistics and data science: Statistics Teacher; Stats&DataNet; Beyond AP Statistics; real-world examples; and the Common Online Data Analysis Platform.
Dec 13
NCTM Defines Key Issues in Mathematics Education with New Position Statements
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) addresses critical topics in math education through recent position statements on culture, data science, AI in teaching, and bridging research with practice.
Dec 9
ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
Discover resources for teaching statistics and data science: Against All Odds, Census at School, and InSTEP.
Jul 15
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 helps support and oversee a number of items related to statistics education.
Nov 13
A Guided Lesson on Fake News for Improving Statistical Literacy
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. Fake news and the COVID-19 pandemic are two subjects that are relevant and concrete for students.
Nov 13
Join a K–12 Statistics Teacher Meetup
The free meetups (via Zoom) offer teachers a chance to share resources and discuss K–12 statistics topics, including the AP Statistics exam and statistics reading, assessment, applets, software resources, and lesson plans.
Nov 13
ASA Announces Statistics Poster, Project Competition Winners
First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate, third-place winners received $100 and a certificate, and honorable mentions received certificates.
Nov 12
Census Bureau Offers Classroom Resources
Statistics in Schools has a large offering of materials for K–12 students—from standards-based activities to five-minute challenges to fun facts handouts. These resources can help you prepare for the remainder of the year while encouraging statistical literacy with real-life data.
Mar 23
Exploring the Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion with a Study of Fingerprint Types in the US
In this lesson, students will draw simple random samples; calculate sample proportions; construct histograms; and compare sampling distributions' shape, mean, and variability.
